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PRODUCTION NOTE: At this point, the Tradesman returns. He takes a place beside Student Leader. The Guardsman remains in the dock. TRADESMAN: I served on the county grand jury and we got reports of sniper fire on that May 4, 1970. The general in charge reported 35 to 36 rounds of rifle fire. A Spokesman of Authority indicated that snipers were present in the mobs and that some of those persons killed were victims of sniper fire from within the crowd. REPORTER: Was this Spokesman of Authority ever called before the grand jury? TRADESMAN: The grand jury called many members of the National Guard, including officers, and found that their lives were in danger. They had been directed to protect property and to break up crowds of demonstrators. They performed their assigned duties on May 4, 1970. It is our belief that justice has been served and exhausted in this county. So be it. REPORTER: I find it hard to believe that all the good citizens in this county are firm in the opinion that justice has been served. Almost ninety agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation swarmed over this campus for days. They compiled books and books of information.... none of which has been given public study. This jury talked to almost everyone involved.... TRADESMAN: What is meant.by....almost everyone? Page 25 |