[Peace-discuss] Bastards

[C. G. Estabrook]

I though so.

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>Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:31:24 +0800
>From: "E.Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag>  
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Bastards  
>To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>, "peace discuss" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>
>They mispelt "tradegy", too.
>
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>From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
>To: "peace discuss" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:10 AM
>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Bastards
>
>
>[He doesn't speak English very well ("laid" for "lay").  I though that was a
>problem in the border states. --CGE]
>
>Two vote 'present' on Kent State
>By JONATHAN ALLEN | 5/5/10 6:20 PM EDT
>
>Texas Republican Michael Burgess voted “present” Wednesday on a resolution
>commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings because it 
>“gave
>the implication that the fault laid with the National Guard.”
>
>Burgess and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) cast the only two “present” votes on 
>a
>measure that was adopted 413-0.
>
>“It didn’t seem like careful drafting to me,” Burgess said. “We basically 
>single
>out the Ohio National Guard as being the one at fault.”
>
>Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on protesters at Kent State 
>University on
>May 4, 1970, killing four unarmed students and injuring nine others. The
>incident set off a string of protests around the country and became one of 
>the
>most enduring symbols of the national divide over American involvement in 
>Vietnam.
>
>Burgess, who called the incident “a tragedy on all sides,” said he discussed 
>his
>vote briefly with Foxx.
>
>Foxx’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
>
>The text of the resolution, which was written by Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan:
>
>“Whereas the year 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the Kent State 
>University
>shootings that occurred on May 4, 1970;
>
>Whereas, on such date, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Kent State
>students who were protesting the United States invasion of Cambodia and the
>ongoing Vietnam War;
>
>Whereas four unarmed students (Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra 
>Scheuer,
>and William Schroeder) were killed and nine others (Alan Canfora, John 
>Cleary,
>Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald MacKenzie, James Russell, 
>Robert
>Stamps, and Douglas Wrentmore) were injured;
>
>Whereas the site of the May 4 shootings was entered in the National Register 
>of
>Historic Places, the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of
>preservation, in February 2010;
>
>Whereas, to preserve the memory of the May 4 shootings and encourage 
>inquiry,
>learning, and reflection, Kent State has established a number of resources,
>including the May 4 Memorial, individual student memorial markers and
>scholarships in memory of the four students mentioned above who were killed, 
>an
>experimental college course entitled `May 4, 1970 and its Aftermath', and an
>annual commemoration sponsored by the May 4 Task Force; and
>
>Whereas Kent State has engaged the internationally renowned design services
>firm, Gallagher & Associates, to assist in the development of the May 4 
>visitors
>center as a central place where individuals can explore and better 
>understand
>the May 4 shootings: Now therefore be it
>
>Resolved, That the House of Representatives, in commemoration of the 40th 
>year
>anniversary of the Kent State University shootings that occurred on May 4, 
>1970—
>
>(1) recognizes the tragedy of the May 4 shootings and the implications that 
>the
>shootings have had not only on Kent State and the local community, but also 
>on
>the Nation and the world; and
>
>(2) applauds the development of the May 4 visitors center as an additional
>primary resource to preserve and communicate the history of the May 4 
>shootings,
>its larger ethical and societal context and impact, and its enduring meaning 
>for
>our democratic Nation.”
>
>
>
>Read more: 
>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36829.html#ixzz0n6i3CLjo
>
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