KENT STATE STUDY BY F.B.I. DIFFERS FROM OHIO FINDING
Justice Dept summary of FBI probe of shootings finds most guardsmen who fired guns did not specifically say they fired because their lives were in danger but because they heard others fire or, after shooting began, assumed order to fire was given; notes 6 guardsmen say pointedly that guardsmen's lives were not in danger and that it was not shooting situation; says evidence shows claim by Guard of sniper fire may have been prefabricated subsequent to shootings; holds photos and TV films show guardsmen were not surrounded by students and that few students actually confronted Guard; places 2 slain students A Kraus and J Miller and 3 other students at front of crowd taunting Guard and says 2 other victims were probably encouraging students to throw stones; says remaining 6 victims were merely spectators; refutes some guardsmen's claim that they ran out of tear gas and holds officers were aware that limited supply remained on hand; notes that although many guardsmen claim they were hit by rocks, only 1 required med attention and says he admits injury was recd before shootings; says dept does not know what started shooting but speculates on 3 possibilities; notes 7 guardsmen admit firing weapons but say they did not fire at students; says 5 admit firing total of 8 shots into crowd or at specific students; concludes minimum of 54 shots were fired by minimum of 29 guards in space of 11 seconds; notes officers had to repeat cease-fire order and that some guardsmen had to be physically restrained from continuing to fire; summary contrasts sharply with jury rept but parallels Comm rept; dept spokesman says summary was written for internal use in dept and for Cong, state and local authorities; says jury also had access to FBI data; Guard spokesmen say they have not seen FBI rept or dept summary and that they cannot comment on it until they do
