European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                And stripes August about Ataska pipe r by f y Jesse Jackson against the american invasion of four students were killed by National guard aunt re at Blanket Hill on tha Campus of Kent stale University in a very different group of students and some calling itself the May is protesting and taking court action against the University Plain to build a gymnasium Ori Blanket they wont the site preserved aft memorial to the dead no killings seem Likely this find on july u police arrested in protesters on Blanket without using firearms undue unless the University Board of trustees begins to show More sensitivity and willingness to com controversy disrupt and carnage the University in Here is the so of failed at tempts to conciliate the Dutte Ronces tween Iru specs and protesters Kent states incoming stage has met with All nine Trua tech to discuss them his proposal to relocate the new gym 100yards from the planned site on Blanket Hill he wanted to ask the state legislature and James Rhodes to provide the 7 million the Board says it would Cost to move the two Joyce quirk and David tried to persuade the seven Uther members to hold up construction until efforts were made to Rind slate or private funds to Cost of relocating the judge Thomm Lambros undertook to act As something of a negotiator Between the two and sought to t persuade theirusleas1 id move the gym become available v v v y6rk times reported 13 that some members of the Ohio mature had Tralich Ledva wlllinantajui1 of request by the for Money to change the to All these efforts As Well is to the demonstrators and the trustees  with an offer to rotate the proposed building 10 a Dlf Fefie Ait Axis on the same but Uili would not preserve the sent sell which is aim Ftp the tha co Lillon pct Tionta department of the it Learlor declare Blanket a National historical land 7 and sir rotary Cecil Andria agreed to study the a  be however before Early next but contracts already had been let for construction on by strict still arid the tcesordcrudthewarkslartedonjiily29 May 4 coalition brought a suit a leg ing that their right to petition for the designation would Bufi Der toyed if construction obliterated the proposed land Mark before a decision could be a ambry issued an injunction temporarily halting the construction but after hearing arguments from both aides last he dissolved the Anjil Notton the landmark legislation not provide authority to Slop state financed construct Len by an educational the coalition immediately tiled an pending its Lambros again stayed James Abourizk of South Drakou has agreed to introduce legislation a moratorium on construction at the Blanket Hill site until the department of Tho Interior can determine its landmark these form brewing Over film on King tlltitt2 is an ugly and Punneo Isary storm one that threatens lit Dis tort and diminish the Ufa work it n great farce in american lift the source of the storm is a movie Bunij made for us purpose is to capture the sout and spirit of the Martin Zultner King and recreate the essence of his but there is reason to fear that whats being created is a Dos curation of Ness and an unconscionable abridgement of a Witul chapter in american the controversy is round in the apparent failure of King to Deal with Kings unique Power to inspire others to give their souls und lives to the Man fac eted civil rights because the movement needed to be massive and  it dozens of men and women to keep it alive and one Man could not do it and one Man did what one did do was and direct the energies of the dozens who powered the movement but no tvs under the Creal Ive guidance o the Well known director and Abby inexplicably has turned its Back on Downs who were living extensions of Kings will and the focus is on King and Surpri singly Small Circle of some of the most important figures in life and work simply do not exist in King some were deleted by others Are put where they were still others would not allow their names to be used so they dont Elst in King although they certainly existed in inevitably and King has moved opium we Viper Ned in int my a toot nil in apr twin Whin 4 no m m m m a to cmtl4tfm 41  04 int Sulett sri prior the Urti cd s from fact la fiction in Many not there has been ugliness in the present As the past has been among the Muny who played vital roles in the civil rights movement and in Kings life Ana who have been sadly mis cast or cast out by Abby Mann Lap Joltn Ilo Cly Carmi thu i Ulph the James the Rev Ike nerd Juliun Bond und Lusen one who has Bacn most sorely and irresponsibly treated in King is us who was closer to King in life Utan any Man and succeeded him As Leader of the Southern Christian Leader ship jut in King he is relatively ineffectual and informed of what was the Abernathy sent Mann a Telegram expressing his i was invited to see rushes of the film and talk to Mann and did accompanied by the Thuy were Slun Nea and Hurt by what they saw Ami an ensuing discussion with Mann grew so healed that blows were exchanged by Mann and the Mann insists his creation is a dramatize not a but that Doest the form its now King will give millions an indelible vision of what King did for a great Opportunity is on the Way to being a great Dias a participant in the drama of Kings movement and i know of thuse who be been left out or whole been outrageously if King goes on to us completion it will provoke a showdown that will Hurt All and grossly mis treat Kings there is still time for Abc to Abc can and should Convene All the living sources that have not been consulted sources whose lives were lived with Abc also can reconsider the Wisdom of leaving All the key roles in developing King in White Abc and Mann May be thinking of Emu lating the Success of Abc tvs but there is an important difference this time the fundamental integrity of the project is in theres no question about the role if King in american Abby Mann and Abc have the Power to Cloud the truth through the bewildering reach of the Tele vision medium whether or not ratings Are More important than reality is a moral Luw will Abc answer it blk Les Tor stopping tin resumption v it would be far More sensible for the Board of trustees to yield a at least to the extent of making b real Effort to get fund from the legislature for moving the while the estimated f million May scorn a High the strength and Persis tence of the protest so far demonstrates the emotional Power of the Issue that Power is not Likely to be dissipated quite the opposite if the gym u resentments and animosities thus goner ated could last for Divide the univer keep it in and make the Cost of moving the site seem Small by compari son i the trustees should Haven tick rated the protest and planned the project even its not Loo late Lor them to remember a prime lesson of the 60s institutional when confronted by aroused Public senti 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