Commentary on the Kent State Shootings of 1970

Commentary on the Kent State Shootings of 1970

Gabby
the beats
Part 4

fiction
edward w pritchard

reader see first- Statistical Prediction of the Future by Artificial Intelligence

As Gabby descended the steep steps leaving Hanks, Beverly was playing "Ohio" by Crosby Stills and Nash one of the darker pieces of music from the Hippy years. Gabby was sad and lonely and already missed Beverly. When Gabby was with Beverly the world's disorder was distant. Although the piano music could still be heard as Gabby walked toward her car; she needed the company of another friend to get her out of the silent windy night.

Returning to the School of Business Gabby went to find her work friend Bill, the janitor. Bill was a fellow beat, a jazz lover, anti-corporate and he and Gabby often teamed together against the University's bureaucracy.

Bill drove Gabby up the steep hill, following the path the Ohio National Guard had marched 40 years ago today as they advanced on the students. The security department's golf cart they rode in was plush, and warm, and stable, even in the gusting winds. Bill maneuvered to within a few respectful feet of where Gabby's coordinates indicated William Schroeder had fallen after being shot by an Ohio guardsman. He lay dead on the ground covered by a morgue blanket and Gabby wrapped in Bill's large black trench coat was sitting on the exact spot. While at the school of business earlier, talking with Craybo her super computer, Gabby had decided to come here at midnight to experience the increase in wind speed herself. Aloft the winds were strong, blowing and bending the nearby trees at the top of the ridge, but at ground level a cooling breeze carried a touch of Spring. Sitting respectfully, observing a few other mourners with candles, Gabby had a thought that her computer Craybo had arranged the last eight hours to put her here at 12;10 AM May 04, 2010.

Bill was concerned for Gabby. He didn't want to leave her alone but his girlfriend would be upset, for she was easily jealous. Gabby's mood was dark and ominous.

Bill decided to break a cardinal rule of the Ohio Conference Caber Association, and bring a woman to the pregame meal. This years conference tournament for the caber throw was today at 9AM here at Kent State and the team was camping out near the athletic field, across the commons. Six other teams were also there but some of the participants had chose to spend the night in local hotels because of the cold winds. The Kent State group was just beginning the pregame midnight meal when Bill and his guest arrived. Bill threw the heavy caber for KSU so him and Gabby were made welcome despite the no women tradition.

Gabby's somber mood vanished as she ate two plates full of potato salad and picked at the ribs. After Bill left she slept cozy and warm in the tent, surrounded by large snoring athletes. Because of the overeating she slept in dreamless sleep.

Gabby awoke at dawn to the sound of the thumping cabers as the men lined up to begin the pre-meet throws. Some of the teams formed circles and began exercising and sprinting to the first rays of the sun. Word was spreading that because of the high winds several records could be broken today.

As she watched the caber throws and the danger to the men from the careening heavy poles, Gabby sat at the scorers table and began to outline her thoughts on the connections between the Wounded Knee incident, Kent State shootings and Jackson State shootings Craybo had alerted her to, and the increase in wind speed and the Gaia connection.

Noting the Kent State deaths, Gabby wrote:

April 22, 1970 US Troops into Cambodia first time beyond Viet Nam , not an invasion says President
April 22, 1970- first earth day-purpose heighten awareness, annual event
April 30-1970 Ohio State-students chased with shot guns
May 04, 1970 4 dead Ohio, protesting Cambodia invasion
June 29 1970- US troops pulled from Cambodia

Before she returned to the tent to sleep some more Gabby wrote,

ghost dance-1890- what did it mean?

computer, artificial intelligence uses logic to predict
people use intuition and experience and then they take action

To stop 2020 Bloomfield Michigan shootings:

earth day April 22, 1970 20 million Americans participate

earth day 2009 one billion people world wide celebrate earth day

earth day 2011- an environmental and peace movement for the entire planet.

Gabby yawned and decided over the next 10 years to join the movement in earth day and use her computer skills to awaken people to Gaia theory. Gabby returned to the tent and let the warming morning breeze fan her as she began to dream to the sound of the thudding cabers and thumps of the weighty dancing college athletes.

end part 4

see also Beverly
"The Hippy" part 5
the Hippy's devolve