Bordeaux Jail Riots End After Fire and Tear Gas
About 550 rioting prisoners sparked fires and clashed with police for three hours at Bordeaux Jail in Montreal. Guards and inmates were injured. tear gas, clubs, and fire hoses subdued the mutiny as firemen fought blazes in the chapel and switchboard area. One guard and two prisoners hospitalized. hundreds of officers helped restore order.
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When Ike Comes Home Editorial Preview
Within a month General Eisenhower will become candidate nation faces pivotal six weeks before the convention. Taft forces begin sniping while Democrats unleash big guns with a recent speech. Continues on page 24.
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Vogeler backs boycotts to free Oatis in Cold War push
Robert Vogeler, a former prisoner in a Hungarian red camp, urged economic boycotts and diplomatic restrictions against all satellite states and the Soviet Union to help release William Oatis. He arrived in Los Angeles for addresses and called the Soviet Union at war, though using appeasement as counteraction.
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No Strike Pledged by CIO Leader
In Washington on May 4, CIO President Philip Murray said his 650,000 United Steel workers would not strike the government after breakoff in wage talks. Defense official John R. Steelman cited unresolved issues and a lack of agreement, keeping steel production steady for the near term. The steel seizure case heads to the Supreme Court, with arguments postponed to May 12.
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Oil Union Sets California Wage Pact With Standard Oil
The Independent Union of Petroleum Workers announced a wage settlement with Standard Oil of California that could influence West Coast and national bargaining. It provides an 7 percent raise across rates effective May 1, retroactive pay for Jan 1 to Apr 30 at 4.2 percent, and higher shift differentials to six, seven and a half, and 12 cents.
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