Burmese Vote Amid Guards in Rangoon Election
Burmese voters braved armored cars police tear gas bombs and Sten guns as Rangoon began Burma’s first general election to decide 250 seats. Voting runs by district until year end with final results months away. AFPFL led by Premier Thakin Nu faces Leftist Aung Than in Chinatown.
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Double Dead Reds Dig Up Bandit to Hang His Corpse
Hong Kong reports say Lu Ying-lung, a Chinese nationalist guerrilla who troubled the Wuchow area, died in February. Reds allegedly exhumed his body in late May and displayed it, then the Wuchow People's Court sentenced him to death on June 3.
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Garment Strike Shuts 65,000 Workers in 25 Year Crisis
New York June 12 Six five thousand garment workers began the first major walkout in the industry in 25 years. Israel Feinberg said the 100 percent effective stoppage targets 2000 manufacturers and contractors handling women and children's coats and suits. About 45,000 are in the garment center with others in Kingston upstate New York Newark Camden Passaic Jersey City Long Island Connecticut and nearby areas. The ILGWU joint board for the Cloak Suit and Reefer Makers Union called the strike after employers allegedly reneged on two contract terms.
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Grim Reply as refugee girl gets photo of kin heads
A Chinese refugee girl in Formosa received a photo showing the heads of her mother, father, sister and brother laid on a table. An American woman in Taiwan who knows the girl relayed the tale, noting communications with Shanghai are nearly stopped due to Communist reprisals. People say they fear sending letters to relatives on the mainland for risk of their exposure to death.
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California Legislature Near Budget Break Amid Deadlock
Sacramento June 12 The California Legislature faced a billion-dollar budget stalemate as an Assembly Senate conference committee worked late with no settlement. Debates center on direct control of surplus funds and how to allocate about 1.01 to 1.035 billion for 1951-52 costs, with reforms sought in building, civil defense, and mental hygiene funding.
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