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3 MPs Wounded as Rome Police Open Fire in Riot Over GirlsROME April 2£ (UP)—American Military Police Headquarters announced t'odav that three United States Military Policemen were seri-' ousiv wounded bv gunfire in a riot over two Italian girls between about 100 American MP's and 100 Italian police Thursday. Headquarters said the gun wounds were serious but not critical.Capt. George Loeding, of Chicago, was wounded in the hip. Leg ——-—-^wounds were incurred by Pvt.Arthur Wishman, of Milwaukee and by Sgt. Michael Marra, of I Providence.The riot occurred near the central | rail station where American MP ' barracks and Italian police barracks are on opposite sides of the street Police said the disturbance started ; when two American servicemen ! tried to enter their barracks with ; the two girls to attend a dance.Three Arrest eft Loeding. unarmed, came outside to investigate the noise. He said he i saw a one-sided fracas as the I Italians were beating the service-I men upon their backs with police dubs.Some American soldiers who understood Italian shouted to Loed-; ing. “Italians are returning to barracks to get their guns.’’Loeding added that as he and other MP's turned their backs on * the I Italian barracks to enter their own I building, a spotlight from across the j street followed the American group.Before Loeding and his men reached the doorway, “six or seven I shots rang out from an Italian I Beretta revolver. As Loeding. Wish-| man and Marra fell, another MP , i officer gave orders not to return the f ! fire and the Americans retired into | i their own building.
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Southern Germany Stars and Stripes
Altdorf, Bavaria, DE
Mon, Apr 29, 1946
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