| Show SUSPECTS HELD IN COAST BLAST BEAST k SALINAS SAUNAS Cat Cal Oct 2 INS INS INS-A A roundup of oL radicals in this strike- strike torn valley was launched today by state state county and city police following following follow tollow- ing new strike violence which broke out cut last night when three bombs were hurled at barricaded lettuce z sheds of the Salinas SaUnas Valley Ice company com com- pany Three girls cannery workers en route home front from work narrowly es escaped aped Injury when the first bomb exploded in a vacant lot Jot feet teet from the ice company company plant Six men and one woman were jailed for tor questioning They were Lillian Cornell also known as LIIli Lillian LII- LII li han lian n Monroe Fred 30 tractor tractor tractor trac trac- tor driver H. H A. A Huber 48 lettuce trimmer William Redner 21 box- box maker Laverne Johnson 31 and andWard t. t Yard Ward Rogers 25 2 Previous Records Record According to Chief of ot Police George Griffin Redner Johnson Rogers and Miss Cornell have previous ous records of radical activity durIns during dur dur- lug Ins the lettuce strike The second bomb blew v up an ice a parking lot Jot This bomb apparently was Wa hurled from an alIcy alley alley al al- al- al ley Icy a short distance from the parkIng parkIng parking park park- ing lot The third bomb which hit the driveway of or the ice company plant caused no damage despite a a deafening deafen- deafen In ing detonation Three of or the prisoners all strikers ers era were captured fleeing down a arear arear arear rear rear- alley near the plant following the explosion All d deni denied tiled d any part partin partin partin in the bombing i Lillian Cornell was Wa arrested in a rooming house near the ce ce sheds following the first and second ex ex- I She also disclaimed knowledge of the bombings both of Which occurred near the bat barricaded lettuce sheds I Admits Arrests J According to was registered registered registered regis regis- at the lodging house under the I name of ot Lillian Monroe Police Pollee quoted her as admitting being previously previously pre pre- pre pre- arrested in Los Angeles unde under under un un- un- un der de that name for tor red activities I rioting and agitating strikers The Fruit and Vegetable Workers' Workers I union whose lettuce packers are ne on strike disclaimed knowledge o of the explosions through its secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary A. A S. S Doss Union officials have vigorously Condemned communist activities in Salinas lInas since the strike was called galled a month ago 1 Doss and Michael Shevlin president president president dent of ot the union declared they had I made nade a check of the rank and file tile and were purging the union of any k known own reds I Hits Homer 4 i t r Tony Lazzeri JIlt Hit homer with bases blUes loaded |
