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Show TRUCE REACHED IN FORDRIOTING i KANSAS CITY. Dec. Is (.? Po-, Po-, lice-picket hostilities reached a i truce at the Ford assembly plant here today after five men were wounded by gunfire, a do sen beaten and two gassed In clashes yesterday. yester-day. Police said they would not patrol the plant during Its usual weekend shutdown. Two of tha men wounded In yesterday's yes-terday's disorders were constables. A Ford maintenance employe was overcome by tear gas and a policeman, police-man, blinded by the gas, waa hospitalised. hos-pitalised. Fifteen members of the U. A. W. A. and other CIO unions and four nonunion Ford workers were held for Investigation. Police released 104 strike sympathisers arrested In the disorders. The United Automobile Workers' union, alleging discrimination In rehiring re-hiring after a seasonal layoff, called a strike at the plant eight days ago, but ths branch continued normal nor-mal operations with more than 1000 employee at work. |