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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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On Nov. 21, 8,500 Japanese in Poston, Ariz., relocation center began the fourth day of a general strike, refusing work amid charges against a wrestler for attempted murder after gang fights; first major defiance since wartime relocations.
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POSTON, Ariz., Nov. 21—(UP)—The fourth day of a general strike in the huge Japanese relocation center here began today, with 8,500 members of the colony refusing to do any of the work assigned to them.
The strike was believed to be the first mass defiance of authority since the war relocation authority began the task of removing over 160,000 Japanese from the state of Oregon, Washington and California to inland relocation centers for the duration of the war.
Cause of the strike was not announced, but it was believed to stem from the filing of charges of attempted murder against a wrestler following an unpublicized series of gang fights.
No official announcement regarding the strike was obtainable here, although W. Wade Head, director of the center, was expected to return here this afternoon and it was believed an announcement would be forthcoming at that time.
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Poston, Ariz.
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Nov. 21
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The fourth day of a general strike began with 8,500 members of the Japanese relocation center refusing assigned work. Believed to be the first mass defiance since relocation of over 160,000 Japanese from Oregon, Washington, and California. Cause believed to stem from charges of attempted murder against a wrestler after gang fights. No official announcement, but director expected to return and issue one.