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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Chicago, hunger marchers tore signs from a truck advertising Joseph F. Tittinger's candidacy; a man from headquarters shot into the crowd, wounding Arthur Madden; police arrested the shooter, and someone set fire to the truck, which was saved.
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(CHICAGO, APR 13-(ANP)
Arthur Madden, white, alleged red agitator, was seriously wounded Friday afternoon when hunger marchers destroyed signs on a truck used to advertise the candidacy of Joseph F. Tittinger white, for committeeman of the Second Ward. The truck was standing before Tittinger's headquarters at 35th street and Prairie avenue when marchers approached orderly passing out handbills announcing a march to and demonstration at the stockyards April 19. When they came to the truck they began tearing the canvas from the truck.
A man rushed out of the headquarters and fired four shots into the crowd. After firing he retired to the headquarters where police arrested him when they came in answer to a riot call. When the police left the scene a man piled paper beneath the truck and set fire to it. Officers came and pushed the truck out of danger before it was damaged.
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Chicago
Event Date
Apr 13
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arthur madden seriously wounded; shooter arrested; truck set on fire but saved from damage.
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Hunger marchers destroyed signs on a truck advertising Joseph F. Tittinger's candidacy at 35th street and Prairie avenue. A man from headquarters fired four shots into the crowd, wounding Arthur Madden. Police arrested the shooter after a riot call. Someone then set fire to the truck, but officers moved it to safety.