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Nationalist Party's Record of Violence

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March 1, 1954: Four nationalist fire on House from Gallery, wounding five Representatives, two critically.

November 1, 1950: Collazo and Torresola attempt assassination on President Truman. Torresola and White House guard killed.

October 30, 1950: Puerto Rican Insurrection. 33 die in fighting after five armed men fired on Governor Munoz Marin offices with sub-machine gun. Torresola's brother caught in burning of Post Office in Jayuya, P. R.

July 25, 1938: Puerto Rican Governor Blanton A. Winship target of bullets during revue. Col. Luis Irizarry killed, several Nationalists convicted.

June 8, 1937: Federal Judge Robert A. Cooper, sentencer of Albizu shot in his car day after Albizu short Atlanta prison. Two Nationalist plead guilty.

October 26, 1936: Santiago Igleslas, Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner, shot and wounded by Domingo Crespo, Nationalist party member,

February 23, 1936: Police Col. Francis E. Riggs short and killed by Elias Beachamp and Hiram Rosado.

October, 1935: Nationalist bomb police car in San Piedras. Police kill four Nationalist after gunfight.

1932 and 1933: Bombing of Governor's summer home, bombing of post office, attempted poison plot on Governor Robert H. Gore and family.

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