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Aug. 12, 1953 - Railway Strike In France. The great English railway walk out virtually...

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ZUM4872707
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Aug. 12, 1953 - Railway Strike In France. The great English railway walk out virtually spread into a general strike last night. And as it began to paraly ~ ~ the nation from the Channel coast to the Riviera thousands more tourists were stranded; the British Embassy in Paris was forced to organize and emergency get-some service in Army buses, and Whitehall agreed to release extra frances for spent- out holidaymakers to buy food and shelter. Hardly a main-line train ran in France all day
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1953 AD (C20th AD)
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Aug. 12, 1953 - Railway Strike In France. The great English railway walk out virtually spread into a general strike last night. And as it began to paraly ~ ~ the nation from the Channel coast to the Riviera thousands more tourists were stranded; the British Embassy in Paris was forced to organize and emergency get-some service in Army buses, and Whitehall agreed to release extra frances for spent- out holidaymakers to buy food and shelter. Hardly a main-line train ran in France all day. Photo shows: A scene at Boulogne station yesterday. This pedestrian can take her time crossing the lines, a ~ sthere was no fear of any trains running.

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