RELIEF WORK STRIKES.
WIDESPREAD TROUBLE IN U.S.A. (Received 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 11. As the nation-wide strike of Works Progress Administration workers entered upon its crucial stage, bills were hurriedly introduced in Congress to restore wage levels. The fh e-day period of continued absence allowed on relief works expired last night, and tens of thousands will face dismissal to-day. A policeman at Minneapolis was killed and several others were injured in a riot.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 162, 12 July 1939, Page 9
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