THEY CAN LOOK, BUT CANNOT BUY.—These four English women looking in a shop window in San Francisco were among 32 British citizens temporarily stranded in the United States while waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand. The delay was caused through a mistake in reservations. Each migrant was allowed to spend only 12 dollars, but board was provided by a travel agency.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25713, 27 January 1949, Page 3
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65THEY CAN LOOK, BUT CANNOT BUY.—These four English women looking in a shop window in San Francisco were among 32 British citizens temporarily stranded in the United States while waiting for a ship to take them to New Zealand. The delay was caused through a mistake in reservations. Each migrant was allowed to spend only 12 dollars, but board was provided by a travel agency. Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25713, 27 January 1949, Page 3
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