Beefeaters Get Rise
LONDON, February 25. The Yeoman Warden of the Tower of London who help guard the Grown Jewels, tonight called off a ban on extra dutiea—because the War Office offered them more pay. The Beefeaters as the scarlet and gold uniformed Yeoman Warders are popularly known, declared they would stop such Wtar hours duties as keeping intruders out of the tower and escorting the governor to church on State occaaiona.
They demanded an extra Is M a day for lheae duties —for which they have been gating 5s a day—in addition to tiMfr £l2 waiikfa wage flor showing tourists around the tower, helping to guard the Crown Jewtis and looking pictureaque in their centimes old I ml forma They turned down a backdated flti a day offer from the War Office before Ctatatmaa but last night negotiators’ afr-eed on a la inettaet.
AH genmaUaatfaM are dangerous, even this eno Aaousnrike Dimws,
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30066, 26 February 1963, Page 19
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