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HOTEL STRIKE LOOMS'. WAGES TROUBLE IN NEW YORK. (LLP.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). (Received Feb. 14, II p.in.J NEW YORK, Fob. 14. Strike calls to 4000 employees of: the six principal 'hotels in New York, including the Waldorf Astoria, Commodore and-Baltimore on Monday and Tuesday threatened a shut down. The piineipal demands are for increased Wages. The hotel managements declared that they anticipate little difficulty, declaring that the unions are insufficiently organised.
OVER 100 SNOWBOUND. USE OF SNOW PLOUGHS REQUIRED. (U.P.A. bv Eleo. Tel Copyright) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. Rescue crews worked at top speed in four widely separated western areas to free over 10U persons who were snowbound. Thirty-two persons, including an expectant mother, marooned since December 27 in the snowbound north rim of the Grand Canyon, have been notified of approaching rescuers." Their food is running low-
cud it is feared there will be another snowstorm. The rescuers are still 54 miles away. They have attacked intervening drifts with tlireo big snowploughs, including the snowmobile used by Admiral Byrd on one of liis Antarctic expeditions. Elsewhere seven men are missing and searching parties are facing almost unsurmounlablo difficulties hi the search.
r.S. SHIPPING. THREAT OF ANOTHER TIE-Ilb lU.P.A. bv Ele'v Tel. Copyright/. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. Another Pacific shipping tic up is threatened as the result of the refusal of the seamen to accept continuous discharge books. Two ships announced delay in their departure for twentyfour hours. Three maritime unions haver obtained a temporary injunction from Judge Roche to prevent the enforcement of the Copeland Act. Air. Lundcbcrg charged tho Govern merit with having double crossed tho workers in failing to keep its promise to Avithhold the enforcement pending the action. Tho proposed changes are now before Congress. Senator Copeland (Washington) asserted that most seamen favour the books.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 13093, 15 February 1937, Page 7
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