BRITAIN FACES EVEN WORSE FUEL CRISIS
: » » » ■ i iih i Jl I.' |.l " ' »T *>' * Received Thursday, 11.25 p.m. LONDOX, Juno 26. The gelt ora! council of the Britisl) Trade Fnion Congress issued.a waro ing after a meeting today that Britain inight experience a fuel crisis even more serious tlian last winter unLesimmediate steps were taken to meet tht position. The council, which met after thi disclosure that coal production" for th> first two weeks of June had clroppen below the Government objeetive oi 4,000,000 tons weekly, decided to ast Mr. Isaacs to convene a special meetin; of the Joint AdvisorV Board to discus the situation. The board represents tlu emplovers, workers and government. The council said the threat of a nev crisis was caused by new factories coming into production, extensions t existing plant and failure to aiiangi adequate staggering of.working hours ti spread tlie demand for electric eur rcnt more evenly.
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 June 1947, Page 5
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