Soviet Liner Leaves New York Without Cargo
j Reeeived Thursdav, 8.50 p.m. ( XEW YORK, April 8. The Soviet liner Rossia saiied for Odessa to-day without a cargo bei e'ause wliarf labourers refused to load it. The wliarf laiiourers bo.veotted tlie j sliip following reports that it was to t , take vehieles aud lieavy machiuery to f Russia, declaring: " We won 't toucu an ounce of any cargo for anv Russian sliip beeause we don't want any of it shot back at us. " Tliey also refused to load mail and baggage, , but after the passengers lumped tiieir own trunks up tlie gangway tliey agreed to cast ofi; the sliip 's lines.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1948, Page 5
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