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Delaware County Daily Times

Location

Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1981

Page

9

Eight sisters carry striker to his grave in Belfast funeral

In Belfast, eight McElwee sisters carried Thomas McElwee to his grave after hunger striker Bernadette Devlin McAliskey stormed out of a Mass denouncing a priest. McElwee died after 62 days of fasting. the hunger strike drew political volleys from Michael Flanagan and references to Bobby Sands and Kieran Doherty.

Belfast Northern Ireland UPI Thomas McElwee Bernadette Devlin McAliskey McElwee Tecca Eis Cetets Michael Flanagan Flanagan McAliskey Bobby Sands Kieran Doherty Maze

Solidarity Leaders Clash with Polish Officials

Solidarity leaders in a special session near their home base accused the government of trying to destroy the independent labor movement. In Warsaw ministers met in extraordinary session to discuss measures to quell demonstrations as up to 100000 workers protested meat rationing. Between 80000 and 100000 factory workers in Lublin halted work for 15 minutes, with motorcades in five cities and strikes in four provinces pressing for economic reform.

Warsaw Poland UPI Solidarity Independent Labor Movement Secortes Severnnh

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