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Waldorf Has $50-a-Plate Chow Line
Hundreds of women paid up to 50 dollars for charity dinners at the Waldorf Astoria, as a wild cat strike by 170 waiters and 200 staff disrupted service. Banquets at the hotel, including a Lyndon B. Johnson event, were affected with reduced dining options and suspended room service. An arbitrator said a decision would take days.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Empire
Lyndon B. Johnson
French Institute of New York City
Grand Ballroom
Waldorf-Astoria
Hilton
Empire Room
Harold Gray