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Strikes Hit 25 French Towns Across France
Paris reports more than 25 towns hit by a wave of strikes with up to 100,000 workers potentially off the job by tonight. Clashes at Clermont-Ferrand left 200 hospitalized as police and troops faced 30,000 communist led strikers. Strikes spread to Paris via rail workers and reached several towns including Marseille and Strasbourg, with demands for a 20 percent wage rise.
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Paris
France
Clermont-Ferrand
General Federation of Labor
Cominform
Humanite
Franc-Tireur
Michelin Tire
Villeneuve-Triage
Tarbes
Belfort
Metz
Strasbourg
Saint Eloy
Brassac
St. Etienne
Angers
Quimper
Douai