(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The population of beer Sheba went “on strike” as a protest against a decision of the Palestine Railways Administration.
The Railways Administration had recently announced its intention to Equidate the Beer Sheba Rafa railway line because of the deficit it incurred. The Beer Sheba population feels that the liquidation of the railway line would bring economic ruin to the entire district.
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