GA-01216 1954-03-18 relevance B public
Twee comités voor arbeidsdag (Two committees for Labour Day)
Two committees for Labour Day
Java-Bode, 18 March 1954, p. 2: short item on two rival committees for 1 May Labour Day in Binjai, East Sumatra: one uniting Sobsi, Sarbupri, Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and similar bodies, chaired by Sobsi, and a non-Sobsi committee of PPPRI, OBPI, Perbupri and PGRI.
Java-Bode, 18 Maret 1954, hlm. 2: berita singkat tentang dua panitia saingan untuk Hari Buruh 1 Mei di Binjai, Sumatra Timur: satu menyatukan Sobsi, Sarbupri, Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat dan sejenisnya di bawah ketua Sobsi, satu lagi panitia non-Sobsi (PPPRI, OBPI, Perbupri, PGRI).
“In the first committee Sobsi, Sarbupri, Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and the like are united (p. 2).”
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