The World - News from May 29, 1985
A general strike paralyzed Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third largest city, and strikers threatened to cut electricity to mines today if their demands for government funds and other help are not met. The citizens’ group that called the strike in Cochabamba province, 330 miles southwest of La Paz, is demanding funds to extend the airport, build a road to the neighboring province of Beni, stimulate industry and oil production, build a dam and provide tractors to farmers.
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