Word: halsingborg
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...million people-a quarter of the work force-had stayed off their jobs in the third consecutive week of labor disruptions. Some were on strike, others had been locked out. As the country faced economic paralysis, airports and most urban public transportation shut down. Only one major port, Halsingborg, remained open to receive freighters. Responding to a growing fuel shortage, panicky Swedes were filling up their tanks at gas stations. They also began raiding the shelves of state-owned liquor stores after the announcement of a brewery lockout. Such staples as bread, milk and toilet paper were either rationed...
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