Tony Benn speaks to Rolls Royce workers, London
Feb. 02, 1971 - Mr. Wedgwood Benn addresses Rolls Royce workers; Nearly 2, 000 Rolls Royce workers went to the House of Commons yesterday to press MP's to force the Government not to abandon the RB-211 engine project. Earlier more than 1, 000 workers attended a rally at Friends House, Euston Mr. Benn was Minister of Technology when the Labour Government agreed to provide 70 percent launching aid for the RB-211 contract with Lockkheed. Photo Shows Mr. Wedgwood Benn making an impassioned plea for the retention of the contract for the RB-211 engines for the Lockhead airbus, which he addressed Rolls Royce workers in London yesterday. They had collected600 to hire a special train to bring them from Derby
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