61.   But the police eventually withdrew, and miners said it was because women and children had joined the strike, the Interfax news agency reported.

62.   By Thursday, many workers at the Sheraton British Colonial, the Nassau Marriott and other hotels on Cable Beach, a Nassau resort district, joined the strike.

63.   Chimutengwende alleged that some whites gave their employees two days of paid vacation to join the strike.

64.   Doctors have not joined the strike, although they have expressed support for the protesters.

65.   Doctors did not join the strike, although they expressed support for protesters.

66.   Employees at the Reserve Bank of India in Bombay who had sat out previous protests joined the strike Thursday in a gesture of solidarity.

67.   Farmers earlier Wednesday had threatened to join the strike, which had delayed delivery of cattle, fruits and vegetables to Buenos Aires.

68.   Fedepetrol representative Rafael Zambrano said field workers in western Zulia state could join the strike.

69.   Felix Jimenez, head of the largest oil workers union, Fedepetrol, said Friday that union members would not join the strike.

70.   Guards and other workers at tourist sties joined the strike.