Plans for luxury buses and air service by Greyhound
Orville Swan Caesar, head of Greyhound, outlines a far reaching plan to modernize highway travel. Fifty passenger double deck buses with lavatories and observation fronts, intermodal helicopter links, radio in-seat programs, two way driver communications, and a chain of 24 hour inns. Caesar notes past capacity expansions and cites engineering to lower costs per passenger.
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Orville Swann Caesar
Greyhound Corporation
Greyhound
Civil Aeronautics Board
Caesar
Greyhound Bus Lines
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Caesar’s innovations reshape buses with comfort and tech
Caesar explains how lower fares reflect his work. He invented a hot water heater for cars, redesigned seats, adapted air conditioning to motor coaches, and devised diesel bus options. His job and future plans keep him busy, yet he still moves between desk, drafting board, and the work bench, building things on wheels.
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Caesar
RFC Promises Real Bargains In Men's Wear
The RFC announces one million low priced high quality suits and overcoats from surplus fabrics. Aimed at G I Joes and near threadbare men, prices under 30 dollars, reaching retailers in six to eight weeks. Small manufacturers invited to share in several million yards of cloth before August 17.
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RFC
Washington (Ap
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
G.I. Joes
RIC
Armed Services
REC
Civilian Production Administration
July Bond Purchases Reach 752 Million Dollars
Washington AP Americans bought 752.985 million dollars in savings bonds in July, a high mark since January. The figure covers E, war, F and G series, with E series redemptions at 442.196 million against new purchases of 386.476 million.
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Brown and Cooper Win Nominations In Kentucky Race
In Kentucky, Democrat John Young Brown and Republican John Sherman Cooper win nominations for the U S Senate. Brown prevailed over eight in the Democratic primary, while Cooper, a circuit judge and World War II captain, easily defeated his lone Republican rival. Robison is renominated in the GOP held district. Democrats renominated all eight Kentucky congressmen, four unopposed.
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John Sherman Cooper
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A. B. Chandler
Congress
John M. Robison
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