Biggest Repair Job In History On Nation's Highways
AP report by Richard Fiske outlines the record 1948 repair and maintenance bill surpassing 1 billion dollars due to wartime neglect, postwar traffic growth, and severe winter. Surveyors estimate costs rise as federal and private sources note material costs and aging roads across 3 million miles of US highways.
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Richard Fiske
New York
Washington
United States
Moses
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Bernard FE. Gray
Asphalt Institute
Road funding and winter wear on infrastructure policy
The article notes public demand for better roads despite winter bumps. Gray argues road engineers must allocate limited funds given high costs and steel shortages. Some contractors could not bid due to lack of equipment, while others refused because of expense.
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Gray
Oysters Canned in Baltimore Shipmed to Pittsburgh Early
As early as 1830, oysters were canned in Baltimore and shipped by wagon to Pittsburgh, illustrating early regional food trade and transportation links in the mid-19th century.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Approval Sought For Expansion By Ohio Bell
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company asked the State Utilities Commission to approve 68000000 for capitalization of plant expansion. Additions were made between December 31 1944 and December 31 1947. The commission took the request under advisement. The article also notes U S Army colors were authorized in 1780 and first standards were set in France.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Company
State Utilities Commission
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U. S. Army
U.S.A
France
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