Public transit in peril as costs rise and riders dwindle
A national AP survey shows big city transit systems facing growing financial trouble and deteriorating service. Private autos surge, downtown traffic worsens, and managers demand reform. Costs for buses, parts, and labor have surged since 1940, with many systems losing money or facing bankruptcy.
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New York
Transit Management
Fred Ossamna
Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Transit Company
Rennel Concentrate Promises Easy Weight Loss
A Mrs Harold M Miller shares a testimonial about losing 22 pounds using Rennel Concentrate mixed with grapefruit juice. Readers are told to buy the liquid weight loss remedy at drug stores for $1.40 and to return it for a refund if not satisfied.
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Harold M. Miller
Kitz- Wietafeck
Aera Ady
Big Population Shifts Problem For Lutherans
SEATTLE A westward and southward population shift challenges the Lutheran Church in America at its 18th biennial convention. Leaders warn without timely church presence in new communities, long‑time active members may abandon worship. The gathering approves a 50 percent pastor pension rise if congregations double pension contributions. It calls for expanded education on mixed marriages and urges UN support amid rising neo isolationism.
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Seattle
America
King Lutheran Church
Amerca
Board of Social Missions
Lutheran ‘Church
City Transit Moves To Ease Evening Rush
Cities consider traffic relief measures from free riding for police and postal workers to a Twin Cities Rapid Transit family night. Los Angeles and San Francisco study monorail and reversible one way streets. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston plan parking and commuter service upgrades. A rider favors helicopter transit as a solution.
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Twin Cities
Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Boston
Philadelphia
Banks Loans Up in Federal Reserve Report
The Federal Reserve board reported a 1.5 percent rise in total loans at member banks from June 30 to September, reflecting tighter credit conditions. A separate item notes plant breeders developing an odorless cabbage.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Vet Enrollment At UD Declines
Dayton special report notes a fall in University of Dayton evening class enrollments as 462 veterans are registered this fall versus 736 last year. Total evening enrollments drop five percent to 1,702 from 1,791, while day class registrations rise eight percent. Overall combined enrollment increases three percent from 3,683 to 3,754 students.
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U. D
Two New Autos On Theft List
Two new autos in a Hamilton garage for servicing were missing when workers opened the shop. Thieves also took two portable radios and a box of shotgun shells valued at 108 dollars, reported by Edward Gurr manager of Anthony Wayne Motors. At Okeana, George Jefferies said sparkplugs a windshield wiper a gas tank cap and other parts were stolen from a home garage.
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Hamilton
Edward Gurr
Anthony Wayne Motors
Okeana
George Jefferies
Fire destroys rubber stockpile at Akron plant
Firemen set damage at 50 thousand dollars to a 200 ton crude rubber stockpile at General Tire and Rubber Co in Akron Ohio. Fifteen automobiles were destroyed in the blaze that spread across the city during the day.
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Akron
General Tire & Rubber Co
Canton Bus Line Strike Looms Tonight
A strike by 180 AFL bus drivers and mechanics is set to begin at midnight against Canton City Lines Inc in Canton Ohio. Negotiations continue as unions seek a 20 cent hourly pay raise while rejecting a five cent raise plus pension plan offered by the company.
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Canton, O
AFL
Canton City Lines, Inc
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Harry F. Walsh
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Pulaski
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Savannah
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