Plans Tentative On Beckley Bus Terminal Joint Venture
J E Craft president of Consolidated Bus Lines Bluefield says plans for a joint terminal with Atlantic Greyhound may be studied but no action will occur until next year. A small garage is proposed on Sisson Street while the State Road Commission decides land needs for renaming Route 16. Site selection remains undecided.
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Orchard Yields Forecast Sparse Fruit Crop This Year
The service forecast a very spotted harvest with pear production at 44 000 bushels vs 104 000 last year and peach crops at 399 000 bushels vs 383 000. Milk and egg output rose for May over figures a year earlier.
Mullens Teens idle as ditchdigging pay dispute simmers
Five Mullens high school boys from Local Union No 456 walk off the job over pay. They demand 80 cents an hour matching skilled adult labor while the county education board set the rate. Foreman cites wage rules. “too hot to picket” is the pledge as layoff drags on.
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Budget cut figures disputed in G. Q. P. economy drive debate
The debate centers on a reported $330 million actual budget reduction versus a claimed $1.441 billion in total savings. Democrats challenge the larger total and point to transfers and cancellations across agencies including the Maritime Commission, Veterans Administration, and Federal Works Agency, noting missing receipts and assumed revenue from vessel sales.
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Secret ballot on final offers could blunt unions
The text argues that requiring workers in a contract dispute to vote secretly on their employer’s last settlement offer would weaken industry wide bargaining. If many workers accept the final deal, unions lose leverage for future negotiations.
Flood Damage Across Kansas City Region Reported
U.S. Engineers note damage to crops, farm lands and railroads as crests near the confluence 150 miles north threaten levees. Government weather bureau expects no major local damage. Officials cite phony budget cuts affecting Veterans' hospitals while Gore defends reductions as misrepresented.
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Defense To Begin In Damage Suit
The plaintiff May Bell rests her case against Donald Snead and Amon Thompson. Defense to present testimony this afternoon as Bell seeks five thousand dollars for injuries from a crash on U S Route 1921 near Shady Spring last November 24. The truck involved was owned by Snead and had earlier collided with a car owned by Thomson of Mercer County.
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First jet speedboat tested in ramshackle boathouse
Reports describe the first jet propelled speedboat under test in a makeshift boathouse. Designer Peter du Cane eyed tail fin adjustments to stabilize the zigzagging craft as it stirred up a spray and drew attention with a high pitched, unnerving scream during the run.
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New Zealand Britain and U S Probe Hidden Project
The Herald reports that few countries beyond New Zealand Britain and the United States know details of a project now at a practical development stage. It costs far less than atomic energy to advance yet remains too complex for a small nation to complete alone. New Zealand could contribute with its equipment and establishment while the project is described as not posing the same global threat as the atom bomb.
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