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...Mayor, he charged, had acted arrogantly in the matter of the trolley-fare boost (from 7? to 10?). Thousands of San Franciscans signed. Lapham signed the petition himself-so the proposal could be put on the June 4 primary ballot, thus save the city the expense of a special election. Budde did not gather enough valid signatures in time, but he got them later; a special election was decreed...
...biggest headaches. Last week's strike was typical. The trolleymen's wages were fixed in the spring by the city's supervisors and, according to the city charter, would have to stand for one year. The trolleymen argued that Lapham should declare an emergency and boost their wages by edict. Although he saw some justice in their wage demands, he refused to jump through that legal loophole...
Reluctant to make any definite forecasts so early in the year, Mikkola revealed that Irv Prelusky has displayed great promise putting the shot. Dave Murray's prowess with the javelin also received an enthusiastic boost...
...since V-J day, railroads have been struggling to keep their heads above water. Last week the Interstate Commerce Commission threw them a lifesaver: a 6% increase in freight rates, effective July 1-except for certain basic commodities such as products of agriculture, slag, gravel, etc. on which the boost was only 3%. To make up for their lower rate of earnings, Eastern railroads were allowed a further increase of 5% on all but anthracite and bituminous coal, lignite and iron...
...manner reminiscent of the ways of the prewar rubber cartel, the U.S., Great Britain, The Netherlands and France sat down last week to talk rubber. When they got through talking, they had fixed a new world price for Far Eastern natural rubber at 23.5? a lb., a boost...