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...Union local, explained that he either had to cut expenses or shut down. The drivers agreed to help by giving up their nonproductive pay (e.g., pay and expenses for hotel rooms, meals, taxis, etc., that drivers get when they break down on the road or are waiting for a load). Cole estimated this at 20% of his payroll. Shortly after, his drivers changed their minds, refused to give up their nonproductive pay, and struck. Later the union offered to permit its members to lend 20% of their wages for six months, but Cole replied: "We don't need...
...four Allison T40 turboprop engines developing a total 22,000 h.p., Convair's Flying LST is expected to cruise at better than 350 m.p.h., have a range of more than 2,000 miles, and climb faster than some World War II fighter planes. It can carry a cargo load of 24 tons, equivalent to four 155-mm. howitzers, three 2½-ton trucks, six jeeps and two half-tracks. As a transport, it can pack in 150 fully equipped troops...
...bomber first flew in 1946, it was the world's mightiest (wing span: 230 ft.; weight: 179 tons) and first intercontinental bomber. With six 3,800-h.p. Pratt & Whitney engines (plus four General Electric J47 jets), it can fly 10,000 miles with a five-ton bomb load, tote as much as 42 tons of bombs for shorter distances at speeds up to 435 m.p.h...
...airport, there followed 90 minutes of coffee and other nonalcoholic beverages, then up into the air soared the plane load of Red pilgrims, looking, said one Turk, "more like seasoned actors on a tour than believers going to the holy city...
...thus sawing a thick slice off its case load, the board hopes to give itself more time to interpret issues that are "clearly of . . . national concern." To meet the board's new requirements for interstate operators, a retailer must 1) buy at least $1,000,000 worth of goods a year directly outside his state (v. $500,000 previously), or 2) buy $2,000,000 indirectly (v. $1,000,000), or 3) ship $100,000 worth outside the state (v. $25,000). Companies in some categories are excluded completely if their yearly gross revenues do not reach a certain...