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...decade, the number of cars on the roads has doubled (to 6,000,000), though the entire island boasts only 190 miles of expressway. Most Britons earn twice as much as they did in 1949, and they are gambling and betting their lolly at the stupefying rate of $3 billion a year. One of London's most exquisite 18th century houses opened recently as an opulent gambling club. In the past two years, bingo palaces and betting shops have mushroomed throughout the country, which some now call "the windfall state." These days, more than 3,500,000 "insular" Britons...
...Manhattan Island. They stared in utter disbelief at the vast automobile crematoriums of The Bronx, where the dead cars are piled up beside the Harlem River in unstable pyramids. Almost every dancer has a camera-movie or still. Awed by the triple run of traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway, they hastened to record the incredible sight. A sparkling cabin cruiser roared insolently by. A male dancer asked if it was privately owned. "Yes," said an interpreter. The dancer grunted: "It figures...
...bicycles and roller skates are faster than taxis on the Chicago streets, Heineman looked about for some way to speed the final lap of the journey for the commuters his trains had delivered to North Western's Madison Street station. Said he: "We discovered one completely unused 'expressway' right in the heart of the city. It is wider than most Loop streets; it is the one remaining traffic artery in downtown Chicago that is completely free of people, vehicles, stop lights and 'No Left Turn' signs...
Heineman's new expressway is the Chicago River, which passes within half a block of the station. Commandeering a pair of sightseeing cruisers, the Wendella and the Sunliner, Heineman last week launched a diesel-powered gondola service which takes commuters to North Michigan Boulevard in seven minutes. The cruisers run every 15 minutes during rush hours, operate on hourly schedules the rest of the day, charge 25? a trip-about one-third the fare in a taxi...
...increase of about $500,000 over last year--was approved without a dissenting vote. The motion on the Inner Belt was introduced by Councillor Bernard Goldberg, who said that it was imperative that the Council make its opinions known to the authorities responsible for selecting a route for the expressway...