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Meanwhile, strike fever seems to be spreading. Some 16,000 members of the Amalgamated Transit Union last week struck Greyhound bus lines. The union seeks an increase of 600 an hour above the current average wage of $5.76. Many of Greyhound's passengers were left stranded by the strike. Countless students and other travelers heading home for Thanksgiving found it hard to find space on crowded trains, planes, and nonstriking bus lines...
Leckie received room and board for the week he was with the Greyhound camp. He did not realize at the time that he would be violating any American college rules...
...assortment of tourist developments has mushroomed on adjacent land. Across from the main entrance to the center is the Greyhound Hall of Fame--honoring not buses, but dogs; more of these racers are bred in Kansas than any other state. At the back of the site are the Dickinson County Historical Museum, the Museum of Independent Telephony, and Sculpture Hall. ("Thirtv-one years of free-hand carvings. 1917 Model T Roadster was over two years in the making. Weighs over 200 pounds. Water in the radiator. Admission $1.25--10 or more, $1.00. Bus drivers and sponsors free...
...currying-or outright buying -of future governmental favors by private interests through campaign contributions to both parties has long been one of the most degrading features of U.S. political life. In Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign, it reached new depths. Last week the Greyhound Corp. became the 16th corporation to plead guilty to making illegal contributions...
...this six-night-a-week hound happening is Isadore Hecht, 60, West Flagler's owner. The former tomato grower and banana importer bought the track 20 years ago when it handled just $14 million in bets during a 13-week season. Hecht modernized the plant and produced a greyhound gold mine. In 1972 the track handled $63 million in bets (8% went to management) in a 16-week meeting. Every night Hecht can be found in a posh suite of offices perched at one end of the track. There he can monitor the betting windows on TV or close...