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...mountainous French border to within ten miles of the tiny State of Andorra. They controlled at week's end nine of the twelve main roads from Spain to France. Barcelona Leftists again purged suspected Rightist sympathizers, two cinema theatres being necessary to hold one night's haul. Leftist organ La Vanguardia philosophized that such measures "repugnant as they are to a spirit of liberalism, are justified by the circumstances...
...move was a conference with representatives of railroad operators and workers. Ignoring the suggestion of wage cuts, the conference took up the following proposals: further RFC loans to the roads, revision of rate-making procedure, regulation of water transport, elimination of Federal barge lines, passage of the Long & Short Haul Bill, Government payment of full rates for its traffic on land-grant roads. Reiterating his opposition to a subsidy and his belief that many roads should "go through the wringer," Chairman Wheeler disbanded the conference with an announcement that while it would be possible to put through emergency legislation...
...LONG HAUL-A. I. Bezzerides-Carrick & Evans...
...Long Haul tells the story of Nick and Paul Benay, who picked up loads of freight in Oakland, Calif., hauled them to Los Angeles, fighting sleep, thieving agents, collectors who tried to seize their truck because they were behind in their payments. When they were paid $235 (the agent owed them $400), they bought a load of lemons in Los Angeles, rushed them to Oakland where they sold them, during a temporary shortage that boosted the price, for $520. But, as their luck was looking up, a drunken driver smashed into the truck, nearly killed Paul. Driving alone, hauling pipe...
...Edsel Ford, Chrysler's K. T. Keller and General Motors' William S. Knudsen were closeted for nearly two hours with President Roosevelt. No one would reveal then or last week precisely what went on, but it was admitted that the President said something must be done to haul the bemired automobile industry out of the slump...