Word: transport
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Commission members number in the tens--instead of the thousands most observers feel the situation requires. They are organized into two sorts of units: "fixed" teams which are now largely useless in a shadowy guerrilla war: and all-important "mobile" teams, which hardly deserve the label. Not even land transport is abundant. Nonpayment by Geneva conference members, who supposedly share the costs of the ICC has placed the operating expenses on the shoulders of the Poles, Canadians, and Indians. Naturally, they have not inclined toward extravagance...
...Conference cancels any hope of making the ICC more effective. In announcing the ICC decision to resume border investigation, the Indians rightly refused to act on the joint Cambodian-American suggestion that the ICC be enlarged and strengthened. Since the Accords guarantee the Commission all "modern means of transport" the ICC might have accepted the helicopters the U.S. offered. But as far as increasing the numbers or operating methods of ICC teams is concerned, any final decision must come from Geneva...
...leading other contenders for the nomination in five Toronto constituencies. The fact that Trudeau sat by Pearson's right hand throughout last week's conference gave him another boost. Three announced candidates for the nomination-Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, 56, External Affairs Secretary Paul Martin, 64, and Transport Minister Paul Hellyer, 44-took turns sitting on Pearson's left in order to get equal time before the TV cameras...
Following the lead of its U.S. licenser, Avis Transport of Canada Ltd. still needles Hertz with its "We try harder" buttons. Avis in Canada tries so hard, in fact, that it can no longer continue its underdog promotion and bill itself as No. 2 in the auto-rental business. With gross revenues of over $17 million in 1967, Avis is now No. 1 in Canada...
Recently, officials caught a South Vietnamese army unit that was actually running hot goods to Saigon's black market in an ambulance, complete with blaring siren. Even the chief of staff of South Viet Nam's 5th Division was caught using government trucks to transport U.S. rice to areas where it could be sold to the Viet Cong...