Word: transporte
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...smoke-filled attic of London's trade-union building near Marylebone Station, 70 of the city's 6,000 taximen solemnly resolved that what cabbies needed was their own M.P.-someone in the House of Commons to get them : 1 ) a taxi transport board; 2) "every man his own cab." Cried Alf Wheeler of Hornsey, hoarsely: "Give us a bit of the democracy we ruddy cabbies 'ave braved the blackout...
...most of the convening cabbies retained their caustic composure. When elderly Bill Cox told them that their powerful Transport and General Workers' Union frowned on sectional representation because it already had 16 members in Parliament, the cabbies overrode him, voted to go ahead. Grunted Spokesman Ted Morland of Fulham: "It's abaht time our ruddy trade got a look in. I wouldn't mind getting on me hind legs meself and telling ol' Winnie wot he ought to do abaht...
...Third, transport is badly disorganized. Some principal railways are being changed to wide-gauge, to accommodate Russian trains, making Rumanian rail transport useless...
...less than half the present commercial rate by Pan Am Clippers to Foynes, Eire or Lisbon. T.W.A., now flying the Atlantic for the Air Transport Command, promised also to cut the present flying time from New York to London via Foynes to 22 hours 40 minutes (New York to London without interruption). Said Mr. Frye blandly: "We are not cutting rates for the sake of cutting, but because we can operate at a profit at these rates...
...Channel, up & down the map of France, traveling without fuss or feathers, hitching rides rather than put anyone to any trouble. Last week he caught a ride to Lyons in Major General Ralph Royce's private plane and luxuriated in a cushioned seat. Bucket seats in a transport are the cheerful McSherry's usual...