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—VÖLUME 2 . . . NUMBER 18

January 28, 1972

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Frank J. Walton, California secretary of business and transportation, County Board of Supervisors

Chairman Warren M. Dorn and RTD President Norman Topping, take the first shovels full of dirt

to commemorate the beginning of construction on RTD's El Monte-Los Angeles Busway.

Aerospace techniques are being used by a small group ofSouthern California engineers to develop information whichwill lead to improvements in subway and subway stationdesign.

Working in a small laboratory at Developmental SciencesInc., City of Industry, a team led by Dr. G. R. Seemann isusing two miniature subways, complete with tracks and trains,to run tests proving—or disproving—theoretical calculations.

Techniques Seek Subway SolutionsTeam Of Engineers Using Aerospace Federal Income

Tax ChangesNow In Effect

Groundbreaking was held in El Monte Friday, January 21,for the nation's first facility for high-speed buses operating intheir own right-of-way.

Federal, State and Southern California Rapid Transit Districtofficials participated in the ceremony heralding the start ofconstruction for the El Monte-Los Angeles Busway.

By fall, the first eight miles of the 11-mile exclusive expressfacility are expected to be open to travel by 60-mile-an-hourand faster RTD Busway Flyers.

Officially turning soil at the event were Frank J. Walton,California secretary of business and transportation, and Dr.

president of RTD.Walton, who represented

Governor Ronald Reagan atthe event, said California wasmaking history in developingthe Busway, adding•

"This project is the first at-tempt to wean the driver awayfrom his automobile and atthe same time provide himwith the mobility that onlyrubber-tired transit can makeavailable."

Dr. Topping termed theeffort a milestone in federal,state and local cooperation.

"Visualize, if you will,"RTD's president said, "Bus-way Flyers operating in theirown right-of-way—moving at60 miles an hour and faster-bypassing four lanes of com-muters' automobiles stalled inbumper to bumper morningand evening traffic."

El Monte-Los AngelesBusway GroundbreakingMarks New Era For RTD

•The results of their efforts

are expected to help futuresubway builders save millionsof dollars through improvedtunnel design and throughbetter venting, which willlead to lower constructioncosts.

The work is being spon-sored by a dozen membersorganizations of the Institutefor Rapid Transit, with prin-cipal financing coming fromthe Urban Mass Transporta-tion Administration of theU.S. Department of Trans-portation.

It originated from a re-quest by RTD, which is con-tributing $30,000 to the proj-ect, and whose chief engi-neer, Richard Gallagher, isresponsible for establishingmany of the program's ob-jectives.

City and County officialsjoined Transit District direc-tors and officials in preview-ing the initial phase of theproject under way at DSI lab-oratories Thursday, January27.

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Counterfeit MonthlyPasses Being Used,Operators Ca utio ned

"A number of counterfeitmonthly passes have beenturned into me the last fewweeks," reports Max L. Rise,general superintendent oftransportation. "These passeshave been picked up and a re-port made by the Operator.

"In the future," Rise con-tinued, "whenever you are cer-tain that a person has present-ed a counterfeit monthly pass,do not question the pass hold-er. Honor the pass, then noti-fy the dispatcher immediatelyeither by radio or by the near-est telephone."

Dispatchers have been in-structed to direct operators todrive to a particular locationon their route, at which pointthe bus should be set downfor arrival of police or specialagents.

"This procedure," conclud-ed Rise, "is necessary so as toafford the police or specialagents an opportunity to iden-tify the person in possessionof the counterfeit pass."

The Revenue Act of 1971has made important changesin the Federal income taxwithholding system which willeffect withholding rates onwages paid on or after Janu-ary 16, 1972.

Also changed from 1971 isthe amount of personal ex-emption from $675 to $750,and the maximum standarddeduction allowance from$1,500 to $2,000.

Social Security, as of thisdate, remains at 5.2%, butdeductions will be made frompaychecks on the first $9,000of 1972 earnings, as com-pared to the $7,800 cut-offof last year.

"You will first notice theeffect of these changes on thepaycheck that you receive onJanuary 21," according toJohn S. Wilkens, director of

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Norman Topping,

$1.4 Million To BeReturned To SixTransit Operators

The Southern CaliforniaAssociation of Governments(SCAG) has received De-partment of Transportationcertification for SCAG's re-gional transit improvementand coordination p r o g r amwhich will immediately resultin a return of $2.4 milliondollars for public transit op-erators in Southern Califor-nia, SCAG President John T.Conlan announced today.

The regional transit pro-gram was developed bySCAG and RTD, with thecooperation of other area tran-sit operators in Southern Cali-fornia.

Certification by DOT in-creases federal capital granteligibility for area publictransit operators from the cur-rent 50 percent to 66.6 per-cent. Supervisor Dan Mikesellof San Bernardino County,Chairman of SCAG's Com-prehensive TransportationPlanning Committee, esti-mates that under SCAG'sTransit Development Pro-gram, a savings of millions ofdollars in local matchingfunds will result from thecertification.

The increased eligibilitywill affect not only all futurefederal transit grants to theregion but is also retroactivefor three years. The resultantadditional one-sixth funding,which totals the $2.4 million,will be distributed to publictransit operators who have re-ceived 50 percent capitalgrants from DOT during thepast three years. Along withRTD, those cities having a

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Federal, state and RTDfunding has made the projectpossible it was explained byDr. Topping and Walton.

They noted that the $53million facility is a joint effortof the RTD and the CaliforniaDepartment of Public Works'Division of Highways." Theeffort has been undertaken inassociation with the federalDepartment of Transportation(DOT) and it's Urban MassTransportation and FederalHighway Administrations.

Dr. Topping added that,fortunately for California andthe nation, "the attitude nolonger prevails that, simply byattempting to provide accessi-bility for the automobile, wewould also be providing mo-bility for people.

"We have come to realizethat any effort aimed at one-dimensional accessibility onlydestroys mobility. Without bal-anced transportation — out-standing freeways, highwaysand surface streets, along withimproved and expanded pub-lic transportation services, thesnail's pace at commuter hourwill prove to be an omen ofthe paralysis to come."

The Busway will consist ofin-bound and out-bound ex-clusive express lanes for high-speed bus travel along the SanBernardino Freeway from Mis-sion Road in Los Angeles toa terminal at Santa AnitaAvenue in El Monte. For themost part, the lanes will oc-cupy part of the Southern

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Forms To Collect Overpayments OfMale Disability Insurance Available

Anyone who worked for two or more employers during1971 and paid more than $74 in disability insurance canreceive a refund of all monies paid in over the initial $74.

Forms are available in Room 606 at RTD's downtownheadquarters or any office of the Department of HumanResources Development. Final filing date—June 30, 1972.

70 YEARS OF TRANSIT PROGRESS—One of RTD's new 7100 Series buses poses with the flower

bedecked float from St. Louis, Mo. Only hours before "Old 43," drawn by eight grand Clydesdale

horses, was one of 59 floats travelling down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena's 83rd Annual Rose

Bowl Parade. Trollies much like "Old 43" characterized public transportation equipment at the turn

of the century. A few are still in transit service, though most of them have given way to modern

equipment such as RTD's new 7100 Series diesel powered bus.

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RTD FLYER

Team Of Engineers Use Aerospace Techniquesgeneral manager, explainedfor the group the importanceof the testing to the District'stotal programming of massrapid transit service in theLos Angeles area. Gilstrapnoted the undertaking is typi-cal of the kind of expertiseand technology being em-ployed by the transit agencyto insure the community ofthe most modern and effi-cient transit facilities avail-able anywhere.

As Dr. Seemann explainsit, the cost of maintainingproper temperatures in sub-way stations may be as muchas 10 percent of the totalconstruction costs, and powerconsumption for environmen-tal control systems may runas high as half that requiredfor moving subway trains. Indollars, environmental controlconstruction may be as highas $5 million per mile ofsubway.

"Most systems completedin recent years have hadproblems. In many casescostly retrofitting has beenrequired, and even this hasn'tbeen satisfactory. And manyolder systems are experienc-ing progressively worse con-ditions," Dr. Seemann ex-plains.

"No extensive practical re-search in subway and stationdesign had been done sincethe 1940's," Dr. Seemannsaid, "and the current proj-ect was conceived in 1968when the RTD was in thepreliminary design phase ofa subway line for Los An-geles.

"Since starting the projectin 1970," he said, "we havefound that most recent de-signs were based on inaccu-racies and lack of knowledge;hence the problems."

Part of the problem, he be-lieves, is in the fact that fewexperiments were performedwith scale models simulatingactual conditions.

"Here, we are using geo-metrically scale model tun-nels and vehicles, with 'reallife' speeds. As a result, ourdata should be infinitely moreaccurate than that availablein the past," Dr. Seemanndeclared.

The problem arises be-cause trains rushing throughsubway tubes heat the sur-rounding air, pushing itahead to the nearest escapehatch, often the platform ofa subway station. Additional-ly, modern electric subwayvehicles use their power forbraking, and in so doing alsoincrease the temperature im-mediately surrounding thecars.

The result, unless tubes areproperly vented, can be aradical increase in both tun-nel and station temperature.

In the past, venting hasbeen a hit or miss proposi-tion, with some systems, suchas New Pork, depending ona series of simple holes to thesurface, grated to provide forpedestrian or vehicular traf-fic. Others, such as Chicago,use elaborate vent "chim-neys," with intricate bafflingsystems.

"One of the things we aretrying to determine," Dr.Seemann said, "is not onlyhovi large the vents should

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be, and how elaborate, buthow far apart. Builderscan save substantial sumsby eliminating unnecessaryvents, just as they can saveby proper venting."

Work on this phase of theproject is being done in a90-foot vent and station testfacility in which airflow canreach speeds of 70 miles perhour and temperature canreach 130 degrees.

One item tested in the fa-cility is a replica of a typicalChicago vent.

"We are finding that thereare some real discrepanciesbetween the calculations usedto design the vent and whatreally happens. This is alsotrue of vents being used byother systems," Dr. Seemanndeclared.

A 400-foot tunnel in whichtrains run at 70 mph is beingused to test subway aerody-namics and thermodynamics.It features a dozen ventshafts, which can be openedor closed to provide theoreti-cal differentes in systems,and a large station replicawhose size can be changedto provide different config-urations.

Like its smaller counter-part, it is used to study air-flow through the vents bothbefore a vehicle reached themand alter it has passed. Fullyinstrumented and automatic-ally controlled, it can throughtelemetry measure tunnelwall drag as well as resistanceon the vehicle itself at differ-ent speeds and under varyingconditions. A smoke genera-tor provides a visual meansof studying air flow, and dataobtained on recording graphsand magnetic tapes providethe other information on eachof the several test runs madedaily.

"In sophistication and abil-ity to provide useful data,the facilities rival those usedby the Aerospace Industry todesign aircraft and missiles,"Dr. Seemann said. Both fa-cilities were designed andbuilt by DSI Chief EngineerHoward Krachman and hisstaff.

When the program is com-pleted, Dr. Seemann and hisassociates will prepare a de-sign handbook which can beused by all future subwaybuilders. It will be publishedby the U.S. GovernmentClearing House.

Inputs to the handbook arealso being made by a groupof researchers at Cal Tech,where considerable analyticalmathematical studies are be-ing undertaken, led by Dr.Gordon Harris, and by agroup called the AssociatedEngineers. In the group areParsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade& Douglas, Kaiser Engineers,and DeLeuw Cather.

"When you consider that ifheated air was not removed,a rise of 55 degrees per hourcould take place in a subwaystation during a typical rushhour," Dr. Seemann said,"you can realize how impor-tant it is to provide the bestpossible system for environ-mental control. And if youdon't, your errors can catchup with you. For example,Mexico City's system islooked upon as one of the

most modern in the world-and yet, because it is im-properly designed from atleast one standpoint, theground temperature adjacentto the subway there has risen10 degrees in the past threeyears. Eventually, this couldmean real problems in pro-viding a proper environmentfor Mexico City subwayriders."

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Pacific Railroad right-of-way.Buses using the lanes will

make the trip in approximately18 minutes, as compared withthe 35 to 45 minutes requiredby autos during peak trafficperiods.

In addition to easing con-gestion along the San Bernar-dino Freeway, the project isexpected to determine thefeasibility of new concepts ofjoint highway-bus operation,Walton explained.

Primary objectives of theproject are to increase theoverall people-carrying capaci-ty of the freeway corridor,complementing community andenvironmental values, provideimproved bus service to areascommunities along the free-way, and reduce traffic con-gestion in those areas.

Another objective is to col-lect and evaluate data to de-termine the patronage andoperating characteristics of abus mass-transit system on ex-clusive freeway bus lanes inan auto-oriented major metro-politan area.

Dr. Topping pointed outthat the project also is in-tended to establish a rationalbasis for planning future free-ways incorporating mass trans-it facilities.

The project was first con-ceived in 1969 and will beCalifornia's first example ofa multi-modal transportationsystem. Total cost will be $53million.

Jack R. Gilstrap, RTD gen-eral manager, served as masterof ceremonies for the ground-breaking program.

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El Monte-Los AngelesBusway Groundbreaking

Following a continental breakfast guests boarded RTD buses for

the groundbreaking site of the El Monte-Los Angeles Busway.

What% Happening At The CaliforniaMuseum Of Science And IndustryEVOLUTION OF THE CAMERA—The Universal Studios Cinema

Antique Collection, one of the most comprehensive collections

of rare image-in-motion and cinematic apparatus in existence,

is on extended loan to the museum. Everything from shadow

play puppets to movie cameras are included in the display, and

a number of devices may be operated by the viewer. No closing

date.

HISTORY OF EXPOSITION PARK—Early days revisited through a

changing collection of photos and memorabilia in this three-phase

exhibit which marks the centennial celebration of Exposition Park,

home of the museum. On display through January 1, 1973.

DURER AND HIS TIMES—Exhibition commemorates the great

German painter Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), who with his works,

particularly his woodcuts and engravings, exerted a great influ-

ence not only in his own time, but also in the times that followed

down to the present date. Pictures and documents from his life

and times were assembled by the Institute for Foreign Relations

in Suttgart with the assistance of the foreign ministry of the

Federal Republic of Germany. On display through February 27.

THE L.A. FAMILY, WATSON—Pictorial panorama of the past 72

years of news events in Los Angeles as seen by four generations

of newspaper photographers from the Watson family. Memorabilia

and photographic equipment are also shown by the well-known

Los Angeles camera-bearing family. On display January 29 to

March 19.

EI Monte High School's marching band during an interlude of

music at groundbreaking ceremonies for RTD's exclusive express

busway.

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RTD President Norman Topping welcomes 400 interested citizens to the groundbreaking ceremony

for RTD's El Monte-Los Angeles Busway. Dr. Topping thanked the guests for coming to the ground-

breaking ceremony and termed the effort a milestone in federal, state and local cooperation.

Mayor Leroy A. Scott of El Monte, Leonard S. Gleckman, North-

east Corridor director an the RTD Board, and State Assemblyman

Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Chula Vista), take a turn at breaking ground

during the groundbreaking ceremonies for RTD's exclusive express

busway.

Jack R. Gilstrap, RTD general manager, was master of ceremonies for the groundbreaking com-

memorating the beginning of construction for a first-of-its-kind exclusive express busway. Four

hundred guests gathering for the occasion heard Gilstrap give a brief background of the busway

and when it would begin operation.

Dirt flies as RTD Director Herbert H. Krauch, retired RTD General

Manager Samuel B. Nelson and RTD's present general manager,

Jack R. Gilstrap, break ground during the groundbreaking cere-

monies for RTD's exclusive express busway.

Gayle Gorrell, Miss Friendly EI Monte-Miss South EI Monte, was

among the guests during RTD's groundbreaking ceremonies in

EI Monte for the Dictrict's 11-mile exclusive express busway from

EI Monte to Los Angeles.

California Assemblyman Wadie P. Deddeh (D-Chula Vista) and RTD General Manager Jack R.

Gilstrap "dig in" at groundbreaking ceremony commemorating the beginning of construction for

RTD's exclusive express busway from El Monte to Los Angeles.

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MANHATTAN BEACH OPERATOR HONORED — Edward Delmar

(left) of Manhattan Beach has been honored as RTD's December

"Operator of the Month." Director Don C. McMillan presents the

30 year veteran of Los Angeles public transit with a courtesy

plaque. Delmar was nominated for the award by one of his

Beverly Hills-UCLA-Pacific Palisades Line 76 passengers. Speaking

for other passengers when she wrote the letter, the writer com-

mended Delmar on his pleasant courteous manner and said it

was a pleasure to ride his bus. Delmar who wears a 25 year

safety award pin, is also active in union activities. He is presently

president of Local 1565.

Exact Fare For RTD s EasternCities Lines In East Los Angeles

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January 28, 1972 RTD FLYER

December Operator Of The MonthVITAL STATISTICS

In memorium to employeeswho have devoted much oftheir lifetime in a professiondesigned to move people.ROBERT E. BRAUMlnstructor1-9-72Years of Service: 32

HENRY 0. HANSENOperator1-12-72/RETIRED: 6-14-69Years of Service: 16

ANTONIO MARISCALOperator12-30-71/RETIRED: 6-1-56Years of Service: 36

EDWARD J. PENNINGTONWatchman12-25-72/RETIRED 12-1-66Years of Service: 20

ROBERT W. REIDForeman12-28-71/RETIRED: 7-4-46Years of Service: 26

KING RILEYDivision Clerk1-9-72/RETIRED: 6-1-70Years of Service: 23

JOHN SOTTILEMechanic "A"11-26-71/RETIRED: 6-1-53Years of Service: 43

LACE H. STEPHENSOperator6-4-65/RET1RED:6-1-53Years of Service: 37

PHIL!P A. WHITETrafficman1-13-72Years of Service: 26

RETIREMENTS

Climaxing many years of workin the field of public transpor-tation, the following Districtemployees recently retired:STANLEY E. CARLETONMechanic "A"Emp. 5-8-39/RETIRED: 1-2-72Years of Service: 32

ORVILLE N. GOODINGOperatorEmp. 11-9-43/RETIRED: 1-6-72Years of Service: 28

TREVOR R. GORDONOperatorEmp. 10-6-44/RETIRED: 1-3-72Years of Service: 27

CHARLES C. HAMMONDMechanic "A"Emp. 5-8-42/RETIRED: 1-2-72Years of Service: 29

JOHN W. HOLLANDOperatorEmp. 9-24-46/RET1RED: 1-4-72Years of Service: 25

EUGENE P. LANDRUMOperator1-12-72/RETIRED: 6-14-59Years of Service: 13

MAURICE C. MULLENMechanic "B"Emp. 10-1-58/RETIRED: 1-7-72Years of Service: 13

JOHN J. NOLANOperatorEmp. 7-14-47/RETIRED: 12-31-71Years of Service: 24

JOHN C. SLEGLMechanic "A"Emp. 12-13-44/RETIRED: 1-2-72Years of Service: 27

Money ReturnConfinued from Page 7

transit Operation who will bereceiving this retroactivefunding are Culver City,Gardena, Montebello, Tor-rance and Ventura.

Elements of the SCAGplan which DOT certi-fied provide for coordinationof route scheduling, transfersand transfer points betweenoperators, fare structures, lev-els of service, and provisionfor a five year capital im-provement program. Costlyduplication of services will beavoided.

The fourteen publicly own-ed transit operators in the re-gion have cooperativelyagreed upon the consolidationof programs, according toJohn F. Hutchison, Directorof Transportation for the Cityof Santa Monica, Chairmanof SCAG's Transit AdvisoryCommittee which will coordi-nate the program. The Com-mittee is made up of PublicTransit Company Operatorsand Managers who will havethe responsibility for main-taining and updating the newprogram.

PROMOTIONS

In recognition of their achieve-ment and capabilities the fol-lowing employees were recent-ly promoted:

JOHN W. BARBERMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"

FRANK C. BARNESAssistant Transportation Plannerto Associate Transportation Planner

LOUIS De La CRUZStock Clerk to Shipping Clerk

CLARENCE C. DOAKSupervisor-Extra Dispatcher toDispatcher

PETER C. DRAKEAssociate Transportation Engineerto Assistant Transportation Planner

WILLIAM J. ESTERSRelief Janitor to Janitor

BOBBIE D. HILLMechanic "B" to Mechanic "A"

SUSAN G. LUTZTemporary Schedule Typist toSchedule Typist

JESUS R. MARTINEZMechanic "A" to Equipment Foreman 1

GERALD PAYNEJunior Stock Clerk to Stock Clerk

BARBARA J. PORTERSecretary II to Secretary III

VERNON R. ROSEEquipment Foreman 1 to EquipmentForeman 11

FREDERICK A. SANDERSUtility "A" to Mechanic "C"

VICKI D. VARGADivision Stenographer toSecretary II

Division 7 Tops"Drive WithPride" Contest

First place honors in theDistrict's November "DriveWith Pride" contest went toDivision 7 with a 9.2% re-duction in accidents for themonth. One of the closestcontests in "Drive WithPride" history, only fourtenths of one percent sepa-rated the top three divisions.

Division 10 came in secondwith 9 and Division 11 thirdwith 8.8% .

Host for the trainroompresentation ceremonies atthe respective divisions wasJohnny Johnston, assistantsuperintendent of transporta-tion. Johnston discussed theDistrict's plans for rapidtransit and answered ques-tions regarding District op-erations. On hand also forthe ceremonies were two newemployees: John C. Miller,Insurance Manager and Rob-ert C. Williams, Deputy Ad-ministrator - Equal Employ-ment Opportunities.

Change for Lines 11 & 17Effective January 30

Lines 11 and 17 willpick up and dischargepassengers in both direc-tions at all stops west ofMednick Avenue andFloral Drive.

RTD DirectorsDR. NORMAN TOPPING,President

THOMAS G. NEUSOM,Vice President

Charles E. Compton

A. J. Eyraud, Jr.

Leonard S. Gleckman

David K. Hayward

Herbert H. Krauch

Michael E. Macke

Don. C. McMillan

Douglas A. Newcomb

Jay B. Price

Virginia Rees, Secretary

Published by and for the em-

ployees of the Southern CaliforniaTransit District.

JACK R. GILSTRAP

General Manager

GEORGE F. GOEHLERManager of Operations

ROBERT R. SCHOLLDirector of Public Information

WILLIAM A. REASON

Editor

Exact Fare went into Oper-ation Sunday, January 30, onthe three Eastern Cities Linesbus routes operated by RTD.

At the same time, the Dis-trict announced, improvedconnections between EasternLines and four area bus routeshave been established for per-sons living and traveling inthe community.

The changes will be in ef-fect on Eastern Cities Lines140 (Kern Avenue), 141(Ford Boulevard), and 142(City Terrace).

Operators on buses travel-ing along the three routes will,beginning Sunday, no longerseil tokens, carry cash or pro-vide change.

As a convenience to pas-sengers, token outlets havebeen established at a numberof East Los Angeles area re-tail establishments.

Exact Fare permits speed-ier travel by avoiding delayscaused by change-making atthe bus stops, RTD officialsnoted, explaining that passen-gers on Lines 140, 141 and142 can pay their fares withtokens or 20 cents in cash.

The improved connectionswill be accomplished througha minor rerouting of Lines140, 141 and 142 from GageAvenue to Rowan Avenue be-

tween Hammel Street andThird Street. The presentroute along Gage Avenue be-tween Third Street and Ham-mel Street will be discontin-ued.

Monday through Saturday,all line 141 buses will bescheduled to operate as a con-tinuous trip at First and Row-an through the Line 140 routein both directions. Alternatingbuses on Line 140 will termi-nate at Rowan and FirstStreet.

On Sundays and Legal Hol-idays, all Line 141 buses willbe scheduled to operate as acontinuous trip at First andRowan through the Line 142route in both directions. Allline 140 buses will terminateat Rowan and First Street.

Accordingly, easier accesswill be provided between theEastern Cities Lines and RTDLines 11, 17, 26 and 32.

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industrial relations. "For mostof us, more pay was withheld,but some had a decrease.Hopefully, the changes willbring the amount withheldcloser to the amount that willactually be owed for 1972.

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THOUGHTS FOR 19721. Keep skid chains on your tongue. Always say less than you

think.

2. Make promises sparingly and keep them faithfully, no matter

what it costs you.

3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind and encouraging

thing to or about someone. Praise good work regardless of

who did it.

4. Be interested in others—interested in their pursuits, their

welfare, their homes and their families. Make merry with

those who rejoice, and mourn with those who weep. Let

everyone you meet, however humble, feel that you regard him

as a person of dignity.

5. Be cheerful. Keep the corners of your mouth turned up. Hide

your pains, worries and disappointments under a pleasant

smile.

6. Preserve an open mind on all debatable questions. Discuss

but do not argue. lt is a mark of superior minds to disagree

and yet be friendly.

7. Let your virtues, if you have any, speak for themselves and

refuse to talk of anothers vices. Discourage gossip. Make it

a rule to say nothing of another unless it is something good.

8. Be careful of others feelings. Wit and humor at the other

fellow's expense are rarely worth the effort and may hurt

where least expected.

9. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you; simply

live so that nobody will believe them.

1C1. Don't be anxious about getting your just dues. Do your work,

be patient, keep your disposition sweet, forget seif, and you

will be respected and rewarded.

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