Foster dies
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1TRAM FOSTER, the first ilier to become a Licensing thority and Traffic Commisners' chairman, died last ek after six years' service in irge of the Northern Traffic a.
Ir Foster, who was 68 and been ill for some time, en3d the transport industry in 39 as manager of lderminster Co-operative ;iety's fuel and transport detment, and left it in 1955 to nd B. J. Foster and Wilson , a haulage business of which as a sole partner.
le served as chairman of the ad Haulage Association's ianal licensing committee 11 1971-75, and was chairman the association's working ty on EEC licensing. In addi1, he chaired the RHA's regiotipping vehicle operators' ctional committee.
Ir Foster was a Traffic Corn;sioner in the West Midlands 20 years, and had a long asiation with West Midlands irts as a magistrate. He was iirman of Kidderminster Petty isional Divisional Court, and 3 awarded an OBE in 1970 for work as a magistrate. At the e of his death, he was a gistrate in Tynemouth.
Department of Transport ikesman said this week that Newcastle Traffic Area office be kept open, and said that ves are already being made appoint a successor to Mr ter.