By The Haw
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ifts in the Ministry's Berkeley Square headquarters, I hear, )finded itself with electronic science. While lights flashed, :levators (Mr. Marples has been to America) shot wildly up ind down with loads of harassed officials who did not know vhere they were—a situation unkindly said to be normal.
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TOR nearly 30 years the commercial vehicles of Richard , Klinger, Ltd., have been hiding their light under a red and lack bushel, but the livery has now been changed to white, vith black lettering. The reason is interesting. Chief engineers if ships in dock sometimes call for urgent deliveries of Clingerit jointings, valves and so on, and black vans are Iifficult to identify among the many vehicles milling about. Vhite vehicles will stand out in the crowd. The only risk is hat they may be confused with ambulances.
linsical Ride 3US operators fighting against a steady decline in passengers –1 and receipts might take note of how a Rhodesian company ackled the problem. The experimental installation of a tapeecorder, which played light music, rock-an'-roll and jazz, 'roved overwhelmingly popular with the native passengers. 'hey had to be restrained from dancing, but were allowed to ing throughout the journey.
Now the company are installing "music-machines" in 70 uses and -the tapes will incorporate advertising spots to break p the entertainment.
3old Comfort :r may not be original, but I liked the sign on the back of a van seen on the Great North Road last week: "No hand ignals—too cold."