The next day, Secretary of War Root directed that a court-martial be held in San Francisco and cabled the general in charge of the Philippines to transport to the West Coast Glenn and any witnesses who could be located.

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He was then promoted in 1994 to minister for local transport and road safety but stood down at the 1997 general election in preference of earning some "serious money" and became director general of the Road Haulage Association.

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In 1993, Belgium's first general strike in almost half a century brought industry and transport to a standstill and forced the government to agree to talks with the unions.

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While the International Air Transport Administration also considers compressed gas cylinders hazardous in general, the body approves of the avalanche-specific canisters for either checked or carry-on luggage, thereby making the US the only country in the world to prohibit them. (Passengers outside the US are, however, required to inform the airline before their flight that they will be transporting the system).

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Sir Moir was the general manager of Grampian Regional Transport in effect, Aberdeen's municipal bus company when it was privatised by Margaret Thatcher in the mid-1980s.

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This gratitude was echoed by Mr Hirofumi Hirano, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mr Ken Okuda, during meetings with the Director-General in Tokyo on 16 February 2012.

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And Jack Jones, from the Transport and General Workers' Union, warned that workers' wages were already suffering through cuts in overtime and short time working.

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