Carrollton NewsLocal news for Carrollton, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Missouri town embraces Holocaust survivor's story- April 18, 2008 "It's not just a story in a textbook. They're not just pictures with faces" Erika Mandler couldn't believe her eyes. For 14 years, ever since her husband George died, she had devoted her life to sharing the painful memories of surviving a Nazi concentration camp in Slovakia. via KMOV-TV Saint Louishttp://www.topix.net/city/carrollton-mo/2008/04/missouri-town-embraces-holocaust-survivors... Memphis Truckers Could Join Fuel-Related Strike, Observers Say- April 8, 2008 "Lawmakers need to know what's going on in trucking, how devastating this record hike in fuel prices is for 90 percent of the nation's fleet" Store shelves across the United States could go empty as soon as this weekend, as the nation's independent truck drivers make everyone else share their frustration over fuel prices. via The Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/carrollton-mo/2008/04/memphis-truckers-could-join-fuel-related-s... INDEPENDENTS' STRIKE USA - ... GGOO...AAA...LLL- April 6, 2008 "My goal was not to shut this country down. My goal was to get this out to the public and the mainstream media" Hundreds of news stories focused on shutdowns, slowdowns or convoys... An independent trucker credited with being an organizer of the April 1 shutdown is Dan Little , a cattle hauler from Carrollton, MO ... "My ... via Trucks world newshttp://www.topix.net/city/carrollton-mo/2008/04/independents-strike-usa-ggoo-aaa-lll?fromr... Some independent truckers stage slowdown to protest fuel prices- April 4, 2008 "But the source of frustration is pretty broad among independent truckers and their inability to offset the higher fuel costs." Some slowdowns occurred on the nation's highways Tuesday as independent truck drivers tried to protest rising fuel prices.The level of disruption in freight movement appeared to be minimal, however, although supporters of action said more trucks might be idled through the rest of the week.A loosely organized group of drivers, converging through a Web site run by a...http://www.topix.net/city/carrollton-mo/2008/04/some-independent-truckers-stage-slowdown-t... Independent Truckers Protest Diesel Prices- April 2, 2008 Dan Little, owner of a small trucking company in Carrollton, Mo., tells Michele Norris that diesel's climb to more than $4 per gallon has wiped out his profits. via NPRhttp://www.topix.net/city/carrollton-mo/2008/04/independent-truckers-protest-diesel-prices... |