ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Thursday, August 22, 1996              TAG: 9608220028
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-8  EDITION: METRO 

IN BUSINESS

School buses face fuel-leak recall

WASHINGTON - Two school bus makers are recalling 11,500 buses that fail to meet federal requirements for fuel systems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday.

The recall follows crash tests in which a 1995 Blue Bird ``All American'' bus and a 1995 Wayne ``Lifestar'' exceeded the maximum allowable fuel leakage, the agency said.

Blue Bird Body Co. and Harsco Corp., which is handling the Wayne recall, are developing modifications to fix the problem, NHTSA said. The agency said it was not aware of any fuel system fires in bus crashes.

-Associated Press

Briefly ...

* MainStreet BankGroup Inc., based in Martinsville, said Wednesday its directors had increased the quarterly dividend 21.7 percent, from 11 1/2 cents a share to 14 cents, payable Sept. 24 to stockholders on Sept. 4.

* Stanley W. Bowles Corp. of Martinsville will develop a new industrial park, including a distribution center, near U.S. 29 north in Pittsylvania County.

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