In September 1971, the District hired 30 experienced Greyhound drivers to provide the bus service.
He said he earned $24,000 a year as a Greyhound driver, and that some drivers who worked longer hours made more than $32,000 a year.
Striking Greyhound drivers and the bus line resumed negotiations today, their first contract talks since mid-March.
While the authorities said the attack on the Greyhound driver was not related to international terrorism, it added another layer of worry for people already concerned about traveling by air.
But even with news of the attack on the Greyhound driver, some people said they were determined to go about life as usual.
The Greyhound driver was whistling Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," a song that always twisted up her insides.
Only one arrest has been made in the shootings, that of a 44-year-old striking Greyhound driver from Stratford, Conn.
The rules are a response to an Oct. 3 knife attack on a Greyhound driver that caused a crash near Manchester, Tenn.
But many striking Greyhound drivers are laughing at Mr. Currey's warnings.