Bus W Workers Workers' Strike Threat May Halt Malt Provo Service i PROVO March 28 Special Special Special-A A Astrike I strike which would tie lie up the buses of the Geneva Transportation tion Co Provo loomed Tuesday as company officials declared they would take no steps stems to reopen negotiations ne nc- to avert the walkout scheduled for Wednesday The transportation company serves the city of Provo and runs shift buses from north Utah county county coun coon ty and Provo to the Geneva steel plant It also carries miners from Dragerton to the Geneva Steel company's Horse canyon mines in in Emery county Approximately workers are carried daily by the line Provo city cily traffic is light The systems system's workers who are arc demanding demand a a. substantial wave wag boost had intended to walk off ocr the job Tuesday morning Dan Edwards Edard Edwards Ed Ed- wards ard Utah st state te labor mediator asked the delay so that people depending depending de do I I pending on the system could be I amply warned of ot the impending stoppage e. e Mr Edwards Edward Monday asked the parties to the dispute to submit to arbitration The company reportedly reportedly reportedly report report- edly refused A request that the existence of or differences over wages wag be recognized as legitimate and that settlement he be delayed until until until un un- til June 1 1 also was refused Tuesday morning Edward Smith Provo Pro business representative for Teamsters local 2 2 Provo said only of the granting ranting increase or agreement to either cither of oC Mr Edwards Edwards' Edwards Edwards' Ed Ed- wards wards' suggestions of Monday could avert the strike Dee Chamberlain system general general general gen gen- eral manager said ald in Provo Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day that the company had no such intention i j