▁publishing ▁a ▁temporary ▁newspaper ▁called ▁The ▁Detroit ▁Re porter . ▁The ▁strike ▁last ed ▁ 4 6 ▁days , ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁newsp apers ▁res umed ▁publication ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 ▁- ▁Mayor ▁Cob o ▁ordered ▁the ▁D SR ▁to ▁convert ▁its ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Gr ati ot ▁lines ▁from ▁street c ars ▁to ▁bus es ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁the ▁D SR ▁Commission ▁executed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁city ' s ▁ 1 8 3 ▁street c ars ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁-- ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁for ▁ 1 3 3 ▁newer ▁street c ars ▁and ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁for ▁ 3 3 ▁older ▁models . ▁D SR ▁planned ▁to ▁then ▁buy ▁ 1 3 0 ▁new ▁bus es ▁for ▁$ 2 . 6 ▁million ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁Gr ati ot ▁and ▁Wood ward ▁by ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁It ▁project ed ▁that ▁service ▁would ▁be ▁increased ▁by ▁ 2 5 % ▁with ▁bus es ▁replacing ▁street c ars ▁on ▁the ▁Gr ati ot ▁and ▁Wood ward ▁lines . ▁While ▁lack ▁of ▁profit ability ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁just ification ▁for ▁termin ating ▁street car ▁service , ▁the ▁D SR ▁reported ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁recorded ▁a ▁profit ▁for ▁the ▁five ▁months ▁ending ▁in ▁November