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By Gary HerronV •T! r ”-J HrBFLFN—Remember when high school graduates wouldreceive new cars for a “reward ” from mom and dad after hauling in a diploma?Those davs may not seemwF *so far off—it’s easy to recall situation comedies of the 60s when Wallv Cleaver. Chip Douglas. Bud Anderson and Hick\ Nelson had the kevs to*» ‘ ' wa new auto deposited in their hands by Ward, Steve, Jim and Ozzie upon graduation.Three of the four automobile dealers in the Belengetting cars for gifts is that the amount of money to spend has decreased,' Augesaid.Ford dealer Casey Luna echoed Auge’s comments.“It's not as popular as it used to be, Luna said. “There used to be a lot of noise from dad that ‘I'mgonna buy my son a newt « icar.I una pointed out another good reason for the decline. “In most cases, youngsters that age have already got a car and they're gonna make it do.”
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Los Lunas Valencia County News Bulletin
Los Lunas, New Mexico, US
Wed, May 25, 1983
Page 14
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