Decoys at motels and ads reveal crowd psychology
Bill Hall, editorial page editor of the Lewiston Tribune, argues that decoy cars boost motel appeal by signaling safety through numbers. He links the tactic to advertising psychology, critiques beer and burger ads, and mocks the type of men depicted in those commercials.
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Peter Pan
Agente
Tom Hanks
Walter Cronkite
Bill Cosby
Alan Alda
Bill Hall
Lewiston
Local Magistrate Jack Coombs Retires After 24 Years
A special evening in Hamiota honored Magistrate Jack Coombs on retirement after 24 years of service. Attendees included RCMP members, Mayor Don Mennie, and Neb Curl with escorts. Coombs received the Meritorious Service Award of Manitoba for 1970 1994, and a commemorative plaque from Hamiota and Shoal Lake detachments. Donna Lo performed classic and Chinese songs for the group.
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Jack Coombs
Hamiota
Hamiota Detachment
R.C.M.P
Cst
Harry Searle
Shoal Lake
Don Mennie
Neb Curl
Justice of the Peace
Cpl
Gerry Poole
F.J. Coombs
Manitoba Department of Justice
Jack
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Donna Lo
Coomb
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Theft from vehicle at Hamiota Sports Complex
Police seek tips after a black Sanyo portable CD player with serial CDP47CR was taken on January 22 near the Hamiota Sports Complex. RCMP note a separate Jan 30 vandalism of a snowmobile on a municipal road in Blanshard. Call RCMP Detachment or Manitoba Crime Stoppers. rewards up to 2000 dollars.
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Sanyo
Hamiota
R.M
Blanshard
R.C.M.P
Manitoba
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