Rent A Wreck Patrons Choose Cheap Cars Over Style
In Raleigh Bob Munnerlyn rents battered cars for 20 to 50 dollars weekly under Bob's Rent A Wreck Inc. He notes demand from students professors and a government worker who valued low cost over comfort. A high earning customer swapped a 350 dollar monthly lease for cheaper options and a 25 dollar weekly Impala. He says he struggles to keep cars in stock while competing with pricier full service lenders.
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Bob Munnerlyn
Munnerlyn
Bob
Rent A Wreck Inc
Hunt threatens mandatory energy controls for NC stores
Gov. Jim Hunt says he may impose mandatory limits to 48 hours per week for North Carolina stores if voluntary energy saving measures fail. He cites Virginia's 40 hour rule and warns of job losses and cold homes if energy is not saved. The Charlotte Merchants Association suggested 44 hours per week.
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Hunt
Raleigh
Jim Hunt
North Carolina
Charlotte Merchants Association
Virginia
Claudine Longet To Serve Sentence After Cell Remodel
Aspen based AP reports Claudine Longet will not enter Pitkin County jail to serve 30 days until a remodeled female facility is ready. Her attorney says sheriff expects upgrades by June 1, enabling the sentence for negligent homicide in the March death of pro ski champion Vladimir Sabich. The term runs between now and September 1.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Pitkin County
Ron Austin
Vladimir “Spider
Sabich
ABC May Move Walters Amid Rumors of Washington Swap
ABC News President William Sheehan says ABC is not actively considering Barbara Walters co hosting the evening news in Washington this spring. The Chicago Daily News had claimed an incompatibility with Harry Reasoner and cited an active consideration. The network notes ratings gains since Walters's October debut. Natural Winner Tom Longboat, a Six Nations Onondaga athlete from Brantford Ontario, won a 12 mile horse race and the 1907 Boston Marathon in record time.
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ABC TV
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Washington
Evening News
ABC News
William Sheehan
Chicago Daily News
ABC
Miss Walters
Harry Reasoner
Sheehan
ABC Evening News
Tom Longboat
Six Nations Reserve
Brantford
Ontario
Boston
Senate shelves two week school closing proposal
A Senate committee postponed a proposal to close North Carolina schools for two weeks due to the energy crisis after officials said fuel supplies would cover three to four weeks. Senator Craig Lawing supported delaying the bill saying it could be reconsidered if weather worsens.
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Senate
North Carolina
Senate Public Utilities Committee
Craig Lawing
Decklenburg
Lawing
Duke University Law
William van Alstyne
U.S. Supreme Court
Mike Crowell
The
Institute of Government
University of North Carolina
House
Judiciary I
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gilmore T Shirts Sell Well at UMass
Amherst AP report notes 23 year old James Borony selling Gilmore themed T shirts at five ninety five each. Shirts feature Lets Do It and a heart bullseye, selling fast at the student center. Borony plans larger production and ad campaigns despite potential legal issues with journalist Lawrence Schiller over gilmore rights.
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Amherst
Mass
Gary Gilmore
James K. Borony
Borony
University of Massachusetts
Gilmore
National Lampoon
Bozony
Lawrence Schiller
Eastern low fares for Mexican vacation packages
Prices range from 329 to 520 with trips to Mexico City Taxco and Acapulco including airfare transfers hotel stays and a half day sightseeing tour. Contact Eastern at local Greensboro High Point and Winston-Salem phone numbers for details.
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Taxco
Acapulco
Eastern
Greensboro
High Point
Winston-Salem
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