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Japanese firms donate $660,000 for San Francisco cable cars
Fifty four Japanese companies contributed 660000 dollars to the San Francisco cable car fund drive, boosting the total to 8500000 dollars with 1500000 more needed. Mayor Feinstein praised the gift as a major commitment to reconstrucing the century old system with about 80 million dollar cost and federal support. Several firms Namco Mitsui Sumitomo Nissan Mitsubishi Kikkoman contributed gifts of 100000 dollars each. Hosaka noted many Japanese visitors view the cable cars as a landmark.
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San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
Checkternational Corp
Mitsubishi
Kikkoman
Mitsui
Nissan
Sumitomo
Namco Limited
Hosaka