Stations Close To Protest Phase IV Gas Price Freeze
Stations nationwide closed or planned shutdowns in protest of the Phase IV gasoline price freeze. Massachusetts saw hundreds of stations off line, about half of its 4,000 outlets, with some opening for mechanics only. A temporary restraining order blocked coordinated closings though organizers planned actions in Cape Cod and Boston area.
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London court rules cigarette begging alms under 1824 act
London Magistrate Mark Romer ruled that asking for a cigarette counts as alms under the Vagrancy Act of 1824. Robert McLerie was sentenced to one month in jail after the court concluded a cigarette qualifies as alms.
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