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25 Cent Fares

NPR
Published April 28, 1995 at 11:00 PM CDT

Daniel talks with Neal Underwood the mayor of Mt. Vernon Missouri. The town in Southeastern Missouri is offering the elderly and disabled there "taxi" rides for a mere 25 cents. The city sponsors and pays for the service which makes use of police cars that were no longer being used, but still in good condition.

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