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- Apr. 29, 1991: American Notes:California
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Apr. 29, 1991 Nuclear Power
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 33
- American Notes
- CALIFORNIA
- Invalid Invalids
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- <p> A common sight in Los Angeles these days: a nimble motorist
- hopping out of a parked car that bears a DISABLED PERSON
- placard on the dashboard. The explanation: a proliferation of
- illegally obtained placards. To get state-issued cards that let
- motorists park in reserved spaces, drivers have bought them at
- flea markets for as much as $400 or taken over placards from
- deceased relatives who came by them honestly. The legitimately
- handicapped pay $6. Cops abandoned one solution: ticketing all
- parked cars that displayed the placards. The city is pondering
- other approaches, including improving the data base so that
- field officers have access to information on truly disabled
- drivers.
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- </body></article>
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