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...think the yellowy, ornamented, American cabs are hideous," Katz says, "a cab ride in England is still a respectable and enjoyable experience. The taxi is a pleasure to ride in, and the English cabbie is still very much the gentleman." Katz, a Cornell senior in engineering, is obviously interested in the quality of American life outside of the petty profit of a thousand dollars he's making on each...
Instead of buying motorcycles like many American students, Katz and another friend decided to invest in a London taxi which, with its roomy interior and relatively low price, would be ideal for camping. At the end of his trip, he decided to ship the cab home. "As I figured I could either sell it or use it for transportation for the rock band I manage during the winter at Cornell," Katz recalls...
Everything grew out of the March 9th disturbance on the predominantly black Knoxville College campus. A white cab driyer A. J. Boruff was found dead near the campus with a .22 calibre slug in his chest. Who shot Boruff? Where is the murder weapons? Did a student shoot him? Answers to these questions have yet to be found...
About 30 minutes later a Checker cab driven by Boruff entered the front portion of the campus. Some students testify that Boruff was asked to leave while the campus was amid turmoil. Boruff, they report, continued driving. Coming to a second group of students some say Boruff was chased. Others say he tried to run over students, then was chased. Neither version has been confirmed...
Boruff radioed his employer, Checker Cab Company, for help. Police wanted to invade the campus immediately but Curtis Johnson and Dr. Owens argued against it. They felt it would only cause more trouble. The police finally agreed not to enter the campus when Owens said Knoxville College would pay for any damages done to the cab. In April's Southern Patriot, Mike Friedman, an instructor at the college, said this possibly prevented "a bloodier Orangeburg...