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...blame her? Those sneakers have glided, spun, and jumped for 96 points so far this season, the highest total for any guard and third highest for the team behind centers Elaine Holpuch and Karen Smith. She leads the cagers with 23 assists and a staggering 81 per cent in foul shooting...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: NANCY BOUTILLIER | 1/25/1980 | See Source »

...week, cabbies have been buying gasoline at private service stations, receiving in return a reimbursement of 10 per cent of their total fares collected...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Angry Cambridge Cabbies Threaten 'Drastic Action' | 1/23/1980 | See Source »

Goldberg said the old policy was discontinued after the Gibbs Oil Co. cut his allotment 55 per cent...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Angry Cambridge Cabbies Threaten 'Drastic Action' | 1/23/1980 | See Source »

Asked why Yellow Cab didn't simply reimburse cabbies for all money spent for gas instead of limiting them to 10 per cent of the fares collected, Goldberg said he was afraid drivers would waste gas "taking their wives and girlfriends to parties" or idling their engines at taxi stands...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Angry Cambridge Cabbies Threaten 'Drastic Action' | 1/23/1980 | See Source »

Driver James Lyle said that city cabs averages only about ten miles to the gallon of gas. He produced figures showing that the average driver has suffered a 10 per cent reduction in earnings since the law went into effect, while the company has collected 7 per cent "in windfall savings" since it stopped providing...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Angry Cambridge Cabbies Threaten 'Drastic Action' | 1/23/1980 | See Source »

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