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...harder" was the corporate motto, an adroit marketing hook so successful it became part of pop culture. The company, Avis Rent A Car, was founded in 1946 by Warren Avis with two employees and fewer than 200 cars. Its first two locations were airports in Miami and Ypsilanti, Mich. A decorated WW II pilot, Avis said his entrepreneurial idea was inspired by his flying experience and the growing need for ground transportation at airports...
DIED. ERIC NAMESNIK, 35, U.S. Olympic swimmer twice ranked No. 1 in the world; of head injuries sustained in a car crash; in Ypsilanti, Mich. The University of Michigan standout won silvers in the 400-m individual medley at the 1992 and '96 Summer Games...
...Growing up in a rough neighborhood in Ypsilanti, MI, outside of Detroit, Jenkins had plenty of chances to wreck his own life. But his father, a middle school African-American studies and drama teacher, wouldn?t let that happen to his gangly, clumsy young son. ?I couldn?t stand it when he?d wup me with those belts, those paddles,? Jenkins says. ?Some people called it abusive. But being where I am now, I really appreciate his discipline. He taught me that the world isn?t a nice place, that there would be consequences for my actions.? Darome Jenkins...
...uranium [IRAQ: THE EVIDENCE, July 21]. And the Administration's pointing of the finger at Tenet prompted several readers to recall the famous motto THE BUCK STOPS HERE, adopted by President Harry Truman (shown here in 1959 at the Truman presidential library in Independence, Missouri). Observed Brad Nelson of Ypsilanti, Michigan: "Unlike Truman, it seems that George W. Bush would rather pass the buck." William C. Ellerman of Silver Spring, Maryland, quipped, "By making the hapless CIA agents the fall guys, Bush signaled that THE BUCK STOPS ANYWHERE BUT HERE." And Ron Bonn of San Diego deduced, "Bush has evidently...
...REAL DISCONNECT Revolutionary or reprobate? Shawn Fanning's Napster may have brought free music downloads to the wired masses, but a United States Court of Appeals ruled that the technology violates copyright laws. Back to the CD store? Illustration for TIME by Vance Ypsilanti...