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Parking Fees Reduced
Date: April Fool's Day, 1970
Categories: Government, Traffic and Transportation, Radio, Austria, 1970, False Financial Windfall
Categories: Government, Traffic and Transportation, Radio, Austria, 1970, False Financial Windfall
A radio station in Vienna, Austria told its audience that the city had decided to reduce parking permit fees. It also said that car drivers would be able to buy permits in tobacco shops and hand them to police officers in case of need. One police officer called the radio station to ask, "Could you please give me more details on the new order as I have not heard from my superiors yet." [The Washington Post, Apr 2, 1970.]
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