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Re: 1-800-EXHAUST

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From: Bob Murphy
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1992 02:58
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In article <2111@coyote.UUCP> jeffs@almaden.ibm.com (Jeff Schneiter) writes:
>
>Does anyone have any info on this? Who started it, who pays for
>it? Is it CA only? ...
>
>For those that don't know what it is: I heard on the radio the
>other day that you can call this number to turn in cars that
>cause excessive amounts of pollution, just give them the license
>plate number - but I don't know what happens after you give the
>plate.
>

Are you sure that it is 1-800-EXHAUST?

I just heard a similar ad on a California radio station yesterday. 
The phone number that they gave was 1-800-CUTSMOG.  

Bob Murphy (rmurphy@aludra.usc.edu)
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Subject: Re: 1-800-EXHAUST
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