It Was 20 Years Ago Today
Despite protests from the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, Evel Knievel is allowed to continue in a work-furlough program while serving a six-month sentence for beating television executive Sheldon Saltman with a baseball bat. “I have absolutely no regrets for what I did to Saltman,” Knievel says.
* Attention shoppers: Two Guys department store advertises a Zenith Betamax cassette recorder system for $899.97.
* Quote of the week: “The average commute in the Bay Area is now equal to Los Angeles’ and getting longer.”--Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Assn. of Bay Area Governments’ environmental management task force.
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