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  • Man Buys Pickup for $75, Drives It for 38 Years Plus

    01/04/2015 4:53:02 PM PST · by upbeat5 · 135 replies
    Yahoo.Autos ^ | January 4, 2015 | Keith Griffin
    Normally when you buy a pickup you worry about things like depreciation, operating costs, and how long the truck is going to last. Not this guy — he more than got his moneys worth with this one. Back in 1976 when Bob Sportel was 24 he bought a used, rusting 1957 half-ton Chevy pickup for $75 because he needed a way to get to work. He just retired from his job after 38 years — driving the same truck. According to KARE-TV in Minnesota, Sportel originally tried to buy the truck for $50. His only “extravagance” as he puts it...
  • US Soldier Faces Possible 38 Year Jail Term

    08/03/2004 10:37:05 AM PDT · by pickemuphere · 141 replies · 4,834+ views
    Yahoo News Singapore ^ | 08/03/04 | Yahoo News Singapore
    The hearing of US Army Private Lynndie England, accused of abusing Iraqi detainees, began here Tuesday with the pregnant young soldier facing a possible court-martial and a maximum sentence of 38 years in a military jail. England, 21, arrived at the hearing at Fort Bragg wearing camouflage military dress, flanked by her legal team and her mother, Terrie. She was escorted into the proceeding by several military policemen amid tight security. "The total maximum punishment that PFC (Private First Class) England potentially could receive if she is convicted of all charges and specifications is a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all...