Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, November 25, 1994 TAG: 9411260027
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DALLAS - Greyhound Lines Inc., trying to find a formula to attract more passengers and revenue, says it is lowering its fares for long-distance trips.
Dallas-based Greyhound said Wednesday its maximum fare for interstate trips will be $149, down nearly 40 percent in some cases. The new fares return long-distance prices to December 1993 levels.
``These new lower fares do not carry the restrictions that are common with other modes of transportation during the holiday travel period,'' said Stuart Robinson, named Greyhound's vice president of marketing Nov. 15.
Greyhound also said it is offering 25 percent discounts on travel by Dec. 15 for tickets purchased at least three days in advance. The fares go on sale Nov. 29.
Another promotion offers passengers who buy a seven-day, round-trip ticket the return portion of their trip for free. Those tickets must be bought by Dec. 8, with trips completed by Dec. 15.
- Dallas Morning News
Calif. court upholds DNA admissibility
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California appeals court has upheld the use of DNA evidence, the same type of evidence at issue in O.J. Simpson's murder trial.
The ruling could be considered by Superior Court Judge Lance Ito when he decides on the admissibility of DNA evidence for that trial.
The state 4th District Court of Appeals called DNA evidence ``highly reliable and relevant'' in a unanimous ruling Wednesday that upheld Frank Lee Soto's conviction. Soto, 34, was sentenced to three years in prison for the attempted rape of a 79-year-old woman.
- Associated Press
Songwriter shoots himself to death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tommy Boyce, 55, part of the singing-songwriting duo of Boyce and Hart who penned ``Last Train to Clarksville'' and other hits for the Monkees, shot himself to death.
Boyce's wife, Carolyn, found him dead Wednesday.
While best known for their songwriting, Boyce and partner Bobby Hart also recorded some of their songs, achieving a Top 10 hit with ``I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight'' in 1967.
- Associated Press
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