<VV> rental Corsas and April's communique

[Dennis Pleau]

I think Hertz was 100% Ford back then.

Dennis

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Subject: Re: <VV> rental Corsas and April's communique

 
In a message dated 4/7/2009 11:36:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
Wrsssatty at aol.com writes:

I do not  believe that 800  numbers existed in 
1965.  In fact, Wikipedia  (I don't want to start one of  those 
you-can't-trust-Wikipedia  threads, either) says that "Toll-free calling  
originated on May 2,  
1967 by AT&T."  An April Fool's joke?   Who  knows!

~Bill Stanley



Bill,  That was my take on it as well.  Either it is an April  Fool joke or 
someone added the sticker later.  I worked for  Ma Bell  in '69 and '70 in 
marketing and AT&T's 800 numbers were  still relatively new then as well.

 
Bob Hall