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British officials. (Brickbats).


To attract new recruits for the traffic police, British officials planned a TV commercial extolling their good works. To film the spot, they cordoned off part of a major highway at rush hour, backing up traffic for miles in several directions.
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Title Annotation:officials create traffic jam in process of trying to recruit traffic police
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Feb 1, 2002
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