LINCOLN, Neb. -- Kent Broyhill tried to pay his parking fines before his 1974 graduation from the University of Nebraska, but an officer told him it accepted only cash. Broyhill's pockets were empty, so the officer gave him a pass as long as he paid the fines as soon as he could. Broyhill said he forgot about the tickets until a talk with a college friend. He sent $100 with a note explaining what had happened. The college sent the money back, because the $100 probably was more than his tickets were worth.
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