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02-28-2008, 06:27 PM
Museum Returns Tank to Schwarzenegger
Feb. 28, 2008, 1:32 PM EST
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren.
Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria, said he plans to offer the rides to inner-city children in the Los Angeles area as a reward for staying in school, avoiding drugs and working hard.
Warren Motts, founder and director of Motts Military Museum, said Schwarzenegger acquired the M47 American-made tank from the Austrian government and had it shipped to Florida. He transported it to a Columbus, Ohio, shopping mall in 1999 when he opened a Planet Hollywood there...
Cont'd (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=303277>1=7701)
http://www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org/images/highlights/arnoldarmy.jpghttp://www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org/images/highlights/arnoldtank.gif
Well, it probably gets better gas mileage than his Hummers.:)
Feb. 28, 2008, 1:32 PM EST
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he asked an Ohio museum to return his Austrian army tank because he was concerned about the upkeep and wants to offer rides to schoolchildren.
Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria, said he plans to offer the rides to inner-city children in the Los Angeles area as a reward for staying in school, avoiding drugs and working hard.
Warren Motts, founder and director of Motts Military Museum, said Schwarzenegger acquired the M47 American-made tank from the Austrian government and had it shipped to Florida. He transported it to a Columbus, Ohio, shopping mall in 1999 when he opened a Planet Hollywood there...
Cont'd (http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=303277>1=7701)
http://www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org/images/highlights/arnoldarmy.jpghttp://www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org/images/highlights/arnoldtank.gif
Well, it probably gets better gas mileage than his Hummers.:)