World of Plug Ins by Genie Campbell
Edwin Smith wakes to a perilous home filled with labor saving devices from a National Housewares Exhibit. He uses an instant soap dispenser a rechargeable toothbrush and an electric shaver while his wife Gladys, a morning starter, cheers him on. He must remember to charge devices as he dashes to work.
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Edwin
Chicago
Gladys
Tiny
Alicia
Gene
United Airlines
Off Network TV Ads Nip Network Costs
A large household products firm used syndicated off network game shows to reach urban audiences at low cost. One minute local ads cost about $50 while weekly nationwide spend totals around $30,000, enabling five half hour shows weekly. Xerox plans a night network of independent stations to air The Front Page. A separate home births piece notes sibling rivalry before Patricia’s birth. Edwin enjoys gadgets and a vibrating cushion, planning to own a pocket TV, while a blackout recalls a prior electric outage.
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Xerox Corp
Home birth advocates push natural deliveries in suburbs
In northwestern suburbs three women and supportive couples back home delivery with doctors like Dr. Gregory White guiding natural birth. They cite privacy, individualized care, and fewer hospital procedures, while stressing hospital backup if complications arise.
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Peter Pleotis
Northwest Community
St. Alexius Hospitals
Cook County Hospital
Pleotis
Beatrice E. Tucker
Chicago Maternity Center
Tucker
Chicago
Eugene Rollins
Michael Hannus
Nicholas Rubino
Buffalo Grove
Trudy Rubino
Nick
Alicia Rollins
Frances Hannus
Trudy
Palatine
Alicia
Illinois
Frances
Mike
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