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Bell Phones A Century Old In 1976 Centennial
Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 invention marks 100 years as nations observe the bicentennial. The piece notes early Bell System development led by Theodore N. Vail, universal service goals, and Bell Labs breakthroughs including the transistor and vacuum tube. It mentions ESS dialing features and future lightbeam transmission research. Also reports Air Force Staff Sergeant Robert L. Davis’s participation in Jack Forst 76 training in Alaska.
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Theodore N. Vail
BELL
Vail
Bell Company
Johnson
Task Force On
United States
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Bell Labs
Bell System
Bell Laboratories
Western Electric
New York Stock Exchange
C. L. Todd
Air Force
Robert L. Davis
Willie Davis
R.A. 1. Rosebud
Alaska
Davis
Eielson Afb
Army
Unified
Alaskan Command
Buckholts Ru High School