Home video price wars reshape consumer choices
Fast-moving changes in home video push lower prices and new options. RCA cuts prices on its disc players and adds a clone model while boosting VCR features for home movies. IBM MCA DiscoVision closes, 3M plans laser discs, and VHD AHD gear from Panasonic Quasar JVC GE eye US rollout with a 10-inch disc and pending price.
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Lost art of whistling blamed on electronic age
Johns Hopkins professor Robert Pond argues the electronic age has drowned out whistling, recalling a time when people whistled as a social skill and musical pastime. He demonstrates techniques, recalls mockingbird mentors, and plans to compete again in September.
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FDA launches teletype service for hearing impaired
The FDA sets up a teletypewriter line to handle questions from hearing and speech impaired persons. Operates 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, at 301-443-1818. Most responses by mail, urgent messages answered by teletype.
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