Hats keep Iowa men warm as fashion shifts
An Iowa Gazette survey of retailers and customers tracks hat trends among men from 20 to 60. Sales focus on fashion hats with wide brims echoing 1920s and 30s styles while practical caps endure for warmth. Notable buyers include Ned Williams and John Tyburski from Washington, D.C. visiting Cedar Rapids.
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Ar. Allen
Iowa
The
Gazette
Fred Allen
Bob Holley
Holley’s
Westdale Mall
Armstrong’s
Pauline Hoth
Hoth
Lindale Mall
Ned Williams
John Tyburski
Washington
D.C
Cedar Rapids
Williams
Tyburski
Holley
Dwayne French
French
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S
Plike
Jack Roesch
Roesch
Ralph Kirchner
Color TV to HDTV shift marks tech revolution in US
The piece traces color television’s rocky start in 1950 with CBS color wheel and 1953 standard, then forecasts HDTV's coming revolution by 1991. It notes a potential $50 to $250 billion economic impact and shifts in global market shares as U.S. industry negotiates the HDTV era.
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Robert Pool
Washington Post
CBS
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Is it a television or a PC
Washington Post discussion on high definition television merging with computers. Analysts say HDTV could turn TVs into home computers and vice versa. Japan’s electronics push treats TV as graphics terminal. U.S. firms face pressure to adapt PC industry to HDTV threat.
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Michael Schrage
Ashington
Sheridan Tatsuno
Dataquest
Japan
Tatsuno
Apple
IBM
Craig Fields
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Auto audio options abound
Ford and GM embrace factory installed car stereo upgrades with JBL and Bose collaborations. Ford offers JBL designed systems while GM outfits Delco Electronics with Bose, marking a shift from bare bones black paint to enhanced in car sound quality.
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New York Times
New York
Henry Ford
Henry the First
Ford
Detroit
General Motors
JBL
Bose
Delco Electronics
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Dave Gosch
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Armstrong
Beth Kucera
American Electronics Association
United States
Edward J. Markey
Massachusetts
AEA
Pat Hill Hubbard
Dmass
House Subcommittee On Telecommunications and Finance
Cath
Vranen
Megah
Ry Sik