Phone solicitors are human too
A telemarketer for a cleaning firm laments abuse from the public. She describes rude responses and threats while making introductory offers and urges readers to respond courteously if uninterested.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1978
Page
12
Abused Caller Complains of Unwanted Telephone Solicitations
A Clackamas Oregon businessman protested unsolicited sales calls as intrusive to business. He urged the Public Utilities Commission to curb telephone invasions while not blocking legitimate suppliers. The note, dated 1968, recalls a separate event where Sorbonne University was closed amid student demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clackamas
Ore
Public Utilities Commissioner
Salem
Gordon S. Gleason
Television listings mix for evening schedule
A dense list of shows across networks includes Hee Haw Muppets Wonder Woman Rockford Files and Star Trek with movies The Big Noise and Terror in the Wax Museum and endings with News Repeat and Marcus Welby education segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin City Limits
Quad Cities
Marcus Welby
Man to Man Fathers are indeed very special people
Dear No Respect asks why fathers are not celebrated like mothers on Mother's Day. Tom Charles praises fathers as loving, dedicated, and essential, noting they express care nonverbally and stay present for children. He urges respect for fathers and signs off with a public letter in The Gazette Cedar Rapids. On this date in 1940 the French Maginot Line was abandoned to the Germans in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Tom Charles
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Washington
Wonder Woman
CPO Sharkey
Chico & Man
Wall Street
Longbranch
Dave Dighton
St. Isidore's of
Springville
Steve Francois
Cam Huber
Prairie Moon
Prairieburg
U.S
CBS
SHOW
Colorado
1St Avenue
St. SW
Happy Hour
Country Express
Wmt-Tv
Hoste
Hugh Down
Center Pt. Rd
Sun
Colony Village Restaurant
Ken Vandal
Dale Thomas
Russ
Bob Sandersfeld
Shrimp Supreme
Collins Rd
Coralille
Monthlu
Roundhouse Art Fair
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Iowa Memorial Union River Bank
Iowa City
6Th St
MIMM
First Street
By Tom Charles
Cedar Rapids Area
Wimm’s
Hors Doeuvrerie
Man
Aunt Maude’s
Sirloin
Ny’ Bret
1St Ave. S.E
Target
Cigoryg Royale
Augus
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BankAmericard
First Avenue
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