FCC decisions push AT&T to seek monopoly safeguards
Washington reports that AT&T and 1,600 independent phone firms push a new bill to bar most competition and extend Bell dominance. The consumer communications reform act of 1976 would permit Bell to absorb rivals, with hearings set to begin and a White House neutral stance just adopted.
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Football as Metaphor for Industrio Nuclear America
A New York Times Service essay from Washington critiques football as a symbol of American life. It notes misleading marketing, distant seats, fans cheering injuries, and the view of people as numbers, concluding the sport mirrors a culture of spectacle and complex craft.
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