Local phone dealer calls FCC order a definite boon
Paul Chukas, president of Telecom Systems in Cedar Rapids, says the FCC order easing private ownership will boost sales of home phones and pave the way for service expansions. Cedar Rapids officials worry about maintenance and blame disputes if a line fails, while Bell and others assess the shift and potential price effects. Ed McGinty of Audio Associates sees broader price benefits for consumers.
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Paul Chukas
Chukas
Telecom Systems
Weing Road
Cedar Rapids Area
Sears
van Nostrand
Bell
FCC
Schaub
At&t Presi
Ed McGinty
Audio Associates
Paramount
Ma Bell
Holiday crafts set at Marion YMCA this November
A five week holiday craft class begins November 1 at the Marion YMCA. Sign up by calling 377-7361 before next Monday. Enrollment is 5 dollars plus materials. Each week features a different craft including quilting a centerpiece and wall hanging.
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Marion
Linn-Mar
New Mexico Man Injured When Car Forces Off Road Near Winthrop
Wayne Holliday of New Mexico was left in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after another vehicle crossed the center line and forced his car off the road two miles north of Winthrop Saturday night. The other car fled the scene.
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Winthrop
New Mexico
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Wayne Holliday
Holliday
Elderly Clinic Friday at Marion Christian Church
An elderly clinic will be held Friday at Marion Christian Church 1050 McGowan Blvd from 9 a.m. to noon. Free hearing screening offered at the clinic only by appointment. Call 398-3555 for details.
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Marion Christian Church
McGowan Blvd
Local Services Announce Week Of Garbage Pickup
Public services say garbage collection will run on schedule this week. City workers observed Veterans Day on the traditional date November 11.
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Public Services Department
Fire destroys 25 acres of unpicked corn near Frankville
A Saturday fire on the Kiesaar farm three miles north of Frankville burned 25 acres of unpicked corn. Firefighters from Castalia Frankville and Decorah battled the blaze. Officials said a passing vehicle may have started the fire.
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Frankville
Roland Kiesaar
Castalia
Decorah
Bell to continue efforts on phantom extensions issue
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that AT&T will keep monitoring lines for phantom extensions. Schaub says customers with private phones may have equipment removed once registered with the company. The dispute centers on protective couplers intended to guard the network from power surges and the FCC testing proposal for certified equipment.
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Dent Charles Brown
Bell
Brown
Schaub
Cedar Rapids
Mon
American Telephone and Telegraph
At&t
FCC
Supreme Court Lets FCC Power on Phone Couplers Stand
The U S Supreme Court let stand an appeals court ruling allowing the FCC to require couplers on main telephone connections. AT T and Bell system critics argued the rule discriminates against independents. 400 devices have been certified and registered.
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Bell
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
FCC
Stanford Weinstein
Traer Man Charged With Game Violations
Rick Reeder, 26, faces two counts for possessing raccoon on October 20 and another for a red fox on the same day. The rural Traer resident is due in Magistrate’s Court October 27 as conservation officer Bob Mullen outlines the charges ahead of the hunting seasons opening October 29 and November 26.
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Toledo
Traer
Rick Reeder
Reeder
Bob Mullen
Independence drivers arrested for drunken driving charges
Independence police charged two drivers with drunken driving after reports from citizens band radio operators. Edward Kleinstaub er, 43, Atkins, was arrested at 1 30 a m Saturday for an erratic vehicle. Gary A. Raine, 26, Independence, was arrested at 5 40 p m Sunday on U S Highway 20 East following a radio report.
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Independence Independence
Citizens Band
Edward Kleinstauber
Atkins
Gary A. Raine
Independence
U.S. Highway 20 East
Vegetable yield ranges from two to six servings per pound
Fresh vegetables vary in cooked yield from two to six 1/2 cup servings per pound. Water loss, absorption, and swelling during cooking affect final amounts.
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By Chuck Hawkins
Cedar Rapids Northwestern Bell
Jerry Schaub
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Stickney’s
Adv
Marion Independent Board of Education
Longfellow Administration
Kiwanis — Hiawatha Trails
Kiwanis Club
Sambo’s
Bell Sys
Weinstein
Holiday Buffet
Smulekoffs
Onzette
10Th Street
Smulekoff
Amana
Amana Nadatza Ndc
U.S
Liberal
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