Beepers reshape U S communication in the 1980s
The beeper boom spreads from New York to Tulsa and San Antonio as families use pagers for alerts and dinners. Industry estimates project 7 million pagers by 1990 with rising revenues and cheaper devices, while mobile radiotelephones and portable cellular phones promise broader, faster contact nationwide.
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New York
Tulsa
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Texas
United States
Thomas Lamoureux
Telocator Network of America
Lamoureux
Federal Communications Commission
MCI Communications
American Express
Metromedia
Communications Industries
Mobile Communications Corp
National Public Radio
Rccs
Radio Common
San Francisco
Bay City
RCC
FCC
Channes
Lamoureaux
Warning on fake Apple II computers sold overseas
U S Customs Service warns travelers counterfeit Apple II personal computers are sold abroad and may be seized if brought into the United States. Some have been confiscated at West Coast ports. fake units may bear no name or variants like Apple II Orange Golden Pet TK 1000 or AP II. Prices range from 100 to 450 dollars. Only Apple Computer International of Singapore and Apple Computer Ltd of Ireland are licensed overseas sellers.
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U.S. Customs Service
United States
Apple Computer International
Singapore
Apple Computer Ltd
Ireland
Associated Press
Ex‑Nazi Leaders Freed from Spandau Prison
On this date in 1966 Baldur von Schirach and Albert Speer were released from West Berlin’s Spandau Prison leaving Rudolf Hess as the sole inmate, marking a significant shift in postwar accountability at the prison.
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Baldur von Schirach
Albert Speer
West Berlin
Spandau Prison
Rudolf Hess
Spandau
Positive messaging boosts truthfulness in Dayton study
University of Dayton researchers find people tell more truth when delivering good news. Subjects delivering good news engage in more eye contact and speak succinctly, while those delivering bad news tend to talk longer. Future contact with recipients increases truthfulness.
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University of Dayton
Frank Kardes
Charles Kimble
Frank DaPolito
David Biers
Dayton
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Cedar Rapids
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Sylvia Porter
Universal Press Syndicate
Rtz
3Rd Ave
Armstrong
Bohemian Savings
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Bohemian Savings Office
FSLIC
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
F.s.li.c
Third St
S.E
Center Point Rd
N.E
Mount Vernon Rd
Williams Blvd
S.W
Eleventh Street
Marion
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