Motorists rely on CB radios for highway emergencies
The Associated Press report notes 15 to 20 million CB sets in use, with one in 11 cars and three in five long haul trucks. It cites 1000 deaths over last Christmas and New Year, and 21.7 billion miles driven, highlighting CBs as fast aid in jams and crashes plus three common help channels via law enforcement, REACT/ALERT, or local base relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. McClain
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Electronic Industries Association
EIA
National Safety Council
Cbs
New York State
REACT
Savalas Demonstrates Head Doubling At NYC Studio Luncheon
Actor Telly Savalas attends a New York luncheon promoting the Studio for Solid Photograph. A stadium spokesman touts a "revolutionary new art form" that makes sculpture via a three dimensional photographic process linked to a computer. Savalas participates by having his head duplicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telly Savalas
Kojak
New York City
Savalas
Decatur Daily Want Ads Highlight Local Offers
Personal use classified notices from the Decatur Daily list opportunities for readers. items include job openings, real estate, services, and miscellaneous wants with brief contact details and prices where shown.
Marilyn Daniels to headline New Year's Eve concert at Von Braun
Charlie Daniels center and his band will perform at the Von Braun Civic Center on New Year's Eve. Pictured are Freddie Edwards Joel DiGregorio Don Murray Daniels Charlie Hayward and Tom Grain. Tickets are available at regular box office outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Daniels
von Braun Civic Center
Freddie Edwards
Joel
DiGregorio
Don Murray
Daniels
Charlie Hayward
Tom Grain
Vietnamese child show reveals remarkable kids story
AP report profiles David Seltzer adopting two Vietnamese orphans while researching a film about children left homeless by the Vietnam War. He describes moving experiences in Saigon, funding aid via the Vietnamese-American Children's Fund, and the two youths Phuong and Trung who became part of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sharbutt
Los Angeles
ABC
Saigon
David Seltzer
Seltzer
Tim
Emily
America
Ben Cunningham
Phuong
Trung
Culture gifts and local history books for Christmas
Lee Sentell notes gift ideas supporting Decatur and Huntsville cultural groups. Memberships to Friends of the Library and Huntsville Museum of Art. rare histories such as Northern Alabama and Story of Decatur available through local outlets. Local art, publications, and HBO via Decatur TeleCable add to holiday options. A California pine sculpture by Bob Riddle debuts next month at a Birmingham hospital. FTC probes video games’ impact on TV tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sentell
Friends of the Library
Decatur Library
Huntsville Museum of Art
von Braun Civic Center
Huntsville
Alabama
Reprint Co
Spartanburg
S.C
Decatur
Bill Jenkins
John Knox
Walter Jackson
City of
Bob Riddle
California
Boris Boshell
Lurleen B. Wallace
Birmingham
Riddle
Skip Meadows
HBO
Meadows
Wtcg-Tv
Atlanta
Channel 17
Atlanta Braves
Nebraska
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Commission
Pinky Tuscadero series talked of by ABC
Readers ask about a Pinky Tuscadero TV series and whether Roz Kelly would star in it. ABC considered it but did not proceed. Roz Kelly appears in a Nancy Walker led project after her character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn
Pinky Tuscadero
Marie
Danville
Ill
ABC
Roz Kelly
Pinky
Nancy Walker
Don Rickles
Cpo Sharkey
Ken S
Tampa
Fla
Ken
Doris Day
Actors and Others For
Animals
Buffalo
N.Y
Doris
Actors and Others
Bac
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Rod Stewart
Warner Bros
Rubberband Man
Atlantic
McCoo
Billy Davis Jr
Tennille
A&m
Leo Sayer
Boston
Epic
Elton John
McA-Rocket
Nadia
Barry de Vorzon
Perry Botkin Jr
You Are the Woman
Firefall
Atlana
You
England
Dan
John Ford Coley
Big Tree
Stevie Wonder
Tamla
Earth, Wind & Fire
Spirit
Columbia
Jackson Browne
Asylum
LED Zeppelin
Swan Song
Electric Light Orchestra
United Artists
Morgan County Historic Preservation Society
Crump
Scottie Fitzgerald Smith
Alabama Journal
Zelda
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Strode Publishers
Decatur TeleCable
Cyamat Dawes Pane
Cate Brothers
Marilyn Beck
Jack Webb
R. L
Boise
Idaho
Hans
Sharkey
Rickles
Julie London
Webb
Jack
Mary Tyler Moore
Ted Baxter
Georgette
Patti M
Twinkle Toes
Winnipeg
Man
Toes
Georgia Engle
Washington, D. C
School of the Ballet Academy
University of Hawaii
Talia Shire
Sharon
Pasadena
Calif
Talia
Kelly
Walker
Disney
Gateway NO
Rocking Chair Theatre
Gmes Conway
Shaggy D.A
Princess
PSCMU
Bailey
Russ
Meyer
Hunderbird
Aare
Russ Meyer
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