Obscene Call Problem Eyed By Bell Bureau
Bell Telephones anonymous call bureau in Western Pennsylvania cites listeners as a key factor in obscene calls. Norman Bach says hang up if caller won’t identify himself and notes about 5,700 identified offenders, claiming this reduces up to 50,000 cases. The article recounts cases, tracing, and public education efforts.
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Norman Bach
Bell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Bach
Lieve
Vietnam
Lines for handling persistent calls teach caution
The fragment provides lines advising patience with persistent callers and simple phone greetings. It warns to answer only with hello, avoid disclosing personal details, and to refrain from listing a residence or title. It also counsels hiding information about being alone and not answering sensitive questions.
Thieves Take $72,000 in Heathrow Air Canada Heist
Four masked gunmen raided an Air Canada warehouse at Heathrow before dawn seizing platinum and coins valued at $72,000. They bound three warehousemen and a guard in a cage used for animal shipments, then escaped before authorities sealed exits. One guard freed himself and alerted police and customs as the robbers fled with $72,000 in valuables though $144,000 in platinum remained.
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London
Air Canada
Heathrow Airport
Gilligan pushes tax credits over Nixon plan
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan told a congressional committee that a tax credit program for individuals and corporations could yield more new money for states than Nixon revenue sharing. He urged tying tax raising and spending to the same level of government and outlined a plan allowing up to 10 percent credit of federal liability for state and local taxes paid. If enacted in Ohio, it could add over 700 million dollars annually without raising citizens taxes, far more than the president's proposal. Gilligan criticized Nixon for omitting economic development measures in the State of the Union and called for national welfare standards and rapid reform through a nationalized program. He arrived in Washington for a three day visit and planned meetings with Senators Saxbe and Taft and the congressional delegation.
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Washington
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Congressional Committee
Nixon
Gilligan
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Congress
Advisory Council On Intergovernmental Relations
Committee On Economic Development
FTC Proposes Phosphates Disclosure On Detergents
The Federal Trade Commission urged disclosure that phosphates in detergents contribute to water pollution and requiring the exact grams per recommended use. The rule would let the public compare phosphate content across brands and demand full ingredient lists by common names on all packages.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Powerplant Seized By Uganda Rebels
Rebels seized Uganda's Owen Falls hydroelectric power plant as fighting raged near Kampala. Reports said rebels attacked Nsambya barracks and banks, with heavy clashes in Jinja, 70 miles from Kampala. Unconfirmed claims of an attempted hit on Maj. Gen. Idi Amin and turmoil at Entebbe airport.
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Kampala
Ugada
Milton Obote
Uganda
Vig Owen Falls
Obote
Singapore
Tak
Nsambya
Central Bank of Uganda
Jinja
Dawn
Idi Amin
Amin
Cold snap returns with possible snow flurries
Colder weather returns tomorrow with a chance of snow flurries. Lows tonight expected in the low to mid 30s and a high in the 30s tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 36 degrees and this morning’s low was just above freezing.
If You Want Her to Listen Talk to Another Woman
A provocative saying claims wives are more attentive when a man talks to another woman, implying relationship mechanics and gender dynamics. The line suggests social perception rather than explicit advice, reflecting cultural attitudes rather than actionable guidance.
Portrait or Abe Lincoln spotted in Bell Picturephone study
The article notes observers evaluating a portrait resembling Abraham Lincoln from a distance as studies for Bell’s Picturephone systems and computer picture storage techniques. An AP dateline accompanies the brief mention.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bell
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Peter Jackson
Tucson
University of Arizona
William Saxbe
Robert Taft Jr
Wayne Cooper
Ann Landers
Entebbe
Springfield
Mass
Donald Sasen
Donald
Brother Joseph
Joseph
Brother Michael
Mike
Madeline Sasen
City Division of
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