Pioneer CBer recalls the good old days
Ink Dipper recalls Charles Big Sarge Bennett of Hattiesburg Mississippi a veteran CBer from the 1960s. He describes tube radios no transistors and home made rigs approved by the FCC. Bennett laments shifts in channel courtesy yet notes growth of REACT ALERT and law enforcement involvement.
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CB Times
Vernal
Charles
Big Sarge” Bennett
Hattiesburg, Miss
FCC
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Bennett
Jackie Gleason
Lafayette
Smokey
React and Alert
Civil Air Patrol
Law Enforcement Officers
Park funds to be used promptly for critical National Park needs
Secretary Cecil Andrus announced rapid use of Congress approved funds for the National Park System. The act adds 10 million for operations and 90 million for facility repairs and 106 million for land acquisition, backing long delayed projects from Hawaii to Minnesota and expanding lands in several preserved areas.
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Seven Pools
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Haleakala National Park
Newhalem
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Andrud
Cuyahogg Authorized Valley National Recreation Area
Ohios
Big Cypress National Preserve
Fiat
Lower St. Croix National Seenig River
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Spec. Pier
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Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown Junior College
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