Columbus Ohios cable capital taps interactive future
Columbus, Ohio markets itself as the world center of cable TV with four systems led by KBLE. QUBE unlocks two way viewing enabling at home banking and shopping. Columbus State University, Banc One, and Ohio College Library Center test banking and news delivery while city meetings and security services move through public access channels.
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Thomas Rizzo
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
KBLE
United States
Ohio State University
America
Warner Amex Cable Communications Inc
QUBE
CompuServ
H&r Block
Columbus City Council
Municipal Energy and Telecommunications Department
Warner Amex
Roger Blackwell
Ohio State
Thomas McCain
McCain
Cable firms bid for city franchises amid antitrust concerns
Cable companies pour millions into urban franchise bids as New York Times buys franchises and Westinghouse buys Teleprompter. Monetary totals reach hundreds of millions while cities face gifts bans and conflict over winner selections. Legal challenges emerge in Houston Pittsburgh and other cities. Industry analyst Frederick Anschel notes uncertainty over consumer willingness to pay and potential satellite competition.
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Westinghouse Electric Co
Teleprompter Corp
New York Times
New Jersey
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Denver
Washington
New York City
Los Angeles
Dallas
Warner Amex Communications Inc
Warner Amex
Houston
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Boulder
Colo
St. Louis
Massachusetts
Ex-legislator runs tavern in gritty Rhode Island town
Edward Beard, former Rhode Island congressman and ex-boxer, now operates Batter's Choice Tavern in Central Falls. He reflects on losing to Claudine Schneider, cashing his pension, and returning to the basics of serving working people while planning a political comeback. He blames a PR firm for his insulation from constituents.
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Hal Spencer
Associated Press
Central Falls
R.I
Edward Beard
Eddie” Beard
Rhode Island
Washington
Cannon Building
House
Labor
Claudine Schneider
Beard
Batter's Choice Tavern
Joseph Bouchard
Bouchard
Dowdy
Batter’s Choice
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Paul Boutin
Patricia Bannon
Mrs. Schneider
Cuban ex-president Manuel Urrutia dies at 81 in Queens
News briefs report former Cuban president Manuel Urrutia died at 81 after entering St. John’s Hospital in Queens on June 15. A nursing supervisor said the medical chart was locked and cause of death unavailable. Urrutia led Cuba after Batista’s resignation, chosen by Fidel Castro.
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New York
Manuel Urrutia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Urrutia
Alejandro
Queens
St. John’s Hospital
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Santiago de Cuba
Chicago
William Brooks
Brooks
Nathaniel Johnson
Daryl Davis
South Side
Detroit
Michigan
Detroit News
Bobby Crim
Davison
the News
Parachute scare ends in miracle for Ohio skydiver
Albert Lewis of Columbus survived a 3500 foot fall when his parachute failed to open fully during a June 28 skydiving jump. He suffered a broken ankle, broken left thigh bone, two broken vertebrae, and various bruises yet plans to resume parachuting saying luck and divine help kept him from hitting the ground.
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Canton, Ohio
Albert Lewis
Columbus
Lewis
Timken Mercy Medical Center
Dalai Lama Links Greed to World Religious Strife
The Dalai Lama says a possessive streak in people distorts religion and fuels conflicts, from Ireland to the Middle East, though major faiths share common goals. He cites misused beliefs and says external possessiveness overruns true religious aims.
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New York
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Madison
Wis
Ireland
Middle East
Odessa Record Fragments Chronicle Muddled OCR Note
Fragmentary OCR text from Odessa paper mentions names and events in garbled form. The readable bits reference The Odessa American context with scattered words like March and local figures, but concrete facts are unavailable. This card condenses unreadable lines into a placeholder record for further clarification by editors.
Weather forecast highlights fair Odessa skies through Wednesday
The National Weather Service forecast fair and warm conditions for Odessa with highs in the mids and lows around 60s through Wednesday. Showers and storms were possible today in East and Southeast Texas, while most the state stays clear. coastlines see heaviest shower activity. Highs elsewhere reach the 90s, up to 103 in the Big Bend. patchy fog along the upper coast and Piney Woods. early temps in the 60s and 70s. no rain expected in Midland forecast through Tuesday with light winds turning southerly to 10 mph on Tuesday.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
East Texas
Texas
Big Bend
Victoria
Piney Woods
Amarillo
Brownsville
McAllen
Midland Regional
Extended Texas forecast across regions this week
North Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers from Wednesday to Friday. Highs 94 to 100, lows in the 70s. South Texas remains mostly cloudy with rain chances Wednesday through Friday, lows from the low 70s to near 80 along the coast, highs near 90 to the Mud 90s. West Texas experiences partly cloudy conditions with afternoon and nighttime storms mainly south, highs in the 90s and near 105 in lower elevations, lows in the 60s to low 70s, near 60 mountains.
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North
Texas
South
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