Phone Butler blocks telemarketer calls with polite voice
The Phone Butler a device by Kenneth Jursinski aims to end unwanted telemarketing calls with a gentle firm message instructing callers to be placed on a do not call list. The device designed for landlines uses a British accented recording to end calls quickly and courteously.
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Ski
Jursinski
Gites One
Kenneth Jursin
FBI
Leslie Richards
Senior Benefit Association
Butler
Morgan-Francis Inc
Fort Myers
Fla
Phonex Corp
Midvale
Utah
Bob van Winkle
Columbus
Ohio
van Winkle
Effective Telephone Techniques Magazine
Pensacola
Conservatives Lose On Parental Notification Vote
The House defeated a measure requiring parental notification before minors receive contraceptives as part of a labor education and health spending bill. The Castle-Porter amendment passed 220 to 201, with 46 Republicans joining 173 Democrats and one independent. The vote underscored GOP moderates’ push for a compromise amid White House opposition and ongoing battles over federal spending.
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Ashington
House
White House
Michael Castle
John Porter
R-Ill
Ernest Istook
Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
Porter
Gloria Feldt
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Bridges of Madison County OK but roads are another chapter
Winterset Iowa AP reports Madison County faces long detours as U.S. 169 and state Highway 92 bridge work closes roads for months. Tourism drops sharply, with 58 percent fewer visitors this year and the looming risk of delaying the 28th Covered Bridge Festival set for Oct 11-12. Officials warn time may run out to reopen highways.
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Madison County
Winterset
Iowa
Francesca Johnson
Robert Kincaid
Robert James Waller
Florian Roehrich
Village View
Missouri
U.S. 169
Interstate 80
Stephanie Fuller
Chamber of Commerce
John Wayne
Fuller
Glenn Miller
Miss America pageant to enforce being true to self
Atlantic City, April 1995 AP The Miss America Pageant will deduct points from contestants who are not true to themselves in dress behavior or performance. Chief executive Leonard Horn said judges will enforce the rule, reflecting years of encouraging contestants to do their own hair makeup and avoid airs. Preliminary competition began Tuesday with contestants unfazed by the threat.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Leonard Horn
ABC
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