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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1977
Page
6
Barbara MacKenzie a 25 year old blind and Mark Pighin 24 pose with guide dogs in Mountain Jew Calif where computers that read aloud enable both to work as long distance operators. Telephone company officials presented them as the nation’s first long distance operators using talking machines.
Winter session at the Jackson County Family YMCA runs ten weeks from January 9 to March 18 with in person registration January 3 for members and open days January 4 and 5 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Classes include swimming and volleyball for all ages. Free swims for United Way groups listed with dates and locations. Contacts: 2500 W Sunset Dr, Carbondale or phone 49-5359.
A family oriented event opens Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the north gallery of Faner Hall Southern Illinois University Carbondale featuring children’s art from area students enrolled in the Shortshops program sponsored by MAGA A slide show and photos will accompany the opening which runs through January 10 1978 Parents Without Partners Little Egypt Chapter No 436 meets at 7 p.m. Saturday for dinner at the Illinois Cafe in Herrin.
Kay Bartlett reports that most major game companies ignore outsiders, making profitability rare for hobbyists. Only a few, like Norman Fabricant, break in with self driven effort, while many inventors struggle to attract investment and distribution for new games amid fierce industry competition.
Erma Bombeck laments form letters for letters writers and notes a new anthology from school administrators listing over 175 form letters. She jokes about the abundance of template phrases and the idea of a complete volume covering every situation.
A humorous inventory of missing or inappropriate school letters covering sympathy notes to retirees, notices about open houses and tutoring, college scores and mid year warnings, cafeteria price changes, and odd items such as letters about smoking lawns and unused radios and tires. The list notes gaps where no official forms exist.
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