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Phone book fight grows over local directory split
Venice business leaders condemn General Telephone Company's plan to publish separate yellow pages for Venice Englewood and North Port. Owners like Ralph Combs of O K Tires and Robert Obendorf of Venetian Cleaners lambaste the move, saying it reduces reach and increases costs. Rich Cahill suggests the split is the company’s explanation.
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Venice
Englewood
North Port
General Telephone Company
Yellow Pages
Ralph Combs
O.K. Tires
Combs
GTE
Robert Obendorf
Venetian Cleaners
Obendorf
Emil Krauss
Nokomis Products, Inc