Cable system could challenge major networks, FCC chief says
FCC chairman Dean Burch told the National Cable Television Association that a nationwide cable network could break the tripartite network oligopoly by offering per program pay channels for films sports and events with no advertising and consumer choice. He suggested a system reaching 20 million subscribers could outbid networks for rights, creating a competitive challenge before the decade ends.
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District 1 Rejects Smoking Lounge At Santa Rita High
Tucson School District 1 Board rejects a Santa Rita High School students smoking lounge due to state law banning under 18 smoking. Officials say a lounge for those over 18 would not fix the problem and note most students are under 18. The district also plans to bus third graders to Wrightstown and Marshall to ease overcrowding and schedules budget hearings for June and July. Kenneth J. Miles named new Mansfeld Junior High principal.
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Lighthouse to become vacation site
PORTLAND Oregon businessman George H Hupman a New York electrical engineer bought an abandoned lighthouse off Tillamook Oregon unseen for 11000. He plans to visit the 133 foot tower and one acre rock to inspect renovation feasibility and access options. The lighthouse has been abandoned since 1937.
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