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Tom Tom and Smoke Signals in Modern News Debate
In a column by Dick West, Kendal Smucker questions using tom toms and smoke signals as a backup for overloaded communications. He suggests raising drum pitch to inaudible levels and staffing centers with trained dogs to avoid noise. An alternate system from Magie Farncomb cites Jimmie Kewannytewa’s desert runners delivering news quietly.
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Dick Dick West
Kendal Smucker
Whea Ilton
Magie C. Farncomb
Sacramento
Calif
Jimmie K
Mesa
Desert Land
Arizona
Miss Farncomb