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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1978

Page

15

Bell Canada Ad Backfires on TV Ask Turning Point

An Ottawa Bell Canada operator laughs at a televised ad that backfired after showing her giving advice on cooking a chicken to a caller. The piece notes public reaction and media focus on the commercial.

Ottawa Bell Canada Bell Richard Martin Martin

All-State Chorus at Virginia Draws 300 Students

Carol Gore participated in the All-State Chorus at the University of Virginia. The choir gathered 300 students from across the state. Richard Gregory was elected to the Student Government Council at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Carol Gore University of Virginia Ichard Gregory Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

Three Dimensional Films Arrive in Winchester

The 1953 piece notes Winchester hosts new 3D films requiring polaroid glasses. It also covers Bell Canada’s $800000 promotional push that backfired as urban crime in Virginia rose faster than national cities, with Ottawa operators flooded by humorous cooking inquiries about the ad.

Winchester Virginia

War Gaming Shapes U S Policy in Pentagon Studies

Inside the Pentagon a group of 51 specialists led by a brigadier general develops war games to test policy. The studies address military and political scenarios using computer models, with figures like Brig. Gen. Eugene D. Scott and Herman Kahn shaping insights for national strategy.

N.Y. Times News Service Washington Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff Egypt United States Defense Department Studies, Analysis and Gaming Agency Eugene D Scott Horn of Africa Herman Kahn Hudson Institute Overseas Press Club of America

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