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...transceivers were boosted dramatically by gutted prices on current 23-channel gear, which becomes less desirable this week when the Government increases the number of CB channels to 40 (see story page 51). King's Department Stores, a Boston-based chain, cut the price of one popular CB rig from $159 to $59; one store sold 20 in two hours. Despite movement of such items, retailers are generally conservative as they enter 1977. There is no rush to build inventories, and about all most sellers hope for is a carryover of at least some Christmas momentum into this year...
...hockey also vociferously oppose legalized betting on their sports though this nonetheless seems likely to follow across the nation. The more deeply held moral objection to sports betting stems from the fear that the states may get into wagering on college or other amateur sports, where the temptation to rig games could be stronger and easier to fulfill...
...teacher, nicely played by Betty Buckley, rescues her and punishes her tormentors with extrastrenuous work outs, which naturally leads the dear chil dren to plot still deeper humiliation for Carrie. The idea is to rig her election as prom queen and destroy her at her moment of unexpected triumph...
...getting nervous. A colossal 60-ft. by 265-ft. billboard in New York's Times Square had been heralding the coming of his new album for three months, but Wonder kept fiddling away at his unfinished work. Last week the wait ended as Stevie, clad in Lone Ranger rig, welcomed critics and reporters to North Brookfield, Mass., for a preview of Songs in the Key of Life. The record just might earn a silver bullet on the charts. Even before public release this week, more than 1 million copies of Songs have been sold...
...young is in full swing. Anyone who reaches age 30 is in trouble: the little red jewel planted in the palm of the senior citizen's hand starts flashing, signaling that it is time to be "reborn in the fiery ritual of carrousel." This ceremony requires one to rig oneself out in long robes and a perforated plastic mask, then stand peaceably in the middle of what appears to be a centrifugal-force machine. Soon the participant starts soaring toward the top of the dome, where a glowing white stone incinerates him in mid-flight Bodies explode...