Word: wiring
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Cable television, the transmission of TV signals by wire instead of through the air, may still be in its infancy, but it is growing fast. Some 17 million subscribers, who are concentrated primarily in big cities, now use the system. That is an increase of 12.7 million since 1970. Moreover, experts predict that cable TV, which will enable the viewer to receive up to 150 channels of programming, will some day be part of the home entertainment center for families across the U.S. Cable firms are thus jockeying into position in expectation of the fierce battle that will determine which...
Down to the Wire...
Down to the Wire...
Mainly, Church portrays himself as Idahoan to the core. A campaign leaflet shows him in Western garb toting a shotgun, by a barbed-wire fence. Declares his campaign literature: "Church puts Idaho first." The Senator claims that he has responded to 110,000 pleas for assistance since he was first elected 24 years ago. He takes credit for reclamation projects, rangeland improvements, recreation areas and dairy-farm price supports. He has kept the votes of many conservative businessmen by cutting red tape in Washington for them. He defends his support of the wilderness bill, which would set aside 2.2 million...
...they have a tuning control, combined on-off switch volume control, and a lightweight "in your ear" headphone is supplied. The battery is a single 9-volt type and the overall weight, with battery, is 10 ounces or less. Many portables, including the least expensive, are supplied with a wire type built-in metal stand so they can be put in a tilted position...