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PAGE TEN THE DAILY COUftJEX, CONNEUSVIUE, PA. TUESDAY, JUNE 17,1975 'Old Crank' Replaced With Modern Facility B3O VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (UPI) When gold and silver were discovered here a century ago and miners seeded to com- moniate with the surface, Alexander Graham Bell's hand-cranked magneto system --the telephone --came to town. And there it stayed, until this weekend. It is no more.

Virginia City's oldest resident, Katp TanaehUl. 84, made the final call on the hand-cranked instrument Kate, who worked as an operator on the system in 1906, was in the Sundance Saloon- She cranked up her friend Alice Brynes at the Pipers Opera House four blocks away. A simple ceremony followed --five in black, humming the funeral march, placed flowers on the antique I phone. Officials of Nevada Bell flicked a switch, and some 325 customers in the area got a dial tone. More efficient, perhaps --but somehow just not the same.

There was free champagne at the Sundance Saloon, one of many along main street in uus town which is lined with souvenir shops and depends on tourist trade for much of its economic survival. The system was the last of its kind in the country, a telephone company spokesman said. There is a crank phone system in operation between Catalina Island and Los Angeles, "but it's not magneto and not near as old as Virginia City's," the telephone Company spokesman said. The magneto system has a "flap" that goes down on a switchboard to alert the operator to the calL "The newer systems use noise," the telephone company spokesman said. "We older people will miss it," Kate said.

She said emergency police and fire service were summoned by cranking the dial and yelling for help. And making a leisurely call a chat with the local operator. Local businessmen, who deal with merchants in Carson City and Reno, say the new dial-direct system will allow them to call direct at no additional cost But the monthly telephone bill for Kate and those who called only their old friends in Virginia City will go up a couple of dollars. No Oil Money Ready To Be Put Into Vegas By CY RYAN CARSON CITY, Nev. (UPI) Gambling groups looking to either buy or build glittering casinos in Nevada are having little luck tapping the new wealth of Arab nations.

"The information we have is that it doesn't seem very likely Nevada will see a large infusion of the petrodollar from the Arabs," says Philip Hannifin, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. In fact, it may be tougher for gambling groups to raise funds from any sources to build a multi-million dollar casino. Several Nevada groups have tried to secure financing for new hotels from the Arab nations. All have failed --for a variety of reasons, Hannifin said in an interview. First, he said, is the traditional desire by Arab rulers for anonymity and the reluctance to be investigated.

When persons invest large sums in Nevada casinos, they are subjected to a extensive background investigation by the state to insure there are no -ties with the underworld. So far, wealthy Arabs have shown a tendency to make only short-term loans in western countries. Nevada's gambling fraternity would need a longtime deal. There also is a belief held by many sects in the Moslem religion that gambling and use of alcoholic beverages is sinful, says Hannifin. "Therefore connection with such enterprises woud be viewed as embarrassing to them." In Arab nations, Hannifin said, the money belongs to the government and the royal family is the government and also the religious and spiritual leaders.

"There is a great concern for religion," he said. Some Arabs have slipped quietly into Las Vegas to try their luck at the tables with their new petrodollars. But in one recent case when it was publicized the Arabs had gambled heavily, a behind-the- scenes furor arose both in Las Vegas and in the Mideast, he said. To build a first-class hotel-casino costs tens of millions of dollars and Nevada banks don't have the capital to finance such massive undertakings, according to Hannifin. He estimated a consortium of all Nevada banks could come up with $10 million.

He said banks like short-term debts and the gaming industry needs long-term loans. The problem of getting loans to build new casinos may get worse in the future, Hannifin says. As the federal government moves more into the money market to borrow funds, there will be less loans available for private ventures and interest rates will go up. Henry Block has 17 reasons why you should come to us for income tax help. Reason 8.

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887-5490 104 E. Pittsburgh Ph. 837-4676 BOX-OFFICE POWER TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI) --Helen Hayes, long recognized as the first lady of the American theater, says plays written by the modern era of "liberated playwrights" have helped make audiences "the most abused element in today's theater." "The nonstructured play, of which we see so many these days, dissipates the emotions, leaves the audience empty and distracted," Miss Hayes said Saturday at Florida State University's commencement ceremonies, where she was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters. "An audience simply cannot go on reacting indefinitely to a play that doesn't know where it's Miss Hayes said America's theater-goers would "run to the box office" if they were given a "great play with form." She cited "Streetcar Named Desire," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "That Championship Season" as in that category.

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AND PEOPLE CHANGE THINGS. DEAN DEXTER 1975 King Features Syndicate. Study Claims Military Spending Costs Jobs' Courier's Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Dollar-for- military spending in Pennsylvania has created far fewer jobs than any other category of government spending except the space program, a study by a Michigan research group shows. Between 1968 and 1972, Pennsylvania would have been able to employ at least 127,000 additional people if the funds that were spent on military programs had been expended on civilian needs, the report by the Michigan Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) claimed. The PIRG is a student- financed research and lobbying organization.

The study attempted to refute arguments frequently raised during congressional debate that fat defense budgets have a salutary effect on employment and indicated that the negative impact of Pentagon spending on Pennsylvania's industrial base far outweighed the jobs gained from military contracts received by the state. The report concluded that if money were taken out of military contracts and put into state and local civilian A A General Revenue Sharing provides federal funds directly to local jo encourage citizen participation in determining your governmc discrimination in the use of these funds may be sent to the Office of Revenue Sharing, D.C. 20226. PLANNED EXPENDITURES CATEGORIES I PUBLIC SAFETY 2 ENVIRONMEMTAL PROTECTION 3 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HEALTH 4 RECREATION 6 7 SOCIAL SERVICES FOR AGED OR POOP FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION MULTIPURPOSE AND ID EDUCATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ft HOUSING COM MUNiTY DEVELOPMENT 13 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 14 OTHER (Specify) 15 TOTALS 18) CAPITAL (O OPERATING MAINTENANCE S3. I A and state governments This report of your government's plan is published art's decision on how the money will tie spent Note Any complaints of THE GOVERNMENT of LORES pi-RQriE iQUNSHIP ANTICIPATING A GENERAL REVENUE SHARING PAYMENT OF B--5 FOB THE SIXTH ENTITLEMENT PERIOD.

JULY 1. 1975 THROUGH JUNE 30. 1976. PLANS TO SPEND THESE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES SHOWN ACCOUNT NO 3 026 QlG i-UWEP TYRQfC TOUHSHIF U33 FftYETTE CQUTfTf DriHSOfi PH 15428 iilulliiyiLiuilui.ll.llilLiiIUIIiiillUIi.iii A A rnpy nf report and supporting documents are open for public scrutiny (E) ASSURANCES lo instruction E) 1 the Secretary of the Treasury that the non discrimination and other statutory requirements listed in Part of the instructions accompanying this report wrfl be complied with by this recipient government with respect to the entitlement funds reported hereon Signature of Chief Executive Officer Name Title Please Print cut or reallocation to other federal programs, from 10,000 to 20,000 more jobs would be created for every billion dollars spent. The research group also found that as military spending increases, spending for consumer goods, housing and various services declines.

Figures compiled in the study show that the number of jobs lost by five of the largest industrial states Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio--as a result of Pentagon spending, averaged 85 per cent of the total unemployment of the states for the five-year period studied. The PIRG study, which relied on U.S. government figures, used statistical methods developed by the head of Michigan State University's graduate school in economics, Dr. John Henderson, and other university and government economists. The report said that of the 23 states that benefitted from military spending, Texas was the big winner, gaining 133,000 jobs.

The country as a whole, however, showed a loss of 844,000 jobs between 1968 and 1972, when the military budget averaged $80 bfllion a year. IKE WAY iTWASil 2775 The battle of Bunker Hill is fought with the British victorious, although they suffer 1,064 casualties compared to American losses of 100 dead. EYEWEAR QUALITY AT A SAVINGS Eye Doctors Prescriptions filled Present Prescriptions Duplicated Frames Repci red or Replaced SUNGLASSES W. J. BUGOSH OPTICIAN 920 W.

MAIN MT. PLEASANT 6 p.m.-9 p.m., 5 Sat. 547-5110 Camp At Wooddale A day camp for CocaelisviUe Area Girl Seouis of all ages will be held from June 23 to June 27 at Pleasant Valley fair grounds io Wooddale. Each days activities will begin at 9:30 aja. and end at 3 paa.

The camp program provides opportunities for girls to experience, discover, and share girl-planned activities that meet their own needs and interests. Activities for the week La- dude fire building, planning and cooking meals, art and nature-crafts, hiking, singing and rope Mrs. William Herrington is camp director. Mrs. Jene Porter is site chairman.

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