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Never underestimate the staying power of a wrong idea. Back in December 1974, two Californians filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, asking it to stop issuing licenses to new educational TV or FM radio stations that planned to devote their air time exclusively to religious broadcasts. The petition struck a substantial number of people as a diabolical assault on religious freedom, and an avalanche of protest mail began rolling...
...simply pulls down a lever-like cover, which winds up a small generator inside the device and exposes a panel with buttons labeled in both English and Spanish: SERVICE, POLICE, MEDICAL and CANCEL. When the motorist presses the appropriate button, the generator produces electricity. This energizes a solid-state FM radio transmitter, which sends a signal to a console at highway-patrol headquarters. There, dispatchers record the location of the box and call for a tow truck, ambulance, fire engine or squad car. Help usually reaches the motorist within 30 minutes...
...scene now--some say as forceful as ever. He is not very innovative, but he has complete mastery over the saxophone as no other has. Gato Barbieri is still getting praises for his rock-jazz-orchestra synthesis Caliente, which has managed to find playing time on several local FM stations. Gato is up from South America, but he has been away for so long that one wonders whether his style hasn't taken on a totally American approach. But there is a gutsy resonance in his tenor that can't be found in American musicians. One of the first...
When the two teams collide here this afternoon (WHRB-FM, 1:25 p.m.), what we'll be talking about is a battle of Ivy leaders. The winner will remain deadlocked with Brown for first place, the loser will only have next year's high school draft to look forward...
...spur of the moment jazz notices, tune in WBUR 90.9 FM...