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Trivial Query

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From: GONZALEZ
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1986 18:57
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When I was younger, there was a book published in my town that listed people
by their name and address, and included their occupation, employer, and phone
number.  Many of the adjacent towns had similar books, all published by one
company.  Understandably, this book is no longer available to the general 
public, since it gave a lot of information that people in urban areas don't
want floating around.

The reason I thought of this was that the last volumes were printed back in
the days of named exchanges.  Everyone's heard of "PEnnsylvania 6-5000"
(736-5000), and New Yorkers may remember MUrray Hill 8 (688-XXXX), which was 
for another hotel.  In my home town, there was PIlgrim 8 (748-XXX).  In 
Plymouth, MA, there was PIlgrim 4 (744-XXXX).  My home town, however, is 
several hundred miles south of Pilgrim country, however, so I believe that
exchange names were the same throughout the country.  What I'd like to know
is what exchange names people	remember.  I'm afraid I've named the only 
ones I can recall.

				-Jim.
				"Remember when Cap'n Crunch was a cereal?"
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