Armed with his World War I-vintage Lee-Enfield rifle and a toll-free 1-800 telephone number to call if he spots a Soviet or American submarine breaking through the ice of the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Ranger Paul Raddi is in the first line of defense of Canada’s sovereignty over the 2.4-million-square-mile Arctic archipelago.
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Police say they have arrested a man known as the “pope of pot” whose drug ring sold about $40,000 worth of marijuana a day through a toll-free number: 1-800-WANT-POT. Michael Cesar, 48, was arrested Wednesday with seven alleged accomplices after narcotics officers raided an apartment, said police spokesman Scott Bloch. During the raid, police confiscated at least 7 pounds of marijuana and $3,000 in cash, Bloch said. Cesar, alleged head of the drug ring, said he
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co.’s two largest long-distance competitors are about to enter the $4-billion-a-year market of providing toll-free “800” telephone numbers. The toll-free number, which allows potential customers to make free long- distance calls to businesses to place orders or request information, has been one of the fastest-growing marketing tools for businesses in recent years. Companies with the 800 numbers pay the costs for
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State officials think they’ve solved a sticky situation over the toll-free number folks can call to replace fading license plate decals. The response was so heavy that some calls were automatically routed to a dry-cleaning equipment supply company in Iowa, Sue Sadik, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety, said Monday. How did that happen? “I have no clue,” Sadik said. But Beverly Reiman, spokeswoman for Ohio-based
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The people staffing the toll-free hotline were stunned: They’d hoped to help find the families of 39 people whose mass suicide here had been discovered the day before. But a staggering 1,500 calls came in between 2 p.m. Thursday and midday Friday. ”I had no idea that there were so many people missing,” said Barbra Burgess, the county senior telecommunications analyst who set up the 800 number with help from GTE. More than 1,050
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STATE DECAL LINE’S PROBLEMS FADE AWAY TOLL-FREE NUMBER
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A Toll-Free 800 Telephone Number Can Give Your Business A Competitive Edge
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The 800 NUMBER has been springing up on billboards throughout Massachusetts … “I’m skeptical that you can call an 800 NUMBER and have someone do something …
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The Navy, as part of its investigation of alleged espionage by Marine embassy guards, has established a toll-free “800” phone number to encourage reports of suspicious behavior. The toll-free number went into operation late last month but was not publicly announced until Monday. Unlike the Army, which established a “spy hot line” in March to field any reports of suspicious behavior, the Navy’s new hot line is geared specifically to…
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In print advertisements an 800 NUMBER will let Americans know where TO call if they want TO know More about alcohol. Americans should take A few minutes TO …
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