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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: business denies acces
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Date: 23 Oct 90 03:37:01 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

>> Try calling your local TV stations and see if any are 

 FW> Once again you've come up with a good suggestion.  I could just see it

 FW> now if a bunch of cameras showed up in front of my establishment.  I'm

 FW> sure that it would make for an embarrassing situation to say the 

        I'm a firm believer in the power of the press.  Back in 
the 70s when we were lobbying so hard for passage of state 
legislation a group of us convinced the Govenor and 34 other high 
profile people to spend the day in a wheelchair.  We made the 
front page of every newspaper, 4 TV stations, and ABC national 
news.
        The bills passed.
                                -=joe=-

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