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The service, offered by “High Society” magazine, has touched off lawsuits in New York and cries of outrage by members of Con gress, who maintain such recordings shouldn’t be available to children. It has also spurred a complaint to the FCC from Peter Cohalan, the county executive of Suffolk County, N.Y., alleging that “minors residing within the country have been dialing the number” and that the service “is obscene and in violation of the Communications Act.. High Society, described by its vice presi dent, Ira Kirschenbaum, as "strictly a girlie book,” launched the service last Feb. 1 to bolster sales. The recorded phone messages feature women who refer callers to their pic tures in the latest edition and then explicitly describe sexual activity. John Quinn, a spokesman for the New York Telephone Co., estimates a whopping 30 million calls have been placed to the number over the past three months, each of which has generated two cents for High Society. That’s an estimated $600,000 for the magazine. The average local call in New York costs a customer seven cents, which would mean that New York Telephone would pocket a nickel on each local call to the number. The number of local calls out of the 30 million was not available. The phone number is being used be yond New York, however. The state of Vir ginia discovered earlier this month, for ex ample, that state employees had boosted its March phone bill by an extra $1,000 calling the number. Gary Epstein, chief of the FCC’s common carrier bureau, told a congressional hearing last month that Cohalan's complaint would be addressed by the agency shortly. But Epstein disagreed with Rep. Thomas Bliley Jr., R-Va., who maintains that the agency has the authori ty to declare the service obscene. Said Bliley: “I think parents believe you have a right and duty to protect children against this. Without action, this will spread and become even more explicit." “If it is indeed obscene, it could be a viola tion and service could be revoked,” Epstein responded. “But we would like judicial guidance on whether it’s truly obscene.” Cohalan's complaint was filed against New York Telephone. The phone company, in a reply filed 12 days ago, claims its hands are tied and that Cohalan is misreading the Com munications Act. The statute makes it illegal for individuals “to make or place a telephone call to ‘innocent victims’ where the content of the call is obscene or otherwise harassing,” the telephone company wrote. Researchers find wine bacteria CORVALLIS (AP) — A special bacteria that could help Oregon wineries has been found, Oregon State University researchers say. The microorganisms, called malolactic bacteria, can help in a second fermentation pro cess used in about half the state's wineries. David Heatherbell, director of OSU's wine research pro gram, and research assistant Barney Watson knew that Oregon’s cool climate and the high acidity of the state's grapes meant problems for the wKe industry. A second fermentation is used if winemakers want less acid in their wines or to change its quality or character. “We also knew that a few wineries were having good luck with fermentation bacteria from their own cellars and that other wineries were buying fermentation bacteria, mostly from California,” Heatherbell said. That started their search. "We us<sd basic fundamentals of going to the (wineries) to isolate the bacteria, looking for one that was doing the fermentation activity better SUMMER IS FUN WITH . From sailing to climbing, to dancing* Bass has the shoes to keep you looking great and feeling comfortable. 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Police said Scott Manual Taylor was in the Lane County Jail today for the fatal knife at tack on Kelly Woolery, 22, also known as Kelly Wilkinson. The other victim, Meredith Soloff, 21, was reported in good condition Saturday at McKenzie-Willamette Memorial Hospital. A nurse said Soloff had superficial knife wounds to the chest.
