I r
Phoney
phone tap
paranoia
i cii
by Lawrence Molczyk
If you are afraid that your telephone line is tapped, perhaps
you are just a victim of paranoia and Ma Bell's failure to make
connections in her old age.
According to Duane Dorman, a Lincoln Telephone and
Telegraph spokesman "strange" clicks on your line can be
caused by a number of things, all unrelated to wire tapping.
The telephone company does not sanction any "bugging," and
anyone attempting to do so might have a great deal of
difficulty getting it done.
Devices known as concentrators located in the area of your
telephone may cause interference and clicking. These devices
amplify the telephone signal.
Other sorts of interference might be caused by frayed wires
causing "shorts," especially in older residential districts.
Telephone cables, which carry 500 or more wires may have
flaws causing disturbances.
"It would be very difficult for anyone to trace a single call
once the signal has reached the transmitter cable," Dorman
said. "Even our own men have trouble working on these
complicated lines without sophisticated inTormation
available." .
"A line tap, if it exists, would necessarily have to be made
at some point between the telephone and the pole, before the
main line is reached," he explained.
A line tapped in this way could easily be detected by
checking the line between your house and the pole for unusual
"extra" wires. "These types of physical bugging devices are
generally quite unsophisticated," Dorman said.
Another cause of clicking may be a party trying to call
while the line is busy. Telephone relay switches will cause
interference if your line is being used at the time another party
calls.
If you are concerned about your line being tapped, you
may wish to check your own connections, but "the likelihood
of your telephone being tapped is a very remote possiDiiny,
Dorman said.
Cinema 1: "Nicholas and
Alexandra" 1, 4:30, 8:15 p.m.
Cinjma 2: "Butterflies Are
Free" 1, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20
p.m.
CooperLincoln: "Ryan's
Daughter" 8 p.m.
Embassy: "Executive Wives" 11
a.m., 12:30, 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30, 8,
9:30, 11 p.m.
State: "The Dirtiest Girl I Ever
Knew" 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 p.m.
Stuart: "Cabaret" 1,3:10,5:20,
9:40 p.m. "Slaughterhouse Five"
7:30 p.m.
Varsity: "Blacula" 1,3, 5, 7, 9
p.m.
Correction . . .
Tf,e telephone number for
the UNL ombudsman is
472-3633. The number was
incorrectly listed in
Thursday's Daily Nebraskan.
o o
NYLON B-15 BOMBER JACKET
REMEMBER HOW GREAT THEY
WENT LAST WINTER?
MADE OF GENUINE
NYLON PAC CLOTH
100 Nylon Pac shell
16 oz. quilting
Sleeve pencil pocket
Giant No. 7 zipper
Colors-Navy
LINCOLN ARMY and
WESTERN STORE
138 No. 11th
-TIIIIMMW.
o
THE
STORY
OF
BILLY
PILGRIM
FIQ O
-OU. "ova i j
HP
if &
SNEAK
PREVIEW &
A
TONIGHT
AT
M
o
o
o
ur ciiDvivcn
On rfwn wit 11
THE DEADLIEST 7:30
1WU UntAKIH UNLY kurj
O tSest m V0NNEGUT O
NIGHT 111 JR-Sa
SMiTrn rrt a
Q wit IS NOW A MOVIE
1
V.IGHTS Ut
Gene Shalit. NBC-TV
r 9 "AAA!"
O"
New York Daily News
A DAZZLING MUSICAL FILM!" C
Judith Crist, NBC-TV (Today Show)
"LIZA MINNELLI IN 'CABARET'
A STAR IS BORN!" -ftygSff r
Q V
o
o
SI
O O O O O O O
page 10
You'll enjoy our pleasant atmos
phere, fine food, and reasonable
prices.
Monday-Friday
Sandwich Buffet 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Steak, Seafood, and Salad Buffet
5 p.m. to 1 1 p.m.
Sunday
Full Buffet 1 2 noon to 9 p.m. .
Home Game Saturdays
Lounge and Sandwich Buffet open
at 9 a.m.
Lounge open til 1 a.m. - Plenty of Free Parking at The Inn
on the corner of 17th and M Streets, Lincoln.
nn
daily nebraskan
friday, October 13, 1972