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Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.
Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.

Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.

Date10/4/1976
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