There is no link in terms of products to Taco Bell in the United States or other outlets operated by Yum Brands, the spokesman added.

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In 1960 a metal-coated plastic balloon 100ft across sent up by America's space agency was used by Bell to bounce telephone calls to distant destinations in the United States.

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Bell Atlantic dominates the local-phone market in the northeastern United States, where it has 42m customers.

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The United States has also provided nonintrusive inspection equipment for mobile checkpoints, delivered eight Bell 412 transport helicopters for the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), and accelerated the anticipated delivery of three UH-60M Blackhawks for the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR) by 2 years to September of this year.

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"That bell can never be unrung, but the many associated errors can be corrected, " the Paterno report states.

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