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Motorola's tv division was purchased in late '74 by Matsushita. This I know as I talked with a Motorola Engineer about 20 years ago. He told me they fired all the engineers and some people on the line, replacing them with people from their company. Don't take my word for it though, if you look back through the 70's PBS documentaries you will find one about the takeover. I have one of the last WID sets assembled from remaining Motorola stock in early '75. It is identical to the original with the exception of a sticker on the back noting it was assembled by Matsushita of Franklin Park! I originally serviced this set in the mid eighties, got it from the customer about 10 years later and it is still in use here and working great.
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