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Callers to 900 telephone numbers would have to be told how much the call costs and given a chance to hang up under rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission.The Evening Sun wants to know what you think about 900 telephone numbers.Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions.

Baltimore voters will go to the polls Thursday to elect a mayor, council president, comptroller and council members. We'd like to know how interested you are in the election.Call SUNDIAL and participate in The Evening Sun's informal telephone survey. The call is local and must be made from a tone phone. The SUNDIAL number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions from the announcer. Call with your opinion between 10 a.m. and midnight.

The Christmas shopping season got off to a good start this past weekend even though sales were down compared to other years. The Evening Sun wants to know if you plan on cutting back on Christmas shopping.Call SUNDIAL, The Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions.

A voucher program for panhandlers and the homeless is among recommendations for improving safety in downtown Baltimore, presented in a report yesterday.The Evening Sun wants to know what you think of the voucher idea.Call SUNDIAL, The Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions.

Gov. William Donald Schaefer went on TV last night to explain the fiscal crisis to the average Marylander, who, he speculated, hadn't gotten the word about the true condition of the state budget.The Evening Sun wants to know what you thought of his speech.Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American women still lag behind their counterparts in several other Western democracies in closing the salary gap with men.The Evening Sun wants to know if you believe a gender pay gap exists where you work. Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736.

Do you think the Browns should keep their Cleveland nickname in Baltimore? Call Sundial at (410) 783-1800 and enter the 4-digit code 5005. (For other local Sundial numbers, see the Sundial directory on Page 2A.)Coming FridayThe Sun will publish a special section on the Browns in Friday's editions. The section will cover the history of the team, from its founding in the All-America Football Conference up to this season. Included will be season-by-season records and career statistical leaders.

Beginning May 9, The Baltimore Sun will offer expanded horse racing results and entries through Sundial, our telephone information service, and Sunfax, our fax service. Both services are free.Entries and results from Maryland racetracks will continue to run in the newspaper and also will be available via Sundial and Sunfax. Entries and results from selected racetracks outside the state, including the addition of those tracks simulcast in Maryland, can be obtained on Sundial and Sunfax. Entries and results from out-of-state tracks will not be printed in the newspaper.

White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigned yesterday after telling President Bush he didn't want to hurt his re-election chances.The Evening Sun wants to know if you think Sununu's decision will help or hurt the president in the 1992 election.Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736. When you reach SUNDIAL, enter category 4600 and wait for instructions.

By invitation of Kuwaiti officials, Gov. William Donald Schaefer is accompanying the emir of Kuwait on his return to Kuwait City today. Some Maryland lawmakers say Schaefer should tend to business at home.The Evening Sun wants to know what you think about Schaefer's trip.Call SUNDIAL, the Baltimore Sun's telephone information system, on a Touch-Tone phone. The call is local, and answers will be registered between 10 a.m. and midnight. The SUNDIAL phone number is 783-1800 or, in Anne Arundel County, 268-7736.