North American Numbering Plan usually shown in capital letters, were dialed. Later, the third letter, where implemented, was replaced by a digit, or an extra digit was added. This generally happened after World War II, although New York City converted in 1930. The adoption of seven-digit local numbers (2L-5N) was chosen as the requirement for direct distance dialing and progressively deployed starting the late 1940s. The famous Glenn Miller tune "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" refers to telephone number PE6-5000, a number still in service at the Hotel Pennsylvania (212 736-5000) in New York. Similarly, the classic film "BUtterfield 8" is set in the East Side of
Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. (born November 23, 1940, commonly known as Glenn Miller or Frazier Glenn Cross) is an American domestic terrorist and former leader of the defunct North Carolina-based White Patriot Party (formerly known as the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan). Convicted of murder as well as criminal charges related to weapons, and the violation of an injunction against paramilitary activity, he has been a perennial candidate for public office. He is an advocate of white nationalism, white separatism, neo-paganism, and a proponent of antisemitism. On April 13, 2014, Miller was arrested following