Nearly two-thirds of American homes own a...

Nearly two-thirds of American homes own a videocassette recorder, a Gallup Organization survey released by an industry group said. Ownership of VCRs has mushroomed to 65% of U.S. households, said the Electronic Industries Assn., which sponsored the nationwide telephone survey of 1,008 adults this spring. Televisions, which topped the list, were owned by 99% of the households surveyed, while telephone answering machines were in 24%, personal computers in 18% and compact disc players in 14%.