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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1977
Page
23
ABC edged NBC in average prime time ratings for the week ending July 3. Terraces led with a 22.4 rating and 15.9 million homes, followed by Charlie’s Angels and Laverne & Shirley. NBC finished with 12.9 and CBS with 12.4 rating figures. Nancy Drew was the lowest rated ABC episode at five million homes.
TV schedules across Cedar Rapids Des Moines and nearby Davenport list primetime lineups with NBC CBS and ABC movies news and child programs. Notable items include Hawaii Five-O Barney Miller and Nightline style fare plus Hee Haw Muppets and Bonanza with local station notes and time blocks.
Fan Yuan yen, a 41 year old squadron commander in the Chinese Communist air force, defected by flying a Mig-19 to Taiwan and seeking political asylum. The Nationalist defense ministry offers gold rewards for defectors bringing aircraft or ships. Fan reportedly carried coastal defense documents and stated human rights prompted his move, landing at Tainan after a long planned inspection flight.
Detroit and foreign automakers posted a new car sales record for June with 1,115,870 units sold. GM had a best month ever at 530,949. total U S sales rose 17 percent from June 1976 while Ford edged up 1 percent and Chrysler and American Motors declined.
LAS VEGAS reports neutron bomb detonated at the Nevada Test Site with White House considering a mid August decision on production. Sources say the blast occurred 70 miles north of Las Vegas as controversy over the weapon grows in Congress.
Dozens of Social Security Administration terminals in the Baltimore headquarters were often left unlocked at night and in open areas, exposing confidential data on more than 27 million Americans. Auditors warned procedures were inadequate to prevent fraud and data misuse though no abuses were found during the audit.
Official Fourth of July figures show San Diego Zoo drew 14 394 visitors Sea World 16 229 and Black's Beach 25 000 with the beach described as clothing optional. Drive safely.
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