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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1979
Page
23
CBS dominates the latest Nielsen ratings with seven of the top ten programs. CBS posts a weekly average of 15.1 while ABC trails at 14.2 and NBC at 11.0. Reruns of M A S H and WKRP lead, with Three's Company and Taxi following.
Miami AP reports Jimmy Goddard the mailman returns to song praising a fuel saving drive that keeps his bicycle in use after postal limits forced truck delivery. He notes cost differences and a shift toward cycling or walking routes, claiming success.
In Oceanside a would be robber wearing a motorcycle helmet entered California First Bank and demanded money. The female teller berated him, retrieved a wooden cash drawer, and struck him, sending the gunman fleeing. He was captured hiding in shrubs, 18-year-old Terry McIntyre arrested.
Irregular prime time grid shows six o clock to nine o clock with programs like News Over Easy Family Feud Newlywed Game Dolly Wild Kingdom In Search Of Muppets Odd Couple Walton Mork and Mindy Project UFO Quincy and Miss Universe among others in a classic schedule.
A dense schedule lists Cedar Rapids Rock Island Ames Davenport and Dubuque stations with 10:00 to 12:00 times. Highlights include CBS NBC ABC and PBS feeds airing Gunsmoke Marcus Welby Starsky and Hutch Dallas and Rockford Files among others with news and movies scattered across the evening lineup.
Ralph Nader told a House subcommittee that Congress should raise the cap on damages utilities pay after a nuclear accident. A 22 year old federal law limits liability to 560 million per event, though potential damages could reach 30 billion. Also noted are today’s birthdays for Sen. George McGovern and actor Pat Hingle.
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