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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1977
Page
17
ABC led prime time with 15.6 rating for the week ending Sept 4, placing Charlie's Angels at the top of the top 10. NBC and CBS followed with 14.2 and 14.1 ratings, as ABC claimed several top programs including The New Love Boat and Happy Days.
Readable fragment shows hourly network and program pairings across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Moline Davenport and Rock Island with notable shows like Star Trek Gong Show Hawaii Five-0 Batman Bonanza Merv Griffin and ABC News across late afternoon to late night hours.
FBI ties Marie Haydee Beltran Torres to Mobil Oil office bombing that killed Charles Steinbert and injured eight. fingerprint matched to a 1973 Chicago arrest. U.S. attorney says she could face the death penalty if convicted. A separate indictment charges Carlos Torres with unlawful flight and others with concealing bomb material. FALN stands for Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional.
Eight Kenyans told the Daily Nation that Ugandan soldiers killed about 180 prisoners at a Kampala jail on August 27 and 28. They described groups of ununiformed soldiers battering inmates with a hammer, with victims hit 18 to 20 times and bodies unrecognizable, as authorities moved in and out of the crowded cells.
South Korea cannot compel Tongsin Park to go to the United States. Foreign Minister Park Tongjin said Seoul urged the indicted rice dealer to return voluntarily, but Washington’s request faces limits of international law and Korean policy. Park intends to stay abroad despite U.S. pressure.
Actor Chuck Connors aged 54 married Faith Quabius 35 in Acapulco Mexico in a private civil ceremony. Both are known for stage and television work.
American author Alex Haley exchanged books with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin in Jerusalem. Haley received The Revolt and presented Roots, and was made an honorary fellow of the Hebrew University.
Santa Monica California April 1979 UPI Danielle Spencer 12 who plays Dee on Whats Happening remains in guarded condition at a Santa Monica medical center after a head on collision that killed her father She underwent surgery soon after the accident and reportedly will need more surgery later to recover.
Gov George Wallace faces a possible courtroom battle as the Montgomery Advertiser reports 400 hours of taped conversations with prominent women were not destroyed. The tapes could influence any divorce action by Cornelia Wallace as she left the executive mansion citing vulgarity and abuse.
Cindy Nicholas, 20, of Canada, swam across the English Channel to Dover and back in a record total time of 19 hours 55 minutes. Audrey Scott of the Channel Swimming Assn. confirmed she landed and was in very good shape, noting the feat exceeded the previous two-way record by ten hours.
Did You Know did you know Lewis Dembitz Bran deis was appointed January 28 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson and became the first Jewish associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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