60 Minutes and Movies Drive ABC to Bottom Spot
ABC slipped to third place in the weekly Nielsen ratings as first run movies and CBS led with 60 Minutes. NBC finished second amid strong NBC and CBS offerings, while CBS dominated the top 10 with Smokey and the Bandit and Oh God.
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ABC
CBS
A.C. Nielsen Co
Nielsen
NBC
Smokey and the Bandit
Burt Reynolds
Sally Fields
George Burns
John Denver
CBS 911
60 Minutes
Dukes of Hazzard
Dallas
Real People
Eischeid
Sloane
Andy
Seth
Frank
Art Carney
Three's Company
Markets At A Glance And Philadelphia Produce Prices
Chicago and Philadelphia market notes show mixed grain futures with wheat and corn varying, oats down, soybeans up, and live cattle and hog futures moving. Philadelphia prices list a range for eggs and produce including apples, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, greens, and mushrooms with shifts in several items amid ample supplies.
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Philadelphia
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Carolina
N.J
Public education overhaul urged by Carnegie panel
Washington AP One of every three youths is ill educated ill employed and ill equipped for society the Carnegie Council says high schools trap youth and favor continuing students over direct entrants The 322 page report urges breaking up the big high school and teaching marketable job skills to ease the transition from school to work It warns failing to act could create a permanent underclass and a lumpen proletariat in the home of opportunity
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Caregie Council On Policy Studies In Higher Education
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Clark Kerr
Berkeley
Calif
Baltimore Washington Airport party cost taxpayers 51143
The renovation celebration for Baltimore Washington International Airport cost taxpayers 51143, nearly double prior estimates, with 55.29 per guest for 25 attendees. The State Aviation Administration funded the event without explicit budget approval, prompting a summons for Karl Sattler to explain the charges.
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Washington International
State Aviation Administration
Eugene Gerczak
Joint Budget and Audit Committee
Karl Sattler
Sattler
Gerczak
Board of Public Works
General Assembly
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