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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1981

Page

4

Missing 16 year old Bell prompts Atlanta police search

In Atlanta police search for 16 year old Joseph Bell who left home Monday headed for school. Bell, 5 foot 5 and 120 pounds, wearing a blue skull cap green jacket blue sweat shirt and brown jogging pants, was reported missing Tuesday night. Authorities note he is not yet assigned to the task force investigating a wave of child disappearances since July 1979.

Atlanta Roger Harris Joseph Bell Special Police Bell Harris Atlanta Constitution

60 Minutes tops Dallas in prime ratings race

CBS led the weekly TV ratings through March 1 with a 21.6 average, as 60 Minutes captured a 30.8 Nielsen rating. Dallas slipped to second, NBC fell to third, and CBS benefited from films Fallen Angel and The Amityville Horror, while Evita opened strong for NBC in a two night run.

60 Minutes Dallas New York CBS A.C. Nielsen Co ABC NBC Nielsen Evita Eva Peron

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