From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!stewart Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Slump in sales Article-I.D.: seismo.253 Posted: Wed Mar 9 22:35:19 1983 Received: Fri Mar 11 03:10:23 1983 >From the Washington Post, Feb. 12, 83: Bid for Marietta Leads to Bendix Loss SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 11 (AP)--Citing expenses incurred in its unsuccessful bid to take over Martin Marietta Corp., Bendix Corp. today reported a net loss of $19.3 million for its first quarter ended Dec. 31. . . . Sales also were down, dropping to $00 million from $1.05 billion. . . .