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.
     . . .