Friday Night TV Listings April 8 1980
TV schedule with Donny & Marie and Rockford Files highlights ABC NBC CBS listings include Spencer's Pilots Hee Haw and Mary Harte with movies Wagons, Spartacus and Quiet Man among others additional show titles and times for the evening slate
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Wall Street
Chmielewsle
David
Mary
Spencer's Pilots
Hollywood
Adam
Rockford Files
Hee
NW Traveler
Donny
Woshi Aotisad
Austin
Tay
Mary Harte
Rockies
Robert Mace
Honside
House Refuses To Cut Spending on B-1 Bomber
Washington reports the House backs a $33.4 billion weapons bill to fund the B-1 bomber amid defense-first rhetoric. Opponents warn against election year politics while the Senate debates a $412.6 billion fiscal 1977 budget targeting a $50.2 billion deficit, favoring defense and social programs.
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House
Washington
Joe Waggonner
D-La
Soviet Union
Robert Giaimo
D-Conn
United States
Senate
Ford
Congress
Budget Committee
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
U S Seeks End to Segregated Private Schools
The justice department asks the Supreme Court to outlaw segregated private schools that admit only white students. The brief argues such schools violate the 1866 Civil Rights Act and could create two separate education systems. The case concerns two black students denied admission to all white private schools near Washington, D C.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Department
Robert Bork
Virginia
Washington, D.C
South
North
U.S. District Court
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Vatican Factions Denounce Fire Bomb Attacks in Italy
Florence police report a fire bomb at the Christian Democratic regional office with three youths seen fleeing. In Rome protesters hurled fire bombs at the justice ministry and police station amid a demonstration over a youth’s death. The Vatican and Communist party condemned the violence as provocation.
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Rome
Italy
Christian Democrats
Florence
Vatican
Communist Party
Christian Democratic Party
Justice Ministry
Christian Democratic
Tipton Man Hurt in Farm Accident In ICU
Lloyd Thein of rural Tipton was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids in serious condition after a Wednesday farm accident that left him with head injuries. No other details were released.
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Floyd Allaugh
Mechanicsville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Allaugh
Jackson Feed and Grain
Lloyd Thein
Tipton
St. Luke's Hospital
Thein
Senate Panel Approves Swine Flu Vaccination Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee okayed 135 million for next fall's swine flu immunization and added 1.2 billion to sustain public service jobs. Also approved 528 million for summer youth jobs 86 million for aged jobs and 23 million for youth recreation. The measure awaits House action.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Congress
Senate
Britain votes to remain in European Common Market
On this date in 1975 the House of Commons in London approved continued membership in the European Common Market by 396 to 170, confirming Britain's stance.
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House of Commons
London
Britain
O'Neill Says He'll Become Next Speaker
House Majority Leader Thomas O'Neill Jr says he has enough support in the House to succeed Carl Albert. He cites 164 to 165 pledges from Democrats and says he supports Albert as a friend unless he resigns, noting he is not pressuring Albert. Albert previously hinted at potential retirement and left room to change his mind.
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Cambridge
Mass
Thomas O'Neill, Jr
Carl Albert
O'Neill
Dedham
Associated Press
Albert
House
Carl
Oklahoma
Kirkwood Fires 39 Teachers Over Federal Funds
Kirkwood Community College board voted to terminate 39 staff paid with federal grant money after closed sessions. Terminations are precautionary pending renewal of funding and may be rescinded if funds return. Two board members abstained from the vote after hearings lasting several hours.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
John Gerber
Max Lewis
Canada Waits On Renaming Eisenhower Peak
The Alberta Historical Society will not revert Eisenhower mountain in Banff to Castle mountain before 1977 to avoid offending the United States during its bicentennial. Officials move cautiously while confirming federal and provincial approval of the 1975 name change. The peak, 9 076 feet high on the trans Canada highway between Banff and Lake Louise, was Castle mountain in 1858 and renamed Eisenhower mountain in 1946 for General Dwight Eisenhower.
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Edmonton
Alta
Historical Society of
Alberta
Eisenhower Mountain
Banff National Park
Castle Mountain
United States
Alan Ridge
Society
Banff
Lake Louise
Dwight Eisenhower
Kirkwood College Board Lets Bids for New Library
Kirkwood Community College directors awarded bids totaling 1.0905 million for a two story library between Town mall and the current campus. Loomis Brothers Cedar Rapids won the general contract bid at 767,866 plus 7,400 for cooling tower moves.
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Kirkwood College Board
Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Benton Hall
Kirkwood
Town Mall
Loomis Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Loomis
Iowa Hall
Linn Hall
Larson & Unzeilig
O.F. Paulson Const. Co
Viggo Jensen
Knutson Construction Co
Fandel, Inc
E & $ Electrical Contractors
G. Brecke, Inc
Tom Bowker & Son
Charipar Plumbing,Inc
A'Hearn Plumbing and Heating
Cassabaum Corporation
Acme Electric
Justice Electric
Cassabaunt Corporation
Hijackers Delay PAL jet to Libya as Pilot Threatened
A Philippine Airlines flight hijacked in the Philippines with 12 hostages faced a delay after a hijacker pressed a 45 caliber pistol against the pilot’s head to protest news that an autopilot unit and front tire must be replaced. Passengers briefly spent money on shirts and underwear as tension rose at Bangkok Don Muang airport.
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Thailand
UPI
Philippine Air Lines
Libya
PAL
Manila
Philippines
East Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Don Muang
National Geographic Names New President
Robert Doyle, 60, currently vice president and secretary, is elected president of the National Geographic Society, replacing Melvin Payne who becomes chairman at retirement age next month. The board reshuffle follows Payne’s move after serving as president.
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Washington
Robert Doyle
National Geographic Society
Doyle
Society
Melvin Payne
Anti-Teng Demonstrations Continue on Smaller Scale
In Tokyo, AP reports Chinese students and others held a reduced rally in Tiananmen Square as the Communist Party ousted Teng Hsiao-ping. The event followed Thursday’s large protest, with cordons in place and repairs under way after Monday’s riot.
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Tokyo
Teng Hsiao-ping
Peking
Kyodo
Tien An Men
Communist Party
Teng
Hua Kuofeng
Hsinhua
Shanghai
Tientsin
Shenyang
Sian
Taching
Rocks Sought For Iowa Map
Iowa seeks 99 odd shaped rocks to form a giant map of the state's 99 counties on the State Fairgrounds. Project by Kenneth Falk aims for a 25 by 35 foot permanent display to be ready for the 1977 fair.
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