14 Feb 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1979
Page
1
Four men with a combined 128 years of service are named to top management positions at a Cedar Rapids firm. The development is noted amid a broader city business scene as residents monitor governance and leadership changes.
Upbeat columnist James J Kil patrick reviews Dire Straits first album, while noting 2,000 angry farmers gathered in Washington and arguing the American farmer deserves better. Kil patrick contends the show reflects broader discontent among rural voters and the music scene.
Cloudy night with light freezing drizzle and lows in the low 20s. Winds turn windy and colder Thursday with a 30 percent chance of snow and near steady or falling temperatures. The passage closes with a humorous note about a dog being mans best friend.
Masked guerrillas storm the American Embassy in Tehran capturing Ambassador William Sullivan and 140 hostages. Marines repel attackers with tear gas and rifle fire. three guerrillas die. Sullivan calls it a Valentine’s Day win. State Department weighs mass evacuation for about 7,000 Americans in Iran. Additional fighting reported in Tabriz with hundreds feared dead.
Calvin Fields and Jennifer Wescott with David Knefley helped 15 youngsters at the Wonderland Day Care Center prepare valentine ornaments. The group delivered them to residents of Cedar Rapids Care Center for Valentine Day observance at 840 Fourth Ave SE.
Four gunmen abducted Ambassador Dubs in Kabul and fatally wounded him as Afghan and police forces stormed the Kabul Hotel to free him. State Department said the attack followed demands to release three jailed Shiite clerics. Officials cited uncertain cause of his death.
A Walker man Roger O'Brien aged 29 and his five year old son Danny died in a two car crash on icy Highway 150 two miles south of Center Point. They lived on Route 2 in Walker.
Road conditions contributed to numerous accidents across Eastern Iowa today, with responders urging cautious driving and outlining that most incidents involved weather and slick surfaces.
A radio broadcaster states the first robin has returned to Iowa signaling spring. Experts note robins and farmers often stay through winter, and the sighting may not guarantee early warmth as February weather still lingers.
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