Hawkeyes tumble from national crown dream
Dan Gable and the Iowa Hawkeyes face a sobering moment as a national title run ends. The piece notes disappointment and reflects on the team’s fall from grace in the wake of recent setbacks.
16 Mar 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1981
Page
1
Dan Gable and the Iowa Hawkeyes face a sobering moment as a national title run ends. The piece notes disappointment and reflects on the team’s fall from grace in the wake of recent setbacks.
A humorous quip warns that giving a politician freedom ends with that freedom going into your pocket. The line playfully critiques political favors and influence.
Freed hostages from a Pakistan International Airlines jet fly to Saudi Arabia for a two day thanksgiving at Mecca and other holy sites. One American survivor says the killing of a Pakistani diplomat may have been accidental while another hostage’s status remains unclear.
Cedar Rapids social benefactor Margaret Douglas Hall died Sunday at the Brucemore mansion after a long illness at age 84. The Hall family ends a 75 year association with Brucemore as it joins the National Trust. Services are scheduled Wednesday at Brucemore.
Iowa Department of Transportation faces a 13 to 15 percent budget reduction, cutting $2 million to $3 million and potentially laying off 150 to 160 employees. Non permanent workers likely first, with permanent cuts subject to merit and contract rules. commission to vote April 9 after early termination notices.
San Diego Union dispatch from Chalatenango profiles Marxist guerilla leaders like Neto and Tatu amid a prolonged struggle. They insist U S aid cannot halt a just war to reshape daily life, with several leaders aiming to involve the Catholic Church and justify long warfare as lessons from Vietnam.
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