17 Mar 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1979
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids Aegis records a state basketball championship following a fall football title. Other briefs mention Toledo’s NCAA first-round exit to Iowa, Michigan State narrowing the path to the Final Four, and local items from bicycle advocacy to church weddings and regional politics.
The stock market ends at a seven week high as traders cite renewed optimism. The report notes gains across sectors and hints at continued volatility ahead.
Gas stations trim self service options as tight oil supplies and Iranian crisis push prices higher. Lundberg Letter notes self service profits drop to about 7.1 cents per gallon, prompting dealers to raise DIY prices and rely on full service sales.
John O Connell and Joe Pazour toast St Patrick and St Joseph at Avenue Tavern as Cedar Rapids hosts a St Patrick Day parade at 10 30 a m downtown. Czechs and Italians mark St Joseph Day Monday with red beer music at the Czech Village and red tag specials in local stores.
About 50 students picketed Sturgeon High School over restroom restrictions and a new attend ance policy. They carried signs calling the school a prison as deputies noted the protest was legal if orderly. Some parents demanded a board meeting while officials said suspensions could follow.
The House Assassinations Committee draft cites Robert Kennedy and Kenneth O'Donnell discussing possible Teamsters or organized crime ties to JFK's murder. It notes no direct evidence ties Hoffa or mob bosses to the assassination, but mentions Hoffa 1962 talk about shooting RFK. Kennedy was later killed in 1968. Hoffa disappeared in 1975 and remains vanished.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted to operate the county Psychiatric Clinic instead of continuing an independent board. They plan a July 1 start, aim to add a full-time administrator, and keep current staff. The move could affect accreditation and funding but officials expect a smooth transition.
The Soviet Union used its veto to block a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a regional ceasefire and withdrawal by all parties in Indochina. Thirteen members voted for. the USSR and Czechoslovakia opposed. China claimed border provocations prompted its Vietnam actions.
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