Iran election delays risk prolonging hostage stalemate
In Tehran, vote counting slows and a second Majlis round is pushed to early April delaying a decision on 50 U.S. hostages held since the embassy seizure. IRP advances add to uncertainty as Ayatollah Khomeini and Iranian leaders weigh the hostages' fate amid regional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
U. S
United States
Tehran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Majlis
State Department
Robert B. Owen
International Court of Justice
Hague
Netherlands
Ayatollah Khomeini
Owen
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Islamic Republican Party
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
IRP
Hawkeyes reach Final Four despite split effort
Ralph Miller and the Hawkeyes fail to stay cohesive as they reach the Final Four. Senate approves a bill cutting a school funding boost while an insurance plan moves quickly in the House. David Calhoon, a debuting performer in Kmart underwear, discovers a lucrative niche in stripping entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Miller
Hawkeyes
David Calhoon
Kmart
99 Cent Movie Tickets Return at Local Theater
Inflation may squeeze entertainment budgets yet a theater offers 99 cent tickets restoring affordability. Readers are invited to page 7A for details on showtimes and dates.
Cedar Rapids Church Vandalism Causes Thousands in Damage
The Cedar Rapids church faced thousands of dollars in vandalism losses. The minister warns the issue could worsen. A separate report notes Dr John Chapman resigning as chair of the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission effective April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Chuckle on hiring optimism in sales and pessimism in credit
A witty observation notes that a clever business typically hires optimists for the sales team and pessimists for the credit department. The quip highlights contrasting mindsets as a strategic balance within a company.
Iowa City firefighter wins sex discrimination ruling
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission ruled Linda Eaton faced sex discrimination after a year long battle over nursing her infant on duty breaks. She received about 2000 in damages for emotional distress plus 150 for two days of lost pay, with a court injunction keeping her on the job during the case. The city may appeal once notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Iowa City
Linda Eaton
Ian
Miss Eaton
Commission
Rachel Evans
Dale Helling
Neal Berlin
Angie Ryan
Eaton
Rail service near Rock Island lines ends Monday
East west Rock Island line areas will lose service as Chicago and North Western and others take over Rock Island trackage at 12:01 a.m. Monday. North Western will assume Cedar Rapids Des Moines routes including Newton, while Illinois Central Gulf takes Waterloo Cedar Falls trackage. Several towns including Iowa City Marengo Victor Grinnell West Liberty Shellsburg Vinton La Porte City Dysart lose service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Quad Cities
Newton
West Liberty
Vinton
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Chicago and North Western
North Western
Rock’s
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Iowa
Falls
Estherville
Rake
Ocheyedan
Palmer
Royal
Dows
Forest City
Iowa City
Marengo
Victor
Grinnell
Shellsburg
la Porte City
Dysart
Seven-year-old Merrill Miller flies kite near Longfellow area
Merrill Miller of Marion, age seven, decided to fly a kite Wednesday as spring began. He lives opposite the Longfellow School administration building, near a favorable kite ground, and explained he sat because he was tired after nearly an hour in the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Miller
Marion
Longfellow School Administration
Merrill
US posts near zero 1979 balance of payments deficit
The Commerce Department reports the 1979 balance of payments deficit at 317 million dollars, down from 14 billion in 1977 and 13.5 billion in 1978. Despite higher oil prices, exports remained robust and foreign earnings from petroleum affiliates helped improve the overall current account. Japan and Germany are expected to switch to deficits, while OPEC savings rise sharply. The last quarter showed a 900 million deficit after a prior surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
United States
Japan
Germany
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Plow Symbolic Gesture Overruled in Bill Debate
Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad ruled Hansen's amendment a humanitarian gesture but not relevant to the bill and out of order. The session featured remarks describing the move as aimed at relieving untold pain and suffering, though the plow motif persisted in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bill Hansen
Iowa Senate
State of
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Republican
Hansen
Terry Branstad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Statehouse
Senate
Marion Bombeck
State Rights Unit
Rockend
Dale Rueter
Gazette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Terminal Co
ICC
Rock
Tom Fruehtling
John McCarroll
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!