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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1979

Page

17

Moscow Bans Smoking at All Olympic Venues in 1980 Games

The article notes the Soviet Union will ban smoking at all Moscow 1980 events including outdoor arenas. It compares ticket prices with Montreal 1976 and mentions U S ticket allocations with foreigners promised a third of sales and 220 000 going to the United States. It also covers various athletes and coaches including Magic Johnson and Mitch Haas, plus Ralph Miller and Hayden Fry comments.

Moscow Montreal Lake Placid N.Y Russia U.S Michigan State Magic Johnson Ohio State Mitch Haas Northern California Moraga Calif Eldon Miller Clark Kelleg Cleveland St. Joseph Larry Huggins Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South Ohio Nate Sims New York Alexander Hamilton High

Eden falters in AAU meet semifinals loss to Tucker

Eden, 178 pounds and Region 9 champion from Iowa, drops a split decision to Tony Tucker of Grand Rapids in the National AAU Boxing Tournament semifinals. Tucker, a 6-5 converted heavyweight, wins the decisive third round after Eden takes the first round and ties the second. Region 9 goes 2-7 in the nine bouts, with finalists later.

Lake Charles Steve Eden Tony Tucker Grand Rapids Mich Eden Iowa Midwest

Burroughs ends Forsch no hit bid with homer in seventh

Jeff Burroughs broke up Bob Forsch's no hitter with a leadoff homer in the seventh. Adrian Devine worked six scoreless innings in relief to guide the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Bruce Benedict and Mike Lum contributed in the eighth, and Gary Matthews closed out Forsch.

Jeff Burroughs Bob Forsch Adrian Devine Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals Forsch Ken Burroughs Atlanta Bruce Benedict Keith Hernandez Darrell Chaney Mike Lum Gary Matthews Chaney Devine Larry McWilliams Gene Ga Jerry Martin Barry Foote Ted Sizemore Cubs Astros Dave Concepcion Champ Summers Reds George Foster Ray Fosse Mark Fidrych

Jefferson and Washington Spoon Five State Qualifiers Each

Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Washington earned five events each to reach the Iowa state meet after finishing third and fourth in a windy Class 2A district at Marshalltown. Waterloo West won the team title with 79.13 points, led by Mark Nanke and John Riley.

Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Jefferson C.R. Washington J-Hawks Warriors Drake Stadium Des Moines Waterloo West Washington Gary Sweeney John Riley Jeff Clawson Tom Lynch Riley Chris Leighton Drake Kirk Hobbs Mark Williams Ed Montgomery Dave Merta Wash Hobbs Southeast Palk R.J. Hall Dean Fogarty Mark Nanke Iowa Jackson Les Stevenson Dahl Todd Arnold Bobcats Merta Justin Nemec CRJ Jeff Carter Kevin Germon Doug Onstot Dees Nanke Germon Randy Huggins CRW Doug Beals Dan Lichty RJ. Hall Sep Scott Kelley Treve Jackson Sweeney Jerry Kennedy Nemec Barry Howard Barry Doh Jeff Dietz Clawson Lynch Todd Kerr Bryan Trickey Dave Evans Brad Markusch Fogarty Rick Coleman Jeff Boyd Doug Anderson Mike Carter Monty Sproles Stevenson C.R Jefferson Anderson Howard Sproles C.R. Jefferson Devo Pierre

Stadium Lounge tops Modern Piping in Major Open thriller

Unheralded Stadium Lounge upset two time defending champion Modern Piping 2-1 at Ellis Park. Ted Wilson led the win with two extra base hits and two runs while Rod Mefford and Darrell Davis also stars as Stadium Lounge rallied in the sixth to take the lead.

Lary Sorensen Milwaukee Detroit Fidrych Fosse Jim Barr Don Baylor RBI Angels Barr Butch Hobson Red Sox Hobson Boston Matt Keough John Lowenstein Orioles Mariners Memorial Stadium Steve Stone Jon Matlack Bill Sample Rangers Matlack Ralph Garr White Sox Don Kessinger Steve Busby Garr Ken Kravec Ron Jackson Bob Randall Twins Jackson Sid Monge Randall Ellis Park The Pipers Ted Wilson Wilson Stadium Lounge Rod Mefford Darrell Davis Modern Max Elliott Ray Roberts Mefford

Birthdays today for notable American figures

Today marks birthdays for Yogi Berra aged 54, Howard Smith aged 65, Burt Bacharach aged 50, and George Carlin aged 41.

Yankee Yogi Berra Howard Smith Burt Bacharach George Carlan

Payton and Higgins join Kirkwood basketball roster

Kirkwood Community College signs Jeff Payton of Kennedy and Brent Higgins of Senior, both all stars and MVC first team. Payton, a 6-3 swingman, averages 17.2 points and 10 rebounds per game. Higgins, a 6-6 post, averages 16 points and 11 rebounds. Both will play in the Iowa prep all star game in July.

Kirkwood Community College Jeff Payton Kennedy Brent Higgins Dubuque Eagles Byron Lehman Payton Higgins Des Moines Lehman Iowa Prep Washington Rick Keel Kirkwood Nevada-Reno Waterloo

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