29 May 1978
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1978
Page
1
The Palestine Liberation Organization announces it will stop raiding Israel through southern Lebanon, signaling a shift in regional tensions. The note appears on page 2 of the edition.
Readers learn about growing attendance at YWCA programs with physical fitness buffs flocking to coed workouts in New York. The note cites ongoing interest and Page 14 features for more details.
Columnist Sylvia Porter begins a new series offering federal tax guidance. The note appears on page 26. Page 23 mentions Chicago lawyers refining courtroom tactics.
A Cincinnati columnist recalls Memorial Day as Decoration Day with reflections on tradition. The piece notes earlier naming and rituals, placing the memory in a historic frame within the local press.
AP Special Correspondent recalls a Memorial Day moment in Papua New Guinea with flowers dropped from a plane over jungle graves. Japanese, British and American travelers join in a hymn as grief crosses national lines, a haunting scene that lingers after the flight.
In San Antonio Al and Beatrice Hernandez celebrate Edward Hernandez, the 14th and final child to graduate high school. The saga covers decades of migrant farm work from cotton fields to Michigan beet digs, with siblings advancing through Lanier Jefferson Kennedy and Burbank high schools and colleges despite poverty.
The 15-cent first class letter rate takes effect as rates across the board climb. Postmaster General Bolger cites rising costs, notes stamp shortages for the new price, and explains a prior two tier plan was rejected in favor of a uniform 15-cent rate.
Eastern Iowa campers endured rain hail and wind over the Memorial Day weekend with thousands still camping. Parks reported full campsites and many wet tents as storms moved through the region including a tornado warning for the Omaha Council Bluffs area.
Unidentified black leader allegedly worked with the FBI in the 1960s to undermine Martin Luther King Jr. The released Hoover era documents show surveillance and covert strategies linked to removing King from national prominence, including meetings with leaders like James Farmer and A Philip Randolph.
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