| 1978 In The News | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| News headlines that were burning up the pages of the "Blairstown Press". OK, well maybe not the Press, but they were keeping the other major media outlets hot. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-shah riots spread in Iran. Quote from Jimmy Carter: "We trust the Shah to maintain stability in Iran, to continue with the democratic process, and also to continue with progressive change in the Iranian social-economic structure." Strikes paralyze Iran. [NWR78: Go figure!] "Bugs" (and not the arachnid type) are discovered in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Pope Paul VI dies, John Paul I is elected. John Paul I dies, Polish Cardinal is named Pope John Paul II. Camp David talks end in accord between Sadat and Begin. 900 American cult members of the People's Temple commit suicide in Guyana. Quote from Reverend Jim Jones, People's Temple, Guyana: "Hurry, my children, hurry. They will start parachuting out of the air. They'll torture our children. Lay down your life with dignity. Let's get gone. Let's get gone." [NWR78: No explanation for the unbelievable.] Pioneer Venus II enters Venus atmosphere. OPEC raises prices 14%. Inflation Rate: 12.4% Prime Rate: 12% Atlantic City permits gambling |
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