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■■■ Troy Van Wey Diane Waskow Jackie Voss Thompson Tracy Wheat David Widdel 9urrounding Events... Apartments and Gospel Hall were new additions to the Bar Haup Estates. New ideas were brought forth by the High Schools' new principal, Mr. James Murphy. It was an election year for Iowa. Senator Dick Clark, the incumbent, was defeated by Republican Roger Jepsen. Republican Charles Grassley was reelected and Govenor Robert Ray started his fifth term. John Gacy of Chicago, formerly of Waterloo, was arrested for the murder of 29 young boys, whose bodies were found under his home and in a nearby river, Iowa's Licensed Liquor Law was again raised to 19. On Monday, February 26, there was a total eclipse of the sun. Here in Dunker-ton it just looked like a gloomy day. Out in California, Washington, and Oregon there was total darkness. Iowa Hawkeyes tied for first in the Big Ten, but were defeated in first round tournament action by Ohio. Tripoli placed third in the state at the Boys' State Basketball Tournaments in Des Moines. There was a railroad derailment near Dunkerton. Cars filled with Natural Gas derailed. People within a one mile radius of the derailment sight were evacuated for one day. Due to fast melting snow, Crane Creek overflowed its banks. This was the biggest flood since 1968. Dunkerton received a new mayor, George Jenson. Decreasing enrollment, a problem in other schools, was finally felt by Dunkerton. Enrollment dropped 45 students. A new Voc-Ag building was proposed and accepted. Building started this year in hopes to be finished by the start of school next year. Mr. Shank retired after serving DHS for 25 years.
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Worldwide Happenings... Pope Paul VI died on August 6, 1978. The Conclave then honored Albino Cardinal Luciani, Pope John Paul I, 65, who only served 33 days due to his death from a heart attack. The Conclave, after a long, tiring session, finally chose a non-Italian pope, the first in 455 years. Honored was Cardinal Karol Wojtyla from Poland; the 264th Pope who became John Paul II. Even though there had been religious cults around, they were not really recognized until December 4,1978, when news came from Guyana, South America that 900 people had committed mass suicide. These people were members of the People's Temple Cult at Jonestown, started by their leader Reverend Jim Jones. The Year 1979 was declared the International Year of the Child by the UNICEF organization. The Iran Conflict started a civil war; consequently, the Shah of Iran left and Muslim leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, took over. Due to the Muslims' beliefs, women’s rights were revoked. U.S. Foreign advisors and citizens were told to leave the country. There were brutal murders of people once associated with the Shah and the sale of oil dropped by four million barrels a day. An ever growing energy crisis in the U.S. worsened. Rising inflation raised the price of gasoline to 75c per gallon. Rumors have it that by 1980 it would be $1.00 per gallon. After years of fighting, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed a peace treaty March 26, 1979. Both received the Nobel Prize for 1978. The Equal Rights Amendment was given an extension by the Congress. 18
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