Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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Bob Sebree 3 Home loans hit 14 percent. 10 Iranian cadets here at A M are to go home after Carter ' s decision to revoke military and diplomatic visas for Iranians. 14 “Kramer vs. Kramer” wins the Academy Award for the best picture of ' 79. 20 Parent ' s Day 21 Ags commemorate Muster. 23 The House approves $13.3 million to reactivate the military draft. Canada announces that it will support the Olympic boycott. 25 .U.S. ' s attempt to rescue the hostages fails — 8 die in the attempt. 26 The largest banana split in the world was made at A M to raise money for the Bryan-College Station Boy’s Clubs. 28 Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance resigns on a disagreement with Carter over the Iran mission.

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March - ' - Brian Myta- 1 After defeating Arkansas 52-50, the Aggies claimed the first place trophy for the championship game in the SWC Basketball Tournament. 3 Dr. Haskell Monroe, Dean of Facilities and Associate Vice-President of Aca¬ demic Affairs at TAMU, has been chosen as the new president of the University of Texas in EH Paso. The Singing Cadets celebrate their 40th anniVersay. 10 Spring break begins. John B. Connally quits the presidential race on the Republican ticket. 24 The former shah leaves Panama for Egypt. 27 Volcanic Mount St. Helens erupts causing a “seismic crisis” after being dor¬ mant for 100 years. 28 100 men are missing in the North Sea after a giant “hotel” drilling platform collapsed. 29 The Corps of Cadets held its annual March to the Brazos, raising $16,000 for the March of Dimes.

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May Pat O’Malley 1 U.S. Rescue mission to release the hostages in Iran fails, leaving 8 U.S. service¬ men dead. 2 Graduation!!! 3200 seniors get their diplomas in three separate commencement ceremonies. 3 The Board of Regents approves a record $409.8 million budget for the Texas A M System in 1980-81. Final Review Company L-l, the Lone Star Company, is disbanded. 4 Iran agrees to send home the bodies of the 8 U.S. servicemen who died in the aborted rescue attempt of the hostages. Yugoslav president, Josef Broz Tito, the last of the World War II leaders, dies at the age of 87. m