This Day In 1970's History: Saturday January 27, 1979
- The records of President Carter's peanut warehouse business for the years in which Mr. Carter campaigned for the presidency have been obtained by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Charles Kirbo, his lawyer and business trustee, said. The Justice Department, Mr.
Kirbo said, requested all the records of the family business for 1974 to 1977 and they were turned over to federal agents this week. [New York Times]
- Thousands of Vietnamese "boat people" have found refuge in Southern California, but many of them are living in poverty, made worse by loneliness, homesickness and feelings of guilt over families left behind. Even so, they are hopeful about the future. [New York Times]
- Illegal Mexican aliens, working in the citrus groves of the Southwest, may become symbols of a new era in Mexican-American relations. The Mexicans were hired by Blue Goose Growers, Inc., a subsidiary of a Los Angeles conglomerate, the Pacific Lighting Corporation. That corporation, through another subsidiary, the California Gas Company, hopes to become one of the major beneficiaries of an agreement between President Carter and President Jose Lopez Portillo calling for the export of vast amounts of Mexican natural gas to the United States. The exports and the aliens will be on the Presidents' agenda when they meet next month in Mexico. [New York Times]
- Nelson Rockefeller's death from a heart attack Friday night brought tributes from every echelon of public life. "The nation mourns one of its most distinguished public men," a message from President Carter said.
A private funeral service for Mr. Rockefeller will be held on Monday, and a memorial service, which is expected to bring political and other figures from over the world, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at Riverside Church in Manhattan. His body will be cremated and his ashes buried on the family estate in Pocantico Hills in Westchester County. [New York Times]
- A Boeing 747 with 131 aboard was commandeered between Los Angeles and New York by a woman who asked to have a "revolutionary" speech read over national television. After the plane landed in New York, a group of passengers were released. [New York Times]
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