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Wednesday January 17, 1979
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This Day In 1970's History: Wednesday January 17, 1979
  • The court-ordered investigation of Bert Lance has revealed loan arrangements with Jimmy Carter's family's peanut warehouse business. According to National Bank of Georgia records, the Carter warehouse was allowed to pay back a loan with checks for which there were insufficient funds.

    The apparent reason for this privilege is said to be pressure from Bert Lance. Mr. Carter may have lacked knowledge of the checks at the time, but the investigators' report calls for the President to reimburse the bank for use of its plane, which was allowed by Lance. [CBS]

  • Maryland's new Governor, Harry Hughes, was inaugurated without relenting in his disapproval of outgoing Governor Marvin Mandel, who is also a Democrat. In an address, Mr. Hughes pledged that his administration "will be different" in an era of "real change." [New York Times]

  • Ayatollah Khomeini urged backers to continue their drive to bring down the Iranian government with demonstrations and strikes, but he asked them to preserve public order and win the support of the military for the Islamic republic he seeks to create. [New York Times]

  • Fighting continued around the Cambodian port of Kompong Som between supporters of the Pol Pot government and Vietnam-backed rebels. [CBS]

  • Physicians reported that more cancer has been found in the wake of actor John Wayne's recent surgery. Wayne's sons, Patrick and Michael, were present when the announcement was made by hospital administrator Bernard Strohm, who noted the potential for the cancer to spread. [NBC]
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