1978

1978
JAN Dave Petkosh leaves
MAR Girl gets hit in head by beer mug
MAR Mitch arrives
MAY Sil – a fixture – leaves
MAY Kenny arrives
JUL Kenny departs
SEP Tee – a stalwart – leaves
SEP “Framework for Peace” signed by Sadat, Begin, Carter
SEP Mitch leaves
OCT Dean comes and goes
OCT Pope John Paul II elected
NOV Tim aka City L aka Slick – with roots in the 328 – leaves
NOV Philip – last man standing – leaves 340 Club to the cockroaches
DEC 340 Club dark … is there no joy in Mudville?

1978 in the Book
President Jimmy Carter
Governor Dick Thornburg elected
Mayor Dick Scott
Pope Paul VI dies, John Paul I dies, John Paul II
CPI – 65.2
U.R. – 6.1%
Life exp – 73.5
Violent crime – 51.4
World Population – 4.3B
U.S. Population – 222.6M
Ted’s # - discussed elsewhere, perhaps ad nauseum, no longer on the annual write up
Best Picture Oscar – Annie Hall

NCAA BK – Kentucky 94-88 over Duke
Indy 500 – Al Unser
NBA – Seattle Supersonics 4-1 over Washington Bullets
NHL - Montreal Canadians 4-2 over Boston Bruins
MLB - NY Yankees 4-2 over LA Dodgers
Horse of Year – Affirmed, Triple Crown winner ridden by young Stevie Cauthen
Hvwt Champ – Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali for WBA title; WBC declared Ken Norton champ and he promptly lost to Larry Holmes
NCAA F - Alabama 11-1
NFL (1/79) Pittsburgh Steelers 35-31 over Dallas

Unhappy New Year as, after 1,532 of existence, the 340 Club is dark, kaput, abandoned, shuttered, empty, devoid of life, closed, quiet, dormant, closed, ended,