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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1981
Page
3
About 800 black youths with a few whites clashed with police in Brixton, London, injuring 114 officers and damaging property across blocks. Rioters looted shops, set 20 buildings ablaze, and forced evacuations as trains halted and calm returned after hours of clashes.
Solidarity leaders announced an understanding with the Polish government to begin negotiations Thursday that would be broadcast live on nationwide TV. The talks would cover access to the press, political prisoners, private farmer unions, police violence in Bydgoszcz, and strike pay.
Archaeologists report the discovery of a 564 A.D. synagogue in Israel built over an earlier Jewish temple. The site shows Jews could practice openly after the seventh century conquest and was used for 150 to 200 years before decay. The find marks the first firmly documented Holy Land synagogue spanning Byzantine and early Islamic periods.
A two year Rand Corp study for the federal government concludes that future oil and gas discoveries in the United States will be severely limited and smaller than most analysts predict. Output is expected to fall faster than anticipated, contrasting with Reagan campaign claims and other studies.
In Vancouver Washington scientists reported a drop in Mount St Helens activity a day after its first steam and ash eruption of 1981. But geologist Susan Russell-Robinson cautioned that an eruption alert remains in effect and more activity could occur at any time.
An autopsy found Cuban exile Rafael Pellerano Albanotsa died of asphyxiation from injuries after being subdued by passengers and crew during an Eastern Airlines jet hijack attempt from New York to Miami. The 39 year old died after starting a fire aboard the aircraft. he was dead on landing at Miami International Airport.
Council members toured Duval’s molybdenum processing site in Tucson learning details of two roasters each handling two tons per hour with scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators and sulfur dioxide controls. They debated odor impacts, scrubber maintenance, and a potential five acre lease for a Cedar Rapids roaster amid environmental concerns.
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