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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1981
Page
4
In a major Warsaw intersection Solidarity unionists halted trucks taxis and buses after a day of protests over food shortages. Protesters demand food before work and accuse the government of ration cuts while talks with the government resume planned for Thursday amid a debt and production decline.
Egypt and Israel signed the Sinai withdrawal documents in Washington with U.S. observers. A multinational force of about 2,500 will monitor the transfer to Egyptian control, with the U.S. providing roughly half the troops and an infantry battalion. Completion is set for April 25, 1982.
A mile long wind tunnel project in Tennessee faced a $138 million overrun, about 32 percent, as equipment did not fit the buildings planned. Brig. Gen. Clifton Wright cited design assumptions and late changes, while the project, near Manchester, Tenn., aims to aid future jet engines. The House subcommittee noted the overrun as one of the largest in military construction history.
The Charter Co plans to shut the Philadelphia Bulletin on August 16 unless unions agree to reduce costs by 4.9 million dollars a year. The company cites sustained losses from 1979 onward, with 1980 losses of 13.4 million and six months this year totaling 10.3 million.
The State Department confirmed the delivery of the warship to Cuba, noting it is the largest Soviet vessel yet sent and part of a broader arsenal that lets Cuba project power beyond its shores. The move underscores concerns over Caribbean stability.
Defense friends say Wayne B Williams will not seek a change of venue for his murder trial. They will file a batch of pre arraignment motions including challenges to search warrants. He faces two murder counts in the deaths of two of 28 young blacks.
Defense officials report a Cuban-flag frigate seen under tow in the Mediterranean. Hooded honor guards fired pistols over Kevin Lynch's coffin at his hunger strike funeral in Dungiven, while another nationalist took Lynch’s place in the Maze death fast.
Rebel troops claimed control of the provincial capital Santa Cruz in Bolivia on Monday in the fourth attempt since spring to oust President Luis Garcia Meza, according to rebel broadcasts. No bloodshed reported.
In New Orleans, Carlos Marcello and Louisiana official Charles Roemer were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy in an insurance bribery scheme. Four defendants were acquitted. sentences carry up to 20 years and $25,000 fines.
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