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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1981
Page
4
Pope John Paul II has recovered from gunshot wounds and may leave the hospital for convalescence at his discretion. Doctors say he will return to his Vatican apartment Friday morning and then head to Castel Gandolfo after a six week recovery period.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana will end their Mediterranean honeymoon on the royal yacht Britannia and fly to Scotland to spend weeks at Balmoral Castle. They hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat aboard Britannia and later sailed from Port Said through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea.
In Raleigh officials report that former President Richard Nixon has discussed placing a presidential library near Duke University in Durham. Duke University President Terry Sanford confirmed talks with faculty and trustees, drawing opposition from some historians and others among the faculty.
Emigrants Michael and Anna Polovchak returned to Moscow with their younger son after Walter, 13, was kept in the United States by a Cook County judge. The family, which had lived in Chicago since 1980, says Walter sought asylum while Natalie remains in the U.S. The Polovchaks claim the U.S. courts are unjust and the boy is being narcotically targeted.
Paris reports the new Socialist government vows protection against low priced Italian imports to placate southern French winegrowers. Italy says the move may breach Common Market rules and an emergency Brussels meeting is planned. protests include a Marsala strike and a Sete tanker incident where wine was poured with diesel.
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