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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1981

Page

4

OPEC meeting ends with no price agreement

U S gasoline prices expected to stay stable with a possible dip after OPEC ministers fail to agree on a unified pricing policy in Geneva. Analysts note Saudi Arabia's stance dominates, while demand and oversupply shape future oil prices and OPEC's effectiveness.

New York United States Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Geneva OPEC Saudi Arabia John Lichtblau Petroleum Industry Research Foundation Nigeria Algeria Libya Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani Sheik Yamani Walter Levy

Two women charged in Miami kidnapping case ties to operator

Sidia Walker and Teresa Walker both of Oak Park were arrested in Detroit on kidnapping charges connected to transporting five elderly Florida residents to Michigan. Investigators identify Lucille Collins aka Lucille Walker and Cora Galvin as boarding home operator linked to the alleged scheme.

Pontiac, Mich Florida Michigan Sidia Walker Teresa Walker Oak Park Detroit Mike Izzo Oakland County Lidia Walker Lucille Collins Lucille Walker Cora Galvin Collins Miami Detroit Receiving Hospital Lidra Ezzi Mrs. Collins Mount Clemens Eugene Williams George Fred Goetz

Iran arms purchase from Israel sparks Tehran tensions

Ousted Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr says ABC News reports that Israel sold weapons to Iran during the hostage crisis are true. He notes Tehran’s need for arms and spare parts amid the Iraq war and questions the mullahs' power.

New York Abolhassan Bani- Sadr Israel Iran ABC News Tehran Tel Aviv Menachem Begin Paris Bani Sadr Iraq Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Skywalk collapse case seen as no criminal negligence yet

Jackson County prosecutors told a grand jury there is no evidence of criminal negligence in the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse that killed 112 and injured 187. The July 17 incident prompted a review of construction and inspection processes. Voyager 2 nears Saturn for closer study and better images. The craft will pass within 63,000 miles of Saturn and examine moons and rings as cloud features and winds up to 1,100 mph are observed.

Kansas City UPI Jackson County Grand Jury Hyatt Regency Albert Riederer Pasadena Calif Saturn Edward Stone

U S to Buy 110 Million Barrels of Mexican Oil

The United States will purchase 110 million barrels of Mexican crude over five years to bolster its strategic reserves. Pemex will set official prices renegotiated quarterly, with the stockpile goal at 750 million barrels while daily imports run around 5.3 million barrels.

Mexico City United States America U.S. Energy Department Mexico National Resources Department Pemex Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Seventeen Cuban Refugees Freed From Atlanta Penitentiary

Seventeen Cuban refugees freed from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary after more than a year, part of 381 ordered released by Judge Marvin Shoob. Thirteen left with sponsors or government aid, while four remained in Atlanta. 226 releases delayed for a safety review.

Atlanta United States Atlanta Federal Penitentiary U.S Marvin Shoob Cuba Freedom Flotilla Justice Department William French Smith Shoob

Carron Wins Belfast House Seat Amid Sands Hunger Strike Memorial

Owen Carron, an Irish nationalist A P, wins the Belfast parliamentary seat left by Bobby Sands amid IRA hunger strike sympathy. Carron, 28, says he will not take his Commons seat, running as a proxy for Sands supporters and the Maze prisoners, by 2 230 votes.

Belfast Northern Ireland Bobby Sands Owen Carron Sands Irish Republican Army Maze Carron House of Commons IRA the Maze

U N conference lays out billion dollar plan to end oil use

Delegates from 125 countries approve a one year UN committee to start a global program on new and renewable energy sources. The plan calls for massive financing from industrialized nations and international institutions but provides no new funding.

Nairobi Kenya U.N United Nations Committee

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