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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1981

Page

5

Princess Diana Rumor Sparks Baby Expectation Talk

Close friends say Princess Diana is pregnant following her July wedding and two week Mediterranean honeymoon. A Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment while Earl Spencer cautioned the talk may be premature despite Diana’s radiant appearance.

London UPI Diana News of the World Jane Fellowes Prince Charles Buckingham Palace Earl Spencer Balmoral Queen Elizabeth Scotland

Maynard Named Journalist of the Year by NABJ

Robert C. Maynard editor publisher of the Oakland Tribune receives NABJ Journalist of the Year honors at the group’s sixth annual convention. The Philadelphia Bulletin wins top blacks coverage prize for The Blacks: Progress or Promises from a field of 77 entries.

Louisville National Association of Black Journalists Oakland Tribune Robert C. Maynard Philadelphia Bulletin Maynard The Tribune Institute of Journalism Education University of California At Berkeley Philadelphia

Soviet Bloc Warns Against Polish Style Reforms

The Politburo warns against tolerating a Polish style assault on orthodox communism amid Poland’s crisis. It cites over 20 billion dollars in Western debt, notes Brezhnev’s meetings with seven neighboring leaders, and suggests stronger action might have been taken without Western lenders feared responses.

Poland United States Moscow Leonid I. Brezhnev Stanislaw Kania Brezhnev Crimea

Study links crowding to violence in U S prisons

A government study shows Texas and Oklahoma inmate populations rose sharply from 1968 to 1978 while bed space grew slowly. Crowding correlated with more violent deaths and disciplinary problems, especially in medium‑sized prisons, with single cells and private space reducing tensions.

Atlanta Danbury Oklahoma Justice Department

Woman says pill caused paralysis in test case

Susan L. Odgers, 24, paralyzed from the waist down after five months on birth control pills. She testified the pill contributed to a blood clot causing her paralysis, in a U.S. District Court trial that resulted in a $3.8 million verdict against Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.

Sterling Heights Mich UPI Susan L. Odgers Detroit Ms. Odgers Oakland University U.S. District Court Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp Raritan N.J

Reagan assails Libya and Soviet arms role in regional conflicts

U S secretary urges action against Libyan aggression and Soviet support for arm shipments to Libya. Kuwait condemns aggression while Khadafy lashes out at Reagan in a Addis Ababa rally, signaling enduring Cold War tensions.

United States Libya Kuwait Abdel Rahman al Awadi Jana Khadafy Reagan Addis Ababa

Libyan Leader and Sadat Clash Over Corse of Attack

Libyan leader Khadafy accuses international politics of being a theater, while Egyptian president Sadat condemns him for ordering the SU-22 jet attack that shot at U.S. F-14s. Sadat notes Egypt halted use of SU-22s and recalls his brother Atef’s death piloting one during the 1973 war.

Khadafy Mediterranean Anwar Sadat Sadat Cairo

Bani-Sadr predicts regime collapse as Iran turmoil grows

In an interview carried by CBS and other outlets, Abolhassan Bani-Sadr says the Khomeini regime weakens while the opposition strengthens. He predicts the regime will fall within months and describes the ayatollah as ignorant of politics and responsible for more deaths. His wife Ozra details threats and her escape to Paris.

Khomeini Bani Sadr Ayatollah Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Iran Bani-Sadr CBS State Department United States Reagan Paris Ozra Bani-Sadr France Majlis Hady Ghafary Bani- Sadr Tehran Evin Karachi

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