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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1982
Page
6
The forecast calls for a chance of rain or snow Thursday and partly cloudy skies Tuesday through Thursday. Highs range from the upper 30s to upper 40s Tuesday, cooling to the 30s Thursday, with overnight lows mainly in the 20s.
D Aubuisson was shot at while landing a helicopter for a rally in San Sebastian, forcing him to flee. Guerrillas killed three guardsmen in an ambush near San Sebastian as the march for the March 28 Constituent Assembly elections continued. Five-party members were severely wounded at headquarters in western San Salvador. Government forces shelled rebels near the Guazapa volcano as 280 troops were ambushed. no immediate casualties reported. Reliable diplomats and groups allege links between D Aubuisson’s National Republican Alliance and death squads. he denies the claims.
U.S. District Judge Harold Vietor ruled the Iowa Department of Transportation cannot be ordered to pay retroactive monetary damages in a discrimination suit filed by Augustus Lartius of Boone. The judge has not ruled on whether Lartius was discriminated against or should be named personnel director. The department must avoid hiring a permanent personnel director until the suit is resolved.
Snow and sleet spread across the Virginias and Maryland with advisories extending to Delaware and northwestern North Carolina. Lynchburg and Roanoke saw about a foot of snow while the Carolinas and much of the Southeast faced rain. Most of the nation stayed fair or partly cloudy with temperatures ranging from the 30s to 80s in different regions.
Michael B. Nemer, 21, of 2625 Buchanan Drive SE, was jailed on three counts including assault with intent, reckless driving, and interference with official acts. Parkette Diane McCoy was trying to ticket a vehicle on Third Avenue SE when a nearby man fled in a car, bumped her leg, and sped off. The car was found later and impounded.
Police investigated a reported body in a garage at 1403 Hillside Drive NW and found a 314 foot long mummy or replica in a case. Dr. Percy Harris, the Linn County medical examiner, supervised removal and planned analysis at the University of Iowa. The owner said he bought the mummy out west and has kept it long time.
Gunmen struck two patients in a Guatemala City hospital then fatally harmed 10 members of a peasant family in Chapol with knives and public safety items. Police reported the mass violence occurred Saturday amid chaotic street scenes and rising crime.
Williams says her life is over and blames a white killer who attended every day of the trial. Mayor Young calls the trial fair and Dr Lowery voices belief in the verdict. Parents of other victims express doubt while law officials outline sentencing and appeal rights.
Gunmen seized an internal Tanzania flight and diverted it to Nairobi, then landed at Stansted where 90 to 100 passengers were held. Essex police, led by Chief Robert Bunyard, refused to let the plane depart as negotiations continued for hostage release and supplies. A German-trained co-pilot was wounded and treated in Athens.
Large scale Italian German and Spanish immigration after 1880 propelled Argentina's modernization becoming the most prosperous educated and industrialized Latin American nation.
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