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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1981

Page

2

Warning to Soviets sets tone at Ottawa summit

At the Ottawa economic summit the seven democratic powers warned the Soviet Union against military buildup and urged European initiatives for talks on Afghanistan. The statement, released by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, voiced concern for Lebanon and refugees, supported Cambodian self determination, and pressed UN principles while noting Western fears over inflation and unemployment in Europe. President Reagan vowed a steady course despite calls for social stability and higher U.S. rates.Meese cited Mitterrand as warning of social upheaval if unemployment worsens. Trudeau said Americans were reminded of their policies' impact on partners.

Ottawa UPI Pierre Trudeau Soviet Union Afghanistan Reagan France United States U.S Edwin Meese III Francois Mitterrand Meese Mitter Europe Trudeau

Melee at construction site shocks Midtown workers

Seven police officers and about a dozen others were injured as construction workers clashed with unemployed Black Economic Survival group demonstrators and white hardhats at a midtown Manhattan site on Madison Avenue near East 56th Street. Riot police used night sticks as 800 demonstrators confronted 200 hardhats, bric ks and pipes flew during the fight. Office workers sheltered as the melee unfolded just before 1 p.m.

New York UPS Midtown Manhattan Madison Avenue East 56Th 57Th Streets

Poland leader urges workers after stormy congress closes

World Polish congress in Warsaw ends as Communist leader Stanislaw Kania calls Poles to return to work to pull Poland from its economic crisis. He says the congress must prove to Warsaw Pact allies that Poland remains faithful to the Communist community.

Warsaw Poland Stanislaw Kania Kania Kanin

Agca admits shooting pope in Rome trial

Mehmet Ali Agca testified in Turkish from a bulletproof box that he fired at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square on May 13 and challenged Italian court jurisdiction. He said extradition and death-penalty issues loom as 28 witnesses testified and judges plan to verdict by Wednesday.

Rome Mehmet Ali Agca John Paul II St. Peter’s Square Italy Vatican State Agca Pope Pietro d’Ovidio Vatican Turkey

Titanic searchers claim solution after sunken ship hunt

Adventurers headed to port with ocean floor photographs saying they may have solved what happened to the Titanic. Expedition leader Mike Harris called their findings encouraging but offered no specifics as the Gyre docks Thursday. The 1912 disaster killed more than 1,500 aboard, with valuables rumored aboard.

Boston Mike Harris Harris Texas Jack Grimm North Atlantic

Autry quietly weds Jacqueline Ellam in Burbank

Cowboy star Gene Autry, 72, married Jacqueline Ellam, 39, in a private weekend ceremony at First United Methodist Church in Burbank. The couple, longtime acquaintances, were joined by Pat Buttram and Johnny Grant as they celebrated with a lunch and dinner after the quiet ceremony.

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