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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1982
Page
1
Cedar Rapids motorists face higher pump prices as stations raise self service regular to 1.19.9 and unleaded to 1.24.9 per gallon amid recent increases tied to demand, fuel supply declines, and a May ethanol tax. Industry officials warn prices may climb through summer as inventory tightens.
Argentina claims it shot down a British Sea King helicopter and damaged two warships in its first aerial attack in over a week around the Falkland Islands. It also reports losses of two A-4 Skyhawks and confirms a helicopter loss by Britain. Diplomatic efforts at the UN continue as Argentina presses sovereignty over the Malvinas.
President Reagan will hold his 10th formal news conference in the East Room of the White House. The session, his first full-dress media encounter since March 31, will be carried live by major networks from 7 p.m. CDT and is expected to cover the Falklands clash and his 1983 budget difficulties.
Leftist and peasant demonstrators stormed the Brazilian Embassy in Guatemala City taking ambassador Antonio Carlos de Aheu e Silva and at least 10 others hostage in a protest against government repression. Police reported 30 to 40 SWAT members surrounding the building as mediators urged a resolution.
The report describes a protest by residents including Gazalvez de Oliveira and Ahen e Silva reacting to an army raid in Chisec Quiche. A woman said the army burned homes killed women and children and raped a cousin, amid calls to halt violence and restore services.
Lewellyn's lawyers end talks aimed at guilty pleas in seven counts in Northern Iowa and New York. U S Attorney Reynolds notes last day in office and says a Des Moines grand jury is weighing charges related to a Des Moines bank. If convicted on all five counts, Lewellyn faces up to 22 years in prison and $25,000 in fines.
A witty reflection on monthly routines and the relief when an unlabeled freezer item proves a leg of lamb, not bread. The piece plays on anticipation, domestic detail, and the small joys of ordinary life.
A Spaniard dressed as a priest lunged with a 15 inch dagger at Pope John Paul II on the Fatima basilica steps before a crowd of about one million. Vatican guards seized the assailant, the pope remained unharmed and blessed the attacker in silence after the confrontation.
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