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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1982

Page

4

Pope wraps Portugal visit with call for workers rights

Pope John Paul II concluded a four day Portugal pilgrimage addressing about 100,000 blue collar workers in Oporto. He warned against the isolating effects of industry and urged worker union rights subordinated to the common good. He did not discuss the assassination attempt earlier in the week.

Oporto Portugal UPI John Paul II John Paul Vatican Juan Maria Fernandez Khron Fatima Port Wine Douro

Nicaragua cites U.S. delaying talks on relations

Nicaragua accuses the Reagan administration of stalling high level negotiations to resolve strained relations. A third diplomatic note urged talks after the U.S. eight point plan. Cross border raids by exiles from Honduras and Eden Pastora’s hostile stance are cited as urgency grows.

Managua Nicaragua Reagan Washington United States Honduras Eden Pastora

Youngest college grad Jay Luo to graduate at Boise State

Boise State University will award Jay Luo a bachelor of mathematics with a B plus average at weekend commencement. Luo age 12 plans to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest American college graduate, breaking Merrill Kenneth Wolf's 14 year record from Yale in 1945.

Boise Idaho Jay Luo Boise State University Luo

Michigan bank collapses in Washtenaw County

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. declared Community Bank of Washtenaw insolvent, the 17th U.S. failure of the year. Michigan National Bank of Ann Arbor acquired the two-office institution with over 15 million dollars in assets.

Ypsilanti, Mich Michigan Bank United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Community Bank of Washtenaw Michigan National Bank of Ann Arbor FDIC

Klan Pickets Rally Draws 100 in LaGrange Georgia

State troopers kept peace as about 100 Ku Klux Klan members rallied in LaGrange Georgia while in Vermont 150 opponents shouted down a Klan recruitment gathering. No violence reported at either event.

Lagrange Vermont Gazette Vire

World Students End Takeover at Mexican Agriculture College

More than 2,000 students ended a strike at Hermaanos Escobar Agricultural College in Ciudad Juarez after releasing nine hostages and turning over seven government buses to 800 federal troops. Director Rigoberto Delgado Perez was freed and said he will resign. students set a May 26 deadline for 222 million pesos to fund the school. Authorities reported 15 million bee like parasites, kept alive after incubation, could be destroyed if demands were unmet.

Ciudad Juarez Mexico UPI Hermaanos Escobar Agricultural College Rigoberto Delgado Perez

Rebels to print memoirs of American killed with rebels

Leftist rebels announced they will publish the memoirs of American Joseph David Anderson who was reportedly killed by government troops on April 26 in Morazan province while fighting alongside the rebels. In related violence a Christian Democratic mayor and 15 others died near San Salvador. The guerrillas’ Radio Venceremos said Anderson was authoring a book about his life with the rebels.

San Salvador el Salvador UPI Christian Democratic Radio Venceremos Joseph David Anderson Morazan

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