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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1985

Page

5

Pope decries disarray from Vatican II as youth urged to resist excess

Pope John Paul II spoke in Namur on his Belgian trip urging youths to shun unbridled sex drugs and costly fashions. He criticized Vatican II for causing disarray among 800 million Catholics while warning against consumerism and moral decline. He noted the church must renew its spiritual reach and prepare for a global bishops conference.

Namur Belgium John Paul II Mechelen Brussels John Paul Netherlands Luxembourg Meuse Vatican City John XXIII Paul VI

King salmon weighs 97 pounds in Alaska catch

UH Soldotna resident Les Anderson reeled a 97 pound king salmon in the Kenai River. His 25 pound test line held as partner Bud Lofstedt steered the boat and Anderson exclaimed the fish wouldn’t fit in the net, marking a world record.

Soldotna Alaska Les Anderson Anderson Kenai River Bud Lofstedt

India weighs sweeping law to curb terrorism nationwide

New Delhi seeks a two year Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Bill to allow execution or life imprisonment for terrorist acts causing harm. It would empower special closed courts extend jurisdiction to abroad and ban materials deemed to incite sedition. Opposition warns of civil liberty abuses.

New Delhi India Supreme Court of India Punjab FBI Rajiv Gandhi United States Gandhi Indira Gandhi Madhu Dandavate Janata Party

Soviet ESA to launch Mars probe in 1988 cooperation

Tass reports a joint Soviet ESA Mars mission with a satellite set for 1988 and suggests Western members join on a large scale after a meeting in Leningrad. In South Africa, rioting followed a funeral for Santo Thobela as police used tear gas on protesters in Duduza. simultaneously about 9,000 black miners walked out at Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine over suspensions.

Moscow Soviet Union European Space Agency ESA Mars Tass Soviet Academy of Sciences Leningrad Johannesburg Duduza Santo Thobela Blyvooruitzicht Mine Workers’ Union

China to Import Books While Banning Obscene Works

China Daily reported foreign books magazines and tapes will be imported this year with a ban on anti socialist and pornographic material. In Spain thieves struck the Sacramonte abbey stealing paintings sculpture and jewelry valued around 2 million dollars including a 1797 Francisco de Goya work and other ancient pieces.

Peking China Daily China Granada Spain

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