▁address ▁a ▁general ▁audience . ▁The ▁Pope ▁re co vers . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Don na ▁Pay ant ▁is ▁murder ed ▁by ▁serial ▁k iller ▁Lem uel ▁Smith , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁female ▁prison ▁officer ▁has ▁been ▁killed ▁on - d ut y ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 1 ▁ ▁François ▁Mit ter rand ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁social ist ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Fif th ▁Republic . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Island ers ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁North ▁Stars ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁one . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁Peter ▁S ut cl iffe ▁is ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁counts ▁of ▁murder ▁and ▁ 7 ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 5 ▁ ▁In ▁R iy ad h , ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Co operation ▁Council ▁is ▁created ▁between ▁Bah rain , ▁K uw ait , ▁O man , ▁Q atar , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁ ▁A lain ▁Robert ▁scales ▁the ▁Will is ▁Tower ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁The ▁Italian ▁government ▁res ign s ▁over ▁its ▁links ▁to ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁Mason ic ▁cell ▁Pro pag anda ▁Due . ▁ ▁May ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Bang l adesh ▁President ▁Z ia ur ▁Rah man ▁is ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁Ch itt ag ong . ▁ ▁May