Haig Seeks Peace as Britain Threatens Falklands Action
Secretary of State Haig flies to London to mediate the Falklands crisis while Britain vows to sink Argentine ships around the islands. He will meet Thatcher and Pym and then travel to Buenos Aires as Argentina proposes a Hong Kong like package deal. Defense Sec Nott orders a 200 nautical mile maritime exclusion zone and potential scuttling of hostile ships as the clash escalates.
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London
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Falkland Islands
Britain
Haig
U.S
United States
Margaret Thatcher
Francis Pym
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Foreign Office
Pym
Reagan
Washington
Nicanor Costa Mendez
Abc-Tv
Nightline
Costa Mendez
Hong Kong
Defense
John Nott
Falklands
Nott
House of Commons
Alfredo Saint Jean
Royal Navy
Superb
Possible Hoax Sinks Coast Guard Search for Gemini
Coast Guard officials say eight people reporting a sinking fishing boat named Gemini could not be verified. A C-130 night search found no traces, and authorities planned to decide whether to resume or halt the Atlantic Ocean operation.
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Eastside Heights
N.J
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Bill van Valkenburg
David S. Cline
Governors Island
Cline
Elizabeth City
N.C
North Carolina
Atkenite Ramon D Norris Receives Reader's Digest Award
Ramon D Norris was awarded a $300 check for an anecdote submitted to Reader's Digest. The April issue features his campus comedy about a father reacting to his daughter's engagement announcement with the line Engaged to do what.
Frost devastates South Carolina fruit crop losses hit peaches and apples
South Carolina growers report a second spring freeze in 10 days with a $6 million apple crop nearly destroyed and about 60 million dollars in peach losses. Early strawberries also suffered, while Lexington and nearby counties saw varying damage as temperatures fell to 18 to 32 degrees. Clemson officials noted some recovery expectations and wind kept frost from worsening in parts.
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South Carolina
Johnston
Monetta
Tommy Walker
Lewis Holmes
Walker
Holmes
Andrew Fallon
Fallaw
Fallon
Ridge
Lexington
Edgefield
Saluda
Lexington County
Boozer
Clemson University Agricultural
Toxaway
Charleston
Columbia
Zehr
Upstate
South Carolina Experiment Station
Peach Bug Probe Offers Hope For Peach Blossoms
Clemson University researchers test a Wisconsin frost control method on peaches to reduce blossom loss from early freezes. Zehr and Bentley use chemical or microbial treatments to limit bacteria that seed ice crystals, aiming to lower blossom kill from 80 percent to about 60 percent.
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Public Safety Department
Saluda Street
Vernell Faewell
Aiken Community Hospital
Phil Jones
Aiken County
Erma Bombeck
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Wisconsin
Eldon Zehr
Ellen Bentley
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