Argentines fight on as surrender calls mount near Stanley
Reports say Argentine troops around Stanley refuse to surrender amid shelling and leaflets urging capitulation. British PM Thatcher offers one last withdrawal option and commanders prepare a final offensive, with Maj Gen Moore delaying action until troops and supplies move up.
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Falklands
Press Association
Britain
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Argentina
United Nations
Thatcher
London
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Moore
Adm
John Woodward
Archipelago
Malvinas
Woodward
Mario Menendez
South Georgia
Cmdr
Alfredo Astiz
Jeremy Hands
Independent Television News
Israeli envoy shot in London outside Dorchester Hotel
Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov was shot outside the Dorchester Hotel in London and underwent surgery for critical head wounds. A Scotland Yard spokesman said Argov was in critical condition as officers detained a suspect and recovered a weapon after a car sped from the scene.
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London
Shlomo Argov
Argov
Scotland Yard
Dorchester
Press Association
Britain
Brixton
River Thames
Swank Mayfair
Yacov Barsimantov
Paris
Vienna
Sluggish steel market triggers WV coal layoffs
Charleston AP reports a sluggish steel market has driven thousands of layoffs in western and northern West Virginia, with about 3,500 coal miners out of work recently. Major closures include W.P. Coal at Omar, while Armco and U S Steel cut hundreds more. Officials cite weak metallurgical coal demand and a recession, plus regulatory costs as factors. Governor Green urges stronger coal promotion.
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Charleston
W.va
Albert Jordan
State Mines Department
West Virginia
U.S. Steel
Dan Green
State Coal Development Authority
Green
Ed Wiles
West Virginia Coal Association
Wiles
Bees Cause House Fire After Man Tries to Burn Out Nest
Samuel Clay, 70, set a rag on a pole under his wall to burn out bees behind the upstairs wall. The fire damaged his Norfolk home estimated at $25,000. no injuries. Firefighters saved belongings, bees persisted despite a beekeeper’s efforts.
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Norfolk
Samuel Clay
Clay
Laurence Zancker
Zancker
Heart Transplant Seems Next Step For Man Who Only Wants To Be Well
Buford Muncy, a 44 year old Bluefield resident and former Allied Chemical safety inspector, survived 29 heart failures in 1978 and has since battled recurring heart trouble. After a three month hospital stay and recent discharge, doctors say a heart transplant may be needed, with a team at the Medical Center of Virginia to assess him and his family on physical emotional and psychological readiness.
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Buford Muncy
Bluefield Community Hospital
Buford
Medical Center of Virginia
Richmond
Mary
Bluefield
Allied Chemical Safety
Southern Baptist Church
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Mike Eades
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Muncy
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Telegraph
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