Falklands War Chronology Highlights 1982
Timeline covers key military moves from April to June of 1982 including Argentine invasion of the Falklands, British counteractions, air and sea battles, ships sunk, ground incursions at Goose Green and Darwin, and culminating in Argentine surrender at Stanley with about 14 800 troops laying down arms. Major events include the seizure of South Georgia, naval bombardments, air attacks, and the destruction of vessels such as HMS Sheffield and HMS Coventry.
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Falklands
Stanley
South Georgia
South Sandwich Islands
Argentina
Britain
Jelgrano
Goose Green
Sheffield
Sir Galahad
Sir Tristan
Thatcher
Jeremy Moore
Mario Benjamin Menendez
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Andrew
Thatcher Says Britain Holds Some Falklands Prisoners
Britain will detain captured Argentine prisoners including officers until Argentina formally accepts a peace settlement in the South Atlantic. Thatcher spoke to Parliament after Argentina’s surrender details emerged, while Buenos Aires faced street outrages and leadership calls for transition to democracy.
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Britain
Falkland Islands
Stanley
Margaret Thatcher
Argentina
South Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Government House
Falklands
Thatcher
London
Elizabeth II
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Concord College to Host Banking Seminar
Inside Concord College, a banking seminar is scheduled to address financial literacy and industry trends with local and regional experts. Organizers aim to connect students and community members with practical banking insights and opportunities.
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Concord College
Israeli Syria tank clash near Beirut airport ends cease-fire
Israeli and Syrian tanks clashed near Beirut airport Tuesday evening, breaking a four day cease fire. Pan-Arab and Palestinian forces exchanged fire as Beirut residents were warned of a possible Israeli assault on the Moslem sector. Arafat was believed trapped in West Beirut as fighting widened toward Baabda and Bourj el Barajneh. Damascus reported an Israeli ultimatum to Syrian troops.
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Associated Press
Beirut
West Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
Tel Aviv
Beirut-Damascus
Aley
Christian Voice of Lebanon
Hadath
Sidon
Baabda
Arab University of Lebanon
PLO
Bourj el-Barajneh
Arafat
West
Damascus
Brezhnev Renounces First Use of Nuclear Weapons at UN
At a U N session on disarmament Brezhnev pledged the Soviet Union would not be the first to use nuclear arms and invited the United States to join in a clear reciprocal commitment. He warned that nuclear war could destroy civilization and life on earth and offered to negotiate broad reductions in arms and a freeze at current levels.
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United Nations
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Earth
U.N
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Oleg A. Troyanovsky
Gromyko
Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
West
U.S
Europe
NATO
Afghanistan
Laos
Cambodia
Tazewell Budget Cuts Face Tough Decision
Tazewell County faces a hard path trimming 300000 from the school budget as the Board of Supervisors call a June 23 public hearing. The plan includes teacher raises and a possible mix of cuts, with school officials unsure where savings will come from and supervisors lacking authority to slice line items.
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Wilson Ramsey
Telegraph
Tazewell
Board of Supervisors
Department of Social Services
James Dudley
Lester Jones
Dudley
Jones
Joe Peery
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Nicanor Costa Mendez
Charles Tanner
First Baptist Church
Hyannis
Mass
Renee
Mt. State News
Old Dominion News
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Religious News Society
Operation Spirit
Virginia
Fayette County
Mideast
Washington
Mediterranean
Christian Voice of Lebanon Radio
Reds
State Department
Peery
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