British Forced Advance Near Stanley In Falklands War
British troops outflanked the Argentine garrison by capturing high ground north of Stanley. PM Thatcher convened a War Cabinet as Moore urged surrender to end the killing. British forces, about 7500 strong, pressed toward Stanley amid air and artillery exchanges.
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Stanley
Britain
Press Association
London
Mario Menendez
Jeremy Moore
Falkland Islands
Defense Ministry
Moore
Menendez
British
Ian McDonald
McDonald
Margaret Thatcher
Falklands
South America
Nepal
East Falkland
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Telam
San Carlos
Index Today's Chuckle
A humorous line from an old-timer recalls a time when a nickel's worth of candy could be shared among friends. The quip reflects nostalgia for simpler purchases and social money rituals of the past.
Israel drives deep into Lebanon with invasion near Beirut
Israeli forces push Palestinians back toward the border in a fast offensive labelled Peace for Galilee. Paratroopers land on the coast, Beaufort Castle falls, and Sidon is besieged as Syria moves toward a larger confrontation. Casualties rise while U.S. ships head to the area and embassy staff depart Beirut.
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Israel
Lebanon
Beirut
Galilee
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mediterranean
Beaufort
Sidon
PLO
Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Rota
Spain
U.S
State Department
Iowa approves monthly welfare reporting despite protests
The Iowa Council on Social Services voted 6 to 0 to require about 10 000 Aid to Dependent Children families to file monthly income reports. Officials say the change saves about 1.5 million dollars annually though opponents worry about added hardship for the working poor and the administrative burden on workers.
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Des Moines
Iowa Council On Social Services
Michael Reagen
Baker
Gracie Larsen
Ames
Two Die in Lisbon Car Semi Crash On Highway 30
A Lisbon couple Andrew G. Smith Jr. 37 and Winifred Smith 38 died after their Subaru crossed the center line on Highway 30 near Lisbon and struck a soybean trailer truck driven by John Schlueter 41 of Waterloo. Schlueter was uninjured. The crash occurred at 2 20 p m and the bodies were taken to St Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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Lisbon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Andrew G. Smith Jr
Winifred
Linn County
Smith
Highway 30
John Schlueter
Waterloo
Schlueter
House GOP Leaders Draft Budget Plan For 1983
House Republicans reach tentative agreement on a 1983 budget outline aiming for a deficit under 100 billion dollars. Speaker ONeill pushes for a back to work budget protecting domestic spending as Democrats prepare rival proposals.
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Washington
House
Thomas O’neill Jr
Robert Michel
Illinois
Michel
O’neill
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