Argentines Sink Sheffield in Falklands Sea Battle
Argentina sank the British destroyer Sheffield near the Falklands and claimed a Sea Harrier shot down. Britain feared up to 30 sailors dead with 270 crew rescued. The clash followed Argentina’s invasion and amid rising calls for mediation and peaceful settlement.
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Spas Face Scrutiny Over Bankruptcies In Iowa
Iowa consumer protection investigators call for new laws after health spa chains such as Shelly Lynn Figure Salons shuttered in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Officials say prepaid memberships leave customers holding the bag as closures spread across the Midwest.
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Shelly Lynn Figure Salons
Iowa City
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Hultman nomination cleared on split vote
Senate Judiciary Committee approved Evan Curly Hultman of Waterloo as U S Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa in a split 6 3 vote with several abstentions. Final approval by the full Senate could come as early as today amid concerns over alleged misrepresentation of a diabetic condition and a prior perjury inquiry.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Evan “Curly
Hultman
Waterloo
U.S
Iowa
Senate
Duke Short
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Short
Senators Listen to Secrets in Closed Session
The Senate met in secret session led by Sen John Tower and Sen Barry Goldwater to hear a Pentagon briefing on Soviet military buildup. Lawmakers described the briefing as uneven with no U S power discussion, as Congress set to debate a 180.3 billion defense bill for the coming fiscal year.
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Soviet Union
U.S
John Tower
Defense Department
Hinckley Defense Calls Insanity As Trial Opens
Jurors hear two portraits of John Hinckley as calculating assassin and isolated man. Prosecutor argues premeditated plan behind the Reagan shooting on March 30, 1981, while defense insists Hinckley is legally insane.
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Child's Aging Moment Sparks Honest Reflection
A light reflection on parenting emphasizes the joy when children reach an age where parents can drop the pretense of knowing it all. The tone is humorous and warm, inviting appreciation of honest family dialogue.
Turkish consul general slain in Somerville shooting
Orhan Gunduz the honorary Turkish consul general to New England was shot dead while in his car in Somerville Massachusetts by two men posing as joggers. A caller claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide.
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