British jets attack and warn of invasion over Falklands
Sea Harrier jets attacked two Argentine supply ships in Falkland Sound as London's warning of invasion rose if no settlement is reached this week. A Harrier was hit and the Hermes squadron reported strikes near East Falkland and West Falkland ports while London urged U.N. talks to crest this week.
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Falkland Islands
London
HMS Hermes
Port Stanley
Falkland Sound
British Defense Ministry
Buenos Aires
Defense
John Nott
Britain
U.N
Hermes
Rio Carcania
Port King Bay
East Falkland
Fox Bay
West Falkland
Stanley
U.S
Falklands
Poll finds strong support for nuclear arms parity and war risk views
AP NBC poll of 1 599 adults on May 10 11 shows 75 percent fear any nuclear use would trigger world war 83 percent want a nuclear weapons production freeze in both nations and 76 percent say defending national needs requires matching Soviet output.
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New York
Associated Press
NBC News
United States
Soviet Union
Vacation Time Index Warns of Places to Avoid
A light tone item notes that with vacation season near people plan two weeks of research to identify destinations to skip next year. The piece frames the task as a careful selection process for safer, more enjoyable travel.
Sailors ambushed in Puerto Rico killing one
Gunmen in a car fired on four U S Navy sailors returning to the USS Pensacola near Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico. Petty Officer Darryl Phillips 22 of Dublin Georgia was killed. three others were wounded, names and hometowns listed. motive unknown.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S. Navy
Pensacola
Drew Malcolm
Navy
Roosevelt Roads
U.S
U.S. Commonwealth Island
Malcolm
Mario Robles
Darryl Phillips
Dublin
Institute of Forensic Medicine
Naval Base
Larry Skowronski
Erie
Norfolk, Va
Kathy Cote
Randall Keyte
Adrian, Mich
Anthony Phaneuf
Ashville
Maine
Skowronski
San Juan Veterans Administration Hospital
U.S. Used Nazis to Spy on Soviets After War
CBS reports that U S officials smuggled more than 300 Russian born Nazi collaborators into the United States after World War II and aided them to gain citizenship and jobs in exchange for participation in Soviet spying during the Cold War. The effort continued under cover into 1978 amid congressional inquiries.
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Washington
State Department
United States
U.S
CBS
60 Minutes
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Justice Department
Delta Queen stuck after crash at Missouri dam
Delta Queen became wedged against a Mississippi River dam near Saverton Missouri after strong currents pushed the excursion boat into the structure. 187 passengers and 75 crew members were evacuated with two crew injured during a failed attempt to free the vessel.
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Saverton
Missouri Water Patrol
St. Louis
Greg Dudley
New Orleans
Hannibal
Terry Severns
Cruise
Eric Baker
East St. Louis
Magnolia
Steven Gray
Pennsylvania
Tenn
Rick Spencer
Doe safe after leap into Kennedy High School windows
A yearling white tailed doe crashed through two windows and cracked a third at Kennedy High School, was tranquilized by state officers, then released at Squaw Creek Park. Damage exceeded $2000 as two teens on mopeds reportedly chased the animal, which survived with minor injuries.
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Kennedy High School
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
Tom Hazelton
Pinicon Ridge Park
Hazelton
Cedar Rapids
Ron Draves
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Luxembourg
Argentina
Gazette
Don Hornstein
Chain Lakes Bridge
Seminole Valley Park
Metro Births
Iowa
Farm
Late News
Soviets
Washington Post Service
Ment
John Loftus
Boston
Office of Special Investigations
Carter
Congress
CIA
Immigration Service
Loftus
Barney Frank
D-Mass
House Judiciary Committee
Army
Frank
Pentagon
Doe
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