Falklands battle as Sea Harriers halt Argentine air raid
British Sea Harriers and missiles shot down at least six Argentine jets over San Carlos Bay in a major Falklands air strike. A British frigate was badly damaged and set ablaze, with fires being fought as officials reported no casualties yet. The clash included ground and sea missiles and a separate attack along Falkland Sound where Argentine helicopters were shot at. President Galtieri floated a cease fire amid mounting conflict.
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Port San Carlos
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Defense
Ian McDonald
Carlos Bay
BBC
Brian Hanrahan
Falkland Sound
Leopoldo Galtieri
Falklands
Four Die In Hilton Hotel Fire In Chicago
A smoldering cigarette started a fire on the Conrad Hilton Hotel 22nd floor. Firefighters battled thick smoke as 130 plus responders evacuated hundreds and four people died while about 15 to 20 were injured. One victim was Abdela ziz Belal officials said.
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Conrad Hilton
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Thomas O'Connell
Richard Brzeczek
John Sheehan
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Falklands talks marked by Argentine protest at U.N.
Argentine Foreign Minister Costa Mendez accused British aggression in the Falklands and denounced U.S. press misinformation as the Security Council debated with no action. He said he did not seek parallel talks or a special resolution and demanded adherence to the UN charter.
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Los Angeles Times
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Security Council
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Falkland Islands
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Washington
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Falklands
Soviet food program eyes private plots and decentralization
The Soviet Union prepares a long delayed food program likely to be announced early this week. Brezhnev will address the Central Committee plenary and push for efficiency gains in collective and state farms. Advocates of decentralization seek to boost private plots based on Georgia and Latvia experiments, though inclusion in the 10 year plan remains uncertain.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Georgia
Latvia
Brezhnev
Ultralight plane crashes on first flight in Indianola
Ken Winsum, 47, an Indianola optician, was injured when his ultralight kit plane crashed on its first flight during a test run. Eyewitness Charles Campbell said the right wing collapsed about 30 feet up, the craft hit a fence, and Winsum was found upside down but conscious. He was airlifted to Des Moines hospital in good condition with facial fractures.
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Indianola
UPI
Ken Winsum
Des Moines
Charles Campbell
Winsum
Campbell
Chuckle: Wife to Husband in Store Says Save with Fifty
A light moment in a supermarket has a wife telling her husband to skip the cart and keep it to fifty dollars. The exchange plays on budgeting and spending limits in everyday shopping.
Dallas couples line up to adopt white babies at Hope Cottage
Pam and Jim Hastings led a 67 couple queue outside Hope Cottage in Dallas to apply for adoption. The agency plans first come first served for up to 100 couples as it resumes intake after two years.
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Barbara Bond
Hope Cottage Children’s Bureau
Bill Hines
Hope Cottage
Sonja Romanowski
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