U K cabinet meets after island raid
British Prime Minister Margaret That cher convened an emergency war cabinet amid rising signs of a possible invasion of the Falkland Islands if UN peace efforts fail. The Canberra liner with 2,500 marines nears the Falklands as British forces press a blockade and bombard targets around Stanley.
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Margaret Thatcher
Falkland Islands
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Foreign Office
London
Canberra
Falklands
South Atlantic Islands
New York
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Britain
Argentina
Royal Marines
Parachute Regiment
Ascension Island
mid-Atlantic Ocean
Israel weighs response after cross border shelling by PLO
Israel's cabinet met for four hours to decide next steps after Palestinian guerrillas shelled northern Israel for the first time in 10 months. At least 16 killed and 58 wounded in Lebanese air raids, with PLO claims of readiness to retaliate.
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Damour
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Zahrani
Sidon
Trudeau proclaims Canada has a super navy after sea trip
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his three sons sailed from Halifax aboard HMCS Iroquois to observe anti submarine trials. He dismissed ship hull quality complaints and said sailors tease the press while departing aboard the training submarine Okanagan with Admiral Andrew Fulton inviting the voyage.
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Trudeau
Canada
Halifax
Andrew Fulton
Okanagan
Admiral Fulton
Premier Lougheed CBC settle defamation case over Tar Sands
Edmonton CBC and Premier Peter Lougheed reach an out of court agreement. The broadcaster pays 50 000 in general damages and 32 500 for costs. issue an apology on national network and will not rebroadcast the program. The settlement ends a five year defamation suit.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Corporation
Lougheed
CBC
Tonight
Court of Queen's Bench
Progress seen at UN talks on Falklands conflict
At the United Nations a hectic weekend of talks between Argentine and British negotiators yielded substantial progress on a ceasefire troop withdrawals and an interim administration in the Falklands. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar said clarifications remain, with talks set to continue.
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Reuter
Falklands
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Perez de Cuellar
Anthony Parsons
Enrique Ros
Eduardo Roca
South Atlantic
Ros
Roca
Britain
Security Council
Argentina
Reagan proposes cuts in U S and Soviet missiles
President Reagan calls for at least a one third reduction in strategic missiles and warheads and urges START talks to begin by June. He offers to meet Brezhnev to ease tensions, while demanding troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Poland and an end to Kremlin interference in Latin America and Southeast Asia. He warns a Western response awaits aggressive Soviet policies.
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U.S
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Angola
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Latin America
Southeast Asia
Eureka College
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Europe
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Islanders edge Canucks 6 5 in overtime in finals
The New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6 5 in overtime to take a 1 0 lead in the Stanley Cup final. An angry exchange followed the rugged game as both teams traded accusations.
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New York Islanders
Vancouver Canuck
Villeneuve Dies In Belgian Grand Prix Crash At Zolder
Canadian F1 star Gilles Villeneuve perished in a high speed crash at Zolder during a Belgian Grand Prix practice. His Ferrari collided with Jochen Mass’s car, somersaulted, and struck a fence at about 240 kmh. He died of brain damage and multiple injuries despite resuscitation efforts.
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Southam News
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Didier Pironi
Villeneuve
Ferrari
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Que
Philippe Doran
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Zolder
Europe
Fomula 1
Doran
Dynock
Terlamenbach Curve
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