Islanders in Stanley holdout amid Falklands siege
About 200 Falkland Islanders remained in Stanley under dusk to dawn curfew as Argentina pressed its invasion. Most civilians reportedly fled to East and West Falkland settlements, while a civilian defense network and safe houses emerged in the besieged capital.
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London
Stanley
Britain
Falkland Islands
Frig
Argentina
South Atlantic Islands
East
West Falkland
William Curtis
Curtis
Toronto Globe and Mail
Buenos Aires
Falklands
Alastair Cameron
Associated Press
East Falkland
Cameron
Bob
Daniel Haines
Fox Bay
Frederick Cheek
Gerald
Falklands Battle Report From Stanley Front Line
Glasgow Herald correspondent Ian Bruce describes British Marines advancing by helicopter to attack outer Falklands defenses near Port Stanley. Shelling continues from sea as UK artillery and ships bombard the capital zone while a commander vows to harass enemy positions until exact strength and locations are known. Washington reports Libya delivering air to air missiles to Argentina to bolster its air power and notes Argentina’s failings to acquire more Exocet missiles. Argentina’s defense minister asserts the will of the nation remains unbreakable ahead of further battles.
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Port Stanley
Stanley
Ian Bruce
Glasgow Herald
Falklands
Bruce
London
Evening Standard
Washington
Libya
Argentina
Sheffield
Atlantic Conveyor
U S Steel to pay 2 million in discrimination case
U S Steel will pay about 2.1 million to roughly 500 black workers at its Fairless Works plant in Bucks County to settle a nine year discrimination suit over hiring and promotion. The agreement includes trainee and apprenticeship positions for blacks and a 700,000 payment to a public law group that represented workers.
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Philadelphia
United States Steel Corp
Fairless Works
U.S
Clarence Newcomer
U.S. Steel
Bucks County
Debris Cloud From April Volcanic Explosion Affects Sunlight
Scientists report ash and sulfuric acid aerosols at high altitudes reflecting sunlight. The debris reached Hawaii by April 9 and Japan by April 18, circling the globe by month end, scattering 25 to 50 percent of sunlight in tropics and potentially raising upper atmosphere temperatures while cooling Earth's surface.
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Pollack
Earth
Japan
Red Sea
Globe
Ames
U-2
Pete Waller
Ron Williams
Hawaii
Los Gatos
Los Angeles
Williams
NASA
Weather sketch of Odessa and Texas for early June
Fair skies and warm temperatures dominate the Odessa forecast for the first weekend of June. A frontal system cools Central and Northern Texas while coastal areas reach into the 90s. Tropical Storm Alberto weakens as it drifts in the Gulf with winds around 40 to 50 mph.
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Odessa
Texas
Coastal
Mineral Wells
el Paso
Alberto
Cuba
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Fort Myers
Alberta
North Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Panhandie
Smith inquiry begins on severance payment by AG Smith
Justice Department probes whether Attorney General William French Smith should have a special prosecutor for accepting a $50,000 severance from Earle M. Jorgensen Co. and for oil and gas tax shelters. Investigators review potential rule violations at Rodino's request after an anonymous letter. Smith returned the severance and will forgo tax deductions beyond his cash investment.
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Washington
Justice Department
William French Smith
California
Department
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Peter Rodino
Dn.j
Smith
Earle M. Jorgensen Co
Beirut raids trigger Israeli retaliation and PLO response
The PLO denied involvement in the ambassador shooting and said it retaliated for Beirut raids with Katyusha rocket shelling of northern Israel. Rockets, artillery, and jets disrupted Kiryat Shmona as one Israeli dead and four hurt in attacks. Israel vowed to strike terrorist targets in Lebanon, while Shamir blamed Arab terrorists and urged elimination of the PLO. The clash marks a new round in six weeks of Israeli actions in Lebanon, drawing calls from Washington and the UN for restraint.
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PLO
Beirut
Israel
Associated Press
Marcus Eliason
Kiryat Shmona
Israel Radio
Tel Aviv
Israel Defense Forces
Lebanon
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
Yaacov Barsimantov
Paris
Vienna
Washington
State Department
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
New York
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DYN
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TRW Electronics and Defense Sector
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THE
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