Falklands War Stalemate and Siege Tactics Intensify
In Stanley amid freezing weather British and Argentine patrols press a deadly cat and mouse game as 7,000 to 8,000 Argentine troops hold the Falklands capital. Gen Jeremy Moore says the assault will be deliberate. Foreign ministers and nonaligned states urge a cease fire, with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
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Caracas
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Spain
Falklands
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London Daily Mirror
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British Broadcasting
Korea
Fox
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Tanley
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Dar
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Hit list tied to Israeli envoy shooting sparks fear
London police, probing the attempted assassination of Israeli Ambassador Shlomo Argov, raided suspects including Arabs and Iranians. A hit list of Jews overseas was rumored to exist, and authorities said they may file charges after arrests. Argov remained critically ill with a brain wound and possible paralysis. The PLO denied involvement as Israel retaliated in Beirut.
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Poland replaces party chief in power consolidation
In Warsaw, Stanislaw Kociolek resigns as party chief and Marian Wozniak, a Jaruzelski ally, is elected to replace him by secret ballot. Kociolek moves to Moscow as ambassador to the Soviet Union. PAP notes the shifts deepen Jaruzelski’s grip amid martial law and Solidadary crackdown. Police in Czestochowa reportedly break up a youth group called Freedom after finding one pistol, with no prosecutions planned.
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Jaruzelski
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Kociolek
Kazimierz Oszewski
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Moscow
Independent
Secret cargo loaded into shuttle on launch pad
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP reports top secret Department of Defense cargo was loaded Saturday into the shuttle Columbia's bay as it sat on the launch pad awaiting its fourth orbital mission. Air Force personnel and cleared defense contractor staff conducted the installation.
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Bay of the Columbia
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