British troops brace for assault on Stanley in Falklands
Heavy fog lifts as British forces about 8,000 strong, aided by reinforcements from Port San Carlos, prepare to attack the Falklands capital Stanley within hours. Argentine defenses estimated at 7,000. weather worsened operations with wind rain and cold.
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Associated Press
Falkland Islands
Stanley
Port San Carlos
Falklands
Alastair McQueen
London
Daily Standard
Argentina
British Defense Ministry
Independent Television News
Michael Nicholson
Nicholson
Nepal
5Th
QE2
England
Ministry of Defense
Southampton
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Reagan Calls Trip to Rome a Pilgrimage for Peace
President Reagan, in Rome for a European tour amid Middle East war fears and Falkland tensions, called his Vatican meeting with Pope John Paul II a pilgrimage for peace. He urged renewed talks, promoted human rights, and noted hopes for negotiations to end conflicts in Lebanon and Poland.
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Reagan
Rome
Vatican City
John Paul II
Middle East
Falkland Islands
United States
Pope
Papal
Europe
Free West
Latin America
Poland
Falklands
Lebanon
Vatican
Versailles
France
Philip Habib
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Israel
Haig
Menachem Begin
Habib
Aeate
Paris
London
Italy
Queenie II
Windsor Castle
England
Alessandro Pertini
Neate
Giovanni Spadolini
Palace Gardens
America
17Th Century
Palace
White House
Michael K. Deaver
Britain
Argentina
Concert protesters pack Rose Bowl in anti arms rally
A sellout crowd of over 80,000 at the Rose Bowl heard Hollywood stars sing and speak against the nuclear arms race on the eve of the U N disarmament conference. Performers included Dan Fogelberg Linda Ronstadt Stevie Nicks Stephen Stills Graham Nash Stevie Wonder Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. Speakers urged action as part of a global day of observances led by religious and civil rights leaders.
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Pasadena
Calif
Rose Bowl
Hollywood
Dan Fogelberg
Linda Ronstadt
Stevie Nicks
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Stevie Wonder
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
U.N
Hyde Park
London
Antwerp
Belgium
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York
Terence Cooke
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Episcopal Cathedral
St. John the Divine
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
Soviet Union
Storms flood New England killing at least 18
A Sunday to Monday storm dumped up to 11 inches of rain across southern New England washing out dams and bridges. Floodwaters reached up to 12 feet in towns, with at least 18 dead including eight in Connecticut nine in Rhode Island and two in Massachusetts. Ivoryton saw two dam breaches washing away homes and cars as the region endured widespread disruption and emergency rescues.
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New Haven
Christopher Dewey
Main Street
Leominster
Mass
Alantic
Connecticut
William A. O’neill
Ivoryton
Massachusetts
Weather Service
Boston-area Metropolitan District Commission
Charles River
Watertown
Charlestown
New London
Roaring Brook
Southern Illinoisan publication and mailing details
Publication offices listed in Carbondale and Herrin with publication schedule Sundays daily except Saturdays and holidays. Subscription rates shown for carrier and mail, including 18 county outside area, plus contact phones for Carbondale and Herrin offices and classified advertising numbers. Postage and address information provided.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale
16Th
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Williamson County
Franklin County
Ill
Mexico City rocked by strong earthquake near Pacific coast
A powerful tremor measuring 6.5 to 6.9 magnitude struck central and southern Mexico, centered 248 miles southwest of Mexico City. Glass scattered in streets and power outages reported in parts of the capital, with a second quake about four hours later. No immediate casualties or major damage cited by authorities.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Tacubaya
Pacific Coast
Oaxaca
Guerrero
U.S. Geological Survey
National
Golden
Colo
Red Cross
Court orders racial quota study in Chicago schools
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 ruling, directs lower federal courts to study racial quotas used to preserve integration at Gage Park and Morgan Park high schools. Black parents say quotas burden blacks while whites bear none, amid a 1975 1976 Access to Excellence desegregation plan.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
High Court
Gage Park
Morgan Park
Chicago Board of Education
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