Britain expands Falklands force with 20 Harriers
Britain sent 20 more Harrier jets to reinforce the Falklands armada and sought U S refueling help as Argentina vowed to contest the expanded war zone. U N talks continued with Javier Perez de Cuellar stating progress yet work remains. Harriers refueled en route from England landed on Ascension Island before heading toward the islands as two jets were lost in bad weather and another shot down in Stanley.
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Fifth Army
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Buenos Aires
Reagan arms cut proposal targets Soviet missiles in speech
President Reagan will urge the Soviet Union to dismantle about two thirds of its land and sea based missiles in a May address at Eureka College. The plan seeks ceilings of 850 ICBMs with up to 5,000 warheads total for both sides, to be reviewed in Geneva this summer.
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Carbondale Mother Wins Illinois Merit Award in Metropolis
Ada Rohde Mees of Carbondale is among five Illinois women honored by the American Mothers Committee Inc. at an April 4 ceremony in Metropolis for the Merit Award. Mees cited parenting values focusing on love, communication, honesty, and community influence. She and husband John have three sons and four grandchildren. he is a university administrator, and she holds numerous local and SIU ties. Other winners include Brogan, Gallihue, Schlafly, and Colgan. 1982 Mother of the Year is Ella Mae Main. General Telephone reports lower Mother’s Day rates and a high volume of Illinois calls.
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Carbondale
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American Mothers Committee Inc
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Carbondale Federated Woman’s Club
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Illinois Mothers of the American Mother’s Committee
Springfield
Barbara Ann Brogan
Mattoon
Leota Gallihue
Piper City
Phyllis Schlafly
Alton
Majella Colgan
Wyoming
Ella Mae Main
General Telephone Co
General Telephone
Weather Update: Warm Today With Partly Sunny Skies
National Weather Service predicts partly sunny and warmer conditions today with temperatures in the low 80s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the 50s to low 60s. Monday looks partly sunny and warm, with a high around 80.
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