Falkland Islands seized by Argentina in overnight invasion
Argentina said it invaded the Falkland Islands and seized them from Britain with Gov Rex Hunt surrendering. Navy sources reported no casualties in the overnight operation as reports circulated from Buenos Aires.
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Argentina
UPI
Falkland Islands
Britain
Rex Hunt
London
Margaret Thatcher
South Atlantic Islands
Malvinas
Hunt
Malvimas Islands
Georgias
South Sandwich
School official weeps over Black River budget cut
Black River boards faced a $125,000 budget cut after a failed 7.82 mill levy. Board president James Hanna wept, Medina County School Superintendent Homer B. Smith tried to console him, lamenting state inaction. Smith had lashed out earlier over taxpayer frustration and Columbus politics.
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Black River Board of Education
James Hanna
Medina County
Homer B. Smith
Homer
Hanna
Board of Education
Smith
Columbus
Walesa bears baby as martial law lingers in Poland
Exclusive ABC photograph shows Lech Walesa with his infant daughter Maria, the first image since Poland imposed martial law. The shot aired on World News Tonight, depicting Walesa in detention near Warsaw amid ongoing political turmoil.
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Lech Walesa
Maria
ABC
Walsea
Poland
Unemployment hits 9 percent as recession persists
UPI reports March unemployment at 9 percent, matching WWII-era highs with 9.9 million jobless and 1.3 million discouraged workers. Republic Steel to close Youngstown plant affecting 450, while Michigan and Ohio show steep rates and Pennsylvania remains high in steel regions. The data reflect ongoing 1981 82 recession amid weak auto demand and high job losses.
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UPI
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown
Omo
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ford design suit seeks $20 million over 1981 crash
Five Lorain residents sue Ford Motor Co. for $20 million claiming a 1973 Mercury Comet was defectively designed. The 1981 Route 2 crash killed Gary Gonzalez, 17, and Yvette Rodriguez, 15, with Uriel Figuero dying later. Plaintiffs seek $1 million compensatory and $4 million punitive damages per person.
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Lorain
Ford Motor Co
U.S. District Court
Route 254
Jerry Bogdansk
Elyria
Gary Gonzalez
Yvette Rodriguez
Uriel Figuero
Sandra Velazquéz
Charles
Ford
Robert Harner
Auto loan rate cuts bogged down in Lorain County
Local auto dealers and banks clash over a plan to cut new and used car loan rates to about 14 percent for a month. Elyria Savings and Trust and Lorain County Savings and Loan have raised rates, while AmeriTrust slashed to 14 percent for new cars and 16 percent for foreign cars. Bankers say they cannot absorb the difference as prime sits at 16.5 percent.
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Elyria Savings and Trust
Jack O'Malley
Lorain
County Savings and Trust
AmeriTrust
O'Malley
Lorain County Savings and Loan
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Elyna High School
Middle Avenue
Seventh Street
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Tom Batiuk
Abby
Amy Richards
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