British artillery barrage key in Falklands victory
THE biggest military barrage since the Korean War was set to erupt on Port Stanley.
The Sunday Post reported British artillery was lined up against Argentinian positions as the final assault on the Falklands began.
The enemy positions were surrounded and all escape routes had been cut off.
The Army had begun a deadly game of cat and mouse with Argentinian forces.
Attempts to test British lines were met with a rapid response from artillery and patrols.
Argentina had invaded the British territory in the South Atlantic in April 1982.
A task force arrived at the Falklands by the end of the month, and British forces emerged victorious after 74 days.
The islands were returned to British control, although 255 British military personnel died during the conflict.
Scots fisherman had their worst ever salmon fishing season.
Anglers on all the major rivers were casting lines to no avail. May and June were traditionally the best months for the River Tweed, but some anglers hadn’t caught a single fish after weeks of effort.
A bid to end the internal bickering in the Scottish National Party appeared to have succeeded.
Chairman Gordon Wilson pushed through a motion to ban some organisations within the SNP at his party’s conference in Ayr.
The party had been divided by internal feuds for several years.
Five Arab men were being held after the Israeli Ambassador was shot in London.
Two Jordanians, an Iraqi, an Iranian and a Syrian were arrested.
The ambassador, Shlomo Argov, was in a critical condition in hospital in London, but he survived his wounds.
A Dundee man had applied for 547 jobs since becoming unemployed.
The work-study officer was let go from his position at a jute firm in the city.
The 47-year-old toured the factories and firms of Dundee and put in more than 500 applications.
Souvenir crosses, made from the carpet on which the Pope stood during his trip to the UK, were being sold for £5.
The 3000 yards of gold carpet had been turned into fabric crucifixes.