Florida Institute of Technology - Ad Astra Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

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ARGENTINA SEIZES THE COLUMBIA FALKLANDS April 2, 1982 Argentine troops seized the British held Falkland Islands. British set sail April 5 with Prime Minister Thatcher vowing the Falklands to remain British. The troops landed May 21 and met with little opposition. British airraids cost Argentina about 30 aircraft. 1400 Argentine troops surrendered May 29, after 14 hours of fighting. June fighting ended completely when Argentine troops surrendered at Stanley. GENERAL DOZIER RESCUED On January 28 U.S. General James Dozier was rescued from Red Brigade Kidnap- pers by a special team of Italian antiter- rorist forces. He was being held in an apartment in Padua, Italy after being kid- napped in Verona 42 days earlier. The raid was initiated on a tip from an undis- closed source. US Space Shuttle Columbia landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California, November 16 after a five day mission. This mission was its first operational flight after four test flights. The four astronauts on board were Vance Brand, Col. Fobert Avermyer, William Lenoir, and Joseph Allen, The key task was the delivery of two satelites into orbit for commercial customers in Houston. The maiden voyage of the Challanger was delayed because of a crack in the engine. ISRAEL LEBANON September 16, men supposed to be Christian Militia raided two Palestinian refugee camps in West Beirut, shooting to death hundreds of men, women, and children. The massacre shocked the world. September 20 President Reagen ordered U.S. troops back to Beirut to help in the international peace keeping forces.