Daily Mirror and Sun dated Saturday April 3rd 1982
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The Daily Mirror and the Sun took quite opposed views on the
Conflict, the Mirror being against British military action and the Sun being
all for it.
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Guess which pages 2/3 are from the Mirror and which the Sun.
The Falkland Islands were first visited by Europeans, a Dutch
ship, in 1600 and since then have been tossed around by the Spanish, French,
Argentineans and British. A British naval base was set up in 1834 and it became
a British Colony in 1840. The Argentineans have always maintained that the
British had no real right to the Islands and on Friday April 2nd
1982 they invaded.
The Conflict (no actual state of War was ever declared by
either side) lasted 74 days and cost 649 Argentine, 255 British and 3 Falkland
Islanders’ lives. The 3 locals were women killed ‘by friendly fire’ –what a
disgusting phrase that is.
With Margaret Thatcher being Prime Minister at the time, the
old idea that if women ran the World there would be no more wars was finally
put to rest.
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The Sun starts as it means to go on with jingoistic calls to
support ‘our lads’ and hate the ‘Argies’.
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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Prior,
quashed Charles McCormick’s conviction in 1984. McCormick may or may not have
been working for British Military Intelligence at the time of his alleged bank
robberies.
In
2009 the 72 year-old Charles McCormick was re-arrested for the murder of
Sergeant Joe Campbell a fellow RUC member who was shot in 1977. I can’t find
anything online to say whether or not there has been a second trial.
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Helen Smith and a male guest both died during a party in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, apparently from falling from a sixth floor balcony. The
Saudi authorities and the British Foreign Office both agreed that it was miss-adventure
caused by alcohol. Helen’s father didn’t believe this was the truth and
campaigned for a different verdict for 30 years.
Helen’s body was kept unburied for all this time and 6
post-mortems were carried out, but all were inconclusive. She was finally
buried in 2009.
As a result of the campaign the Law was changed so that
coroners were obliged to investigate deaths of British citizens who died abroad
if their bodies were returned to Britain. Princess Diana is probably the most
high profile death to be investigated as a result of this change in the Law.
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Nicholas Parsons hosted ‘Sale of the Century’
from 1971 until 1985. You either loved or hated both him and the programme.
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The very popular series Minder began in 1979 as a vehicle for Denis
Waterman when the Sweeney finished but he ended up playing second fiddle to George
Cole. The programme lasted 10 series but Waterman dropped out (character
emigrated to Australia) after 7.
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Can you put a name to these famous faces of
1982? Answers at the end of this post.
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The Sun's 1982 Grand National tips.
The actual result was 1st Gritter, 2nd
Hard Outlook, 3rd Loving Words and 4th Delmos. 1 out of 16 predictions correct isn't bad, I suppose.
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The first female jockey to complete the National
course, Geraldine Rees, came in 8th on Cheers. Charlotte Brew who was the first woman jockey to ever ride in the National, was
unseated at the third fence.
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“By Gad, Sir! A fortnight lazing on the beach watching all
the young fillies in their bikinis with their bronze bodies and their… Oh dear,
I think I’m going to have one of my turns. Pass the Sangria!”
In the Big Time answers -
Top - Clint Walker Richard
Kiel Woody
Strode
Bottom - David
Prowse Giant Haystacks Lou
Ferrigno
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