Page 4-Thursday. May 13, 1982-The Michigan Daily Two Argentine planes downed in Falkiands By The Associated Press Argentine warplanes made a series of attacks on British ships near the Falkland Islands yesterday and a destroyer shot down two of them about three miles from the disputed island chain, the British Defense Ministry an- nounced. It reported no damage to the fleet. A British Sea King helicopter ditched in the sea near the Ialklands, but its four-man crew was rescued by two other Sea Kings, ministry spokesman Ian McDonald said. There was "no evidence" Argentine military action caused the ditching, he said. HE DID NOT say how many times Argentine planes attacked. There was no immediate comment from Argen- tina on the reported attacks or the loss of the Sea King. Britain claimed after the Falkland Sound encounter that its battle fleet had a stranglehold on the Falklands, 250 miles eastof the Argentine coast. Britain claimed it has isolated the estimated 9,000 Argentine troops oc- cupying the islands since April 2, and said that 3,000 British soldiers who left Southampton yesterday aboard the requisitioned luxury liner Queen t P Luxury itnE troops to F4 SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP)- From the rails of the Queen Elizabeth 2, where untold thousands of well-heeled vacationers have bade farewell, soldiers in battle gear waved goodbye to girlfriends and families yesterday as the famous 'luxury liner headed for the Falklands Islands war zone. To Prime Minister Margaret That- cher, one of the soldiers' banners said: "All Our Luv to Maggie, Thanks for the Cruise." THE 67,000-TON cruise ship slipped away from its dock with the help of a half-dozen tugs and the encouragement of dozens of small pleasure craft, whose tenor horns answered the basso of the QE2's foghorn. The troops cheered, alternating with thousands of shouting well-wishers at dockside. As a band played Auld Lang Elizabeth 2 would arrive in several weeks to bolster the armada. WELL-INFORMED sources in London said British defense chiefs fear Argen- tina's three submarines are prowling the Falkland Islands war zone to sink British troop and supply ships, and that British warships and spyplanes have been deployed to hunt the Argentine Argentina said Tuesday it would at- tack any British ship or plane in the South Atlantic heading to the Falklan- ds. The Defense Ministry statement was the first report of an Argentine air at- tack on the British fleet since May 4. The ministry in London said the planes apparently flew from the Argentine mainland and attacked through thick cloud cover. ' IT WAS THE first fighting reported since Tuesday morning, when a British ship attacked an Argentine vessel in the channel between the two main islands. McDonald said two A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers were shot down by fire from the warship, but a third Skyhawk escaped. He said "further Argentine sorties were made" but "no more Argentine aircraft were shot down." ?Pr carries rilklands Syne, hundreds of Union Jacks flut- tered and snapped in a stiff onshorea breeze. "It's very emotional," said Stephanie Foxley, 20, who came to wave goodbye to her husband, David, a 27-year-old Royal Engineers captain from Maid- stone, Kent. They've been married nine months. "I TOLD HIM to be careful, don't do anything silly," she said. "But he has to go and we're all behind him." Since the QE2 was requisitioned one week ago, the vessel has undergone a remarkable transformation at the Southampton docks. Its two outdoor swimming pools have been spanned by a helicopter pad, its miles of plush carpeting are covered by hardboard, and its elegant furniture and appointments were removed in favor of camp beds and field packs. In Brief Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Guerrillas seize embassy GUATEMALA CITY- Leftist guerrillas yesterday seized the Brazilian embassy, holding the ambassador and six others hostage and warning police to stay clear of the mission, authorities said. Police said members of the Jan. 31 Popular Front broke into the building and grabbed Ambassador Antonio Carlos de Silva and six other unidentified hostages. They said the guerrillas warned, "We don't want police to get near." The Popular Front was formed after a group of Indian peasants occupied the Spanish embassy in Guatamala City on Jan. 31, 1980. Police stormed the mission during that seizure and one of the peasants set off a firebomb, engulfing the embassy in flames thatkilled 39 people. The ambassador-and one Indian survived the fire, but gunmen later kid- napped the peasant from a hospital and killed him. Spain immediately broke relations with Guatemala. Tornadoes rip through West Dozens of twisters tore through "Tornado Alley," leaving more than $200 million in damage at an Air Force base and crushing homes and businesses yesterday in scattered communities from Texas to Nebraska. At least seven deaths were blamed on the storms in the plains Tuesday and yesterday. Scores were injured. Violent thunderstorms churning through the region unleashed drenching rain that caused flash floods in some areas and dropped hail as big as tennis balls. The deaths included four people aboard a light plane that crashed in a storm before dawn in a cotton field near Idalou, Texas. Authorities say the plane may have flown into a tornado. Financier eludes U.S. officials COSTA RICA- Costa Rican authorities yesterday arrested fugitive U.S. financier Robert Vesco but freed him in less than a hour; a government spokesman said. Vesco flew off in his private plane but his destination was not known. Costa Rican officials said the millionaire American headed for Managua, Nicaragua, but Nicaraguan authorities at Managua airport said he did not arrive. Vesco, 46, sought for 11 years in a $200 million investment scandal and on charges. of making an illegal $200,000 contribution to former President Richard Nixon's 1972 campaign chest, thus escaped U.S. authorities one more time. Vesco has a large ranch in a remote region of Costa Rica near the Nicaraguan border that has a landing strip, but it was not known if he went there. Vesco was seized by Costa Rican police in the northeastern city of Liberia as he landed in his private plane on a flight from Nicaragua, the government spokesman said. Reagan meets Brazilian leader WASHINGTON- President Reagan and Brazilian President Joao Figueiredo, each backing different sides in the Falkland Islands, called yesterday for a mediated settlement of the dispute between Argentina and Britain. "There would be neither victors nor defeated on either side," Figueiredo was quoted as telling Reagan when the two discussed the crisis following White House welcoming ceremonies for the Brazilian leader. Figueiredo, who is cutting short his U.S. trip by a day and curtailing his social calendar because of the dispute, said he hoped for a solution in which "the honorable and just requirements for both sides could be met," accor- ding to a senior American official. The official, while refusing to go into the details of the discussion between the two leaders, said there was no talk of the fact that Brazil backs Argen- tina and the United States supports Britain. He said Gigueiredo and Reagan were "very concerned for the immediate re-establishment of peace," and expressed support for the mediation efforts of United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar. Braniff Airways suspends flights DALLAS - Branif International suspended all domestic and foreign flights yesterday afternoon, Braniff vice president Sam Coats said, apparen- tly because of the carrier's financial difficulties. Coats declined to say why the debt-plagued airline was shutting down its operations. He said all personnel who have not been told otherwise should not report to work today. An emergency meeting of the airline's board of directors was scheduled. Braniff executives with throughout the day. "This afternoon, Braniff Airways began suspending all flying operations. domestic and foreign. We sincerely regret the inconvenience that this suspension of service is causing to our customers," Coats said. Braniff lost $160.1 million last year and $41.4 million in the first three mon- ths of this year. In the last threg years Braniff has posted net losses of $336 .4 Million. a U I a I 4 6 f { , :' '!