The Michigan Daily te Cnt Sixtee rage Vol. XCII, No. 14-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, May 22, 1982 Ten Cents Sixteen Pages r -v .. ... _ .. .. ... , i . British invade Falklands, gain 'a firm From AP and UPI British marines and paratroopers stormed the Falkland Islands yester- day during a fierce air-sea battle and launched a ground offensive to regain the islands seized by Argentina April 2. Britain said its assault forces had established "a firm bridge-head" as Argentine aircraft engaged British jets and warships, damaging five British frigates. Two of the ships were reported severely damaged. An Argentine communique issued late Friday claimed eight British frigates were hit, with four suffering damages "of great magnitude" and two "probably having sunk." It said "ap- proximately 70 percent" of the British forces involved in the landings were p "out of action" and Argentine un were continuing to attack the invader IN BUENOS Aires, a military spok person conceded British forces h established a beachhead near Port S Carlos in the northwestern sector East Falkland Island, 40 miles from t capital of Stanley. "It will be ext minated," an Argentine spokespers said. The British Defense Ministry ga few details, but government sources London said 2,500 commandos h secured a landing zone at Port S Carlos. The ministry said the init dawn assaults were carried out by 1,( troopers on four beaches and they w reinforced during the day. Equipm4 bridge put sent ashore included light tanks and an- its ti-aircraft weapons. s. A photograph released by the es- ministry showed three Royal Marines ad hoisting a British flag. an AT LEAST 17 Argentine planes were of shot down, according to the British he count. Argentina admitted losing three er- planes and two helicopters. on British Defense Secretary John Nott confirmed Argentine reports of suc- ve cessful attacks on British warships, in saying "five have been damaged, two ad seriously." The ministry said one of an Britain's carrier-based Harrier jets ial was missing and claimed Harriers and oo0 missiles shot down 17 Argentine ere Mirage, Skyhawk, and Pucara war- ent planes. It said three helicopters were ead' destroyed on the ground. "Seven weeks after the Argentine aggression, British forces are tonight firmly established back on the Falkland Islands," Nott said in a brief statement reporting the biggest battle action so far in the undeclared war. HE SAID invasion troops of the Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment "are now ashore inrsubstantial numbers" and the landings were unopposed by ground forces. But he said that, in ad- dition to the damaged British ships and the missing Harrier, the British at- tackers lost "two of our small helicop- ters" and 21 men perished when a helicopter plunged into the stormy Atlantic during pre-invasion troop transfers. Successive Argentine communiques said its planes sank one British frigate and seriously damaged four others, leaving one of them in flames in Falkland Sound, the narrow channel separating the main East and West Falkland islands. They said two British Harrier jets were shot down and one pilot captured. A military spokesman said one Argen- tine jet crashed after running out of fuel but reported no other casualties. MILITARY developments quickly overtook the slow-paced diplomacy of the United Nations, where Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar went before the Security Council to urgently plead for peace. "The prospect which faces us is one of destruction, continuing conflict and, above all, the loss of many, many young lives," Perez de Cuellar said. "Efforts must continue to find the means of avoiding this and restoring peace. There is no other course." In Washington, an administration source said the United States is sending aerial tankers to NATO to allow the See BRITISH, Page 9 AP Photo ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS use an assault boatto practice landings during a training session at Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean recently. According to the Ministry of Defense in London, British troops, including Marines and paratroops, mounted a number of landings yesterday on the Argentine-held Falkland Islands. Camp us streetlights to shine once again By AMY GAJDA ' Campus streetlights, which have been an on again, off again affair since the beginning of spring term, are now under repair and should be back to normal by next week, Detroit Edison reported yesterday. "We've had sporadic light problems now for probably three weeks," said Walt Stevens, director of, safety for the University. Most lights from Thompson Street to South University, an area including Regen- ts Plaza and the Diag, currently are blacked out. STEVENS SAID he expected the lights would be back in working. order by today. Edison officials, however, do not expect a full return of service until the middle of next week. "We've got two crews out there right now," said Ron Mason, Edison's general supervisor for customer and marketing services. Campus security has received several complaints during the limited blackout, Stevens said, although only one has concerned a specific crime. "Only one larceny-a car theft-has been at- tributed by the victim to the fact that the lights were out," he said, "and I question that claim." THE COMPLAINT was made by David Fauman, director of the Student Activities Building woodshop, who linked the blackout to the theft of his car. Fauman said his car, parked by a light that was out, was stolen on May 12 sometime between 8p.m. and 11 p.m. "I directly attribute the fact that my car was stolen to the light being out," Fauman said. "People just don't steal things like cars with a light around. A thief has got all the time in the dark." Fauman said he and his woodshop students have been attempting without success to get the streetlights surrounding SAB fixed for eight months. "At our final point of frustration, we threatened to picket the Edison building," he said. "Perhaps that threat is helping the service resume now." Students, too, have been alarmed at the lack of lighting around the campus. "All the lights have been out right around the Grad, so it's dark," said Diana Griffin, an LSA sophomore. "From the time I walk out of the library to the time I hit South University, I'm a nervous wreck," she said. Fauman agreed. "After all, Ann Arbor is not the friendliest neighborhood in the world, especially in the dark," he said.