The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 20-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, June 2, 1982 Ten Cents Sixteen Poges British close in on Falkland capital :A; From The Associated Press British troops captured the high ground overlooking the' Falklands capital of Stanley yesterday, putting them within artillery range of Argen- tines, who dug in for the showdown bat- tle of the undeclared war, British press reports said. They quoted government sources in London as saying the commander of the 100-ship British task force, Rear Adm. John Woodward, has been given authority to offer the Argentines an op- portunity to surrender before launching a full-scale assault. The sources repor- tedly said the British, concerned about the political mood in Latin America, did not want to subject Argentina to a humiliating defeat. THE ARGENTINE commander on the islands, Brig.'Gen. Mario Benjamin Menendez, exhorted his soldiers to fight with "valor and heroism" and beat the British "in such a way that their defeat is so crushing they will never again dare to invade our land." Press Association, Britain's domestic news agency, said British marines and paratroopers captured 1,535-foot Mount Kent, 12 miles west of Stanley, and were battling along Two Sisters, a ridge three miles closer to the port town. London's Independent Radio News said the British "almost certainly",had won control of the Two Sisters ridge. Argentina's military command in- directly acknowledged the British had taken Mount Kent but could not advan- ce. It also said a British Harrier jet was shot down near Stanley. NAVY CAPT. Enrique de Leon, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Argentine bombers made a pre- dawn attack and "as a result of the bombing, British forces stayed on Mount Kent. They have not passed Mount Kent." He was asked about the report of the Two-Sisters fighting and said there was no combat by ground forces yesterday. A later Argentine communique, ex- panding on the report of a Harrier downed, said the jet fighter'was hit by anti-aircraft fire and "the pilot ejected and fell into the sea." DeLeon said British warships shelled the peninsula on- which Stanley is lbcated yesterday morning but were driven off by Argentine shore fire. He also' repeated the claim, adamantly denied by the British that the aircraft carrier Invincible was damaged in an attack Sunday. EAST FALKLAND ISLAND Green Hti Mt Rpuntt Mt Ltw sLntt~nan/ey Mt. Kent LnDn Harbor ,, ,-Stanley irs- "THE CARRIER was hit by an Exocet and three 500-pound bombs," he said. "That is absolutely confirmed." He added, "The activities of the British aircraft have diminished sharply since the Invincible was attacked." Britain said Monday there was "an attempted attack" on the war fleet but "not one of our ships was hit." British reports later said two of the devastating Exocet missiles launched by Super Etendard warplanes had been destroyed as they approached the fleet. U.S. intelligence sources in Washington, who asked not to be named, backed the British claim, asserting that the fleet defenders had See BRITISH, Page5 Shad charaecter This University student finds relief from the blazing sun with the help of a towering local tree. - Srkmadea os pia construction By BILL SPINDLE and their contractor, Associated Construction of the University's General Contractors of Detroit. The Replacement Hospital Project could be negotiators were unable to agree on a delayed indefinitely because of an iron new contract before their old one ex- workers' strike, a hospital planner said pired Monday. yesterday. Until the strike is over, Bremer said, The full impact of the strike cannot be construction involving the iron determined at this date, said Marsha workers-primarily the raising of the Bremer, because the construction site hospital's steel girder frame-will be was closed down yesterday due to forced to halt. heavy weekend rain. THE FOUNDATION laying and ex- "IT IS JUST too early fob us to tell cavation at the project are expected to how we will be affected," Bremer said. continue, Bremer said, although she } The strike is the result of a break- expressed concerns that picketing iron down in talks between Iron Workers workers could stop construction Local 25, along with several other altogether. Although there was no southeastern Michigan -trade workers. See IRON, Page 9 Refreshing getaways Running out of ways to spend your weekends? Check out the Daily's annual summer recreation supplement - filled with ideas on Ann Arbor's summer activities - in tomorrow's paper.