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Argentina loses jets, British frigate sinks London (AP) — Britain said its jets, missiles and shore gunners shot down at least seven Ar gentine warplanes as a new battle raged Monday over the British beachhead on the Falk land Islands. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ruled out a cease-fire sought by Pope John Paul II. The British Defense Ministry announcement said an eighth Argentine plane was seen leav ing the battle trailing smoke and acknowledged the sinking of the British frigate Antelope, which was set ablaze in an air raid Sunday. The Argentine government admitted the loss of two planes but claimed its raidefs did "ser ious damage” to a troop tran sport and ‘‘damage" to a frigate. The Buenos Aires com munique identified neither ship but the Argentine Embassy in Washington said the transport VIVARIIT KEEPS YOU GOING WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH. Hitting the books? Feeling the strain? Take a Vivarin.Vivarin is a medically tested stimulant tablet. 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"There is no question of a truce," Nott told the House of Commons He said the British still have a difficult fight ahead but “one thing is certain, the days of the occupying Argen tine garrison are numbered " In a later interview with the British Broadcasting Corp., he said, "The task force com mander has been told to repossess the Falkland Islands at the earliest possible oppor tunity.” He called the idea of a cease fire accompanied by negotia tions on sovereignty over the South Atlantic islands "ab surd ” "There's a new situa tion," he added "We’re not go ing to talk about sovereignty at the moment we are trying to retake the islands " In its report on the Antelope, the British Defense Ministry said fires aboard the frigate went out of control despite efforts by the crewmen and they were forced to abandon ship They were transferred to other vessels, it said, and "there were no further reports of casualties " The ministry refused com ment on a report by Press As sociation, Britain’s domestic news agency, that an Argentine bomb had lodged in the An telope's engine room and ex ploded when technicians tried to defuse it, killing one person and wounding seven The ship was hit while oper ating in Falkland Sound, which separates the two main islands, West Falkland and East Falk land According to the British ac counts, Argentine air attacks have sunk two frigates, the An telope and its sister ship Ardent, and damaged four other war ships since the British task force landed a reported 5,000 troops JEFF RYDER Trained in Rolfing and Aston bodywork and movement education 344-6488 Hair Care j Specials j Perms: I reg. $35.00 $28 (including haircut) Haircut: *g°° reg. $12.00 Call Carol Hubbard at the Turning Point 343-4813 2660 Oak taring coupon*-— at San carios t-riaay Neither Britain nor Argentina allows foreign reporters in the battle area and dispatches from their own correspondents are subject to censorship There are British newsmen with the war fleet and Telam has reporters on the Falkland Is lands Nott spoke to Commons soon after Mrs Thatcher rejected the pope's latest plea for a cease fire She said Britain would not stop fighting until Argentine troops withdraw from the British colony they seized April 2 Argentina's ruling military junta in turn accused Britain of an "absurd colonialist venture" to retake the islands Argentina calls the Malvinas The junta also denounced the Common Market for Indefinitely renewing trade sanctions Mon day and warned the United States to stop supporting the British. Defense Minister Amadeo Frugoli said the United States is the West's most important na tion and "must think seriously about the gravity of the situation and adopt a more balanced po sition." President Ronald Reagan, at a White House press briefing, said the United States has no plans to provide assistance to Britain "in the sense of troops or anything involved in the fight ing " Washington declared its backing of Britain after media tion efforts by Secretary of State Alexander M Haig Jr collapsed last month In London, Defense Ministry spokesman Ian McDonald said waves of Argentine Mirage and Skyhawk warplanes roared over Falkland Sound and were en gaged by Harrier |ets, the war ships and shore-based guns and missiles of the San Carlos invasion force Seven were shot down and one fled in a trail of black smoke, he said McDonald said some ships may have been damaged but gave no details Looking for a place to live? o Find it in the Emerald
