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...DIED. LEOPOLDO GALTIERI, 76, former Argentine military dictator who in 1982 ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands, and who was implicated in Argentina's own "dirty war" against left-wing subversion; in Buenos Aires. Galtieri was imprisoned in 1986 for his "incompetence" during the Falklands war, and before his death was under house arrest. About 15,000 dissidents perished during the eight-year "dirty war," according to human-rights groups. Galtieri once said he had "no regrets...
Person of the Week LETTING BYGONES BE, YOU KNOW ... The generals are in exile or jail; Maggie is on the lecture circuit. It's been two decades since Argentina's junta launched its ill-fated grab for the Falkland Islands. Last week Tony Blair made the first visit to Argentina by a British PM since the hostilities...
...musical director of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra; in Kobe. Asahina received Japan's prestigious Order of Culture in 1994, becoming only the second classical musician to be given the government award. DIED. GUIDO DI TELLA, 71, former Foreign Minister of Argentina who mended relations with Britain after the 1982 Falkland Islands war; in Buenos Aires. Serving from 1991-99, Di Tella possessed a diplomatic savvy that culminated in the 1998 visit to England by Carlos Menem, the first by an Argentinian President after the war. DIED. EILEEN HECKART, 82, recipient of an Oscar, two Emmys and a special lifetime achievement...
...inexhaustibly provide food, dilute endless pollution and accept unlimited trash. In 1996 the U.S. passed the Sustainable Fisheries Act, which mandates rules against overfishing--a recognition that protecting sea life is good business. Some fish, such as striped bass and redfish, are recovering because of catch limits. Alaskan, Falkland, Australian and New Zealand longline boats are taking care not to kill albatrosses. Turtles are being saved by trapdoors in shrimp nets...
...Britain and Argentina go to war over the ownership of the Falkland Islands...