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28/11/2011 Slipped the surly bonds of Earth

1986 was the year of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster when Ronald Reagan summed up the astronauts doomed mission with the above words.

Identify the words that have been replaced by their initial letters from the following 1986 headlines.

There are 2 separate sets of initials in each question.

 

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1.

PJ-CD (‘BD’) flees H ending 28 years of family rule

2.

LMPDP killed in car crash near T,C

3.

Actress PP (ETICS) dies shortly after becoming TBM-I-L

4.

ME stars as a private eye in new TV drama series B

5.

DLMTW by TC hits the top spot

6.

EASL goes to meet ‘MK’ and is never seen again

7.

Treaty ends 335 Years War between IOS and TN

8.

ES launches T using the latest technology

9.

ADWGTT to win FWC

10.

“FSAMH” shrieks the most famous SH of all time