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Identify the words that have been replaced by their initial letters from the following 1986 headlines.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

President Jean-Claude Duvalier (‘Baby Doc’);

Haiti

2.

LMPDP killed in car crash near T,C

Liberal MP David Penhaligon;

Truro, Cornwall

3.

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

Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street);

Tony Blair’s Mother-in-law

4.

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

Michael Elphick;

Boon

5.

DLMTW by TC hits the top spot

Don’t Leave Me This Way;

The Communards

6.

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

Estate Agent Suzy Lamplugh;

‘Mr Kipper’

7.

Treaty ends 335 Years War between IOS and TN

Isles of Scilly;

The Netherlands

8.

ES launches T using the latest technology

Eddie Shah;

Today

9.

ADWGTT to win FWC

Argentina defeats West Germany Three Two;

FIFA (or Football) World Cup

10.

“FSAMH” shrieks the most famous SH of all time

“Freddie Starr Ate My Hampster”;

Sun Headline