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Yorkshire Evening Post newspaper clipping from June 5, 1984, headlined 'Laker plea to Lords' about Laker Airways legal action

A newspaper clipping from the Yorkshire Evening Post dated June 5, 1984, reporting on Laker Airways' legal battle in the House of Lords. The article details Sir Freddie Laker's attempt to establish the right to sue British Airways and British Caledonian in a multi-million pound U.S. anti-trust action following the collapse of his Skytrain service in February 1982.

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