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1985 newspaper clipping from Evening Argus Brighton about legal action against former Laker Airways staff compensation

A newspaper clipping from the Evening Argus Brighton dated June 11, 1985, with the headline 'Hitch hits former Laker staff'. The article discusses American lawyers traveling to England to pursue mass compensation claims for former Laker Airways employees following the airline's collapse in February 1982. The piece details legal proceedings and compensation efforts for approximately 5,000 people who lost their jobs when Sir Freddie Laker's airline empire collapsed.

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