Begin to resign as Israel's prime minister tentatively
Prime Minister Menachem Begin plans to offer his resignation to President Chaim Herzog unless coalition partners persuade him to reconsider today. The 70 year old leader, despondent after his wife Aliza's death last November and ongoing Lebanon casualties, suggested stepping down after six years in office.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Chaim Herzog
Begin
Aliza
Lebanon
Strikers Return as Southern Bell Walkout Ends
A three week strike by Southern Bell operators ends as workers return to switchboards. Most of the 5,700 non management and 1,800 management employees are expected back on duty today.
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Columbia
Southern Bell
Tax Day Nears in Aiken County Property Delinquents
Tomorrow is the 1982 property tax deadline in Aiken County. Delinquent taxes incur a 20 percent penalty now, rising to 25 percent after 5 p.m. Tomorrow. Taxpayers must visit the Aiken County Office Complex at 828 Richland Ave. W. to avoid sale. W H Boylston will advertise unpaid properties next month and conduct a public auction in October under Chapter 51. Delinquent owners then have 18 months to pay the new owner and reclaim the land.
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Aiken County
Richland Ave
W.H. Boylston
Restroom Signs Cut Letters In Aiken District
Aiken County School District’s Educational Center replaced gendered terms with SIS and SIR on restroom doors saving 52 cents per door per year. A Clemson fan adds a football season ticket joke about missing South Carolina games while attending Carolina games.
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Aiken County
Carolina
Clemson
South Carolina
Challengers Night Liftoff Sparks Cape Canaveral Previews
NASA prepares Challenger for a dramatic 2:15 a.m. EDT night liftoff watched by 45,000 guests at Kennedy Space Center. Guion Bluford Jr. leads a diverse crew including Richard Truly and Daniel Brandenstein as the mission aims for an after dark touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Challenger
Cape
South Carolina
Cuba
al O'Hara
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center
Richard Truly
Daniel Brandenstein
Dale Gardner
William Thornton
Bluford
Truly
Brandenstein
U.S
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Gardner
Florida
NASA
Jim Ball
Hassan
India
Saturn
James A. Abrahamson
Cape Runway
Two Marines Die in Beirut Fighting First Casualties
Two Marines were killed and six wounded as Marine forces responded to Shiite militia shelling near Beirut International Airport. Col. Timothy Geraghty authorized counterfire using howitzers, mortars, and Cobra helicopters, with Navy gunships providing support. The toll from the clash raised total U S Marines killed to three and 15 wounded since the Lebanon mission began eleven months ago.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Bob Jordan
Jordan
Timothy J. Geraghty
St. Louis
U.S. Navy
Schehrerezade Faramazzi
Don Mell
Alpha Company
Charles Rowe
San Francisco
Reagan Grief Over Marines Killed in Beirut Clash
President Reagan voiced profound sorrow over two U S Marines killed by mortar fire during heavy fighting near Beirut. He noted the Marines as peacekeepers and praised their courage as U S forces continue a multination peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
U.S
Beirut
William P. Clark
White House
Larry Speakes
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Israel
Mideast
Speakes
Begin
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