Reagan weighs redeploy plan for Marines in Lebanon
President Reagan and aides study a Pentagon redeployment plan amid growing congressional pressure. A meeting with foreign policy advisers and envoy Donald Rumsfeld is planned to review trips to the Middle East and a possible return journey. House Democrats, led by Speaker ONeill, debate the Lebanon mission amid criticism of policy and the 18 month limit.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Lebanon
Pentagon
Middle East
Donald Rumsfeld
Beirut
Congress
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Special Pentagon Commission
O'Neill
White House
Larry Speakes
Air Force One
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Rumsfeld
Syrians Free U.S. Airman After Appeal
U S Navy Lt Robert C Goodman Jr was released by Syria after Jesse Jackson appealed to President Assad. Goodman had been held since his attack jet was shot down over central Lebanon a month earlier. Pentagon said a U S military plane would bring him home for medical exams and debriefing.
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Jackson
Goodman
Jesse Jackson
Syrian Foreign Ministry
Damascus
Syria
U.S. Navy
Robert O. Goodman Jr
Navy
Lebanon
U.S
Robert Paganelli
Robert C. Goodman Jr
Hafez Assad
Sheraton
Pentagon
Washington
United States
Virginia Beach
Reagan
Peaches Survive Cold Snap But Faces Budgeted Losses
SPARTANBURG AP The latest cold spell slightly harms South Carolina peaches though experts say damage remains not severe after two bad harvests in 1982 and 1983. Horticulture head James Painter notes many buds may be lost yet a bumper crop could still come if late winter and spring bring moderate weather.
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Spartanburg
South Carolina
Armers
James Painter
Spartanburg Technical College
Painter
Chesnee
Life like Cabbage Patch Kids fool mother at Christmas
A mother spots two life like Cabbage Patch Kids, one infant and one older, that she found for her daughter. While watching her daughter change the baby’s clothes she jokes it will be odd when she grows into the other’s clothes.
Officials Differ On Changing Government
Aiken County faces a sharp split over a referendum before the 1984 general election on whether to retain the council administrator form or switch to the council manager system. Proponents say the manager form could save money and ensure qualified treasurer and auditor, while opponents defend electing officials and warn against curtailing voters’ rights.
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Aiken County
Fay Hatcher
Hatcher
County Council
Plunkett
Williams
Margie Plunkett
Mrs. Plunkett
George Williams
York County
Medical Costs Rise With Advances In Treatment
Medical bills climb for many reasons as new technologies lengthen life. Dr. Harry Schwartz notes advances like heart bypasses and dialysis boost life and costs, while insurers cover much of expensive care. The piece previews a four part series on Medicaid, Medicare, indigent care, and hospital strategies to cut costs.
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Harry Schwartz
Columbia University
New York
Dr. Schwartz
John Strickland
Aiken Community Hospital
Strickland
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