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During his years in power, Begin so thoroughly dominated Israeli life by the sheer force of his personality that his sudden exit from politics was sure to usher in a period of instability. Shamir will not find it easy to fill the void left by the indomitable Begin, who could make peace with Egypt and wage war in Lebanon. But Begin's successor will probably be a transitional leader, as unlikely to respond to bold initiatives as to launch them. That will make it all the more difficult for him to sort out Begin's troubled, and troublesome...
...costs of the run will be paid for by the corporate sponsor, AT&T. The flame will be passed from torch to torch, and individuals or small businesses will get to keep the 22-in. tall, 2.2-lb. torch used on the kilometer they pay for. Ueberroth and Harry Usher, L.A.O.O.C. executive vice president, bought the first leg and invited Jesse Owens' granddaughter, Gina Hemphill, and Jim Thorpe's grandson, Bill, to be their runners. The meandering route from New York City to Los Angeles will miss such cities as San Diego and Miami. But, says Ueberroth...
...will make contributions to enhance the solidarity in the West" Since taking office last November, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has displayed a forthright, outspoken style unusual for Japanese leaders. Abandoning the somewhat dispassionate manner of his predecessors, he has begun to usher his nation firmly into a full partnership with the West. He has increased military spending and expanded his country's defense commitment in the western Pacific. At the same time, he has moved rapidly to open Japanese markets to more Western imports. Following his party's good showing in the recent parliamentary elections, Nakasone met with...
...London's toughest neighborhoods, Bowie originally dreamed of being a painter. He describes his father Hayward Jones as "a gambler and drinker and layabout for most of his life. I have one brother and one sister that I know about." His mother Margaret Mary Burns was a movie usher when she met Hayward, who eventually settled down doing publicity for a children's home. He brought 11-year-old Davey some Little Richard 45s and, two years later, had to shell out for a saxophone. "I thought, 'This is the pliable stuff that I can use,' " Bowie recalls. " 'This...
...Usher reminded the netwomen's number-two seed that "she was the veteran and that she had been through this before." Pe promptly improved her ground strokes and took the next nine games in a row to clinch the match...