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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The shuttle Chal­ will resign as prime minister, but Energy Minister Yitzhak Modai Israel Television said M cFar­ lenger rocketed the first black American spaceman will give his coalition a few days to said “ there is no contrition, no lane carried a personal message and four other fliers into a 184-mile-high orbit early choose a successor before formally second thoughts. It is simply a from Reagan, apparently asking today, riding a brilliant spear of fire that turned night quitting. matter of allowing the coalition to Begin for a further delay in Israel's into day in a spectacle seen 400 miles away. "The prime minister's decision reorganize.” planned military redeployment in The launch was flawless and the astronauts got to resign is final. But we asked him In order to make his resignation Lebanon where two U.S. Marines down to work quickly with Guion Bluford, one of four to wait a few days to go to the official. Begin must tender it to died Monday in fighting between blacks in the space corps, using a biological Now that school s open, there are more kids on the road, more bikes in the streets. president, to give the parties of the President Chaim Herzog. religious factions. processing machine to purify iiving cells for the first coalition the chance to form a new In Santa Barbara, Calif., where Begin, 70, kept Israel in suspense time in space. Be alert! Watch out for them. They probably won't be cautious.. .but you should be. government,” said Shlomo Lo- President Reagan is vacationing, Monday, agreeing to delay his final Four and a half hours after their rain-delayed rinez, a leader of Agudath Israel, a aides declined immediate com­ decision at the request of coalition blastoff, mission commander Richard Truly, co-pilot coalition partner. ment on Begin’s resignation, ex­ leaders. Daniel Brandehstein and mission specialist Dale Begin has made no public cept to say it was an internal “ I gave a commitment to make Gardner told mission control what it was like to take statement, but Lorinez said the matter. up my mind by tomorrow morning prime minister told a meeting of In a related development, the off in the middle of the night atop two fiery solid and I will do it,” Begin was quoted booster rockets. political allies he feels "he is not Israeli government agreed to as saying Monday by Ehud Ul- Dr. William Thornton, the fifth crewman and at 54 able to continue. It is a personal Reagan's request to delay the mert, a member of the prime This Page Paid For And Sponsored By The Following Civic-Minded Businesses the oldest man in space, rode on the lower deck of matter. He feels he cannot go on redeployment of its forces around minister's Likud Party. any longer." Beirut Lebanon, hit by three days Challenger's cabin and apparently missed much of Emerging from a meeting with the show. “ He will resign, it is only a of escalating factional warfare. Begin at the prime minister's To spaceport observers, it was like an instantane­ residence Monday night, Ulmert ous sunrise. The flame gushing from Challenger's MANCHESTER HONDA ^ MANCHESTER PRESS said, “ Nothing transpired this "*Conn's Larg0$t Bxclutfvely Honda Dealer*' ALIIED PROTECTIVE ALARM, INC. boosters cast an eerie orange glow that brightened in ITh r n 1 ml Think nj Printin/t ihink nf ( .** evening to change my opinion (he) Salci - Service - Ports 143 West Middle Turnpike “Total Burglar A FIra Alarm Protection" seconds to virtual daylight intensity over the 24 Adorns Street is resolved to retire.” spaceport. 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