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Show 3: Congress sdll waiting airs public land grazing Issues :on Bush health plan Page A8 Page A3 Harkin drops presidential bid self as the liberal heir to Democratic presidents of the past, quit the 1992 race today after a string of wot showings and said he would “pay any price“ to help defeat i President Bush. “Circumstances may change,_ but the work of compassion still continues,” Harkin told an audi- ence at Gallaudet College, a school for the deaf. He signed the beginning of his remarks to his audience before stepping to the microphone. Harkin’s departure came four days after a similar withdrawal statement by Sen. Bob Kerrey of Thousands mourn Begin’s death JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Nebraska. The remaining Democrats Bill Clinton, Paul Tsongas and Jerry Brown — were pointing toward an ll-state showdown on Tuesday. Harkin's withdrawal was rife Tom Harkin _"with symbolism. His brother Frank is deaf, and the selection of Gallaudet was ., meant to underscore a campaign commitment to Americans with disabilities. The man who depicted himself as heir to Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy wryly paraphrased JFK as he dropped out, and kidded his remaining rivals at the same time. i. “I will pay any price, bear any burden, learn to speak Greek, de- Democrat is elected president in 1992,” he said. Harkin was travel- ing to Iowa for an appearance in his home state later in the day. The Iowa senator won his home state caucuses in February —— the leadoff event of the year -— but it was a hollow triumph, since none of the other candidates contested ‘ or Brest3tnovsie _, 193911461113Alias Arnold. 1m:risen from Sovietprison _ wann Siberia. Emlg'ratesto V ‘ . Palestine :, 1946': #9131 group blowsup King . him. Despite support from numer- David Hotel inJordanian, ltlllirig ous unions, he faltered in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, coming in fourth, and finished second in a farm—state nearly 100 139%. Arabsand .’ , velop a Southern accent, or learn to wear a turtleneck to assure that a if (See HARKIN, Page A2) - g exodus ofPalestinians into . . reiugeedom Begin Pounds Herut (L‘lbmy) Party Candidates gear up for Super Tuesday , By The Associated Press Paul Tsongas and Bill Clinton fanned out across Florida today in last—minute appeals for Super Tuesday support, each hoping to capitalize on the departure of Tom Harkin from the Democratic presidential field. President Bush shrugged off questions about the staying power On Saturday, Clinton dominated the Democratic field in South Carolina with 63 percent of the vote. Clinton also won in Wyoming on Saturday and placed a strong second to Tsongas in Arizona Clinton picked up more delegates in Arizona than Tsongas despite the second-place showing. . Bush, meanwhile scored a 67 percent victory in South Carolina, Of his GOP rival, Patrick Buchan— extending his string of shutouts but an, calling attention to what he still encountering the roughly onecalled a “fantastic" weekend vice third protest vote he has seen in tory in South Carolina and predicting he'd have another good day on Tuesday. . Harkin, an Iowa senator who portrayed himself as Harkin be- ‘. i 1967: Enters cpbinetas minister Mrhoot Malia. ' . 1977,: Elected prime minister. 1978: Shares Nobel Peace Prize with Egyptiai PresidentAnwar Sadat 1979. CampDavrdtreatymaking . pewsWmEgypt signed . March 1992;Dies sixdays aftersufferingaheartattadt. ter capturing in the 1967 Middle East War. Begin’s body, wrapped in a black—striped prayer shawl, was carried to the grave on a stretcher by aging comrades who fought with him for Israeli independence in the 1940s. There was no coffin. His two daughters and son came with several of Begin‘s grandchildren. Daughter Hasia’s face was twisted with grief, her sobs occasionally breaking the silence. The solemn crowd ranged from Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and President Chaim Herzog to ordinary Israelis. Benjamin Begin, a member of Parliament who is considered a possible future prime minister, recited the Jewish Kaddish prayer over his father’s body. The 48year-old Begin wore an opennecked shirt, its collar ripped in the traditional Jewish gesture of mourning. At the request of the family. the burial was a simple ceremony without eulogies. Mourners dumped sacks of dirt into the grave, then converged on the grave and placed pebbles on it. A simple white sign with Begin’s name in Hebrew was stuck inthe earth. With news of Begin’s death 13 hours earlier today, a crowd gathered outside the Tel Aviv home of his daughter, Leah, where Begin lived. Flags were lowered to half-staff. Began had received his harshest criticism for keeping up the attack on Arab enemies. ordering the bombing of Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981 and sending the army into Lebanon the following year to drive out the PLO. In 1983, six years after leading the right—wing Likud bloc to power and one year after his wife’s death, Begin resigned. He never explained his reasons to the pub— lic, and went into virtual seclusion. An old friend, Yaakov Meridor, said today that Begin told him he resigned because “he couldn’t stand the pace of losses" from Israel’s daily casualties in Lebanon. Begin died of heart failure at 3:30 am. at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital. Begin‘s children were AP Laserphoto A Jerusalem resident purchases an issue of Ma’Ariv's special edition announcing the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Begin died in 3 Tel Aviv hospital today. at his bedside, Israel army radio said. Begin, who had a history of heart trouble. had suffered a heart attack Tuesday. Afternoon dailies ran pictures of Begin over the entire front page under the banner headline: “Menachem Begin Is No More." The Cabinet convened a special session broadcast live on television: ministers stood with their heads bowed as Shamir praised Begin for ”widening the circle of peace. " “We salute a great man of our people, a leader, a teacher. a guide, a prophet and dreamer. this great Jew, the sixth prime minister. He will remain an inspi- ration to us. ” Shamir said. For making peace with Egypt, Begin shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with that nation's former President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated three years later by Islamic radicals. President Bush said today that Begin‘s “historic role in the peace process will never be for— gotten,“ nor will his “very courageous. farsighted role at Camp David." Former President Jimmy Carter, who brokered the peace negotiations with Egypt, last week called Begin “the only Israeli leader who has been successful in bringing about major steps to(See BEGIN, Page A2) each primary this season. GOP challenger Patrick Buchanan trailed in South Carolina with 26 percent and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was Corporation names Utah ‘Most Livable State’ came the third Democrat to drop a distant third with 7 percent. out, following Virginia Gov. L. Bush, returning to the White LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas Wilder, who quit before House this morning from Camp Utah won the title of America’s any votes were cast, and Nebraska David, shrugged off questions “Most Livable State" because of Sen. Bob Kerrey, whose poor about why Buchanan was staying showings compelled him to leave in the race. the race last week. “I thought Saturday was fantasThat leaves Clinton, the Arkan- tic and I think we’ll have a good sas governor; Tsongas, a former day tomorrow.“ the president Massachusetts senator and former said. California Gov. Jerry Brown as the “We're waging a pretty good Democrats heading into Super campaign. It’s high level. It‘s Tuesday. keeping my sights on the major Brown won a strong victory in issues. A lot of them, such as Nevada' 5 Democratic caucuses world peace, seem to be obscured Sunday night. by the hue and cry of the campaign E'Democrats compete in 11 states trail, ’ ’ complained Bush. and Republicans in eight on TuesBuchanan said today that, while day. In all, 783 Democratic dele— Bush “is winning a mathematical gates and 421 Republican delegates are up for grabs. Page 91 Page All Menachem Begin, the fiery forrn— er prime minister who was wanted as a terrorist during Israel's fight for independence but later won a Nobel prize for making peace with Egypt, died today. He was 78. A giant in the Jewish nation’s history, the emotional Polish Jew brought his country its only peace treaty with an Arab country. This afternoon, thousands marched as Begin’s body was carried through Jerusalem and buried next to his wife, Aliza, at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem, the sector Israel annexed af- ' WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, who cast him- Jazz ciobber Nuggets as storm blasts Denver Atlanta center ‘loves’ HIV-stricken children (See TUESDAY, Page A2) its educated citizens and low taxes, a Kansas corporation said Sunday. “Utah simply has what people and companies are looking for” said Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno. “The state has healthy, highly educated citizens; relatively low taxes and very little verty Utah edged out the 1991 winner. New Hampshire, which was rated second. Rounding out the top five were Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas. The rankings are based on 43 categories including income, crime rate, graduation rate, suicide and taxes. “With so many special interest groups putting out state rankings in their narrow area of concern, people seem to enjoy our well-rounded rankings.“ Morgan said. “It’s interesting to find out which state the numbers say is the best all-around — the most livable. " On the opposite end. Mississippi ranked last. bumping Louisiana from the dubious honor it won last year. Morgan Quitno is the publisher of State Rankings and State Perspectives States showing the biggest improvement include Oregon. which moved from 30th to 12th: Illinois, chusetts (24) 23. New Jersey (34) up from 44th to 32nd and New 24 Montana (22) 25. Indiana (19) Jersey. up from 34th to 23rd. Mor- 26. California (23) 27. Nevada gan said. (26) 28. tie Missouri (29 and TexHere are the current rankings as (25) 30. tie. Arizona (27) and for all 50 states, with the 1991 Pennsylvania (36) ranking in parentheses: 32. iilinois (44) 33. Ohio (31) 1. Utah (3) 2. New Hampshire 34. Rhode Island (32) 35. Dela(1) 3. Minnesota (2) 4. Nebraska ware (40) 36. North Carolina (37) (12) 5. Kansas (9) 6. Hawaii (7) 7. 37. Oklahoma (28) 38. Michigan Idaho (5) 8. Iowa (14) 9. Vermont (35) 39. Georgia (42) 40. Arkansas (6) 10. Wisconsin (9) (33) 11. Connecticut (16) 12. Ore— 41. South Carolina (38) 42. gon (30) 13. North Dakota (8) 14. New Mexico (47) 43. Florida (48) tie. South Dakota (4) and Wash- 44. New York (46) 45. West Virington (20) 16. Colorado (13) 17. ginia (41) 46. Kentucky (39) 47. Maine (9) 18. Alaska (l7) l9. Vir- Tennessee (42) 48. Alabama (49) ginia (15) 20. Wyoming (18) 49. Louisiana (50) 50. Mississippi 21. Maryland (21) 22. Massa— (45). Winter of ’92 sets record for warmest ever in US. From HERALD STAFF and Wire Reports WASHINGTON — Uncle Sam has been tracking weather 97 years and never has a winter been so warm as this December, January and February, the National Cli- matic Data Center says. Brigham Young University weath- tension Service in Atlanta. er station. “This year. we didn‘t even go below zero, compared to last year when it was 16 below," For December, average temper- “The winter’s been very kind to us " said William M. Denihan. who is in charge of Cleveland's fleet of 85 snowplows. els, and on salt. too!" Dimenna said. 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