Americans were shocked to hear of the bombing of Marine
Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, and were doubly overcome
about the pictures of horrible devastation and days of hope-
ful digging for survivors. Americans mourned the over 240
dead as they thoughtfully weighed criticism of security mea-
sures versus Marine Corps orders to "keep a low profile."
President Reagan bravely took the over-all responsibility for
the incident, sending his stock soaring throughout the coun-
try, and thus cutting off further Congressional wrangling.
October 23, 1983
art 3-
CL-RR. #130
SC18582-Colorphoto: Stuart Franklin
Sygma
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