— The Cabinet Sunday unanimously approved the appointment of a new Minister of Communications, Knesset member Yoram Aridor of the Herut wing of Likud. Aridor, who was Premier Menachem Begin’s choice for the post, is a Tel Aviv lawyer who serves as chairman of the Herut secretariat. He succeeds Yitzhak Modai, a member of the Liberal Party wing of Likud, who asked to be relieved of that post. Modai will continue in the Cabinet as Minister of Energy.
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