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Sperling also is on the International Association's board of governors and is its assistant executive secretary. Three men from Detroit who have been very active in B'nai B'rith bowling over the years include Paul Kales, Marvin Dictor and Al Brook, all past presidents of the Interna- tional, whose executive secre- tary, Harry Cohen of Delray Beach, Fla. is a former De- troiter. President now of the International B'nai B'rith Bowling Association is Har- vey Rosenbaum of Denver. Another ex-Detroiter, Harold Weiss of Bel Air, Md., is trea- surer. Klinger says some leagues around the country use the B'nai B'rith name, but their leagues are not affiliated with the IBBBA. Despite the popularity of B'nai B'rith bowling and the large size of the Eddie Jacob- son league, "we're down to about half of what we were 15 years ago," Klinger says. "All B'nai B'rith bowling leagues are down. At one time we had 15,000 bowlers. Now we have around 7,000." It's not so much that bowl- ing has fallen out of favor, he says, but there are so many other things to do. But Klinger is proud of the fact his league has prospered in the face of Monday night football on TV — "and I have a lot of active football watchers." Fran says there are 18 women's B'nai B'rith leagues in metropolitan Detroit. She has been president of the B'nai B'rith women's bowling organ- ization in Detroit and has been national tournament chair- person. The Klingers' children are Gary, 21, Michael, 18, and Andrea, 13, and Gary may be the heir-apparent to his father's passion for bowling. Last year, Gary led the Jacob- son league with a 182 average. This year, Mark's nephew, Steve Fine, and Frank Sil- verman share the lead with 184s. Both are under 25 years old. "The perfect example of our success is our son," Mark says proudly. ". . . He started with me long before he was 18. He started in my league as a cour- tesy bowler at 16. When he turned 18 he brought his friends in with him, and his relatives. Right now my league is probably 70 percent men under 30 . years old. It's just a great blend." Klinger says he is "just about ready to turn the league secretary job over to either my son or my nephew. After 10 years of really being active I'm looking now to kind of ease off. I don't know how the presidency of the Interna- tional Association is going to affect my time. "He (Gary) has the ability. He has the dedication. He has the enjoyment. When I go out of town he'll put out the (pair- ings) sheet for me. He does a good job." Klinger says he wishes his father, the late Dr. Manuel A. Klinger, who was a dentist, was around to see his son's re- cent success with B'nai B'rith bowling. "I never could beat my dad," Marks says. "He wasn't a bet- ter bowler, but he did a better job of psyching me out." Gary, though, beats his dad at bowling but Mark doesn't seem to mind. "I wanted to wait long enough to have my son bowl," he says. "Now I want to hold off long enough to have my grandson bowl. NI can hold off another 20-25 years I'll have three generations bowling ." And, if he's lucky, it'll be Gary who spends all the time down the basement doing the paperwork. PLO Exhibit Closes Bir Zeit Washington (JTA) — Israeli authorities closed Bir Zeit Uni- versity last weekend as punish- ment for an anti-Israel exhibit or- ganized by the students. The ex- hibit was to take place last Satur- day on two campuses of the uni- versity, to mark the founding of the Popular Front for the Libera- tion of Palestine, led by Nayef Hawatmeh. An army search on Friday night led to the discovery of scores of books callng for rebellion in the West Bank and containing in- structions on how to prepare bombs. Thirty-seven people preparing the exhibit were arrested. An- other 12 students were arrested in their homes.