( Observer 10f The Tree Page 48 HE JEWISH NEWS SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY ',THIS ISSUE 50° Michigan Mission Descends On D.C. CLOSE-UP Some 75 Detroiters flew to Washington for 12 hours last Thursday. Their goal: to lobby, listen and learn. BY GARY ROSENBLATT Editor Truth, Justice And The Hentoffian Way Nat Hentoff, fearless columnist for The Village Voice and former jazz critic, sounds off on a variety of topics, including American Jewry, Louis Farrakhan, Meir Kahane and social justice. Page 14 NOVEMBER 29, 1985 Washington — Nine members of Michigan's Congressional delegation, including both Senators, addressed some 75 participants on a special 12- hour mission to Washington last week, sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Fed- eration. And the highlight was a rous- ing, off the cuff address given by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.). What was a Senator from Dela- ware doing at a luncheon in the Rayburn Building for Jewish De- troiters and their elected officials? - I - "I'm not sure my- self," said Biden, who was actually there at the invita- tion of his friend and colleague, Sen. Carl Levin (D- Mich.). "You all know me and have heard me," Levin told the group, "so I want you to meet just about Sen. Biden everyone's favorite Senator." He then turned the floor over to Biden, who proceeded to pinpoint the "myths" that undermine American foreign policy in the Mideast, offer his solutions for cor- recting them, challenge American Jews to "do a lot more," and walk off Continued on Page 20 Arms Deal Prompts Debate On Veto Rules Senators looking for easier way to rebuff Reagan. Washington — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider a bill next week that would make it easier for Congress to veto arms sales like the proposed deal with Jordan being pushed by the Reagan Administration. The bill — co-sponsored by Alan Cranston (D-Calif.), Frank Lauten- berg (D-N.J.) and eight others — would prevent the use of filibusters, now made possible with' the new pro- cedures for defeating arms sales in Congress. The procedures were made necessary by a. recent Supreme Court ruling which effectively invalidated the legislative veto. Under the Arms Exports Control Act of 1976, the two houses of Congress can veto a weapons deal by passing concurrent resolutions of disapproval within 30 days of formal notification of the sale from the President. The dis- approval resolution, which requires no presidential signature, is the final word on the arms deal according to the 1976 measure. But the Supreme Court, in July 1983, knocked the underpinnings from this legislative veto by ruling that concurrent resolutions were not con- stitutionally binding. In light of the ruling, Congress could prevent the Administration from carrying out a proposed sale only through a joint resolution, which is open to veto by the President. With the shift to the new system Continued on Page 22 Births B'nai Mitzvah ..... . . Business Classified Ads ..... Editorials . Engagements Obituaries Purely Commentary Danny Raskin Singles Synagogues Women's News .. 94 . 84 78 98 4 .76 . 111 2 58 94 86 _75