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SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY
Technology Transfer
Had U.S. Approval
U.S. continues probe into
Israel aquisition of secret
tank gun data.
Jerusalem (JTA) â Defense
Minister Yitzhak Rabin informed
the Cabinet Sunday that he met
Friday with U.S. Ambassador
Thomas Pickering about an investi-
gation by American authorities of a
Connecticut company suspected of
exporting classified U.S. military
technology to Israel without the re-
quired export licenses from the De-
fense and Commerce Departments.
The technology in question was
said to be a secret chrome-plating
process used in the manufacture of
cannon barrels for the American M-1
tank.
Rabin said he asked the envoy
for an explanation of the affair in-
volving Napco Inc., of Terryville,
Conn. He told the ministers that Is-
rael signed an agreement with
Napco in December 1984. The deal
was approved by the Defense De-
partment and U.S. assistance funds
were used to acquire the technology,
he said. Israel acted legally and
openly, Rabin declared and ex-
pressed surprise at what he saw as
an attempt to besmirch Israel's
name.
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Will Denounces
State of Democracy
BY ALAN HITSKY
News Editor
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Nationally
syndicated colum-
nist George Will
drew a record crowd
to the opening of
the 1986 Allied
Jewish Campaign
Tuesday night, con-
tributed to a record George Will
opening total, and left his audience
dazzled by his wit and assessment of
the state of democracy in the United
States.
More than 700 Detroiters
crowded Adat Shalom Synagogue to
hear Will explain why the U.S. is
important to Israel, and why Israel
is more important to the United
States. It is the wrong question to
ask, Can the U.S. save Israel?' "
Will told his appreciative audience.
"The right question is, Can Israel
save the U.S.?' Israel," he said, is in
a sadly weakened state, but it is the
U.S. that suffers from a weakness of
purpose."
He said the U.S. suffers from a
'fundamental weakness derived from
our fundamental undiscipline." The
key question in solving all our
domestic and foreign problems is "do
we have the staying power?"
The U.S., he said, suffers from
the congenital weakness of being fat,
sassy, cheerful, and being situated
between tâ -) weak neighbors and
two vast oceans. We believe every-
body should be as sweet and natural
as we are."
Using large doses of humor and
few notes during his 50-minute
speech, Will described Soviet leaders
as totally dedicated to winning their
"war" with the West. "They don't
care about us." Ronald Reagan is so
pure American, "right down to his
chromosomes," that he thinks every-
thing will change for the better sim-
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Classified Ads
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Editorials
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Engagements
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Obituaries
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Purely Commentary
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Danny Raskin
80
Singles
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