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In September, after months of rumors, the State Depart- ment acted administratively to shut down only the Wash- ington office. The action came after an unofficial com- promise with leaders of major Jewish groups. Presumably, that settled the issue of the PLO offices once and for all. But the issue wouldn't go away. By year's end, the measure to close both offices, now an amendment to the State Department authoriza- tion bill, was signed by the President. But the final chapter has not been written; there are indications now that the President will delay enforcement of the measure, and go back to Congress to try to win a reversal of the action. In other legislative news, the so-called "yarmulke" measure — an amendment that would require the mili- tary to allow "neat and ap- propriate religious garb"— survived several legislative sneak attacks, and was signed into law The "hate crimes" bill, originally spon- sored by Rep. Dan Glickman (D-Kan.) is still making its way through Congress. Pass- ed by the House, it now is awaiting action by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would make it a federal crime to engage in certain kinds of religious vandalism, or to commit violence in preventing the exercise of a person's religious liberties. A companion piece of legisla- tion, designed to gather statistics about such crimes, TRY FREE PICK-UP ULTRA SILKS A Specialist in Silk Plants, Trees & Arrangements 851-7822 ALWAYS FRESH ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL West Bloomfield On The Boardwalk Orchard Lake Road South of Maple Mon.-Wed. & Sat. 10-7 Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 Sun. 12-5 • 626-3362 "Herb's Reliable Service" is currently stalled in the House. One reason for the slow progress of many bills was the wrangle over a successor to retired Supreme Court Jus- tice Lewis Powell. President Reagan's first nominee, Judge Robert Bork, ran afoul of many Jewish groups because of his outspoken espousal of the ultra-conservative social agenda. 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