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Joyce M. Hull, M.A., CCC
Certified Speech Pathologist
We are pleased
to announce that
Pamela F. Opperer
642-5170
patrick, just by virtue of be-
ing a woman, would help add
some excitement to the cam-
paign."
Working against Kirk-
patrick is her reputation as a
poor team player — a pen-
chant for independence that
may not sit well with Bush,
who many regard as the
ultimate team player.
And on domestic issues,
Kirkpatrick leans more to the
Hubert _Humphrey wing of
the Democratic party — a fact
that might help the ticket
with middle-of-the-road Jews,
but hurt among the hard-core
conservatives who are
already suspicious of Bush.
In recent months, Kirk-
patrick has been especially
prominent on the op-ed pages
of major newspapers, arguing
vehemently in support of the
Israeli government.
Secretary of Education Ben-
nett, whose views on federal
support for private schools
has won him a loyal following
among some Orthodox Jewish
groups, has been actively
campaigning for the post for
months, according to
Washington sources.
A Bennett nomination
would shore up Bush's sup-
port with a GOP constituen-
cy that has generally been
hostile to the Vice-President
— the Christian Right, who
have been badly stung by the
collapse of evangelist Pat
Robertson's campaign.
Did N.Y. Vote Test
Senators' Stand
Was last week's New York
primary a referendum on the
controversial "Letter of Thir-
ty" that rocked the pro-Israel
establishment during Prime
Minister Yitzhak Shamir's
recent visit to Washington?
That's the way Michael
Dukakis's impressive victory
is being interpreted by some
of the signers of the letter,
who had taken considerable
heat for their suggestion that
both Israel and the Arab na-
tions needed to demonstrate
greater flexibility in the
peace process.
According to Capitol Hill
sources, several Democratic
signers of the letter feel vin-
dicated in the wake of the
Dukakis victory. Dukakis had
been roundly criticized by
Sen. Albert Gore for support-
ing the "Letter of Thirty."
Gore had used his opposition
to the letter as a primary
weapon in his battle to win
New York's huge Jewish vote.
"It's a demonstration that
American Jews share the 30
senators' sense of urgency
about the current situation,
and are not necessarily
marching lock-step behind
the Shamir policy," said an
aide to a senator who stuck
his neck out in the now-
famous letter. "A referendum
of this sort could only have
happened in New York, where
there are enough Jewish
voters to make a real dif-
ference."
IIN BRIEF 1•••••"'
Saudi Arms
Deal Frozen
Washington (JTA) — Bow-
ing to congressional pressure,
the Reagan administration
has indefinitely postponed
formal notification to Con-
gress of its proposed $950
million arms sale to Saudi
Arabia.
The package includes $450
million in support equipment
for AWACS reconnaissance
planes previously sold to the
Saudis, and $500 million in
Bradley Fighting Vehicles
and TOW (Two-Fired Optical-
ly Guided Wired Anti-Tank)
missiles.
Under arms sale pro-
cedures, the administration
has 20 days after providing
informal notification to for-
malize it. That 20-day period
expired April 19. Once formal
notification is given, Con-
gress then has 30 days to re-
ject the sale; otherwise it
would automotically go
through.
The House and Senate each
sent letters to Secretary of
State George Shultz urging
that it reconsider the sale.
The House letter was signed
by 187 members while the
Senate version had 58
signatures.
U.S.-Israeli
Accord Signed
Washington (JTA) — Presi-
dent Reagan signed a Memor-
andum of Agreement (MOA)
with Israel that "formalizes
and perpetuates" the existing
strategic cooperation between
Israel and the United States.
The White House stressed
that the U.S. commitment to
Israel's security and to peace
"will never flag. The presi-
dent knows that a strong
Israel is necessary if peace is
to be possible. He also knows
that Israel can never be tru-
ly secure without peace."
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