There are indications that some of Israel's most vocal supporters on the Hill are preparing amendments to the State Department bill that would bar renewal of the Bahrain lease. At the top of the list is Rep. Larry Smith, (D-Fla.), who has made the Rep. Hamilton: Proposals to shorten. issue of Stingers a personal crusade. The leading pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has not yet decided whether to oppose the renewal of the Bahrain lease. Pro-Israel forces are also looking over their shoulders at proposals by Rep. Lee Hamilton, (D-Ind.), that. would shorten the period for Congressional review of ad- ministration arms-sale pro- posals — proposals that are viewed as an attempt to short- circuit the usual bitter battles between pro-Israel forces and the administration. ADL Fights To Restore Fairness Doctrine While attention focused on the dramatic events surroun ding Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's visit to Washington, it was business as usual for some Jewish activists. The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith is working to restore the "Fairness Doctrine," the regulation requiring broad- cast licensees to cover con- troversial issues and to pro- vide some semblance of balance in presenting dif- ferent views. The Fairness Doctrine was repealed by the Federal Com- munications Commission in 1987. That year, President Reagan vetoed legislation restoring the regulation; cur- rently, efforts are underway to pass similar legislation. "What the Fairness Doc- trine does is provide an oppor- tunity to respond to distorted and misleading information that may appear on television or radio," said Jess Hordes, Washington representative for ADL. "It enables a person to respond to personal at- tacks. We have used this where there have been anti- Semitic slurs and allegations hurled at people; it's just one weapon in the arsenal against bias that we use?' In its statement supporting current legislation sponsored by Rep. John Dingell (D- Mich.), ADL pointed out that with all its flaws, the Fairness Doctrine has pushed broad- casters in the direction of fulfilling their obligations as public trustees and has given individuals and groups the means to respond to slurs on • their honesty, character, in- tegrity or personal characteristics. The fairness measure is be- ing opposed by a coalition of broadcasters and publishers. The Jewish Home for Aged-Borman Hall Adult Day Program for the frail elderly is special. It's Tradition We're keeping the promise at Borman Hall. Participants in the Adult Day Program at Borman Hall will find a familiar and comfortable setting including: ■ Kosher lunch ■ Therapeutic recreation ■ Daily and holiday activities such as services in the facility's Yiddish music perfor- synagogue mances, crafts, Torah ■ Religious programs classes, movies ■ Friends from the community Borman Hall Day Program participants can take advantage of the Home's social and health support services: ■ Physical Therapy ■ Dental exams and ■ Occupational Therapy services ■ Podiatry ■ Family counseling ■ Audiology- ■ Dietary counseling ■ Speech Therapy ■ Bathing ■ Vision Testing ■ Beauty Shop ■ Blood Pressure checks ■ Manicures Transportation services are available. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information, call the Jewish Home for Aged, Borman Hall. Ask for the Day Program Director. (313) 532-7112 Tougher UBIT Rules Could Tax Yeshivas Jewish activists here are still participants in a tug of war over legislation designed to tighten up the rules on Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT). The issue involves efforts to correct abuses by some non- profit organizations. Legislators were targeting abuses that included college bookstores that sell record albums and schools that operate profitable motels on campus. But the inadvertent targets of the legislation now percolating in the House Ways and Means Committee could include synagogue gift shops, yeshivas with active fund-raising programs and Jewish organizations that sponsor group tours of Israel. Representatives of a number of voluntary groups, including Jewish federations, thought they had worked out a UBIT compromise with Rep. J.J. Pickle, (D-Thx.), chairman of the subcommittee on over- sight. But recently, Pickle and the powerful Ways and Means chairman, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, (D-Ill.), turned down the compromise. 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