I INSIDE WASHINGTON DETROIT'S HIGHEST RATES Minimum Deposit of $500 12 MONTH CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT 8.250% 8.509% Effective Annual Yield* Compounded Quarterly. This is a fixed rate account that is insured to S100,000 by the Savings Association In- surance Fund (SAIF). Substantial Interest Penalty for early withdrawal from cer- tificate accounts. Rates subject to change without notice. FIRST SECURITY SAVINGS BANK FSB MAIN OFFICE PHONE 338.7700 1760 Telegraph Rd. (Just South of Orchard Lake) t °wit mouststc, OPPORTUNITY 36 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1989 352.7700 HOURS: MON.-THURS. 9:30-4:30 FRI. 9:30-6:00 Bills To Regulate Chemical, Biological Weapons Are Sagging JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent C ongress is getting ready to deal with nations that sell the raw materials for the manufacture of chemical and biological weapons, but in a half-hearted way. Of the bills imposing sanctions on firms and nations that con- tribute to the proliferation of these deadly weapons, only one, the bill by Rep. Dante Fascell, appears headed for serious consideration when Congress returns early next year. The Fascell bill is con-. sidered the weakest of the lot. Along with a somewhat stronger measure in the Senate authored by Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., it was the result of months of in- tense negotiations between the administration and Con- gress. quire the president to im- pose sanctions, but with major loopholes. For sanc- tions to be imposed, the pres- ident would have to deter- mine that countries or firms knowingly and substantially contrib- uted to CBW de- velopment — a gaping area of ambiguity. The Bush administration, concerned that tough man- datory sanctions would take too much discretion away from the president, have resisted most of the pro- posals. Jewish groups have taken an active role in promoting tougher policies to limit the spread of these deadly weapons — especially in view of mounting CBW arsenals in several Middle East countries. The Fascell bill would re- Activists. Seek Asbestos Aid Jewish activists here are looking at the recently pass-. ed Housing and Urban De- velopment budget to deter- mine the best way to secure federal assistance for- asbestos removal in Jewish schools, hospitals and com- munity service agencies. The problem is that more and more states and municipalities are cracking down on asbestos con- tamination in public facilities. But asbestos removal is an expensive pro- cess that few non-profit in- stitutions can afford. "We have 140 institutions, everything from yeshivot and day schools to counsell- ing centers," said Susan Banes Harris, Washington representative for the New York federations. "And some have asbestos prob- Jewish Groups Lobby For Chinese Students When Congress passed a bill giving temporary visa extensions to Chinese students in this country, it represented a minor but satisfying victory for Jewish groups that had lobbied hard on the issue. The issue involved some 40,000 Chinese citizens who were in this country on stu- dent visas when the au- thorities in Beijing cracked down on the pro-democracy movement. Under terms of their visas, the students are forced to return to China for two years before they can apply for different types of visas, or for status as permanent residents. The bill, pushed primarily by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D- t Calif., would provide a temporary extension of cur- rent student visas and waive the requirement of a two- year return to China. But the measure was vigorously opposed by the administra- lems; obviously, this is something that requires help from the federal government." Congress has appropriated some $50 million for asbesto's removal, a slight increase from last year, and in the context' of broad budget cuts, a major victory. And the government will make this money available to both public and private institutions. . tion, which insisted it would damage relations with Beij- ing. President George Bush has promised a veto. The bill passed after a vig- orous lobbying effort by a broad coalition that included several Chinese-American groups, the American Jewish Committee and 'the American Immigration Lawyers Association. CHAI Works For Animal Welfare Concern for Helping Animals in Israel (CHAT), a 1000-member Washington- based advocacy group, is putting pressure on the Israeli government to adopt the kinds of animal protec- tion measures already in place in many Western countries. The group's ad- visory board includes Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., the Jewish congressman who shares a Capitol Hill office with his pet poodle. The animal protection movement faces some tough obstacles in Israel, said Nina Natelson, the group's presi- Rep. Lantos: Shares office.