tional Jewish Coalition, a Republican think tank, and she has taken a leave of absence from the executive committee for Americans For A Safe Israel. Instead, Ms. King, of New York, is focusing all of her efforts on educating Ameri- can Jewish voters about Mr. Bush. She has been gather- ing support for the Jewish Election Committee, laun- ched to "reach out to other Jews whom I know have supported George Bush who would now publicly oppose his election without deciding if we will go with Bill Clin- ton or Ross Perot. "I resigned from the Na- tional Jewish Coalition when I realized they would endorse George Bush," Ms. King says. "We keep getting con- tributions. Every nickel is spent on advertising, resear- ch, mail, phone calls. We have had hundreds of re- quests for information. "There are certain Jewish Republicans who are hesi- tant to put their names on our list because they are so closely aligned," she says. "They feel that in spite of what he has done, George Bush is more trustworthy than the other candidates. I don't feel that way." Detroit area mailboxes soon could be flooded with information from the Jewish Election Committee. Next week, the Committee will mail its first brochure. O JCCouncil Says Get Out And Vote Allan Gale of the Jewish Community Council is ask- ing all members of the Jew- ish community to get out and vote in the Michigan primary election on Aug. 4. Being out of town is no ex- cuse, he says. For anyone who physically can not go to the poll because he or she is vacationing or elderly or a host of other reasons, merely visit your city, township or village clerk by 4 p.m. on Aug. 3, or mail in a request for a ballot. To mail a request, state your city and precinct and your reason for requesting it. Sign the letter and submit it to a clerk by 2 p.m. on Aug. 1. The clerk must receive the completed ballot by 8 p.m. on election day. Otherwise, the vote will not be counted. 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In the next eight years, Michigan Future plans to design a strategic plan that will help the state attain its vision. He and 20 en- trepreneurs are putting together a strategy for mov- ing business into the econo- my. "I've done economic con- sulting all over," Mr. Ross says. "I've seen that the par- tisan process lacks the abil- ity and the credibility to provide this vision. "Leadership will come from the citizens — not from the government," he says. "We intend to put together a broad-based citizen's move- ment at the grass-roots level." Mr. Ross hopes Michigan Future will complete a slide presentation by January. Then he can explain the mission clearly to Mich- igan's 9 million residents. "Michigan is not going anywhere," he says. "It doesn't have to stay that way. Let's make Michigan a world leader." ❑ ELAN is the first whole-house system that takes your TV, VCR, phone and stereo — the electronic products you already own — and brings them together. 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