Erhard. ByIW THEY'RE HOT... THEY'RE AFFORDABLE AND... AVAILABLE NOW! Electric Fuel Signs Agreement Jerusalem (JPFS) — Electric Fuel, a Har Hotzvim-based mak- er of a zinc air battery designed to fuel commercial vehicles, has signed an agreement with Swedish Vattenfall AB that will allow the company to build the first zinc air battery regenera- tion and refueling plant. Lehman Brothers recently re- iterated Electric Fuel's V2 rank- ing, saying that the deal demonstrates that the zinc air battery has business opportuni- ties in the commercial fleet mar- ket. The investment bank also said that Electric Fuel's shares are trading below their poten- tial. Golan Electronics In The Philippines Jerusalem (JPFS) — Golan Elec- tronics has won a $1.5 million deal to supply a cellular phone network on two islands in the Philippines. The deal has the potential to reach $6 million in later stages. Golan Electronics, a sub- sidiary of Tadiran Communica- tions, develops and manu- factures •small- and inedium- .sized cellular communication systems. Elbit Signs Artillery Deal '97 BMW 328ia • 4,;;;„„„„ „,„,a • MAPLE 4065 Maple Just E. of Telegraph Bloomfield Hills ERHARD BMW 642-6565 OPEN SATURDAY SALES 10 A.M.-4 P.M. Michigan's Largest and Most Experienced BMW Dealer Family Owned and Operated Since 1964 SERVICE/PARTS/SALES Moo, & 11vs, 'fii 9 p.m. *36 month closed end lease subject to approved credit with BMWFS. $2500 non-refundable down payment required. Title, license and use tax addi- tional. A security deposit of $300.00 FOR 318ti, $450.00 for 328ia. 10,000 miles per year limit, 15 cents per mile over limit. Option to purchase at lease end of $15,283.80 for 318ti, $23,360.70 for 328ia. Total payments equal to ad price + 6% x 36. Vehicle subject to availability and may need to be or- dered. Scheduled Maintenance provided by BMW of North America for a period of 36 months or 36,000 miles. Offer ends May 31, 1997. Jerusalem (JPFS) — Elbit Sys- tems Ltd. has signed a $28 mil- lion contract to supply ids artillery command and control systems to the Royal Nether- lands Army. The contract was signed with Alcatel Telecom Nederland to supply Elbit's system for the Dutch army's VUIST-I project. The contract will be executed over the next three years and marks the first sale of such a sys- tem to a NATO country. . Executives said Elbit, as the main subcontractor to Alcatel and a world leader in artillery command and control systems, will provide equipment sup- porting artillery guns and MLRS multiple launch rockets, as well as simulators. Elbit will also supply soft- ware, as well as integration to equipment, such as radios and radars, already in use in the Dutch military. The contract is a followup or- der to a $3.5 million pilot project carried out by Alcatel and Elbit since 1992. The pilot was chosen after an international competition. The contract "signifies an im- portant milestone" for Elbit Sys- tems, as it reinforces cooperation with the Dutch military and in- dustry, company president and CEO Joseph Ackerman said. Elbit Systems anticipates that the program will enhance prospective ground and artillery command and control systems sales to additional NATO coun- tries and other customers, he said. BackWeb Supplies New Technology Jerusalem (JPFS) — BackWeb of Jerusalem has supplied the Wall Street Journal with its. soft- ware, which will allow the paper to broadcast selected new items over the Internet. Using BackWeb's technology, the Journal interactive Internet newspaper edition is now offer- ing a new service called "Per- sonal Journal News Alert," which automatically supplies subscriber-selected news items. Leumi Launches Road Show Jerusalem (JPFS) — Bank Leu- mi CEO Eitan Raff, Oneral manager Galia Maor, MI Hold- ings general manager Meir Ja- cobson and a group of their aides will visit Europe to market Bank Leumi shares to European in- stitutions. According to the plan, MI Holdings — the state company which administers the sale of government shares in the banks — will issue 10 percent or the -bank's shares for immediate and deferred raising of capital through some $240 million of op- tions. The shares will ultimately be registered for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. MI Holdings estimates it is feasible to raise 75 percent of the planned issue proceeds through European investors. If these estimates are realized, MI would consider expanding the issue to 15 percent of the bank's shares, which would hopefully translate into $360 million in raised capital. Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for birth announce- ments is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obituaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days pri- or to issue date.