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Israeli border and to stop guerrilla
shelling of northern Israeli towns. But
their forces leapfrogged 50 miles north
to Beirut, the PLO headquarters.
THE ISRAELIS also widened the war
by flying into battle against the tens of
thousands of Syrian troops in Lebanon,
wrecking their anti-aircraft missile
batteries in the Bekaa Valley.
The Syrians were sent into Lebanon
six years ago under an Arab League
mandate to police the truce that ended
the 1975-76 Lebanese civil war. Israel
says the Syrian troops protect the
Palestinians.
Israeli planes dropped leaflets on
Beirut yesterday addressed to the com-
mander of the several thousand Syrian
troops there. "In a short time, we will
capture the city," the leaflets declared.
There was no sign of a Syrian pullout.
'Throughout the day, Israeli jets bom-
bed and strafed Syrian troop positions
and Paleatnian guerrila base:s aircued
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ISRAELI TANKS roll into southern Lebanon yesterday. They were about to take positions near the Syrian border.
Israeli drive increased in scope
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The invasion reach settlements in northern Israel. Lebanon to form a land link between
of Lebanon, which Israel said was Yesterday the Israeli army was well the Christians in the north and south.
aimed at driving the PLO out of ar- beyond the 25-mile line, and it had done There are some indications of such a
tillery range of the Israeli border, is far more than push the guerrillas back - design.
shaping up as a more ambitious including the capture of towns that The biggest fear here has been the
operation to rid Lebanon of both the were Palestine Liberation Organization prospect of an all-out war with Syria and
PLO and Syrian troops. strongholds and knocking out Syrian the threat of intervention by Syria's
When the first Israeli troops poured anti-aircraft missile batteries. chief backer, the Soviet Union.
into Lebanon on Sunday, few imagined Israeli military officials will say only MILITARY officials, who aiwbid-
that fivea ys latr pe r t s urom tt their troops are a few n i asouth den to discuss politics, will n cal e
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race, color or national or igin.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief
Justice Mary Coleman, among others,
has publicly advocated addition of a
state ERA to the Michigan Constitution,
which was adopted in 1963 before the
women's movement attained its recent
prominence.
Although Michigan was one of the
first states to ratify the federal ERA,
there has been little movement oi the
issue of a stste amendment before now.
PIERCE SAID he introduced the
Michigan resolutin only because he
believes there is no chance the federal
one will be ratified by the June 30 -
deadline.
"If I thought it would, I would not be
introducing this," he said. v
He said he is moving hastily on the
mater because the Legislature must act
before its upcoming recess.
Pierce said ultimate passage of the University
measure may be a "tough battle," 769-1744
predicting it will be "a major issue for Mon.-Sat. 4-6
the fall campaign.' 10p.m.1 a.m.
"It is a disgrace that the ERA may retu1 n d bar y
not pass nationally," he said. "We'll
work to pass it in Michigan."-T -
I ASING UPIi - Acknowledging the
federal I q il Rights Amnendsoent Iaies
neor certain defeat, a Democratic
gubernatorial candidate from Ann Ar-
bor introduced with wide backing
yesterday a similar amendment for the
Michigan Constitution.
Sen. Edward Pierce hopes to push the
Michigan ERA through the House and
Senate and get it on the fall ballot so
voters will have a chance to make a ban
on discrimination against women part
of the state's fundamental law.
THE ANN ARBOR Democrat said he
hopes for full Senate action by next
Wednesday, noting the measure
already has been signed by 30
colleagues, 19 Democrats and 11
Republicans, well over the two-thirds
needed for passage.
All members of the Senate Ad-
ministration and Rules Committee, to
which the bill ha been assigned, have
signed it, Pierce said.
The resolution simply addes two wor-
ds - "or sex" - to Article 1, Section 2 of
the state-Constitution.
THAT SECTION makes it illegal to
' deny persons "the equal protection of
the laws" or "the enjoyment of his civil
or political rights" or to discriminte