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PAGE 2 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE June 13, 1986 H!^ Grand Opening Feel special at The Great China Special Food • Special Atmosphere • Eat In—Take Out GREAT CHINA Restaurant 10% Discount on Dinner w/this ad Good through 6 30/86 North Hill Shopping Center Chamblee, GA • 454-8777 Hours: M-F 11:30-2:30 M-Sat. 5-10 Sun. 12-10 Cranston faces tough fight to win fourth Senate term Sizes 14 10 24 A Complete Specialty Store Featuring DESIGNER COLLECTIONS For Career, Daytime, Casual and Evening. Including Formal and Informal Mother Of The Bride and Groom Wardrobe Planning and Color Analysis by Trained Specialists pjfelajons Ladies Designer Fashions 2385 PEACHTREE RD •261-5100 Above Turtles PEACHTREE BATTLE PROMENADE DAILY 10-6 WASHINGTON —Sen. Alan Cranston, who in his 18 years in the Senate has staunchly supported U.S. friendship for democracies including Israel, faces a hard fight for re-election to a fourth term in November with Republican Congress man Ed Zschau as his opponent. In California’s primaries, the 71- year-old Cranston easily won the Democratic nomination for re-elec tion while Zschau, in his second term as a congressman, led a field of 13 candidates for the Republi can nomination. Democrats at the Capitol say Cranston is “vulner able.” Cranston, who garnered 81 per cent of the primary vote, and Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who won 79 percent, will head the Democratic ticket. Zschau, with 37 percent, and Gov. George Deuk- mejian, renominated with 94 per cent, will oppose them. Deukme- Alan Cranston jian narrowly defeated Bradley for governor four years ago. Zschau, 46, who founded an electronics company and is a milli onaire with assets in Silicon Val ley, presently holds the congres sional seat that was vacated by former Rep. Paul McCloskey, who left it to run for the Senate and lost. Media reports describe Zschau as a “moderate” Republican. While not inimical like McClos key to Israel’s security concerns, Zschau favored deliveries of U.S. weapons to Saudi Arabia and Jor dan. He fought the proposal in Congress to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. On the first House vote on the free trade zone for Israel, he was in opposition but later voted for it. Championing Israel as an ally of the U.S., Cranston led its defense at times of U.S.-Israeli tensions, including the period of Israel’s incursion in Lebanon, its destruc tion of the atomic bomb factory in Iraq, and in the proposed sales of AWACS and other military equip ment to Arab States. —Joseph Polakoff Vote puts Saudis on notice by Joseph Polakoff TSI's Washington correspondent WASHINGTON —President Reagan and Sen. Alan Cranston both accurately predicted the out come of the White House cam paign to sustain the president’s veto of the Senate’s rejection of his proposed sale of U.S. missiles to Saudi Arabia. When Reagan heard while on a trip in mid-May that the Senate had turned down his proposal, 73- 22, he remarked: “Wait until the old man gets back to Washington.” Itk NOW ON ATLANTATV the SHALOM SHOW “We Bring the Best of Israel to You!" WATL-TV-CH. 36 Sunday 7 a.m. .Monday 12:30 a.m. ENTERTAINMENT .TRAVEL • DISCUSSIONS •RELIGION For local advertising information call (404) 455-1493 When Cranston, who led the Senate opposition, surveyed the president’s efforts that included his meeting with 75 senators at the White House on the morning of the vote and individual persuasion of some of them, he said one vote would decide the issue. He was right. Reagan salvaged the out come by the minimum possible vote—34—to keep the veto and allow the sale to go forward. But Cranston said Congress “has sent a strong, clear message to Saudi Arabia that friendship is a two- way street and we expect much more of you.” Even aides of Reagan conceded it wasn’t a great victory for him. Sixty-six senators voted against his proposal although he had re moved the 600 Stinger missiles from the package after the one sided first vote. That left an as sortment of 1,900 missiles for $265 million. The planned package of $3 billion in 1985 that included tanks and aircraft was cut to less than 10 percent for the president to keep his veto. With the president havingstaked his personal prestige on victory, eight senators switched from the original 73 and four of the five who had not voted in the first go-round voted his way on the veto. One senator who did not abide by his pleadings was Florida Republican Paula Hawkins. Wearing a neck brace, she left a hospital and went to the Senate to vote against the veto. The four other former non voters who backed the President were Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alas.), Russell Long (D-La.), Gordon Humphrey (R-N.H.), and Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kans.). The eight who switched in sup port of Reagan were Sens. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas), Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), James Exon (D-Neb ), John East (R-N.C.), Chic Hecht (R-Nev.), Jesse Helms (R-N.C ). William Roth (R-Del.), and Wil liam Armstrong (R-Colo.). Arm strong cast the 34th vote that sus tained the veto. BEVELED GLASS DESIGNED— ESPECIALLY FOR YOU 964 ALPHARETTA ST./ROSWELL