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Show NAACP Head Suspended After Dispute By Milton Coleman The Salt Lake Tribune - The Rea-ga- had formally notified Congress that it proposed sale of the 75 along with spare parts and related equipment, for about $2 7 billion The move was signaled earlier in the week when President Reagan told a news conference Tuesday that consultation between the State Department and Congress on the issue was "about to begin. On Thursday, White House officials said n administration Friday rewarded Israel for agreeing to withdraw its troops from Lebanon by lifting an embargo on sales of advanced 6 jet fighters and opening the way for possible production of some parts there The action, ending a nearly yearlong halt in the sale process, was disclosed in a brief memorandum m which the Pentagon announced it F-1- Washington Post Writer - WASHINGTON Margaret Bush Wilson, chairman of the board of the NAACP, has suspended executive director Benja- min L. Hooks, following a bitter 6 F-1- 6 showdown last week maxed that a which de"potential fense officials said means that the Israelis may get to manufacture parts of the plane m Israel. This could be a significant boost to Israel's economy, they said Defense officials said added impetus was given to the Reagan administrations decision to lift the embargo by a major buildup by the Soviets of of Syrian weaponry, including advanced MiG jet fighters, and by a growing Soviet military presence estimated now at about 5,000 men authorities when flown by Israeli pilots against Syrian-piloteSoviet MiGs in last year's air battles over d Lebanon The first new deliveries probably will not begin until September 1986, officials said, because of the year s delay in proceeding with the sale through without a hitch Congress has 30 days in which it may veto the sale will double IsraThe 75 new el's force of those supei .omc, singleengine warplanes whose performance impressed U S military formalities. The deal contains one new element, barely mentioned in the brief announcement F-1- clilong-simmeri- feud over administration, credibility, direction and control of the nations oldest civil rights organizat- Mr. Hooks ion. The abrupt and unilateral suspension of Hooks, 58, a Baptist minister from Memphis who has held the avl position since 1976, was announced Friday by the organizations national headquarters in Brooklyn. A spokesman for the organization in which said that the action Hooks is relieved of his duties with had been taken Wednesday. pay She declined to give further details. Hooks told the Associated Press in a telephone interview from his ofIm functionfice, I can say this $75,000-a-ye- the sale would be unfrozen within a day or two Given the advance consultations with Congress, it appealed vntually certain the proposed sale would go A3 The Pentagon statement spoke of Reagan Rewards Israel by Lifting Embargo on Jets WASHINGTON (AP) Saturday, May 21. 1983 ar Special Envoy Says Peace Is His Mission AfA0 Redwood or Walnut Stain PQRCC3 SK7IC30 Durable, Quality $ Q I Construction Hurry In! SlUIPiKSi 50" TWItj SIZI - - .' A. Indoor-Outdo- or SET Love Seat Furniture Fashion Willey is the Mountain West's leader in selection and Value on great looking sofas that Hide A Bed! R.C. Chair Table SALE! Famous Ivy Terrace Wrought Iron CHOOSE TWIN SIZE, CHOOSE FULL SIZE OR CHOOSE QUEEN SIZE I OIMUTV yitagN, LOVISIAT B. ClUt Make- - LONG-WEARI- DURABLE 100 - CHAIR C. OTTOMAN D. IMINOtOCXn E. POACH IWINO tt 74 39 103 169 Vlth -- quiin NG WCUIM nifu A. 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Hooks, who served on the Federal Communications Commission before replacing Roy Wilkins as executive director of the NAACP, has had continually strained relations with Wilson. She has consistently asserted that the board, which she has headed since 1975, must set policy for the organization and that the staff should carry out its directives something that was not always the case under Wilkins, a pillar in the civil rights movement who ran the organization for 21 years Choice of ? ing. NAACP general counsel Thomas I. Atkins was named acting execu- The suspension surprised many ranking board members, some of whom had not attended all or part of the meeting last Saturday in Chicago. At that meeting, sources said. Hooks at one point began shouting at Wilson and had to be escorted from the room by two aides. asapim tA' ' LAMP TABLE END TABLE with Padded Top and Honey Pine Finish ROW ONLY m FISHER EOTEGQAGD tion. Stone, a conservative Democratic senator from Florida between 1974 e and 1980 and lobbyist for Guatemalan governthe right-win- g ment, said countries of the region should set the priorities of an agenda for peace discussions. He specifically mentioned the Contadora group of countries: Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela. cerapoHGttir overalls one-tim- Duy Chests Nov Sale Priced for Graduation! $ AMFM Stereo Receiver Graphic Equalizer Front-loa- d Cassette r Lr. COCKTAIL TABLE the Set. ea. Now Only D0C:(A5i patTo WALL SHOP, UMTS PINE FINISHED All WOOD UNITS with LIGHTS IN EACH ONE PATIO UNBRELLAS 2 Door Unit Open Unit Drop Lid Desk Unit as low as Only One Of Many Specials In Our Patio Shop! All 3 Units 49'5 Deck Automatic Turntable 2 Speakers Lets be supportive rather than tell them what to Theyve had it up to their noses with people telling them what to do, Stone said. do. 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