European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 6, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 rabbi Kahane loses american citizenship Washington a rabbi Cir Kahane. The jewish supremacist israeli political Leader has been stripped of his . Citi Enship because of his membership in the israeli Knesset the state department says. The department said it issued a certificate of loss of nationality fur Kahane on wednesday staling that he  expatriated himself effective aug. 13, t94, b assuming his seat in the Knesset. Kahanic during a visit to the United states Lisi month. Said he had not Given up his . Cili Enship because he Felt he would have difficulty obtaining a visa. Born in the United states Kahanic emigrated to Israel 14 years ago after founding the jewish in Csc league in the United states. He has become one of Israel s most controversial politicians since winning his parliamentary scat in 1984. He was elected after calling for expulsion of All arabs under israeli Rule. Pc cent polls in Israel indicate Kahane has the support of 3 percent to 1 i percent of the israeli electorate. Last month thousands of israelis petted Kahane with eggs and tomatoes and smashed windows of his car at a rally he held in a Tel Aviv Israel suburb. On july 31, the Knesset in votes aimed at Kahane banned any political party advocating racism from future elections and required members to relinquish non israeli Citi Enship during a . Visit last month. Kahanic sait he was not pressured by the . Government to surrender his cil i Enship but he would do so if the Knesset demanded it. The state department declined to speculate on whether Kahanic would be allowed to visit the us. As an israeli citizen. It said visa applications arc judged on a Case by Casc basis. Vernc Jarvis spokesman for the immigration and naturalization service said he believes Kahanic would receive a visa if he applies. I know of nothing that would preclude him from get Ting a visa and from coming to this country Jarvis said. Cocaine trafficking on the Rise in Europe Washington up Europe is becoming a prime Market for cocaine traffickers the president s commission on organized crime says and Western nations should finance . Efforts to suppress coca crops in South America. The 19-Membcr commission meeting Friday with its italian counterpart on the mafia s organized crime network in the United states and Sicily reported that Sei zures of cocaine the no. 1 moneymaker for . Organized crime have increased dramatically in european countries. James Harmon jr., executive director and chief counsel of the commission said the colombian cocaine trafficking net works Are in the process of opening the i a Ropchan Market primarily through  Between 1982 and 1984, Harmon said cocaine seizures in Spain have doubled and tripled in Italy where 286 Kilos were confiscated last year. In France 122.4 Kilos were Sei de in 1984. Up from 69 two years ear Lier. Harmon told  with members of the italian parliamentary commission on the mafia that because of recent successes of Law enforcement the Malia should find it difficult to recruit new members be cause Law enforcement has shown the ability to indict and bring to trial the leadership of la Cosa  on feb. 26. 1985, the reputed godfathers of the five most powerful . Mafia families were named for inc first Lime in a single 15-Counl racketeering indictment including the Bosses of the Cambino Bonanno Gino Csc Colombo and lunch Csc crime families. Italy has already Rico Gnu cd the threat from cocaine by donating s40 million to the United nations for use in cocaine suppress Ion measures in South America he said. Others in Europe would do Well to follow the example of  i Larmon Aiso predicted a further in crease in prosecutions of members of organized crime and a rising need for International cooperation the result of increasing interaction among organized crime groups throughout different areas of the  Library Benefit Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is accompanied by son John f. Kennedyjr. Al a fund Raiser Friday at the Juk Library in Boston. Hollywood style show starts California lottery los Angl Les up California launched what it says will become the nation s biggest state lottery in typical Hollywood style with parades 250,000 balloons and a celebrity variety show As Fortune seekers gobbled up the $1 tickets. Lottery officials called thursday s opening Day of what is expected to become a is billion a year operation a phenomenal  at least 57 people beat Odds of 40,000-to-l to win $5,000 prizes in the first hours of the lottery billed As the richest in the nation. The $5,000 is the maximum amount that can be won on the scratch off tickets. Those who win at least s100 arc eligible for drawings to determine if icy will be among 160 who can spin a wheel to win up to million in the first game expected to last up to 12 weeks. Lottery officials said the number of tick ets purchased in the first hours of the games exceeded their expectations but Cha cd figures were nol available. Those who win $100 or More must mail their winning tickets to the Sacramento lot Tery Headquarters or take them to one of 12 District offices for relay to the state capital. Winnings minus 20 percent for Federal taxes from checks Over $600 will be re turned within a week. At opening festivities in los Angeles san Francisco Sacramento and san Diego celebrities and educators lauded the slate s entry into the gambling business As a Way to bolster Revenue for Public schools which will get a third of the proceeds estimated at $1.4 billion in the lottery s first year. At the Hollywood bowl entertainer Steve Allen emceed a celebrity variety show featuring such stars As Irene Cara Vicki Carr and 50s Rock legends Fabian and Frankic Avalon. Allen noting the millions that will go to stale schools said buying lottery tickets will certainty go to your education because every time you play and lose you say Well that ought to be a  " lint trainers Florence Henderson in Sacra mento and Marilyn Mccoo in los Angeles Sang a theme song assuring would be ticket buyers it s Only a Dollar. It s easy and fun. The California lottery is for  baseball legend Willie Mays and enter Tainer John Davidson appeared in san Francisco As part of the Day s statewide lottery promotion. Promoters set aloft 250,000 Orange and Green balloons More or less simultaneously in inc state s four major cities. It s that time of year again Treasury is empty Washington a the govern ment of the richest nation in the world is again on the verge of running out of Cash. It s become an annual ritual one that Dic tates that Congress come to the Rescue protesting and barely in the Nick of time with the needed new borrowing authority. True 10 the script jittery administration officials already have begun issuing warnings of dire consequences if Congress fails to raise the National debt limit a deadline officials say will come sometime  Treasury would be left with insufficient funds to operate the government they warn. Federal workers would t get paid. Benefit checks would Bounce defense contractors would be left in the lurch agencies would Start to close. The wheels of government would grind to a  Congress frequently marches to the Brink in its annual debt limit debate each year fiscal chaos somehow manages to be averted. The government lumbers on. The two times the government actually did Start to shut Down in november 1981 and october 1984 it was because Congress failed to pass emergency funding measures not because of a debt limit impasse. And those shutdowns lasted Only a half Day each. The Reagan administration has asked con Gress to increase the debt limit to 52.078 tril lion breaking the symbolic Mark of $2 trillion. The new level would be More than twice the limit when Reagan took office in 1981. While the mouse already has approved the debt limit increase the measure is bogged Down in the Senate where several Amend ments have been talked about including one by Sens. Phil Gramm a Texas and Warren Rudman r-n.h., to Force the president and Congress to have a balanced budget by 1991. Any Senate amendment would Send the Issue Back to the democratic run House with the Prospect of touching off further prolonged debate. The present limit on . Borrowing is s1.824 trillion and it is this level that the trea sury says it expects to bump against monday. In the last accounting the Treasury was within about $25 million of hat level. As Long As the government spends More than it takes in. It must continue to borrow to operate. Outlays recently have been running at about $20 billion a month above receipts. Once the National debt the total owed by the government from years of deficit spending reaches the debt limit the government can do no More borrowing. So each year. Congress must act to raise the dbl ceiling to accommodate still another year of deficit spending. To borrow Money the Treasury depart ment Sells securities including savings Bonds Treasury Bills and notes. Those who buy these securities Are in effect loaning the government Money. The Treasury department Sells Treasury Bills at an auction each monday and this Mon Day s auction May have to be scaled Back or cancelled because of the approaching debt Ceil ing said Treasury spokesman Arthur Siddon. He said officials have not yet decided whether the monday auction will be affected. We have told the Senate that oct. 7 is a critical Day because at that time our Cash balance Wilt be virtually exhausted Sid Don said. Government employees most of whom get paid every to weeks would Likely be the first to be affected directly by congressional inaction on the debt limit other than those who buy government securities Sid Don said. Social Security and Many other Benefit checks for october have already been mailed out. So these programs would Likely not be affected until november he added. Two weeks ago Treasury Secretary James Baker Iii told congressional leaders that unless a debt limit increase was signed into Law by president Reagan by monday the United states of America could be in inc position of defaulting on its