Israel is participating in the 1982 Eurovision song contest, on annual event in which Israeli entries took first prize twice in recent years. The contest will be broacast on Apr. 24 from Harrogate, England on radio and via satellite to 37 television networks in 29 countries. It is produced this year by the BBC on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union. Eighteen European and Mediterranean area countries are competing. The order in which entries will be presented was determined by lottery. Israel drew 15th place.
CORRECTION: The late Dr. David Mirsky had recently assumed the chairmanship of the American Jewish Press Association Awards for Excellence in Journalism, not the AJPA as reported in the Bulletin Apr. 1.
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