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16 Perish In Israel's Worst Air Disaster Tel Aviv (JTA)—Sixteen persons arc known to be dead and more than a score injured, several Injured that they are not expected t o survive, In the aftermath to Israel's worst aerial disaster last week-end. , The tragedy occurred when a •Ingle-ongino plane crashed Into a building crowded with pcoplo and burst into flames. The'plane was participating in a ceremony at Kibbutz Maagan, near Dcuanla, in tho Lake Klnnerct vicinity. More than 2,000 persons had gathered for the unveiling of a monument to Jewish parachutist who had (dropped behind the Nazi lines in Europe during the war In attempt* to save sections of European Jewry. P r e m i e r Moshe Sharctt and members of his Cabinet who were present narrowly escaped injury. The plane hit somo 30 feet from Where tho Premier and his party •tood. Mr. Sharelt participated in "the rescue of 'the pilot of the doomed piano. Afterwards, the .Premier visited the injured In Tiberias Hospital where they had been taken. Residents of Tiberias
Floating Drydock For Israel Tested Luclx'ck, G e r m a n y (JTA)— Iaracl's first floating drydock, the most modern built In Europe in the past few years, was lowered Into the waters of the Baltic Sea this week as representatives of the Israel Purchasing Mission and German ship builders watched. The drydock, part of Germany's reparations payments to Israel, Is 530 fert long, 100 feet wide and has a lifting capacity of 7,500 tons. I t is the first maritime vessel to be completed In Germany under the terms of the reparations pact. After being subjected t o deep •ea tests and tryouU in this vicinity for several weeks, the dock will be towed to Haifa by two putch tugs. The voyage Is expected to take until the Fall. The drydock will be accompanied by three Israeli technicians who have spent tho past several months studying drydock operations in Germany. • With the aid of this sen-going installation Israel will effect n considerable mvlng of foreign currency by being able to repair her own and other vessels in a home port. Some 300 workers are expected to be employed in such repair activities at Haifa. Meanwhile, the first freighter to be delivered as reparations is noarlng completion in Hambun;. The 7,500-ton vessel which will have cabins for 12 passennors as well as cargo holds, will be launched within a month.
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and of all villages and settlement! in the area flocked to the hospital to contribute blood for the victims. The pilot said his plane plunged out of control when It hit an air pocket just above the building where the crowd was gathered. He was attempting to lower a message from President Ben Zvi to the meeting at the time of the crash. An official investigating committee, h e a d e d by Knesset deputy Ishar Harari.'has been appointed by Mr. Sharctt.
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"Global Report HATE SHEETS Washington (WNS)—Postal authorities a n virtually powerless to bar postal facilltles-to hate propaganda sheets and other instruments of incitement against race or religion. Post Master General Arthur E. Summerfleld has informed Representative Jacob K. Javits, author of a special resolution of inquiry into the matter, Congressman Javits said the. dissemination of hate propaganda through tho mall Is matter reqturlng the concern of Congress. • • • GIFTS JNGREA8E : New York (WNS)—A sharp rise In the total of charity gifts in ten large urban areas of the country during the first six months of this year was reported here by the John Price Jones Company, fundraising and public relations consultants. . . . FRENCH FREMIEU Tunisia (WNS)-French Premler Mendes-Francc was given a warm reception by the representatives of .Tunisia's 100,000 Jews on his visit to this country. Of the 100,000 some 70,000 are in Tunis proper. • • * ZOA PRESIDENT Tel Aviv (WNS) — Mortimer May, president of the Zionist Organization of America, declared hero at a gathering arranged in his honor by tho General Zionists that America's policy ought to be geared to bringing in Israel within the Middle East Defense command.
Washington (JTA)—A special subcommittee on foreign economic policy of the House Foreign Affairs, Committee yesterday cited J e w i s h philanthropic organization's for their work in Israel. The subcommittee report said: "A significant contribution by American voluntary organizations has been made to the efforts of the State of Israel to raise Its economic and social standards." The Jewish organizations listed were tho United Jewish Appeal, the Joint Distribution Committee, Hadassah, OUT, the American OSE, and others. Israel, said the report, has "become a croat experience In human rehabilitation, and much of the process that has been made Is owed not only to American governmental technical assistance and economic old, and to programs of the United Nations Specialized Agencies, but also to the initiative Tel Aviv (JTA)—Israeli Jet of private American capital and planes this week participated in private American foundations and Air Force maneuvers for the first voluntary organizations." time. The Jet planes Joined other bombers In air-to-ground bombing exercises and were scored very high for precision bombing by the military experts and civilian leaders who witnessed the operations. New York (WNS).'— A $1,000 The air show marked the seventh fund, collected In honor of Arch- anniversary of the formation of bishop R. J. dishing of Boston by the Israel Air Force. American participating In the The Air Force has made "great "Marian Pilgrimage" to the Holy progress" in the past year both Land 'last year, has been turned from an organizational and qualover to Hadassah, tho Women's itative-quantitative point pf view. Zionist Organization of America, Brig. Gen. Dan Tulkovsky, Its for special youth resale and re- commander-ln-chlef, declared. Gen. habilitation projects in Israel, it Tulkovsky, who stressed the progwas announced here by Mrs. Rc- ress made by Israeli airmen In the becca Shulman, national president handling of jets, revealed'that the of Madassah. Israel Air Force was constantly The $1,000 check was formally replacing older, obsolete plane presented to Boston officers of models with newer units. Ho spoke Hadassnh by Mayor John Hynes of the need for further recruiting of that city, acting in behalf of of air personnel and praised the Archbishop Cashing. Archbishop high level of achievement of'gradGushing, who has never been to uates of Air Force schools. Jerusalem, had suggested that Mayor Hynes, who visited the Holy Land last year, make the final decision as to the disposition of the $1,000 raised by the pilgrims in the church leader's honor. Rabbi Philip D. Bookstabor of the Congregation Ohev Sholom In Harrlsburg, 'Pa., will discuss "Shadow and Bubstance" on the Message of Israel program broadcast over KOIL from 10 to 10:30 a. m. The programs arc produced under the auspices of the Union of American Hebrew Coning that he use his good offices gregations and United Jewish to obtain permission for a Jewish Layman's Committee. pilgrimage to the Wailing Wall. The letter was referred to the "Words We Live By," a sumState Department for consideramer series of the Eternal Light tion. program will feature Informal In his reply to Rabbi Silver, Mr. conversations between Maurice Byroade wrote: Samuels and Mark Van Doren. "The Department deeply symThe sixth p r o g r a m will pathizes with the desire of the broadcast over WOW-Radlo American Rabbla, who will attend from 11:30 a. m. to 12 noon. a World Conclave of Orthodox Jewish Laymen and Rabbis at Jer- Tho discussions entitled "The Supporting Cast of tho Bible" usalem, to make the traditional will emphasize Interesting aspilgrimage to the Walling Wall, pects and Interpretations of and has carefully inquired into lesser known Biblical characthis matter. ters. "As you know, your Govcrn(Continued on Page 4.)
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U.S. for Free Access to Holy Places for Religious Faiths Washington (WNS)—The Government of the United States "has consistently supported free access to the Holy Places for peoples of all religious faiths" and i t will continue its efforts to the end that Jews have the right to visit the Walling Wall In Jordanheld territory, Assistant Secretary Of State Henry A. Byroade informed the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada in a letter to the organization's president, Rabbi Eliezer SUvcr. Prior to his departure to the ;f9pejH Orthodox,conclave In Jeru"ialem; Jbbbi'Sliver'penned a letter to President Elsenhower urg-
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Balance of 'Power to Shift With Britain's Evacuation of Suez Washington (WNS)—New safeguards to mitigate the threats to Israel's security reultwg from Britain's evacuation of the Suez area were proposed to tho State Department by Israel at a conference here between Israeli Ambassador Abba S. Eban and Assistant Secretary of State Henry A. Byroade. > Ambassador Eban pointed out that thd Suez pact, coupled with U. S. grants of military assistance
Move Made To Improve Borders
Jerusalem ( W N S ) — T h r e e of eleven Big Three proposals dealing with Israel-Jordan border security have been accepted by Israel, it was revealed here when the Foreign Ministry disclosed that an official reply had been made to the recent proposals suggested by France, Britain and the United States In a move designed to Improve the border tension. In identical notes to the Big Three, the Government of Israel said it would agree to demarcate its borders, to erect physical barriers at frontier points and to discuss an arrangement with respect to permitting Arab refugees to pass from the Egypt-held Gaza strip into Jordan via Israel. The note simultaneously asserted that while Israel welcomes the Big Three move to reduce the border tension, it "believes that d i r e c t Arab-Jewish talks hold the key to solving the problem. Among the proposals rejected by Israel was one that would have invested the U. N. truce body with greater power and Independent authority.
Roy Cohn Called Symbol of New Era
to Egypt, would* upset the balance of power in the Middle East and encourage^Egypt into aggression against Israel. To meet the situation, Mr. Eban suggested (1) that the U. S. grant at once Is- reel's application, pending since 1952, for military" aid; (2) that t h e . Tripartite Declaration of 1950 guaranteeing' the status quo be bolstered through a formal agreement that would bring, military force Into operation in the event of aggression, and (3) that the U. S. and the rest of the Western Powers utilize the occasion to influence Egypt to change her attitude toward Israel and to renounce the Suez Canal blockade against Israel. State Department officials Were reported to have taken the position that U. S. military aid to Egypt would not upset the balance of power. At the same time they Intimated it would tak? some time before Israel's application for military aid is granted. They were also averse to the idea that this was a propitious moment for'use of pressure on Egypt to come to terms with Israel.
Juvenile Delinquents Desecrate Synagogue Los Angeles (WNS)—Police officials Investigating the desecration here of a Jewish house of worship Jast w e e k - b y vagdaU seemingly—bent on destruction rather than on theft were report-. cd to be of the opinion that the perpetrators of the crime were j u v e n i l e delinquents and not avowed anti-Semites. The police Intensified Its hunt" for the vandals as Indignation over the sacrilege mounted in the Jew* lsh community. City Councilman ' Everett Burkhalter, who. ascribed tho vandalism to juvenile delinquents, declared he would be in constant touch with the police in its efforts to apprehend the perpetrators. Target of the act of desecration was the Sun Valley Jewish Community Center. The vandals had apparently broken Into the building under the cover of night, smashing windows', defacing pulpit, burning prayer books and dostroying a Holy Scroll.
New York (WNS)—Roy M. Cohn, chief counsel to the Senate investigating sub-committee and most controversial figure In the Army-McCarthy feud, was honored here at a dinner at the Hotel Astor where he was described both as a symbol of a new American era and an American Dreyfus cose. The twenty-elght-year-old Jewish lawyer who gained national fame In the protracted Army-McCarthy bearings was cheered to the rafters by the 2,000 guests when Rabbi Benjamin Schultz, of the American * Jewish League Against Communism, proclaimed the occasion as ''the beginning of the Roy Cohn era," the "McCarthy era, and the people's era." Cohn, the Rabbi asserted as he presented him with a plaque on behalf of the several organizations sponsoring the dinner, "today is APPOINTMENT SLATED the symbol of the people's revolt" Washington (WNS)—Henry A. against the "soft" treatment of Byroadc, Assistant Secretary of communists by politicians, profesState for Near Eastern Affairs, sors and writers. is slated for appointment by President Elsenhower as our new Ambassador to Egypt. Mr. Byroade fire for expressing views conThomas L. Thomas, distin- sidered inimical to Israel's interguished concert baritone, will be ests. guest soloist with the Omaha Sym* • • phony and Pop Concert Orchestra at the Century of Great American TO STRENGTHEN TIES Washington (WNS) — Pinchai Music Centennial program August Saphlr, director general of ths 7 in Crelghton Stadium. Musical offerings have been se- Israeli Ministry of Finance, delected to span the century from clared that the' Israel Government was seeking to strengthen Stephan Foster to Irving Berlin. its f i n a n c i a l and economic tics with the United States now ISRAELI JUSTICE Jerusalem (WNS) — President that the Jewish State has been Itzhak Bcn-Zvl has named Isaac admitted to the International 1 Olshon as Israeli Chief Justice as Monetary Fund and the Interns.-' ' •\<i >*,> '" successor to Dr. M.' Zmoira who tlonal Bank for Reconstruction ' and Development. resigned,
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