Israel Plans Gold Registration,
Consolidation of School Systems
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JERUSALEM—The Israel Par-
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s : liament Tuesday voted to intro-
duce compulsory registration of
-i all gold bullion and coin in the
I hands of private individuals.
The Knesset also discussed a
bill to establish central control
over schools and institutions of
higher learning in Israel. The
measure, which would provide for
a "Council for Institutions of
Higher Education," would affect
the Hebrew University, Weiz-
mann Institute of Science. Haifa
Technical Institute and other
institut ions which the council
may deem fit to include in its
I
jurisdiction.
The Council would be respon-
sible for the financial consolida-
tion of these schools, would
t 1; manage their finances and
would he responsible for ex-
ipanding
their facilities and im-
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1 proving their academic stand-
.- arils. as well as setting tuition
fees, registering students, giv-
ing examinations, p r e s e n ting
degrees, and appoint academic
staffs. The council's budget
would be included under the
' appropriation of the Ministry of
Education.
The council
be corn-
ot.i-
; '
. _ - would
-- posed of ..)..o m mbers, includ-
, ing the Premier, •Minister of
Education. Chief Justice of
the Supreme eourt, President
and Rector of the Hebrew
University. Chief of Staff of
the Army, heads of the facul-
ties of the three institutions,
scientific director of the Weiz-
mann Institute, chairman of
the -leo ish Agencs- and repre-
sentatives of the Jewish Na-
tional I und, Authors' Associa-
tion and the associations of
teachers, doctors. engineers,
lawyers and others.
s An explanatory note attached
) : to the bill said that the measure
1 is designed to give the schools
•,,, X special status and autonomy
and that the council would be
an indepstident body. Opposition
deputies attacked the measure
as one which would "subjugate
the institutions of higher learn-
: ing to the government."
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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, July 4, 1952
5 Israel Produces Steel;
Will Uhe Negev Ore
TEL AVIV, (JTA1 Israel will annually. Ore recently discover-
ed in the Negev will be used.
soon become a steel-producing
A large steel pipe manufactur-
country, beginning with the pro- - mg plant was dedicated at Rani-
e
h
.
duction of 150.000 tons of steel '
—
Independent Thought
For Independence Day
Israel's Oil Plans
JERUSALEM — Israel Koslov.
finance ministry oil expert,
told a press conference that the
oil bill which the government
will, present to Parliament is the
result of two years of intensive
work. He reported that the
ministry had consulted 20 top-
flight American oil experts on
various points in the bill and
said it conforms with interna-
tional petroleum legislation.
Mr. Koslov admitted that the
bill was hard on concessionaires
in its timing, but said that it
was liberal in other respects.
The government, he stated, is
encouraging competition in oil
As Americans celebrate Inde-
prospecting to speed up the dis-
covery of oil which it needs so pendence Day, Israel carries on
badly. He also revealed that its day-to-day tasks essential
after discussions with the Iraq to the building of full economic
Petroleum Co.. which held 29 of independence for the new na-
31 oil prospecting licenses grant- tion. Shown here is a kiln at the
ed by the Palestine administra- Naaman Brick factory on Haifa
tion, the government has can- Bay, which is financed through
the 5500.000,000 State of Israel'
celled all 31 licenses.
Independence Bond Issue. Dol-
Arabs Seek 'Diversions'
t Lars derived from the Israel
TEL AVIV --The Arab states' Bond Issue are making it pos-
proposal to merge the four sible for Israel to carry forward
Mixed Armistice Commissions its historic program of indus-
operating in Palestine intg one trial and agricultural develop-
body is neither legal nor lOgical ment.
in the current situation. an Is-
raeli spokesman declared Tues-
day in comment on a report
from Damascus that Syria. Jor-
`frtiorpri.1•3=1 :=
dan, Egypt and Lebanon have
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agreed to one overall armistice
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The Israeli spokesman ex-
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mind of the public off an in-
ternal crisis.
He pointed out that Israel had
signed four separate agreements
with the four Arab states set-
ting up armistice groups. Any
change in the structure of the
commissions must have Is
consent. he pointed out. addins
that otherwise the changes
would be invalid.
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Israel Cabinet Decides to Place
Ennd-Raising Drises 1 nder Control
JERUSALEM. LITAi -- The peal. Hadassah and others. from
he terms of the control measure.
Israel Cabinet appointed a spe-
cial Ministerial commit tee to set
The committee was instructed
up a :a• rem for controlling the to provide for the issuance of
various fund-raising drives car- Israel government permits for
ried on Isere and abroad in be- organizations which collect
half of Israeli institutions. The funds here and abroad. These
Finance Minister was empow- organizations will be required
ered tA) exempt specific agencies. to submit financial records
such as the United Jewish Ap- showing how they use the money
-
they raise. The law will affect
Israel citizens. primarily. but to
Ask Histadrut to Transfer
sonic extent control will be im-
Public Services to State
posed on funds collected abroad.
confer-
TEL AVIV, ■ JTA
A Cabinet spokesman ex-
ence of the General Zionist la- plained that. the law would not
bor movement called for the re- affect the Jewish Agency. "In
moval of the Histadrut from this case. as in every other. the
politics and its conversion into a government works in fullest co-
"pure trade union."
operation with the Agency," he
Another resolution demanded declared.
that the Histadrut transfer all
its public services --such as the
health plan. labor exchange of- Reparations Talks
fices, communications service
and education—to the govern- Are Finetuatintr
ment.
The delegates agreed to sup-
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port a single unified educational
system to replace the four sys-
THE HAGUE—No indications
tems which now exist.
were forthcoming Tuesday from
the German delegation to the
Secede from Communists
reparations talks here when they
TEL AVIV. tJTAI—The Asso- would reply to the demand of
ciation of Israel Journalists has the Conference on Jewish Ma-
decided to secede from the Com- terial Claims Against Germany
munist-controlled International for payment of S500,000.000 in
Organization of Journalists. The settlement of global reparations
Israeli newspapermen are ex- claims.
It pected to apply soon for mem-
The session between the con-
It bership in the newly-formed In-
ternational Federation of Jour- ference and German negotiating
teams Monday set up a sub-
tf, nalists, which maintains head- committee
to establish the cost
If quarters in Brussels.
of a German federal program for
payment of individual claims for
Fire Causes Heavy Damage
TEL AVIV, (JTA ► —A fire in a indemnification and restitution.
Petach Tikvah institution of the No date was set for a new
It Working Women's Council of Is- plenary session between the two
rael caused damage estimated teams and Moses A. Leavitt,
at 40,000 pounds. The Council is head of the conference delega-
sponsored by the Pioneer Wom- tion, is expected to go to Lon-
en of America. a Zionist Labor- don to attend a. meeting of the
-
ite organization.
conference's policy committee.
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