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Israel Faces Drastic MSA
Cuts as Foreign Aid Slashed
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Further efforts will be made
to cut the foreign aid program,
but Administration leaders in
the House are confident that
tl-gey can fight off new raids.
However, it is unlikely that any
real effort can be made to re-
store the cuts made in the Ap-
propriations Committee.
While it was not known exact-
ly how the economic aid pro-
gram for Israel will be affected,
it was noted that the Middle
East and Israel appropriation
was cut $20,000,000 to a total of
$120,000,000.
Funds for Point Four projects
were hacked drastically because
substantial funds from previous
appropriations were never used.
In this category the Near East,
including Israel, was cut from a
requested $42,000,000 to $24,000,-
000. The $50,000,000 in military
funds for the Arab states and
Israel was left untouched.
The Arab states will receive
considerably more military aid
from the United States than Is-
rael, it was revealed when the
House Appropriations Commit-
tee published previously secret
testimony on Mutual Security
Aid.
The testimony discloses • that
Assistant Secretary of State
Henry Byroade told the Com-
mittee that the State Depart-
ment planned heavier arms
Shipments to the Arab states
than to the Jewish state. "I
think when you compare one-
third of the world here with an
area of the size of Israel, it
should not be secret that our
plans are to do more ix( all the
rest of the area than in that
one country," Mr. Byroade said.
House Democratic whip John
W. McCormack challenged Pres-
ident Eisenhower to lead a fight
against the propewed reductions
in the Mutual Security bill, in-
cluding a slash in the amount
for Israel. Sen. McCormack of-
fered the President the help of
Democrats in restoring at least
$700,000,000 of the $1,100,000,000
reduction.
Leader of Terrorist Youths in
Israel Escapes from Prison
SARAFAND, Israel, (JTA) —
In one of the most widespread
manhunts in Israel's history, Is-
rael police were still searching
for Shimon Behar, one of the
leaders of the group of alleged
terrorists on trial in a military
court here, who succeeded in
escaping in the early hours of
Friday morning from his cell by
cutting the prison bars.
Another incident involving the
defendants occurred here. They
had been receiving censored
copies of Israel newspapers,
from which all mention of their
trial had been cut. Military
policemen noticed on Friday
that the defendants were read-
ing uncensored newspapers. A
clash occurrred when the de-
fendants refused to turn the
newspapers over to the military
policemen.
Internationalize Holy Places
In Jerusalem, Sharett States
JERUSALEM, (JTA) Israel's
readiness to accept international
supervision of the Holy Places
in Jerusalem was re-emphasized
here by Foreign Minister Moshe
Sharett, addressing a luncheoe.
of the Israeli Journalists Asso-
ciation.
Mr. Sharett underlined that as
far as the Israel government
was concerned, international
supervision of all the Holy
Places in the city would in no
way interfere with Israel's sov-
ereignty. Referring to the situa-
tion on the Israel-Jordan fron-
tier, the Foreign Minister ex-
pressed the hope that the Jor-
dan Government would. under-
stand that a deterioration of the
border situation would be to its
detriment, and would act to
avoid it.
Ben-Gurion on Vacation;
Sharett Now Acting Premier
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Is-
rael Cabinet approved a vaca-
tion for Premier David Ben-
Gurion. It was decided that
Foreign Minister Moshe Shar-
ett would replace him as Pre-
mier and Minister Pinhas Lavon
as Defense Minister.
Arabs Attacks in Jerusalem
One watchman was killed
when Arab infiltrators attacked
a house under construction in
Jerusalem's northwestern out-
skirts. The Arabs opened up a
round of concentrated automa-
tic fire on two Israel watchmen,
one of whom was killed, in-
stantly. The other, who was un-
hurt, returned the attackers'
fire.
An Israel Army spokesman
said this was not an isolated
incident, since a similar attack
occured a week ago in the Jeru-
salem hills, when two Israel
soldiers were killed. "It is clear
that the attacks were carried
out by well-organized and
trained bands, whose sole aim
is to kill and to sabotage," the
spokesman said.
Army May Seek Debate on
Jerusalem Status at UN
UNITED NATION S, N. Y.,
(JTA)—The Arab countries rep-
resented at the United Nations
may ask for a debate on the
status of Jerusalem at the UN
General Assembly, scheduled to
open in September.
The provisional agenda for
the Assembly does not pro-
vide for any discussion of the
Jerusalem issue. However, it was
pointed out that a political item
on the Palestine question can
be included at the last moment
before the Assembly starts its
session.
The provisional agenda in-
cludes only one item of parti-
cular interest to Israel. The
item deals with the question
of the Palestine refugees and
provides for a report by the di-
rector of the UN Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees.
'No Bias Shown to Jews
In Ireland' — DeValera
DUBLIN, (JTA) — The ab-
sence of anti-Semitism in Ire-
land was emphasized here by
Premier De Valera in the course
of a conversation with Rabbi M.
C. Weiler, leader of South
African Jewry, who is now visit-
ing Ireland.
Rabbi Weiler was a c c o m-
panied on his visit to the Prem-
ier by Robert Briscoe, sole Jew-
ish member of the Irish Parlia-
ment.
The Irish Premier displayed
great interest in South African
affairs and was especially in-
terested in the position of South
African J e w r y. He indicated
that he would like to make an-
other visit to Israel, recalling
that he had visited the Jewish
State several years ago in the
company of Mr. Briscoe.
Stall DP Entry Bill
Despite Ike's Plea
Air Force Sends in Its Jets
(Gas, That Is) to Aid Hospital
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Two
separate appeals from President
Eisenhower have failed to budge
the Administration's special
quota immigration bill out of
the House and Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Eisenhower had requested
that 240,000 Iron Curtain re-
fugees and other Europeans be
admitted to the United States
in the next two years, but Con-
gressional committees have
WO"
shown a reluctance to act on
his proposals.
The President repeated his re-
quest to his regular weekly con-
ference of legislative leaders
and to two key members of the
stalemated Senate Judiciary
Committee, Senators Arthur V.
Watkins and Pat McCarran.
Sen. McCarran has threatened
to delay t h e adjournment of
Congress, scheduled for July 31,
if the measure is brought to the
Senate floor. The bill is expected
to come to the floor late thiS week
Earlier, the Senate Judicial y
bill reported out the measure in
an eight to six vote. In the com-
promise form in which the bill
was passed, it reduces the total
number of immigrants from
240,000 to 220,000 and provides
for two new categories of immi-
grants to be included: 4,000 or-
phans, and 5,000 persons who
came to this country legally but
fear to return to their home-
"Operation Vittles" gets under way (top) at the National
lands in the Communist coun-
Jewish Hospital in Denver, as Lowry Air Force Base comes to the
tries of Europe.
rescue of the non-sectarian TB institution after its kitchen was
flooded (below) in a recent cloudburst. Not a meal was missed by
Swiss Government Gives
any of the hospital's 280 patients, including 50 children, when the •
$30,000 to ORT School
Air Force dispatched eight mobile field kitchens to the disaster
GENEVA, (JTA) — A $30,000 scene where enormous damage was suffered. Sgt. Emil Berube, in
grant by the Swiss government top photo, shows hospital dietician Ethel Trump how the mobile
to the Central ORT Institute
for the Training of Vocational kitchens operate. The hospital has now resumed normal operations.
Teachers at Anieres near here,
was announced by Dr. A. Syn-
galowski, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the World
ORT Union.
Dr. Syngalowski made the
announcement in speaking at
the second graduation ceremony
at the Institute which took
PARIS, (JTA) — Robert and violation of the March 5 agree-
place under the chairmanship Gerald Finaly, the two lads m e n t between Catholic and
of Antoine Pugin, President of whose baptism and kidnapping Jewish officials providing for the
the Canton of Geneva. The by Catholic zealots created an return of the boys.
After their release, Father
ceremony was attended by dip- international situation, were
lomatic representatives from the moved this week from the Saint Pergola, priest of St. Leon in
United States, Britain, France, Leonard Estate of Eugene Weil, Bayonne, declared that he was
Israel, Belgium, Italy, Holland French Jewish leader, w h e r e solely responsible for spiriting
they had lived since their re- the boys out of France.
and Iran.
The priest insisted he had
The 12 instructors who grad- turn from Spain, to a new home
acted with the full consent of
uated from the Institute were near France.
Here, in new surroundings the children who, he s a i d,
addressed by A. Borel, president
of the Geneva Parliament. They where it was hoped the "affair" wanted to be "saved" and not
will serve in ORT schools in could be forgotten, the two go to Israel. He added that the
Israel, Iran, France, Italy, Mor- boys are in the care of their children wanted to remain with
occo, Tunis and Algiers. Swiss closest relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Mlle. Brum, the woman who had
government experts reported on Rosner of Israel, and their them baptized into the Catholic
the excellent record of students 'uncle, Otto Schwartz, of Vienna. faith in 1948, and "whom they
Mlle. Geneve Ribiere, the love as a mother."
in the official examinations.
Catholic social worker on Car-
Father Pergola, in whose
dinal Gerlier's staff, who parish the children were hid-
Water-to-Mountain by
brought the boys back from the den just before they were
Israel Irrigation Project
Basque village where they had taken across t h e Pyrenees;
took full responsibility, re-
A 9,000,000 cubic meter irriga- been concealed, is no longer fused
to implicate anyone else
tion project in the Northern with them. Her place has been and refused
Galilee has reached its first taken by a Jewish social worker. explanation. to make further
Meanwhile, a sensational de-
stage of completion with the aid
He said his part in the af-
of investment capital derived velopment brought the case back
to the front-page here and fair had been common knowl-
from the Israel bond issue.
When completed by the end threatened reopening of the en- edge both in and outside his
of the year, the project, which tire controversy. French police parish from the very begin-
is utilizing five major springs arrested the curate of a Bayonne ning. He chided the French
in the mountainous region of parish and four priests at the police for taking five months
Rosh Pinah, will carry water St. Louis of Gonzaga school to unearth this "c o m rti o n
through giant pipes to central the boys had attended and secret."
Mrs. Hedwig Rosner, the chil-
pools and reservoirs from which accused them of the Finaly kid-
dren's aunt and their legal
smaller pipelines will lead off to napping.
After intervention by the Min- guardian, is believed to be pre-
agricultural settlements.
The first pipeline and pool are ister of Justice, the five priests pared to withdraw any com-
already in operation. Chosan, a were released by a Bayonne plaints against anyone who par-
settlement situated 1,100 feet court. They had steadfastly re- ticipated in the affair.
above sea level, is presently be- fused to be interrogated and
Father Chaillet, the French
ing supplied with life-giving wa- their only statement was to the Catholic priest who negotiated
effect that their arrest was a with the Jewish community the
ter under this scheme.
agreement calling for the return
of the boys and which guaran-
teed that no one would be pro-
secuted for his part in the in-
and represents the Voters Al- predicting the release of 'scores" cident, said that the "untimely
liance of Americans of German of Nazi war criminals in ac- arrest" of the priests would only
Descent of which, he stated, he cordance with a decision taken add fuel to the already heated
is the president. He told the at the recent meeting of Big situation. He declared that Mr.
audience that Senators Joseph Three Foreign Mi n i s t e r s at Rosner had informed him that
McCarthy and Pat McCarran Washington. (A .Bonn announce- she wanted to put an end to all
are Germany's best friends in ment said that the United criminal proceedings.
the United States and ridiculed States has agreed to invite Ger-
Weil attacked members of the
the democratic system of gov- man participation in the forma- Finaly Defense Committee for
tion
of
boards
to
review
the
sen-
ernment as "mediocrity,"
tences of Nazis now held as calling for prosecution of those
who perpetuated the kidnap-
prisoners.)
ping. He insisted prosecution is
War Criminals to Be Released
LONDON, (JTA) — British 20 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS "absolutely contrary to the de-
sires of the Rosner family",
Friday, July 24, 1953
official sources were quoted as
Family Refuses Prosecution
Of Finaly Boys Kidnappers
Thirty Neo-Nazi Groups Merge in West Germany; Form United Party
MANNHEIM, (JTA) — The es-
tablishment of a unified neo-
Nazi party, which is to contest
the forthcoming Bundestag elec-
tions under the name "National
Ingathering," was decided upon
at a meeting held here by 620
delegates of 30 neo-Nazi splin-
ter groups.
Speakers at the meeting de-
nounced President Roosevelt
and the Nuremberg trials of the
Nazi war criminals. The meet-
ing sent a message of greetings
to former Admiral Karl Doenitz,
who is now serving a prison sen-
tence as a war criminal. The
new party is to be under the
j oint leadership of Bavarian
Landtag deputy August Hauss-
leiter, head of the "German
Community," and of Karl Meiss-
ner, creator of the "German
Block."
One of the principal speakers
was Edward A. Fleckenstein,
who said he is in an American
citizen from Weehawken, N.J.,
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