Stockpiling of U. S. Surplus Food Urged for Israel ble

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

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utilization of surpluses would vegetable oils, cotton, and to- Israel has iniormeu

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be possible.
Rep. Anfuso found that food of the stockpiling idea.'
WASHINGTON—U.S. officials
Israel's defense potentiali-
Haggerty thought "the most
shipped under this program to
are mindful of the possibility ties would benefit from ade-
Israel "has . not been squan- genuine and fruitful prospects
dered or used for speculative would be for long-term Public
that Egypt's new Russian sub- quate food reserves. NATO
would also benefit. Food sup-
purposes." He reported "it is Law 480 loans together with pos-
Marines may some day impose plies could be quickly shipped
being put to good use. It is sibly- some grant assistance -un-
a sea blockade on the Israeli from Israel to such nearby
my further conviction that der the Mutual Security Act, the
port of'Haifa. Since virtually all NATO countries as Greece or ' probably no other country has latter to contribute to adequate
Israeli f o o d imports enter Turkey. Food stockpiles in • utilized Public Law 480 so storage facilities, in order to
through Haifa, a plan is being Israel are clearly consistent
well within the intention and enable Israel to increase its pru-
studied to - create a food stock- with the free world defense
framework of the law as has dent food and feed grain re-
network
in
the
Eastern
Medi-
serves under national owner-
pile in Israel.
been done in Israel."
Chairman Victor L. Anfuso of terranean.
The fundamental recom- ship, such reserves to be main-,
the consumers study subcom-
Rep. Anfuso, a New York mendation in the Anfuso re- tained by a rotation system'fully
port to Congress is that this under the control of the Israel
mittee of the House Agriculture Democrat,' made his recommen-
Committee has recommended dations in a formal report to government propose to NATO government."
In any event, Washington
that the United States under- chairman Harold D. Cooley of that the storing of food . for
take the storage of surplus the Agriculture Committee. He use in emergencies be made authorities are thinking about
the problem. The Anfuso report
American food in Israel. In his reported on a recent official trip a major NATO function. -
"While Israel is not a member points the way to increased ship-
view, it would not only protect to Europe and the .Middle East.
Israel's population in event of In Israel, he studied application of NATO," said Rep. Anfuso,-"I ments of foodstuff to Israel. The
blockade but would serve basic of U.S. Public Law 480 with would strongly recommend that very consideration of Israeli
American interests.
reference to stockpiling of We set up a stockpiling program stockpiling by the U. S. Govern-
ment is in itself an encouraging
Such stockpiling in Israel American surpluses and the there.",
Director John J. Haggerty of omen of the developing rela-
would benefit the United States work of U.S. voluntary agencies
financially. • This country would in food distribution under this the U.S. International Coopera- tionship linking Israel and
tion Administration Mission to America.
be relieved of paying heavy do- law.
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mestic storage charges. Planned
„The New York Congressman
purchasing would be facilitated. subSequently recommended that
Shipping costs would be reduCed Congress approve a $100,000,000
through a pre-scheduled system surplus food program for Israel
of shipments. More efficient during the coming two years "to
A of action before the danger
WASHINGTON, (JTA)
help that country stabilize its proposal that President Eisen- arises."
hower appoint "a competent
economy."
Asserting that "the United
Public Law 480 is known as Middle East team of experts" to Nations is impotent" to bring
the 'Agricultural Trade Devel- study Arab-Israel issues and to about a solution of the Arab-
opment and AssiStance Act of make recommendations • to hilt Israel problem,'Rep. Anfuso told
1954." It provides for the dis- on how to solve them will be President Eisenhower that "the
posal of America's surplus ag- g i v en "thoughtful considera- proof of this statement is in . the
ricultural commodities abroad. tion," the President indicated very fact that nine years have
gone by without any semblance
It helps develop foreign mar- this week.
,r3 ,41z7rj 1 7V. X17 1K 1774 kets for these commodities. Rep. However, he pointed out that of \a solution; on the contrary,
Anfuso found Israel "a notable he "must reserve judgment for the problem has worsened."
"I had at first thought that
`7pr,1 example" of how Law 480 "is the present" as to whether this
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operating for the benefit of both proposal would "at this mo- the United States team should
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differences, but this, for the
ized to purchase $35,000,000
The proposal was advanced by time being, seems impossible,"
worth of surpluses, for Israeli Cong. Victor L. Anfuso in a re- Rep. Anfuso reported to the
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pounds, at v e r y reasonable port to the President following
00714 prices. Previously, Israel bought the former's visit to Middle East President.
`,`Therefore, I would urge that
about $52,000,000 worth of food countries on a food study mis- the United States team go to
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each country involved, to deter-
chases, in the years from 1955
In his report to the President, mine from each how far they
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to 1957, consisted of wheat and the New York Democrat advo- are willing to go to attain peace
feed grains, and lesser quanti- cated "a complete revaluation in the Middle East. I am cer-
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ties of beef, dried milk, butter, and turnover in our present for- tain that a strong personal ef-
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East, but it will not be long be- United States team welcome in
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fore we do if we fail to change all these countries."
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Rep. Anfuso Asks Near East Study

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Dr. Lookstein Heads
Council of Bar-Ilan

The election of Dr. Joseph
H. Lookstein, professor of soci-
ology at Yeshiva University, as
chairman of the Academic
Council of Israel's Bar-Ilan
University, was announced by
Philip Stollman, chairman of
the board of Trusees.
The American-patterned Isra-
eli institution which opened in
1955, is currently without a
president. Dr. Pinkhos Churgin,
founder and first president,
died in New York City Thanks-
giving Day.

Dr. Lookstein, spiritual lead-

of Congregation Kehilath
Jeshurun, New York, will leave
for Israel Jan. 20 to survey
conditions at the university and
report back to the board of
trustees, who will select a new
president.
Dr. Lookstein is an associate
chairman of the Federation of
Jewish Philanthropies of New
York, president of the Wurz-
weiler Foundation for the supL.
port of religious institutions,
a past president of the Rabbini-
cal Council of America, the-New
York Board of Rabbis, the
Rabbinic Alumni of Yeshiva
University, a former chairman
of the Division of Religious
Activities of the National Jew-
ish Welfare Board and a mem-
ber of the World Zionist Ac-
tions Committee.

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HEBREW SELF-TAUGHT

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Everyone who comes to visit
(in) this country, has heard or
read of the k i b u t z i m, and
everyone wishes to see them.
Few (people) know that there
is one kibutz within a city.
This kibutz is Ramat Rachel,
in the southern part of Jeru-
salem. Not far from it on the
other (second) side of the bor-
der the Tomb of our • Mother.
Rachel, is to be found, and
hence the name. What is there
special about this kibutz and
in what is it different from the
other kitbutzim?
The members of this kibutz
are inhabitants of a village and
in - spite of that they are in-
habitants of a city. Many of
them are employed in places
of work in Jerusalem—(as) bus
drivers, nurses in hospitals, and
(there is) also a lecturer in
medicine at the University (who
is) a member of this kibutz.
These members hand over their
salaries to the kibutz. The mem-
bers of Ramat Rachel enjoy
the cultural life of Jerusalem
and visit the theater, lectures,
concerts and the cinema, like
other inhabitants of the city.
Nevertheless Ramat Rachel
is principally an agricultural
settlement. Most of the mem-
bers work on the lands of the
kibutz, in the large cowshed
and in the poultry run.
During the War of Libera-
.tion Ramat Rachel guarded
Jerusalem from the south. The
Arabs attacked it many times,
and most of the kibutz was de-
stroyed, but they could not cap-
ture it.
Today, too, this kibutz is sit-
uated (dwells) on the border
and from three sides you see
enemy positions. The eyes of
its members are constantly open
to guard and defend Jerusalem,
the capital city.

"DR. JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEIN

El Al Plane Goes
Non-Stop to U.S.

NEW YORK (JTA)—An El
Al-Israel airlines Bristol Britan-
nia turbo-prop plane completed
the - first non-stop flight between
the United States and Israel in
14 hours and 57 minutes.
The aircraft took off from
New York's International Air-
port at 1:24 local time and
touched down at Lydda airport
in Israel at 11:21 local time.
The distance between New
York International Airport and
Lydda International Airport is
Over 6,000 statute miles.
An all-Israel crew headed by
Capt. Zvi Tohar, Chief Pilot
of the line, flew the plane. Also
on board was Yoel Palgi, direc-
tor of operations of El Al, and
"Jed" Williams, considered one
of the outstanding authorities
on long-range high altitude
navigation in commercial civil
aviation today.
Williams was responsible for
plotting the plan of the flight,
designated "Operation David."

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Grant Absentee Ballot
Rights to Observant Jews

TRENTON, N. J. (JTA) —
Gov. Robert B. Meyner signed
into law absentee registration
and voting procedures designed
to permit Jews and others to
participate in state and local
elections by mail when an elec-
tion conflicted with a religious
holiday.
The measure, drafted a n d
sponsored by the American
Jewish Congress, amended the
state's voting code which pre-
viously allowed absentee regis-
tration and voting only in the
case of illness or physical dis-
ability.

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