What is being called by car and "Why I Like Compact
experts "the greatest Auto Show Cars." All students from sev-
in the history of Detroit" will enth grade through high school
open at 11 a.m., Saturday, at can enter the contest. Entry
the Detroit Artillery Armory, blanks are available only at the
15000 W. 8 Mile. The show con- Auto Show, and essays must be
tinues from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., limited to 250 words. Winners
through Feb. 14.
will be announced in March.
The armory's entire seven
Also on the educational side,
acres of floor space will be used the Michigan Department of
to display 24 makes of Ameri- State will have its eye-testing
can cars. three lines of trucks devices at the disposal of visi-
and 28 makes of foreign cars. tors. One of the car manufac-
The show, sponsored for the turers will have a "safe driver"
47th year by the Detroit Auto quiz contest in which 20 per-
Dealers Association, will fea- sons compete at one time.
ture eight cars never before
The contestants will sit in
shown at an auto show. These regular driver seats with steer-
include four new American ing wheels, foot pedals and in-
cars, including the three com- strument panels. They will an-
pact autos: and four foreign- swer eight quiz questions by
built cars.
operating a choice of five push-
Of special interest to stu- buttons.
dents, who can view the ex-
A little theater presentation.
hibits at a reduced admission with a seating capacity for 75
fee between the hours of 11 persons, will present a 20-min-
and 5, is an essay contest high- ute film movie titled, -The
lighting the growing interest Anatomy of an Automobile."
in compact cars.
Three American truck ex-
Two $1.500 college scholar- hibits will depict the advance-
ships will be awarded for the ments in this field of transpor-
best essays on the subjects. tation.
"Why I Like Standard Cars"
At least two radio stations.
Plea to Russia to Halt Anti-Semitism
Issued at Amsterdam Conference
AMSTERDAM. (JTA) — The bearing on the new wave of
recent manifestations of anti- anti-Semitism in other countries
Semitism, as well as the situ- outside the USSR. The resolu-
ation of the Jews in the Soviet tion then appealed to the Soviet
Union. were reviewed at a spe- Government to halt such anti-
cial session of the Conference Jewish campaigns and to "re-
of Jewish Organizations. with store to Soviet Jewry the right
representatives of Jewish organ- to emigrate freely to Israel and
izations from five continents in : to other lands."
attendance.
A separate resolution ex-
Major resolutions adopted pressed "shock" at the recent
dealt with the anti-Semitic out- outbreak of anti-Semitism
breaks. and with an appeal to throughout the world. The con-
the Society Union to halt its . ference "welcomed" the posi-
anti-Jewish campaign which, in tion taken. on this subject in
the opinion of the Conference. the United Nations and by var-
"may have a bearing on the ious governments, underlining
recent anti-Semitic outbreaks." "the need for further legal
The conference expressed the ' action to eliminate the spread
hope that, in the atmosphere of this racial and religious
created by the scheduling of hatred."
Still another resolution dealt
early East-West summit meet-
ings, "Jewish problems may also with the Arab League's boycott
find a solution." The group against Israel and called for
then expressed "concern at the measures to fight the boycott.
situation of Soviet Jews who • Under the chairmanship of
are still denied facilities grant- Dr. Nahum Goldmann. the con-
ference also voted to summon
ed other minorities."
In the opinion of the confer a worldwide conference. repre-
Nice. recent anti-Jewish attacks sentatives of all trends in Jew-
in the Soviet press and over the , ish life. to deal with the prob-
Soviet radio may have had a lems of Jewish education.
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WJR and WQTE, will broad-
: cast direct from the Auto Show
at various times - of the day and
evening. Snack bars will be
scattered throughout the arm-
oery
ampalen tde amecaalfseteria will serve
HARRY ABRAM
is giving the best deal
on the "ALL NEW"
The parking lot at the arm-
ory has been enlarged to ac-
commodate 7,000 cars. A 10-
foot wide decelerating strip has
been built on the north side of
westbound W. Eight Mile Road
for a distance of 600 feet east
of the entrance gates so as not
to interfere with through traffic.
: The armory. situated in a
rapidly developing business area
that has the Northland Shop-
ping Center as its focal point, is
easy to reach, by auto or DSR
bus, from all points of Detroit,
lower Michigan and Windsor.
It is less than a mile away
from the Lodge - Couzens Ex-
pressway and about two miles
from Woodward Ave. -
For those who depend on
public transportation, the DSR
provides ample service via the
Conant line directly to the gates
of the Armory. The route of
this bus line extends from Field
and Jefferson on Detroit's east
side to Lahser and W. 8 Mile
Rd.. on the west side of the
The 19-mile route connects
with most suburban lines, and
regular stops are made at the
Auto Show entrances. The
pedestrian entrance to the arm-
ory is located to the west of the
automobile entrance.
For any information regard-
. ing bus schedules, the public
can phone the DSR, WA. 1-4800.
Here are some tips on getting
the most enjoyment from the
Auto Show:
Keep the family together—
arrange a place. such as the
first exhibit you visit. to meet
if you become separated.
Ask all the questions you
want of the people running the
exhibits. They'll be glad to
help you and no one will try to
sell you a car unless you are in
the market for one.
For help in an emergency.
contact the D. A. D. A. office on
the balcony mid-way of the
north wall. Stairs leading to it
are plainly marked.
A first aid station is located
in the center of the building
on the balcony on the south
side.
Drive carefully. take your
time and see all of the show —
leisurely.
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:f51,800.000 Suit for Damages Begun
A gainst Renault b s- Haifa Compan. - •
PARIS, (JTA) — The Paris
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newspaper Le Monde reported
that the Kaiser-Frazer company Renault Car Sales
of Haifa had started suit against
Declined in U.S.
Regie Renluft. the partly gov-
ernment owned French auto
Israel Break
firm. for SL.800,000 for breach
NEW YORK, (.1T.V—Resent-
of contract.
ment over the surrender of the
The French firm canceled a Renault automotive concern to
contract for assembly of its the Arab boycott of Israel was
small cars at the Haifa plant indicated by members of the
last October. asserting at the automobile industry as a reason
time that small sales and high for a marked decline in the sale
production costs had made the of the French automobile in the
agreement with the Haifa com- United States since Renault
pany unprofitable.
canceled its dealings with Israel.
The fall in the sale of the
Kaiser-Frazer officials in Is-
rael chz.rged that Renault had popular Renault car here was
bowed to Arab boycott pres- most marked in view of the
sure. which officials of the continued increase in sales of
company denied, and threat- the American market registered
ened a damage suit. Subse- by other foreign cars and the
quently.
talks were held heavy, intensified sales and pro-
between Kaiser-Frazer and motion campaign embarked
Renault officials pointing to- upon by Regie Renault here.
ward a possibility of some kind
According to Wards Automo-
of a settlement and the Haifa tive Reports, generally consid-
firm indicated it had dropped ered the authoritative indicator
at least temporarily plans for of industry developments, Re-
a suit.
nault sales in the United States
have been falling steadily since
Dr. LEO GOLDBERG, who ; last September. In that month,
has been acclaimed as one of Renault sold 9.500,ears in the
the world's "outstanding scien- United States. Tbe total de - ;
tists," has resigned as chairman creased progressively. according
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23—THE DETROIT J EWISH NEWS—Frid ay, February 5, 1960
Biggest Auto Show' to Open this Weekend