Center's Teen Cagers Ready for Tournament Meriwether's Appomtment Stirs Acrimonious U.S. Senate Debate (Continued from Page 1) While the opposition to Meriwether was led by Senators The Jewish Center Teen Var- Javits, Morse and Keating (R., N.Y.), the nominee was staunchly sity, midwestern JCC basketball defended by Senators Robertson, • John Sparkman of Alabama champs by virtue of their recent and Dirksen. , tournament win at Akron, MeriWether told the Senate Banking Committee, under cross- whipped the Buffalo JCC, 63-38, examination, he saw no reason why he should not accept support of and Ferndale Recreation, 55-43, the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama politics. He t to bring their season record to with Rear Admiral John Cromme 22-3. seat and is notorious for pre against Jews and Negroes. The Center built up a slowly Senator Javits said th spite Meriwether's victory by a five increasing edge over Buffalo. to four vote in the Se Banking Committe he eel After trailing 12-11 at the quar- Meriwether qualified a high p ter, they led 32-21, at the half "so many millions o copies whos e y and 46-27 after three quarters. brown." Senator Ja also cit plicatio Tow. Goodman was high with 25. the Ku Klux Klan a Meriwet association in 'tic a 1958 Ferndale's Gunther scored 23 with Grand Dragon obert She ton of the Ku Klu and the Center's Bill Davis 19 Senate Democra leader Mike Mansfie among those as the Center built up a sufficient who fought to obtain e confir • arles Meriwether, margin, 49-32 after three quar- as a director of the Exp Bank beCause "he is the ters,' to withstand a final Fern- President's nomine." dale surge. State Department sources revealed foreign service reports The Teens will close out their that at least one African - nation made it known it would regard regular season by hosting the Meriwether as "persona non grata" and refuse him a visa even Philadelphia Boys Club at 7 p.m. if on official business as a director of the U.S. Export-IMport Bank. Tuesday. The Junior Varsity The report said an individual who admitted accepting Ku Klux concluded its season Wednesday. Klan political cooperation and still advocated_ segregation would The Teens will travel to Bos- be "unwelcome." ton to compete in the National Appointment of Meriwether was opposed by the American Jewish Welfare Board's national Jewish Congress, which urged that the nomination be returned to tournament, March 25-26. They the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency for further study. will face seven other JCC region- At the sessions of the Senate Banking and Currency Com- al champs, The team is raising mittee, at which he was questioned on his KICK membership and money for the trip through sev- his association with Crommelin, Meriwether said that Admiral eral projects. Crommelin's anti-Semitism was not the basis for their break. Other A Center-Bnai Bith Youth political moves by the retired adniiral were responsible, he testi- Organization night, at 8:30 p.m., field. Meriwether said he did not share KKK views on Jews March 18, will pit the Center's and Catholics but that he did ad- class A basketball cham against vocate the segregation of Negroes a BBYO all-star team. Cantor E. Niesenson in public schools. Lee will be guest jockey a uct S'dorim at a dance afte , along Meriwether told the committee_ s, Mt. Clemens that he had never any "problem surprise ent inment. The Tee knoWn Cantor E. of anti - Semitism" and was arsity will hold car wash of Cleveland, will "friendly toward Jews" and the the ente parking t, fro 10 e sedorium services at "colored race." Sen. Proxmire p.m., Su ays, e arch 12 's Arethusa Hotel in wanted- to know what the nomi- They w sell Clemens. nee's attitude would be toward and w pped Cantor Niesenson will also be Israel and African and other na- through t the at the Beth Tefilas Synagogue in tions. Meriwether said lid would the next o weeks. Mt. Clemens this Passover. "make a great effort to w them in a cooper nner if the business n the interest of the Unit tates." Senato Mr. Me ether's lifi - tioiis a direc P Import ank admis ns that he iliar- with h import legis- lation the Cool amenddient. Des NYLON PLUSH Luxurious Hi-pile of woven virgin Dupont nylon. A fine selection of 16 exciting colors. SPECIAL PRICE of $795 Sq. Yd. 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