Titanic Tragedy, Californian Captain's Role Told in Book THE
Peter Padfield began his nauti-
cal career when he was 16 as a
cadet on the British training ship
Worcester. He was a sea-farer at
18, became Second Mate on May-
flower II in its duplication of the
Pilgrims' voyage from England to
Plymouth, Mass.
He is therefore an authority on
maritime af'airs and his "The
Titatic and the Californian" pro-
vides dependable material about
the Titanic disaster and the inves-
tigations about the Californian
calamity.
There are shocking revelations
in this volume, published by John
Day Co. (62 W. 45th, NY 36), about
:the tragedy of the Titanic that had
:3been called "unsinkable." Captain
Stanley Lord of the Californian
had been blamed for failure to act.
It was charged that if he had acted
on time 1,500 lives of Titanic pas-
sengers would have been saved.
The charge made in, this book is
that the British Board of Trade
sought to cover up its own inade-
quacies and made a scapegoat of
Captain Lord.
Captain Lord's son, Stanley Tut-
ton Lord, in a foreword to the
book, offers added defense of his
father, condemning the misconcep-
tions about his guilt.
Padfield's is a remarkable study
offering. an excellent account of
the Titanic-Californian issue. His
full-length book carrying the com-
plete story of the debate over the
guilt, the actual happenings, the
court case, etc., is supplemented
by valuable data, together with the
affidavit that was signed by Cap-
tain Lord. The original statement
of Second Officer H. Stone of the
Californian also is offered as evi-
dence, in addition to the state-
ment of Apprentice Gibson and
relevant letters and other docu-
ments.
Mrs. Saperstein's Basketball Poll
BY JESSE SILVER
the Philadelphia 76'ers, won't be
available. Auerbach, along with
football's Sid Gillman, participated
in the annual sports clinic at Kut-
sher's Country Club in the Cat-
skills.
(Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.)
Never underestimate the power
of a Jewish housewife, especially
if her name is Mrs. Saperstein.
Mrs. Saperstein is the wife of the
late Abe Saperstein, the owner of
basketball's Harlem Globetrotters
who died some months ago. Now
she is leading her huband's team
on its annual tour of Europe.
Mrs. Saperstein who describes
herself as "a typical old-fashioned
Jewish wife" is taking over the
reins of the organization that her
husband built into a world-wide
attraction. She is a woman in her
50s who has been a housewife and
mother for 30 years.
She said that any ability she has
to handle the team came from
listening to her husband talk.
"Sometimes I surprise myself,"
she said, "when people ask, I give
an answer, but it is really Abe
talking. I am just getting over
Tel Aviv Legislates
his passing now. It is not easy
Against Loud Noises
after so many years. But I'll do
TEL AVIV — Thirty-eight viola- it."
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tions were reported the first day
that anti-noise regulations went in-
Auerbach's Finale
to effect here this week.
Red Auerbach, the retired coach
Fines up to $660 or six-month of the world champion Boston
jail terms await anyone who dis- Celtics, will be on the coaching
turbs the afternoon siesta hours or lines for one last time next basket-
the night hours from 11 p.m. to 6 ball season. Auerbach has been
am.
selected to head the Eastern squad
Banned noises include singing, at next year's All-Star game.
dancing, recorded music, loud Under normal circumstances the
radios, rattling of dust bins and coach of the Eastern Division win-
carpet beating. Violators the first ner would lead the team, however
day were given warnings.
Adolph Schayes, former coach of
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*
Sam Fox—Referee
Sam Fox of Coral Gables, Fla.,
was the only United States basket-
ball official at the recent Central
American and Caribbean Games
which were held in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. Fox, who played pro-
fesional football for the New York
Giants, has been recommended to
officiate at the 1968 Olympics in
Mexico City. He also may work
the Pan-American Games in 1967
if he can get away from his travel
agency. Phil Fox, Sam's brother,
is also a basketball referee.
$2,500,000 to Charity
NEW YORK (JTA)—Lewis S.
Rosenstiel, a prominent Jewish
philanthropist and head of Schen-
ley Industries, has announced gifts
totaling $2,500,000 for a number
of Jewish, Catholic and Protestant
charities on the occasion of his
75th birthday.
Among the recipients of the
gifts were Brandeis University,
which received $600,000, as well
as the Federation of Jewish Phil-
anthropies of Greater New York
and the American Jewish Com-
mittee.
Friday, July 29, 1966-11
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
U.S. Is Supporting UN Human Rights Position
GENEVA (JTA) — "Enthusias-
tic support" of the United States
for the proposal to appoint a
United Nations high commissioner
for human rights was assured by
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg, head
of the U.S. delegation to the
Courses at Hebrew U.
Attract U.S. Teachers
NEW YORK (JTA) — Vacation-
ing teachers constitute more than
one-third of the '73 Americans
taking summer courses at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
conducted by the American-Israel
University Program under the aus-
pices of the American Friends of
the Hebrew University, it was re
ported by Prof. Oscar J. Janowsky
and Dr. Henry Sonneborn, co-chair-
men of the program.
In addition to 28 college, high
school and elementary school
teachers, the participants include
12 graduate students, 18 college
undergraduates, as well as mem-
bers of various professions, includ-
ing the ministry, rabbinate, social
work, law and business.
The summer courses which were
inaugurated in 1965, are given in
the English language.
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United Nations, at a meeting of
the UN Economic and Social
Council, which is now holding its
session here.
Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig, of the
World Jewish Congress, appearing
at the session as a representative
of a nongovernmental agency, said
that such an appointment would
give the United Nations "the
machinery to act swiftly, effective-
ly and justly to any serious chal-
lenge to human rights."
Perlzweig lauded Costa Rica for
sponsoring the high commissioner
proposal. He appealed to members
of the Economic and Social Council
to give favorable consideration to
the proposal.
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