11968-ISRAEL'S 20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR Special Israel Travel Section Pages 23 to 27 JEWISH NEWS Ludicrous Hussein Role: Obstacles to Unhindered r=1-1-mc..)u-r A Weekly Review Freeways Editorial Page 4 f■./1I 1--IIGA. f■ .I of Jewish Events 'The Sun Stood Still'— Impressive Volume on June Six-Day War Commentary Page 2 Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Vol. LI I, No. 21 27 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit —VE 8-9364—February 9, 1968 $6.00 Per Year, This Issue 20c Religious Bias in Employment Barred in Government Warning `Unaligned' States Insist Upon Israel Withdrawal LONDON (JTA)—British diplomatic circles indicated here Monday that they expected a new campaign by the so-called unaligned states in the United Nations to revive a formula for peace in the Middle East which was rejected in UN debate last spring. The formula, in its baldest terms, would require Israel to withdraw to its pie-June borders in exchange for an Arab declaration of non-belligerency and a Big Power guarantee of Israel's security. President Josef Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, taking the initia- tive in pressing this solution, raised it in recent weeks during his extensive travels with the heads of regimes in India, Paki- stan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Yemen and Ethiopia. In talks with Emperor Haile Sellassie, Tito arrived at a formula coupling Israeli withdrawal with a declaration of "the right to independent existence of all countries in the region." According to the Guardian, President Nasser of Egypt is enthusiastically backing Tito's initiative, The paper said that "Nasser clearly believes that the Suez Canal shootings of last Tuesday have greatly strengthened his chances of obtaining a settlement." It said that Egypt has been "lobbying intensively" for international support on the canal issue and to make Israel the scapegoat for the failure to release the 15 merchant ships blocked in the canal. The British government indicated it still entertains hopes that the 15 merchant ships stranded in the Suez Canal since last June will be freed. Goronwy Roberts, joint minister of state, said this in a written reply to a question in the House of Commons. (Continued on Page 18) Tourist Taxes Would Affect Israel Travel WASHINGTON (JTA)—The adminis- tration asked Congress to tax American tourists who spend more than $7 a day on visits abroad to various lands, includ- ing Israel. The tax is aimed mainly at European and Mediterranean travel but will be applied to all countries outside the Western Hemisphere. Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler told the House Ways and Means Committee that the tax should be approved by Con- gress in time to inhibit travel this spring. It was pointed out that students would, in effect, be exempted because student hostels and modest food cost less than $7 daily. Persons spending from 87 to $15 a day would be taxed 15 per cent. Rep. Seymour Halpern of New York. a member of the House International Finance Subcommittee, criticized the administration's proposals for a tax on tourism on the grounds that a travel tax, "in effect, is a slap in the face to Israel in view of that nation's arrange. ments to honor her 20th anniversary of independence with many tourist fea- tures." NEW YORK (JTA)—Agudath Israel of America asked President Johnson Wednesday to exclude from the adminis- tration's proposed travel restrictions those Americans who travel to the Holy Land to visit religious shrines. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz served notice Monday on United States government contractors that job discrimination on the basis of religion is equally a violation of government policy as discrimination on grounds of race, color or ethnic origin. A directive published in the Federal Register addressed to all federal agencies handling questions of contract compliance reminded them that Executive Order 11246 prohibited religious discrimi- nation in employment on federal jobs and made the Office of Federal Contract Compliance responsible for enforcing the ban. Secretary Wirtz's memorandum pointed out that "although government contractors have made progress in affording employment opportunities without regard to religion, there remain industries and companies in which some religious groups, notably Jews, and to some extent Catholics, are still excluded from positions at certain levels of responsibility. Where this appears to be the case, government contractors are expected to identify the problems and institute appropriate affirmative actions to obtain results." President Morris B. Abram of the American Jewish Committee expressed gratification over the labor secretary's action and praised Wirtz, who he said, "has shown great sensitivity to this issue, particularly as it relates to the increasing shortage of management manpower." The Wirtz directive was described as "the concluding step" in efforts launched two years ago by the AJC when it filed a complaint with the secretary of labor of discrimination against Jews and Catholics on management levels. ADL Protests Bias at New York Athletic Club NEW YORK (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith joined with two Negro civil rights organizations to issue a "long overdue protest" against racial discrimination allegedly practiced by the New York Athletic Club. A joint statement issued by Dore Schary, national chairman of the ADL; Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP; and Whitney Young, executive director of the Urban League, ''° hailed the public attention given to the fact that "what may be the largest private club in the largest city in the world still uses race as a membership criterion." They also praised the decision by Negro athletes not to participate in the upcoming NYAC track meet and the other college teams and athletic associations that have withdrawn or allowed their team members to do so.. Continuing Israel Emergency Campaign Met Here Again as 'Historic Necessity' Pre-Campaign Contributions to Two Funds Mount to $4,730,000 Alerted to the newly-emerging crises in Israel and the growing threats of the possibility of a re-emerging war resulting from Arab refusals to recognize Israel's sovereignty and to commence peace negotiations, the Allied Jewish Campaign and Israel Emergency Fund swelled to new proportions with gifts made at the pre-campaign dinner held Wednesday at the Statler-Hilton. Because of the continuing emergencies, the scheduled speaker, Gen. Aharon Ariv, chief of the Israel intelligence staff, was unable to leave Israel, and the analyses of existing situations were made by Rabbi Herbert Friedman of New York, executive vice president of the United Jewish Appeal, who came to fill the gap as guest speaker. Upon the conclusion of the solicitations, William Avrunin, executive vice president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, an- nounced that the total subscribed as of that night was $4,730,000— $2,522,000 for the regular Allied Jewish Campaign funds which provide for local and national needs, with the UJA as the major beneficiary, and $2,208,000 for the Israel Emergency Fund— the largest amount ever recorded at a pre•campaign function. Alfred L. Deutsch and Maxwell Jospey, co-chairman of this year's drive, alternated in presiding at the dinner. Contribu- tions were polled during the card-calling period by Max Shaye, Samuel Frankel, Richard Sloan. Lewis Grossman. Meyer Fishman and David Mondry. Paul Zuckerman, vice president of the Jewish Welfare Federation and a former Allied Jewish Campaign chairman, who headed the 1967 Israel Emergency Fund campaign, introduced the guest speaker. Rabbi Friendman warned of possible dangers on Israel's borders. He stated that the retired chief of the Israeli armed forces, Gen. Itzhak Rabin, would advise those probing into history that "there was no comprehension about a confrontation which led to the fighting in June because the withdrawal of the United Nations Expeditionary Force came suddenly, the Nasser announcement of the closing of entrance to Israeli shipping at Sharm el Sheikh was not known in advance and neither was the sudden massing of troops." On the other hand, he declared, the present chief of staff, Gen. Chaim Bar-Lev, and others now feel that on the basis of developments, with not a single Arab state willing to sit down to talk peace with Israel, new hostilities may break out at any time. It is now more than ever a question of protecting the lives of the people and to assure the safety of the country. Rabbi Fried- man said. He said that 1,200 El Fatah terrorists already are under arrest in Israel for participation in guerrilla warfare and that the threats have not diminished, and that Israel's position remains grave. Emphasizing that even during the most trying periods Israel's doors always remained open to those seeking sanctuary in the Jewish state. Dr. Friedman said that no Jew ever is asked to contribute towards Israel's military defense needs, but that life saving is the duty of the Jews of the world. "The life saving job remains our responsibility," he declared. "We never did it fully. Both the defense needs and the settle- ment of escapees from oppression were shouldered by Israel, and ours was a minimal share. In June ours became a major share and in 1968 it'll be our responsibility again. We would not have come to you for an emergency, but it is required in enormous dimensions. There is the historic necessity to make sacrifices again."