DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Sen. Griffin Urges President Convene ' 7 UN Conclave on ME Wea oro Issue U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin (R-Mich.) proposed Tuesday that a UN - sponsored conference be called to negotiate a non-prolifera- tion treaty on conventional weap- ons for the Middle East. "We. can't afford to ignore the timebomb ticking away in that part of the world," Griffin said in a Senate speech. "A bold new ap- proach is urgently needed to bring under control the escalating arms race which threatens to explode at any time into a major war." The Michigan lawmaker re- leased the text of a resolution he will introduce Tuesday, requesting the President to "take all necessary measures" through the United Na- tions to call a. conference of the nations which supply weapons to the Middle East, as well as those nations which receive them. "Even though the basic politi- cal issues which divide Israel from her Arab neighbors still ap- pear insoluble, it is possible that all the narties involved could find mutual advantages in a treaty to bring the current arms race under control," Griffin said. "The recently concluded nuclear non-proliferation treaty embodies concepts which could be applied regionally to limit the buildup of conventional weapons. "A non-proliferation treaty on conventional weapons negotiated among supplier nations, as well as recipient nations, offers the best hope of containing the conflict and keeping it within manageable pro- portions. "Our government should make - certain . that the Soviets cannot misjudge American intentions in the Middle East, and we should undertake to convince them that a common approach to the spiral- ing arms race would be mutually. advantageous. "By linking common interests of the great powers with the need for security of the nations in the Middle East, it may be possible to develop a means for, .stabilizing this very critical situation. "The obstacles and difficulties in the path of a conventional weapons non- proliferation treaty for the Middle East are not to be underestimated," Griffin said. "But I believe the effort must be made." He described the Middle East as "a tinder box that is potentially more dangerous to world peace than Vietnam." "Nearly a year has passed since the last Arab-Israeli war. Little has been accomplished during that time.to lessen the tension. "We should remember that few held out much hope for success when negotiations_ toward a nuclear non-proliferation treaty were first proposed. "The time has come for the United States to launch a major diplomatic offensive for peace in the Middle East," he said. 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Although loyal to the Democratic Party, he faced a difficult emotional dilemma in 1939 when a typhoid epidemic swept Manteno State Hospital. Investiga- tion showed that the administrator, active in the Democratic cause, had received several strong warn- ings about the epidemic but had failed to act. A conviction against the public welfare director was overturned by the S u p r eine Court and Shapiro was defeated when he tried for re-election in 1940. Following service in the Navy during World-/ War II, Shapiro served 14 years in the State Leg- islature as the lone Democrat from the Kankakee district. His efforts on behalf of mental health won him the name "Mr. Mental Health" by the Research Foundation for Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded. In November 1960, Shapiro was elected lieutentant-governor on the slate with Otto Kerner. Kerner and Shapiro are close friends and are always in complete rapport and confidence. 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