Historic Incident, President Johnson's
Role in June 1967 Told in Revealing Book

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 12, 1968-35

New Perspectives on Economic Growth'

Noted authorities are giving an a descriptive preface by the editor
Hugh Sidey, who, as White House even in his 'language. There is a petus to send more
account of America's economic of the book.
Americans
to
correspondent, - is fully aware of certain rote, too, in his approaches the battlefront. The tensions that policies in a volume edited by
events that transpired during the to problems that may appear simi- were created for the President as
* * ENTERTAINMENT -
Prof. Walter W. Heller of the Unix
turbulent events in June 1967, lar -... ."
* . • CARICATURES — COMICS 4t
a result of the Vietnamese situa- versity of Minnesota.
ileveals the inci-
Johnson's concern over violation tion is among the numerous prob-
* The Bird Lady - Stroller% '4C
, dent that led to
of constitutional rights is reviewed lems related to the Presidency
Entitled "Perspectives . on. Eco-
the "hot line"
in relation to Vietnam, also his that provide interesting back- nomic Growth," published by Ran- * Sensational Rock & Soul -IC
conversation be-
slowness in providing troops dur-. grounds and - data for the Sidey dom. House, these essays examine * Group Dancers
4(
tween .Johnson
ing the 1967 Detroit riots. It was story which concluded with an as- the state of America's economy
*
and Kosygin, pre-
SEYMOUR SCHWARTZ 4
the adoption of the Gulf of Tonkin sertion that Johnson "served him- and the prospects for growth.
venting a Third
Resolution in Congress by a vote self and his country well" by "tak-
,*
AGENCY
World War. The
Berkley, Michigan
The variety of essays incorp-:
of 485 to 2 .that gave him the im ing himself out of politics."
•
story, in a brief
orated in this volume are by Prof: **** 356- 8525
chapter entitled
Robert W., Solow, Princeton Uni
"Occurrence," is
versify Provost William 0. /3 0weP,
related in Sidey's
Jonnson
Richard R; Nelson the economist,
"A Very Personal Presidency —
nvitations
Prof, Richard - N. Cooper, Prof.
Lyndon Johnson in the White
James Tobin, Dr. Warren G. Smith
(Direct
JTA
Teletype Wire
House," published by Atheneum
serted regions, indicating that '4 the University of Michigan de-
to The Jewish News)
(122 E. 42nd, NY 1 7).
TEL AVIV — A military spokes 7 Jordanian authorities have man- partment of economics, Arthur M,
Sidey reports how the first word man said 'Tuesday that the Egyp- aged to exercise some degree of Okun, Prof. George : L.. Perry, with
of what was happenhig reached tian town of Port Suez, on the west control over the guerrilla bands,
Walt Rostow at 3. a.rni on the cru bank of the Suez Canal, 'was hard it was reported here.
Cial June 5: Rostow was told at hit by ISraeli . return fire during
Apparently the shift was neces-
that hour: "We have a FBIS . an artillery duel precipitated by sitated by the refusal of Jordanian
THE NEWEST
(Foreign Broadcasting Information Egyptian forces Monday.
farmers to work their fields in the
IN WEDDING • BAR blunt:AN
Service) that the UNR, has ; The spokesman said that huge Jordan Valley facing Israel's
Weddings, Bar Mitzvas
CONFIRMATION AND PARTY
launched an attack on Israel."
fires and smoke were seen rising heavily settled Beisan region. El
Group Portraits
356-8819
Shaving, skipping breaVast, Ros- from town, though the adjacent Fatah incursions into the Beisan
tow, in a White House limousine, oil refineries were not hit. An Valley brought often devastating
reached the White House Situation Egyptian spokesman in Cairo said Israeli return fire usually directed
Room at 3:25 a.m., poured over Tuesday that the Arbayin quarter against villages which the terror-
cables, learned fragmentary facts of Port Suez was hit by Israeli ists took over as bases.
about air raid sirens over Cairo shelling and claimed that 39 civ-
Villagers who fled their homes
and Tel Aviv. He called Rusk and ilians were killed. The Egyptians are now seen from the Israeli side
learned that the secretary of state also claiined that Israeli forces to be returning to their houses and
also knew and was watching the suffered heavy casualties and fields. El Fatah activities are now
situation. Sidey points out that damage.
concentrated in the Umm Tutz
they became aware that the "Arab
The Suez clash, the first in re- region and the southern Golan
airfields seemed inoperative, indi- cent weeks,. began with a single Heights where there are no settle-
cating a strong Israeli air strike." sniper's bullet which mortally ments on either the Israeli or Jor-
Rostow and Rusk decided to wounded an Israeli soldier near danian sides of the demarcation
call the President. Rostow awak- Fart Tewfik Monday morning. Late line.
ened him, told him what was in the afternoon, Egyptian artillery
A young El Fatah member who
happening. The President asked began shelling Israeli positions on received a six-year prison sent-
some questions, "put the phone the east bank of the canal, start- ence for membership in the guer-
down and catnapped the night ing an artillery clash that lasted rilla organization told a military
out." Sidey's report continues: six hours.
An Israeli military spokesman court in Nablus that Palestinian
In the Situation Room the tempo
said that one Israeli soldier was Arabs who volunteer are under
increased. A coffee urn bubbled,
slightly wounded. He said that . constant surveillance by El Fatah
and the staff sent out for rolls,
the •Egyptians waited until late leaders as being spies for Israel:
since the White House mess had
afternoon to begin their artillery Jamal Abul said that El Fatah
not opened. Clark Clifford, head
barrage so that the Israelis prisons in Damascus are filled to
of Johnson's Foreign Intelligence
would be blinded by the setting capacity with young ,Palestinians
Advisory Board, came in. Press
who wanted to join but were ar-
sun.
Secretary George Christian and
Happy days ahead! Friends and
The spokesman also said that rested as "security risks."
his assistant, Tom Johnson, hur-
relatives, too, are looking forward
two
anti-vehicle
mines
were
dis-
ried across the Potomac as dawn
to
your exciting happening. Their
broke. LBJ woke and called both covered by border police early Jewish Refugee Crisis
gifts
to you should be "yours alone"
Rusk and McNamara. About 8 Tuesday on a track east of Neve
gifts that belong in YOUR decor
a.m. the most startling news of Urr in the Beisan Valley. He said Outlined by JDC Chief
and colors. Colony Accents would
all clattered in over the wire. that while the mines were being
VIENNA (JTA) — The Six-Day
like this information on record so
The hot line was being activated dismantled, Jordanian units open- War created a Jewish refugee
that our talented staff can add
by Moscow. A Russian translator ed fire on an Israel patrol. -Israeli crisis that placed new burdens on
imagination, distinction and correct
Was summoned. Johnson was forces returned the fire. There the rescue, relief and rehabilita-
phoned again. Still in his bed- were no Israeli casualties.
design to gifts being chosen for you.
tion programs carried out by the
Four Arab saboteurs were killed Joint Distribution Committee and
romn, he listened. His expression
did not change as he said to and a fifth was captured along other Jewish agencies, the JDC's
Christian, 'Let's go to the Situa- with a quantity of arms and am- director-general Louis D. Horo-
tion-Room.' When he arrived, the munition in a clash with an Israeli witz said here Monday.
BRIDE'S REGISTRY
first message from Alexei Kosy- patrol about 15 miles west of the
Horowitz
spoke
to
90
members
Jordan
River
Tuesday.
SEND TO: COLONY ACCENTS, Lincoln Center
gin was rolling off on the yellow
26110 Greenfield, Oak Park, Michigan 48237
An Israeli soldier was injured of the 1968 United Jewish Appeal
cable:paper, a plea for restraint,
Phone 398-8988-9
Please Print
the beginning of a historic and when his jeep hit a mine near young leadership mission which
came
here
to
review
the
activities
EM
Yahav
on
the
Eilat
road.
east
cooling dialogue in the white heat
NAME
of the. JDC, ORT and the United
of &lam Tuesday.
of war."
PRESENT ADDRESS
Other Israeli soldiers escaped Hias Service, all beneficiaries of
Sidey's basic study of President injury:
injury, early Wednesday ,.when the UJA.
PHONE
WEDDING DATE
Johnson is based on What he had their
was attacked with - Horowitz said: that as a direct
seen and heard as a correspondent. :.bazooka'and machinegun.fire.'while
GROOM'S NAME
result of the June war, the 3,000
He eniresses the view that; "John-
--the -Beisan Valley': area
Jews remaining' in Libya fled to
son gayerns in spasms — be con- near Oling
Tirat ZVi. The. Israeli' soldiers Italy and 20;000 Jews left Moroc-
ducts great orgies of aetiAty; returned the fire ',at' unidentified
co and Ttinisia for France. In
either c in response to a challenge Perkins seen
addition he said, severe hard-
n support of his propuisals. bank of the Jordan: on 7: the east
or i=
ships were iinposed on the 8,590
These .A re followed by weeks and
-a
- Tuesday's encounter withi:the
Jevirs Who remain ' trapped in
months of quiet — times of brOod- saboteurs took place nortliWest
Egypt; Syria and Traq, While
ing and evaluation. And the'reOrd of the 'Damiyah. Bridge. The
the Polish government's' suspen-
shows that Once he has., set =
air um :al
11 .
as
sis pp . Nil I.
bodies of the 'dead Arabs yielded
sion of The and ORT welfare
cam*, he is refuctatiti6 Change Russian-type RaLachinkoff;'. as-
Am
1.1 as EN sa
mis
No
ow
.Noi•
activities
left
Poland'S
18,000
it. He is repetitive thinlibag, .sault rifles, Earl Gustav machine
mostly elderly Jews without
in his technique of gOi7erning-,, and guns- and homemade bazookas,
I NEW : HOME OWNER'S REGISTRY
needed aid.
•
along with large amounts otiam-
■
SEND TO: COLONY ACCENTS, Lincoln Center
Horowitz
said
that
the
Middle
Munition. There were no !shelf
moTog
26110 Greenfield, Oak Park, Michigan 48237
East
crisis.
underlined
the
long
casualties
in
the
clash.
a.
153 Guest Rooms—Szauna — V
Phone 398-8988-9
Please Print
France,
Italy
term„importance
of
Two Israeli soldiers wei4 in-
and
Austria
as
the
principal
Eur-
I.
MR.
&
MRS.
jured Sunday when their .command
par hit a mine in northern ''Sinai opean countries where Jewish ref-
ADDRESS
while traveling on an unpaved ugees can find haven.
Every Thursday 6-
I PHONE
"The insecurity that haunts the
track. A. series- of incidents took
MOVING DATE .
FRANKENMUTH
place along the Jordan River dur- Jews of North Africa coupled with
The
Decor
and
Colors
in mV home will be:
Family Style . Chickeh
ing the weekend without any the unpredictable migration poli-
EVERY . : SUNDAY- ti
Israeli. casualties. despite a fierce cies of the Eastern European
exchange of small arms and countries means that the JDC and
,Banquet Space up to- 1,000
machinegun fire. Jordanian posi- other International. Jewish relief
tions opened fire several times on agencies continue to work in a
COCKTAIL HOUR
climate of crisis," Horowitz said.
Israeli forces.
Dining & Dancing—Breakfast,
Jordanian Pressure Forcing
He added, however, that "as
Lunch & Dinner Served Daly
6 as EN am re as EN as or Is EN sr NE Ns N.
Shift in El Fatah Tactics?
long as these havens exist, we can
Free
TEL AVIV (JTA) — El Fatah be grateful that Jews can get to
Hours: 9:30 to 5:30. Thursday-Friday, 9:30 to 9:00
Airport
Service
activities have shifted in recent places where we can reach them
1901 Southfield at 'nix
fi t **
11. +
days from populated areas to de- and help them on the spot."

,

-

Ar

****

uez Canal Clash Monday Claims
Casualties on Both Sides of "theBorder

MARILYNN SHAPIRO
PHOTOGRAPHER

,--

4L ,

Accessories

We Can
Help Brides and
New Home Owners
When You Register
the Decor and Colors
of Your Rooms

•

'yt

,

LINCOLN

'nor

.

386-5000 Bus

k