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Talks Move Ahead for Release of 15 Ships Trapped in the Suez Canal

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to The Jewish News)

to move boats into the northern
exit of the can-al. The -salvage at-
tempt was then halted.
The British are particularly
concerned over a reopening , of
the canal because they are de-
pendent for their oil on supplies
. from' the Middle East. fields .on
the Persian Gulf. Since the clos-
ing of the canal in June;496'7,
the British have. had -.to pay
greatly - increased charter rates
for tankers rounding the, Cape
Id Good Hope.

•A report published this week
tankers specifically -designed for
the Cape route. The Organization
for Economic Cooperation and De-
velopment in Paris forecast 'that
giant tankers now - under construc-
tion will make the Suez Canal
route obsolete for oil traffic, which
would have serious consequences
on the Egyptian , economy. The re-
port noted that of 294 ships on
order at the end of last,,yearl 115
were tankers of more than 200,000
tons capacity.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, August 2, 1968-11

Israeli Official .Honored by Fellow Ex-Partisani

LONDON — Negotiations,.to se-
(Direct JTA, Teletype -Wire
disseminate more information on
cure the release of 15 ships trap-
to The Jewish Ney/s),
ped in the Suez Cana/ for the past
TEL AVIV, — A group . of 300 the Jewish heroism • agaiiist the
14 months were reportedhere Wed-
Israelis who knight during .World Nazis.
nesday as making headway. The
War II in the Vilno area. agahist
negotiations are tieing -conducted
the Germans in occupied Lithu-
by a representative . 6-"f Lloyds, the
Lead the way with
ania met Monday at a :reception
' underwriters, with - the legal -ad-
in honor of Itzhalt. Arad, one of
viser to. the Suez Canal - Authority,
the . . former partisans, who has been
which operates the. waterway. The
named chief educational officer of
negotiations concern only meas-
the Israeli Army. He is a Coldnel.
ures to secure , the release of these
Our service is the - best
Spokesinan for the former par-
our rates are low . . why
ships, , not the reopening of the
tisans and fora the Rodniki Lands-
not compare! '
waterway for traffic.
manshaft, made up of survivors of
The Israel government agreed Teacher Strike Threat Fails to Block Adoption that occupied Lithuanian sector,
last January to permit the Egyp-
hailed the aPpointment. They said
427-5700
LI 3-7025
tians to clear the south end, of the of a New Education Reform Bill in Israel
that Col. Arad would be able. to
tile,
trappe'd
ships
canal to permit
JEF.USALEM (JTA)
The Is-1 stressed the shift towards ..super-
to sail out. A battle ensued, how-
..reform and fears of its effect on
ever, when the Egyptians, in dis- rael Labor Party- • Monday night the government-supported religious
regard of • the agreement, sought overwhelmingly adopted the 'new school system.
education reform bill, despite the
The measure had been bitterly
Law Specialist Heads fears of the 'National Religious opposed by the primary school
Party that 'the measure would be
teachers who conducted a one-
Truman Peace Center; harmful to religious education in day protest strike recently
the • country, and over threats of
against government plans to pro.
Goldberg Is Chairman the primary-school teachers that teed with the reform: The teach-
JERUSALEM -(JTA)—Prof. ;,Ju- they would strike.
ers assert that in a ,country like
'us Stone, 61, noted authority on
The new measure Will -realign Israel where a basic problem is
international law, was named to primary and secondary schools
integration and, where the pri-
head the staff of the Harry S. along the American and British mary schools are one of the most
Truman Center for the Advance- lines, setting up a six-year primary effective methdds of integration,
ment of Peace.
school system followed by three reduction in the number of years
Arthur J. Goldberg, former years of junior high school and in primary school would reduce
United States ambassador to the three years of senior high school. the schools' value as a force for
United Nations, was unanimously
The measure was carried by a integration.
elected chairman of the board of vote ' of 69-3 with 18 abstentions,
The -teachers' claims oxere dis-
trustees.
including the Religious Party mem- puted by Minister of Education
The 15-member board includes bers. Agudath Israel supported Zalnian Aran/le who argued that
Prof. Nathan Rotenstreich, uni- the measure. The Religious Party a special parliamentary committee
versity rector; Samuel Rothberg, opposed the measure because of that had studied the situation had
Chairman of its board of gover- doubts about the success of the come to a contrary conclusion.
nors, Louis H. Boyar, Gen. Natha
The committee, Aranne said, had
niel Goldstein, Philip Klutznick,
agreed that the planned reforms
Max M. Low, Joseph Mazer, David Israel Envoy to Bonn
would not only speed integration
Noyes, and Abraham Wechsler of
but would make it possible for 'im-
Finds
W.
Germans
the U.S., and from Israel, David
migrants from underdeveloped
Horowitz and Ernst D. Bergman,
countries (North Africa) to con-
Feel
Warmer
to
Israel
Don Patinkin and Zvi Werblowsky.
tinue with their studies beyond the
TEL AVIV (JTA) — There has primary grades.
Prof. Stone, of the law faculty
The minister appealed to the
of Sydney University in Austra- been- a definite change for the bet-
lia, said the center, whick is ter in the West German attitude teachers to open a new chapter of
towards
Israel
in
the
past
year,
being built adjacent to the He-
cooperation with the ministry and
Asher Ben-Nathan, the Israeli en- to abandon the threat of "non-
. brew University on Mount Sco-
pus. would be in full operation - voy to Bonn told the press here cooperation" when the reforms are
Monday.
introduced.
- by 19'70.
According to Nathan, three years
Aviraham Harman, Hebrew Uni-
In adopting the reforms, the
versity president, announced that ago the average West German was Knesset rejected a number of mi
the Israeli government had set up of the opinion "we paid enough" nority compromise proposals in-
an endowment fund from which (reparations) and did not want to cluding one Made by the teachers'
the center would receive each year know any more about Israel. To- organization that.- the sYstem be
in perpetuity $100,000 for research day, largely due to the Six-Day introduced on an experimental ba-
projects, including creation of a War, which raised the problem of sis in one locality alone and then
Israel's survival, there is a feeling be expanded. it i it 43roved satisfac:-.
documentary center.
Justice Goldberg declared Satur- of respect toward Israel he said. tory. He promised.. that the teach-
day that Israel had a right to insist
Ambassador Ben-Nathan said ers would be .congUlted every
on terms for a "durable and last- that the German press is now fa- aspect as the reforms were pUt
Selected group of men's
ing peace" and "not be satisfied vorable to Israel, as shown by into effect.
with temporary arrangements." their recent denunciation of the
wear from some of the na-
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tion's most diStinguished
right to support the United StateS Maimesman who had shown signs
Makers . at 'final mark
and the entire world in her quest of yielding to the Arab boycott.
for Crimes Probe,
for peace. He left Israel after a
down low sale prices.
On his departure from Israel
five-day visit during which he met Monday after two-and-a-half years Will Return to Post
*Alteration• at Cost
with Israel leaders.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
as the first West German ambassa-
to The Jewish News)-
dor here, Rolf Pauls thanked the
BONN — Ambassador Herbert
people of Israel for helping him Mueller-RoSchach, who was recall-
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in his work which "understand- ed to Bonn in connection with an
ably was very difficult." He ex investigation of Charges . that he
VALUES TO $130
pressed his hopes for "increased had been involvedIn :wa• crimes,
understanding and economic ties', Will return to his post in Lisbon,
VALUES TO $155
between Israel and West Germany and then will take his *.annual
i)oliday, foreign ministr -sources
VALUES TO $175
1st Wave of.Immigrants disclosed.
1 0 : 3 0—Drop by BOOK-O-RAM
It was asserted that - the Investi- -
have free coffee, pick up,
.
100 % EAGLE
From France Begins
•gation . by the State prosecutor's of
free pencils for children
SPORTCOATS
-
CASHMERE
fivein
Frankfurt
has
MA_
been
TEL AVIV (.7- TA)—Immigration
:
SPECIAL
GROUP
get Anniversary card for
OVERCOATS*
from France to Israel—mostly 'by closed and . that it.iurfiler'Study of
Sally and Bill
North African Jews—began July the .foreign :mirtiStr4: records of
' $
So
—look for something dif-
18 with the arrival at Lydda Air- the Nazi era .estab*fliat
$155 VALUE
uP
ferent in stationary
port of 160 newcomers. Another ed any doCumen4i*Angiiith the
s persecution of lew's,:--.he Will be
group flew Wednesday and
—get birthday gift for
SELECTED GROUP OF
additional numbers are coming • by recalled immediately:: _:as.,! German
4-year-old boy
DRESS AND SPORT SHIRTS
ambassador
in
POrtdal./
.sea.' The immigration ..was organ-,
ITALIAN KNITS—TIES—SWEATERS
Mueller-RoschaCik .: served in
1:00—If we . can't find enough
ized in France by a delegation of
SECURITY and MICHIGAN BANKARD CHARGES HONORED
to read in out-of-town
the
foreign:
ntiufstrY
dOring
the
Israelis of North African origin
All Sales Final—No Exchange—No C.O.D.'s—No Layaways
papers, go • by -BOOK-0,
Nazi .- regime e. and.:. was „attached
sent' there by Prime Minister Levi
RAMA and find latest
for pl it of the time to the de-
'Eshkol:
in paperbacks
partment 'dealing with Jewish
The movement is On a relatively affairs.
large scale. As many as 1,000 Jews
5:00 Have dinner Pout with
EAGLE
The state prosecutor's office
children, take them into
are expected to emigrate from the here said Wednesday it had de-
Over
BOOK-O-RAMA, notice
Paris area alone. The new arrivals cided not to examine documents
what they're interested ini
were met by Jewish Agency repre- offered by the East German gov-
:01
sentatives and were immediately ernment purporting to establish
taken to the areas where they will that President Heinrich Luebke of
settle.
West Germany participated in the
INC.
-
construction of concentration
"on the avenue of fashion!'
Kfar Truman in Israel
camps during the Nazi regime. The
13645 W. 9 MILE
19132 LIVERNOIS ... at 7 mIla road
Kfar Truman, a smallholders' prosecutor's office said that the
OAK PARK, MICHIGAN
OPER Moneloy,Thursday, Friday 'N 9 P.M., SaIurday 111 6P.M.
settlement founded near Lydda in photocopies of documents offered
PHONE DI 1.0460 • froa Parking, llvarnois tor. Conthrldgs
1949 by veterans of Israel's War by East Germany were not evi-
OPEN SUNDAY 10:30-8:00;
dence that Dr. Luebke had com-
of
Independence,
was
named
for
MON. char SAT.. 9:30-9:00
. mitted •any punishable act
President Harry S. Truman.

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