j ' 8-Friday, December 26,

Israeli Raiders Attack Egyptian Naval Base

TET, AVIV (JTA)—Israeli corn -
matins staged a hit-and-run mortar
attack on a major Egyptian naval
base about 100 miles smith of the
Suez Canal Monday night.

the largest in the rear of the
Suez Canal frontline. An Israeli

Armp spokesman said all mem
bers of the unit returned safely
to base.

-

of Egyptian territory

within a

week. Earlier, Israeli commandos
struck an Egyptian army camp
behind the Suez Canal lines.

Cairo claimed Tuesday that the
attack on Safaga was an air raid

and that the Israeli planes had
been driven off by anti-aircraft fire
and jet fighters, but a subsequent
Egyptian broadcast said the
Israelis were evacuated by air, a
tacit admission that a force had
landed.

NEW CADILLAC?

tank and three armored halftracks
were destroyed. The Egyptians also
claimed to have mounted their'
- heaviest" artillery barrage along
a 70 - mile stretch of the waterway.

An Israeli military spokesman
The raid was the first crossing
No details of the action were
a group
Qiven, but all of the raiders were in three months and was announced said a patrol encountered
reported to have returned safely as Arab leaders assembled in of about 10 Egyptian commandos
to their base, military spokesmen Rabat, Morocco, for a summit con- on the Israeli side of the canal
ference, convened to discuss a opposite Diel el Balah at 8:30 p.m.
said.
Israel. local time. The commandos re-
The target of the attack was unified Arab stand against
as they came un-
Safaga, a na‘al base on the Gulf The commandos used rockets to treated as soon
fire and re-crossed the canal
by army shell the Salliah camp. 30 kilo - der
of Suez, surrounded
El
Ballah
sta-
under
cover
of
an
Egyptian artil- ,
meters
west
of
the
campd and other military instal-
lery barrage.
lations. The spokesman said that tion on the west hank of the Canal.
said
that
the
corn-
An hour later, Israeli units en-
fires were seen in the target area, The spokesman
indicating direct hits. The attack mandos apparently were unnoticed' gaged another raiding party of
I about 20 Egyptians who soon re-
was the second Israeli penetration during their advance.

treated under artillery cover.
Israel suffered its two casualties
in the latter action. A military
spokesman said Cairo was des-
don Sunday. Their mission was to
knock out positions from which perately trying to achieve some
Jordanian. Iraqi and guerrilla ar- kind of victory and was making
extravagant claims in -order to
tillery have been shelling Israeli
settlements in the Beisan Valley enhance Egypt's stature at the
and along the shores of Lake Tiber-' Arab summit conference.

Israel jets, artillery and mortars
mounted one of the longest and
heaviest attacks on targets in Jor-

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in his life . . . in fact. if the truth
he known, Harry Thomas is scared

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the seasick type.

"I simply said that, come New
Year's. I was going to have the big-
gest SALE anyone ever had." he
said. "and that nothing could stop
me!"

was branded false by Israel. Ac-

cording to the Egyptian account,
large contingents of infantry
crossed the canal during the night
and inflicted heavy casualties and
damage on Israeli forces, fortifica-
tions and equipment. The Egyp-
tian was "wiped out" and that one

Federation Rejects Ties
With Omaha Jewish Press

SIOUX CITY, Ia. (JTA) — The
Jewish Federation has announced
that a proposal to merge its news-
"You should see the low price tags letter with the Omaha Jewish
I've got on my wonderful stock of Press into a single multi-city re
new suits and overcoats." he shout- gional weekly was voted down at
ed with glee. "Harry Thomas' cus- a board meeting. The Federation
tomers will really have a Happy said that the principal reasons for
the hoard decision was the greater
New Year with the savings:"
cost of such an arrangement and
the fact that the costs would have
If you've never attended a Harry to be borne by the United Jewish
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Prior to that board meeting, the
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Federation reported. Sioux City
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An artillery duel developed in
ias. The action lasted four hours.
All Israeli planes returned safely the Beisan Valley Dec. 16 after
to their bases, a military spokes_ Jordanian forces fired bazooka
man reported. Observers on the shells at Israeli Army positions
Israeli side said columns of smoke near Kfar Ruppin. Hamadiyeh and
An Israeli commando unit were seen rising from scores of Yardena. There were no casualties
crossed the Suez Canal last enemy positions in the Gilead Hills : on the Israeli side. Fires were
Thursday night and drove more opposite the cease-fire lines.
seen at the Jordanian positions.
than 20 miles into Egypt to shell
A night curfew was imposed Dec.
Israeli officials said the attack !
an Egyptian army camp, one of
was ordered because of a rising 16 on the shoreline between the
Sinai town of El Arish to a point
incidence of attacks in the area north of Gaza as a result of in-
by Jordanian regulars and Iraqi
troops deployed in northern Jor• creasing activity by saboteurs in
don. In the previous 24 hours the Gaza Strip. An explosive charge
there were 13 artillery and rocket went off in the labor exchange
attacks aimed at Gesher, Kfar office in Dkabalya, near Gaza,
Ruppin, Maiz Chaim and other causing no casualties but consid-
settlements they said. An Israeli erable damage. The curfew will
in effect until further notice.
settler was quoted as saying that be Two
Arab saboteurs were killed
"work under normal conditions
in
an
with an Israeli
has been impossible for some patrol encounter
near Umm Sidra pass on
tto
time.
Harry Thomas, famous clothing
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merchant at 15200 W. 7 Mile Rd.,
Israeli forces repulsed two Egyp- a shell were found in their pos-
said he was getting tired of being tian raiding parties on the east sessioin. There were no casualties
bank of the Suez Canal Dec. 18. on the Israeli side.
misunderstood.
A medical corpsman was killed
by Egyptian artillery fire while
Some people have been circulating treating a wounded Israeli soldier.
the story that Harry Thomas is There were no other Israeli casual-
crazy to go sailing in the winter- ties. Cairo radio conceded the loss
time... that he'd catch pneumonia. of three men but did not say
whether they were killed, wounded
or captured.
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"How a story like that got around
Cairo's' version of the attacks

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New Year's Sail

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