Leukemia Control I njured Puerto Rican Leaves Israel.
Clue at Reliovat? Vows to Brill. , - Hundreds' Next Year
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A Weizmann
Institute research team under Prof-
Leo Sachs, director of the genetics
department, has discovered through
tests with animals what scientists
hope may he an effective tool in
arresting leukemia and other white
blood-cell diseasts.
The team of biologists has been
working since 1967 on a protein
substance known as MGI. which
induces maturation and differen-
tiation of the white blood cells.
Dr. Sachs said.
Leukemia in its most severe
form involves an excessive pro-
duction by the body of white blood
cells, or leukocytes, mainly in the
bone marrow, spleen and liver
until they swamp the marrow,
whose function it is to produce
red blood cells.
It is not known what causes this
excessive production but it has
been found that the introduction
of MGI causes white cells to ma-
ture and hence slows down their
rate of multiplication.
Although tests have not ytt been
conducted on human beings, it is
hoped that the successful tests on
animals will be equally successful
in controlling blood cancer in
humans, Dr. Sachs said
Congress Unit Bars
TEL AVI (JTA)—Monios Va;..,as, bolted suntanned and healthy.
leader of the Puerto Rican pilgrim
Vagas, who has been looking
group caught in the Lydda masses- after the injured Puerto Rican
cry May 30, said Sunday upon visitors since they were hit by
leaving Israel that his countrymen machine gun fire and grenade ex-
were not deterred from registering plosions two months ago, said upon
for future trips to Israel.
departurethat he would come back
Vagas made the statement as he next year with "hundreds of pil-
and the last of his group were grims."
about to leave Israel aboard an
Ile s i that the incident caused
Air France plane on their way an asto hing response in Puerto
home. Some of the pilgrims were Rico and that many Puerto Ricans
still in bandages but the others were willing to visit Israel and its
holy places despite the mishap.
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Israel High Court Helps
Divorcee Obtain Children
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TEL AVIV — An Israel Supreme
Court ruling has made it possible
for a New York City divorcee to
obtain the custody of her two chil-
dren.
ELECT
DR. BERNARD D. BERMAN
Miriam Steinberg of Brooklyn,
said she arrived here six weeks
ago to sek custody of her two
oldest children, In February, a
state Supreme Court justice in
Brooklyn had granted a divorce
to Mrs. Steinberg and her husband
who, at the time, lived in New
York.
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The man had taken the two chil-
dren to Israel in June 1971, when
divorce proceedings began.
However, the Israeli high court
ruled that the man must give up
custody of the two oldest children.
He did so
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
22—Friday, August 4, 1972
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
12 YEARS EXPERIENCE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
VOTE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 8th
8 YEARS DIRECTOR
OAKLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Sabbath Poverty Vote
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Local
community board elections in the
antipoverty program are pro-
hibited on a Sabbath day under a
provision in the Senate-House con-
ference report authorizing the re-
vision and extension of the Office
of Economic Opportunity.
The report, entitled - Economic
Opportunity Amendments of 1972."
w as put before both !louses of
Congress. which are expected to
act on the legislation within the I
next two weeks The amendment
is not expected to encounter any
difficulty in passage.
Hen Edward I. Koch (D. N Y.)
introduced the prohibtion in May..
A similar proposal was offered in
the Senate in June by Sen. Jacob
K Javits i R.. N Y 1. Koch pointed
out that among New York City's
to Jew, constitute the third
largest group of urban poor in N Y.
Difficulties over Sabbath day
elections arose in New York City
euirlier tin, year w hen election for
Leval anti poverty boards was set
a Saturday Subsequently. the
York City Council and the
Nma York State legislature adopt -
legislation requiring that such
elections be held n non-Sabbath
days
Israel Red Cross Aides
Study U.S. Cardiac Care
NEW YORK
Two officials of
Magen David Adom. Israel's of-
ficial lied Cross service. recently
completed a tour of the United ,
states, designed to study modern
techniques in COI' ■ 11.1ry and cardiac
resell!'
Care
•
Nlagen I).nld Adorn plans to ins
element a program similar to
those in the S wherein trained
personnel can place electro-cardio-
graph equipment (in the body of
a heart attack victim. transmitting
the heart impulses by radio,
through telemetry, to a hospital
coronary ward where a cardio-
logist, interpreting the signal, can
go.e medical instruction to the
personnel on the scene.
According to Baruch Gendler.
director of N1DA's communication
and transportation department. and
Michael Awidan. chief communica-
tion technician. the Tel Hashomer
IM.pital in Tel As,. and the 71teir
tio.pital m Kfar Saba. presently
are hell 4.; considered as sites for
training and implementation of th e
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SIHNOVE,DEL
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Oakland County Circuit Court Judge
lkiesday August 8.