Cabinet Backs Sapir on Price Hikes
as Israelis Tighten Belts for Passover

1st Jew toLDie
in Revolution of
1776 Honored

JERUSALEM (JTA)—The in supermarkets and gro- he was completely surprised
cabinet lined up Sunday be- ceries. They are finding by the government's move.
hind Finance Minister Pinhas many items even higher than He said the price rises "made
Sap•r's price increases of the government's announced the additional payment of
last week but urged that the ceilings while others have high cost-of-living allowances
joint government-labor-man- been pulled off the shelves by midyear a certainty."
The Workers Committee
agement committee on infla- in anticipation of new price
tion be reconvened at the rises. of Greater Tel Aviv, said it
Among the commodities was considering a torch light
earliest possible date to con-
sider measures to combat that have gone up in price parade and sit-down demon-
are many that are in heavy istrations next month to pro-
the rising cost of living.
Health Minister Victor demand for Passover. These test the price increases and
Shemtov of Mapam told the include poultry, beef, flour to demand immediate cost-
Jewish Telegraphic Agency and flour-based foods such of-living allowances.
as noodles, cakes and a var- Louis Singer, a recent im-
following Sunday's cabinet
•
meeting that he would pro- iety of sugar-based products. migrant from South Africa
pose a •hree-month wage- The ministry of commerce who is deputy manager of
price freeze aimed at pre- has promised that there the Hamashbit supermarket
venting a chain reaction of would be no shortages for in Tel Aviv, told the JTA
soaring prices that is likely the holiday. But the holiday his customers are furious
to result from. last week's will be the most expensive over the latest price hikes
price hikes on many basic for Israelis in many years. because food prices rose by
There is a severe shortage 10 per cent only three months
foods and commodities.
The price rises were de- of cigarettes and other items, ago.
cided by a ministerial eco- mainly because of a dispute
nomic committee chaired by between producers and
Sapir. Sapir said the govern- middlemen. The latter claim
ment could not maintain that the new price lists have
price supports on a large reduced their income by sev-
number of items to keep their eral tenths of a per cent and
prices stable and that the refused to supply the stores.
Meanwhile, there has been
consumer would have to foot
an inexplained rise in the
part of the bill.
At Sunday's cabinet session price of parking. Private
he noted the government's parking loth have raised their
food subsidies were originally fees without permission.
"True to his ancient faith, intended to total IL 365,000,-
Last week, the government
he gave his life
000 (over $90,000,000) .last easily defeated two no-con-
"For new hopes of human year but rising prices forced fidence motions in t h e
liberty and understanding."
an expenditure of IL Knesset over the week's
500,000,000. He said that in sharp increases in basic
the fiscal year beginning commodities. But it faced
Enrollment Rising
Sunday, t h e government scathing criticism by labor
in ORT Schools
would pay out IL $776,000,- leaders and editorial writers
LONDON (JTA) — Total 000 in food subsidies. But and the anger of consumers.
attendance in ORT sch000ls Sapir contended that even A no-confidence motion by
throughout the world has ris- after the spectacular rises the Gahal opposition was re-
en from under 30,000 in 1959 in prices of meat, sugar and jected by a vote of 44-25 and
to 65,000 in 1972, and the num- flour
last week, Israelis were another by, the Rakah Com-
ber of graduates from ORT still paying
below the world munist faction was swamped
schools and courses has risen
average for those commodi- by a vote of 44-5.
to nearly 120,000 between ties.
Sapir said he raised the
1958 and 1972, it was reporced
prices
of meat, sugar and
He
said
compensation
to
at the 50th annual concert
flour rather than a wider
of British ORT at Royal Fes- low-income families for the range
of foods including
'higher prices would amount
tival Hall.
fish,
bread
and dairy pro-
person
per
per
to
IL
4
The range of skills taught
at ORT's 735 sch000ls in 28 month while the real cost ducts, in order to protect the
countries has widened to in- of the rises would be only poorer sections of the popu-
lation. He noted that the poor
clude modern techniques and IL 2.5 per month.
He said the average Is- would be compensated in the -
sophisticated crafts.
In Israel, ORT schools raeli's burden would be form of increased welfare
train 42,000 young people in eased further by income tax payments.
But Yitzhak Ben Aharon,
78 centers, where 81 differ- reductions that went into
ent skills and trades are force Sunday. Several min- the secretary general of His-
isters urged that additional tadrut, denounced the gov-
taught.
cost-of-living allowances be ernment for decreeing the
paid before the Passover price rises without consult-
ing the trade union leader-
holidays.
Israeli housewives are en- ship. Ben Aharon, a leading
countering chaotic conditions critic of Sapir's policies, said

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The Universal Jewish En-
cyclopedia states about his
pa t r ioti c revolutionary
career:
"During the outbreak of
the Revolutionary War, Fran-
cis Salvador met a tragic
death in a heated engagement
with the Tories and Indians.
When a report spread on July
1, 1776, that the British fleet
was descending upon Charle-
ston, it encouraged a ruth-
less band of Indians to over-
run the frontier and start a
wholesale massacre. The dire
news was brought to Salva-
dor, who immediately mount-
ed his horse with the object
of checking the disaster. A
series of skirmishes followe
'n which Salvador played a
Heroic role. But the end came
in a battle which took place
on the morning of Aug. 1,
1776, during which Salvador
was shot and killed. His un-
timely death was much la-
mented, and his name ap-
pears in practically every
history of the state of South
Carolina."
On Francis Salvador's
gravestone are inscribed
these two lines:

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 6, 1973-5

Tariff Freeze Signed by Israel and EEC

BRUSSELS (JTA)—Israel nomic agreement by Jan. 1,
and the Council of Ministers 1974.
of the European Economic
The new agreement will be
Community officially rati- negotiated within the frame-
fied the new protocol signed work of the EEC's "global
by Israeli Foreign Minister policy" towards the Medi-
Abba Eban Feb. 1.
terranean free trade zone as
It provides for the "freez- provided by the Council of
ing" of current taxes and Ministers in November 1972.
customs on Israeli exports
-to the nine-member EEC for
the current year and for the
elaboration of a new econ-

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