Israel Tourism Given Boost TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Faced with a sharp decline in tourist traffic, the Israel government is resuming ac- tive promotion in support of its vital industry. Aside from some Tel Aviv hotels, which are busy with foreign cor- respondents, most of Israel's tourist facilities are empty. According to a report of the tourist ministry, there were only 16,000 visitors to Israel in the month of Octo- ber, which is 25 per cent of the number of tourists who came during October 1972. A tourism industry spokes- man declared that most would-be travelers have not canceled their trips but only postponed them for a later time. 30 Christian Theological Tourists Assist Israel; Give Magen David Cash, Blood JERUSALEM—A group of Christian tourists contributed IL 3,000 to Magen David Adorn, the Israel equivalent of the Red Cross, through Prof. Shemaryahu Talmon, of the Hebrew University's Bible department. Two days before the out- break of war, Prof. Talmon was asked to meet a group of 30 Swiss theologians, academicians and public fig- ures who were ending a short tour of Israel. At the meeting, the tourists, most of whom were visiting the country for the first time, evinced a lively interest in A People in Mourning Israel's position in the Middle East conflict. The following Monday, the third day of the war, the en- tire group appeared at Prof. Talmon's home and asked him to meet with them again that evening. As he had al- ready been called up for re- serve duty, the professor appeared in uniform for the session, at which the group members asked how they could help Israel in her hour of need. Every member of the group donated blood to Magen David Adom before their departure a few days later. Soon after they left, Prof. Talmon received a phone call from an airline stewardess who said that the group had collected money and deposited it in his bank account. The money was to TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel I the name, serial number and wept Wednesday, individual- date of death of the soldier. ly and collectively, as solemn The grim task of identifying memorial services were held the dead fell to the Army in the north and the south for Chaplaincy Corps; in some Arab Aid Asked the 1,854 soldiers who fell in cases, remains were so badly of British Workers battle during the Yom Kippur mangled that police labora- LONDON (JTA)—Employes tories and scientists had to War. The bereaved families — help in the identification of the Kuwaiti National Pe- troleum Co. have been told hundreds of them from all process. Parents of cadets of the to contribute a month's wages parts of the country and all stations in life — gathered in artillery officers' training to the "Arab war -effort." This has caused deep em- temporary military ceme- course who fell in the war teries at Afula in the Jezreel were presented with the in- barrassment to many of the Valley and Mishmar HaNe- signia and commissions their employes who are afraid to sons would have received had refuse for obvious reasons gev in the south. they not been called to battle but don't feel like contrib- Soldiers killed on the north- and slain before they were uting a month's salary to a ern front in the battle with graduated. The presentations cause which is not theirs. Syria were buried at Afula, British employes of vari- and those who died on the were made at graduation ous Arab companies all over ceremonies Wednesday. Egyptian front were laid to The Israeli artillery com- the world have also been rest in the Negev. mander, Brig. Gen. Nathan forced to surrender a month's They were buried with full Sharoni, told them, "Your salary. military honors and in ac- children have fallen for the cordance with Jewish tradi- right to live in this country." Classifieds Get Quick Results tion which requires prompt burial. The families have the option of having their loved ones reinterred at a later date. It was only Tuesday night that the death toll of the Yom Kippur War was an- nounced to the Israeli public. Wednesday, the f a milies came to the cemeteries — kibutzniks and city dwellers, new immigrants and old es- tablished families, Western- ers and Jews in the tradi- tional dress of their Oriental countries of origin, civilians and men and women in the khaki uniforms of the armed services. Families of Blank Panthers from the slums of Jerusalem shared their grief side by side with affluent families from Tel Aviv, Mt. Carmel and the wealthy suburb of Savion. They heard the prayers of the rabbis — Army Chief Chaplain Gen. Mordechai Firon and his Deputy Col. Gad Navon were at the Negev cemetery—the solemn words of Chief of Staff Gen. David Elazar: "The entire people of Israel in their hearts share the memory of its heroes with the bereaved families who may find con- solation in their sons' devo- tion and sacrifice." The dead lay beneath Surgeon General Has Determined Warning heaps of earth topped by rec- tangular white bricks. On That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. each grave, a small sign bore be used "for a humanitarian purpose, to the best of his judgment." 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