THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Feb. 15, 1974-13
Final Phase of West Bank Withdrawal Set for Feb. 21
(Continued from Page 12)
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TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israeli
forces have completed the
third phase of their with-
drawal from the west bank
of the canal. They have
taken up a line snaking
through sand dunes to the
central portion of the Great
Bitter Lake. The Israelis so
far have evacuated two thirds
of the west bank salient they
occupied in the Yom Kippur
war.
Indonesian and Canadian
units of the United Nations
Emergency Force (UNEF)
took over the evacuated area
Tuesday and handed it over
to the Egyptians that night.
The fourth and final phase
of the wtihdrawal is expected
to be completed by Thurs-
day, when the last Israeli
units cross the Suez Canal
into Sinai.
At noon that day an Israeli
officer will hand over the
bridge at the Israeli salient
to United Nations Emergency
Force officers who, six hours
later, will turn the bridge and
the salient over to the Egyp-
tians. Until then, Israeli
sources said, Israel will
maintain significant forces of
paratroops, armor and artil-
lery in the bridgehead.
Sources here reported that
the Egyptians were imple-
menting their share of the
agreement to the letter. A
report from the west bank
said that the Egyptians have
demolished the SAM missile
sites they built on the canal's
east bank since the Yom
Kippur War.
Israeli sappers, meanwhile,
continued to deactivate the
mine fields they planted with
a target of defusing and re-
moving 500,000 mines out of
the 750,000 mines that were
placed.
Maps on the location of the
still active mines will h€
given to the Egyptians. Maps
of booby-trap mines also have
been prepared and handed to
UNEF and the Egyptians.
The remaining 12 days
until the completion of the
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What is it? The beginning of a new era
in music —the first annual international
songwriting competition for both
amateurs and professionals.
The. Festival will be crowned with a
series of concerts to be held at the
prestigious Saratoga Performing Arts
Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where
winning songs will be performed by
today's most popular entertainers.
TV coverage of the Festival finale is
planned. An album of the Festival's Best
Songs will be released internationally.
There are six
categories for both amateur and
professional: Rhythm and Blues/Soul/
Jazz; Rock; Country & Western; Popular;
Folk; and Gospel/Religious. A song may
be entered in more than one category.
Amateurs compete against amateurs.
Professionals against professionals.
(Songwriters currently members of
performing rights organizations: ASCAP,
BMI, SESAC or their foreign counter-
parts will be considered professional.)
WHAT KIND OF SONGS?
HOW ARE WINNERS PICKED? Each song
entered will be listened to by experts
m the music industry. Thirty-six
ni-finalists' songs will be chosen (three
from each professional and amateur
category) . These then will be judged by
an international jury comprised of
eminent composers, publishers, artists
and other representatives of the
recording and broadcast industries.
PRIZES: Total cash prizes of $128,000 will
be awarded. Each of the 36 semi-finalists
will receive $500 cash and be the guest of
the Festival for the August 30, through
September 2, 1974 finals.
Twelve finalists (a winner from each
category, each division) will receive an
additional $5,000.
The composers of the Best Amateur and
Best Professional song will each win an
additional $25,000. The Laurel Award for
best song of the Festival will be a concert
grand piano in addition to cash prizes
of $30,500.
HOW TO ENTER: Start now. Enter as
many songs as you wish for an entry fee
of $10.85 per song. ($13.85 outside the
USA and Canada.) Send the application
below with $10.85 for each song to the
American Song Festival. Applications
must be postmarked no later than
April 15, 1974.
You will receive the Official Festival
Entry Kit, ASF Cassette by Capitol,
entry form, and Songwriters' Handbook.
This valuable book includes important
information every songwriter should
know; copyright laws, publishing, selling
your songs, etc.
Record your song on the blank cassette
and return it.
Instrumental and lyrical songs are
accepted. You don't have to be able to
write music—recording the cassette is
enough. Elaborate production is not
necessary. The song is what counts.
IMPORTANT FACTS: You do not relin-
quish ownership of a song by entering
the Festival. All rights remain with the
entrant.
The Festival is a competition, not a music
publishing organization. Prizes are not
tied to publishing contracts. Songs
previously recorded and released com-
mercially are not eligible for entry.
CLOSING DATES: Application for entry
must be postmarked no later than
April 15, 1974. The recorded cassette and
entry form must be returned postmarked
no later than June 3, 1974.
Enter now—fill out and mail
the coupon below today.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Competition is open to any person but employees, relatives, agents, independent
contractors of the American Song Festival, Inc. (ASF, Inc.).
2. Each entry shall be wholly original and shall not, when used as contemplated
herein, constitute an infringement of copyright or an invasion of the rights of
any third party. Each entrant shall, by this entry, indemnify and hold the ASF,
Inc., its agents, independent contractors, licensees and assigns harmless from
and against any claims inconsistent with the foregoing.
3. Musical compositions heretofore 'recorded and released for commercial sales
in any medium may not be entered.
4. An entry of $10.85 ($13.85 outside U.S. and Canada) shall be submitted for
each entry kit desired (blank cassette, Songwriters' Handbook, and official entry
form). After receipt, the entry form duly and accurately completed shall be
returned with each recorded cassette. Any number of songs may be entered by
an individual provided that a separate entry fee is paid for each song.
5. The entrant must designate the category in which he wants his song judged.
A song may be entered in more than one category by sending an additional fee
of $6.25 for each additional category.
6. The rights to all songs remain with the entrant or the copyright owner. Not
Withstanding, the ASF, Inc., its licensees and assigns shall have the right to
cause any song to be arranged, orchestrated and performed publicly in connec-
tion with activities of ASF, Inc., at no cost to the entrant. Entrant, if requested,
will issue or cause to be issued to the ASF, Inc. and its licensees and assigns
a license to mechanically reproduce the song on an original sound track album
of the ASF in consideration of a payment calculated at the applicable rate set
forth in the U.S. Copyright Act and will also issue or cause to be issued a license
permitting the song to be recorded and synchronized with a filmed or video-
tape account of the ASF for use in any medium for a fee of $1.00. All materials
submitted in connection with entries shall become the sole property of ASF,
Inc. and no materials shall be returned to the entrant. The ASF, Inc. shall
exercise reasonable care in the handling of materials but assumes no responsi-
bility of any kind for loss or damage to such entry materials prior to or after
receipt by the ASF, Inc.
7. Each entry shall be judged on the basis of originality, quality of musical com•
position and lyrical content, if applicable. Elaborate instrumentation or record-
ing is not a factor in judging. All decisions of the screening panels and judges
shall be final and binding upon the ASF, Inc. and all entrants.
8. Application for entry must be postmarked no later than April 15, 1974. Recorded
entries must be postmarked by June 3, 1974.
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disengagement on March 5
are to be used for the rede-
ployment of Israeli forces
along the new defense lines
east of the UNEF buffer zone,
some 20 kilometers east of
the canal.
During this fifth and last
phase of the disengagement,
Israeli forces are to main-
tain a bridgehead on the east
bank of the canal until the
final pullback.
The thinning out of Egypt's
Second and Third armies on
the east bank of the canal to
a token force of 7,000 men,
30 tanks and 36 medium
range artillery pieces, will
also have to be completed
by then.
Army Chief of Staff Gen.
David Elazar, speaking at
Bet Sokolow, the headquar-
ters for journalists here, de-
fended the disengagement
agreement with Egypt, said
there had been no violations
so far and claimed that the
new Israeli lines in Sinai
were defensible ones. Elazar
acknowledged that there were
some problems in connection
with the separation of forces.
But he said all of them
would be solved within the
40-day period allotted to
carrying out the disengage-
ment accord. "We did not
leave the critical problems
for the end," he said.
Elazar stated that the posi-
tions the Israeli forces would
take up just west of the Gidi
and Mitla passes in Sinai
were good from an operations
point of view, for defense
and for the concentration of
strength to achieve any de-
sired mission.
He said that once disen-
gagement is completed, the
army would concentrate on
reorganizing its ranks. He
said that some of the lessons
of the Yom Kippur War have
already been put to practical
use and other are still under
study.
Syrian Artillery Attack
on Golan Heights Kills
Immigrant, Policeman
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A
woman immigrant settler in
Ramat Magshimim and an
Israeli policeman were killed
and five soldiers injured in
an intensive Syrian artillery
attack on Israeli settlements
and forces in the Golan
Heights Monday.
This is the first time that
settlements have come under
direct fire from the Syrians.
In addition, the infants'
home at Ein Zivan was dam-
aged by a direct hit shortly
after the babies were taken
to the shelters.
The policeman was said to
have been killed as he was
on his way through Kuneitra
to visit relatives. He aban-
doned his car and raced for
cover when the shelling start-
ed but was reportedly struck
before he could reach safety.
Officials in Tel Aviv identi-
fied the woman as Mrs. Ben-
jamin Ben-David, 26, who
emigrated from Queens 18
months ago with her hus-
band. She was walking with
her son when she was hit by
shrapnel from a Syrian shell.
The boy was unhurt.
More civilian casualties
were said to have been avert-
ed as the settlers descended
to underground shelters when
the shells began to fall.
Monday's events along the
Syrian front started at about
9:30 a.m. when the Syrians
opened mortar and artillery
fire on Israeli forces over a
wide section of the line.
Two hours later the Syr-
ians intensified their fire and
expanded the line of fire to
include the settlements of
Ramat Magshimim and Na-
hal Geshor as well as the
Kuneitra township area.
As soon as the Syrian at-
tack started, the Golan
Heights settlers were ordered
into shelters.
At Ein Zivan, the settlers
had just completed taking
the children to the shelters
when shells started to ex-
plode on the perimeter of the
settlement. One shell hit the
babies' home moments after
they were taken to the shel-
ter.
Israeli forces unleashed a
heavy barrage of artillery
and tank fire.
Last week it was stated
that should the Syrians con-
tinue their attacks, Israel
may have to introduce air
force action against the Syr-
ian artillery batteries.
The "heating up" of the
Syrian line disappointed Is-
raeli ski enthusiasts who
were looking forward to an
extended season on the
slopes of Mt. Hermon where
the snowfall has been heav-
ier than usual. (The ski lifts
which were damaged by Syr-
ian attacks during the war
have been repaired and were
to have been reopened this
week. But Defense Minister
Moshe Dayan has ordered
the ski facilities to remain
closed until a safer situation
prevails in the area).
A 20-year-old Israeli wom-
an was killed and her soldier
companion was wounded Sun-
day night when their car was
hit by a terrorist rocket on
the Kir:rat Shemona-Banias
road near Kibutz Dan in Up-
per Galilee.
The woman died instantly.
The soldier was taken to a
nearby army camp by a pass-
ing vehicle and later taken
to a hospital.
An Israeli army unit
rushed to the scene of the
ambush and fired at the re-
treating terrorists, who ap-
parently escaped across the
Lebanese border.
The ambush was the sec-
ond in the area in recent
days. An Israeli soldier was
killed in a similar incident
last week.
Informed sources reported
that the United States sug-
gested to Israel that it re-
frain from any reprisal raids
against Lebanon but that 're-
ports of strong U.S. repre-
sentations against escalating
of the fighting on the Syrian
cease-fire line were untrue.
The sources noted that re-
straints ha v e consistently
been urged by the United
States on responses to at-
tacks by guerrillas on Israeli
targets from Lebanese bases.
Meanwhile, an upsurge of
terrorist activity—the first in
many months—was reported
from the Judaea-Samaria re-
gion. In the vicinity of Heb-
ron, fire was canned on an
Israeli border patrol, wound-
ing two policemen.
Near Tulkarem on the
West Bank, armed terrorists
stopped two private cars and
m an de d identification.
When the occupants proved
to be Arabs they were per-
mitted to go. Security forces
are investigating the incident.
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2 Soldiers Suffocate
in Golan Heights Mishap
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Two
Israeli soldiers were found
dead in a Golan Heights out-
post Feb. 4, apparent victims
of suffocation from the fumes
of a kerosene stove.