IL 36. _Billion-Plus Budget OK'd JERUSALEM (JTA)—The cabinet approved Sunday a record budget of more than IL 36,000,000,000 for fiscal 1974-75 after nearly six hours of debate during which Finance Minister P i n h a s Sapir promised there would be no new taxes. The proposed budget con- tains IL 14,500,000,000 for de- fense needs — less than the IL 16,000,000,000 in the cur- rent fiscal budget which was swollen by Yom Kippur War eeds. apir said the only tax this ear would be an added value tax which was decided upon some time ago. He said the burden would THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, Feb. 22, 1974-13 440 •1 6 '6 ' be offset by a decrease in direct taxation — probably abandonment of the 7 per cent compulsory loan which has been levied since 1971. The cabinet approved the proposed budget without dis- sent. But three ministers abstained. The defense budget for the next fiscal year was drafted by a small ministerial group, presided over by Premier Golda Meir. Sapir said there was no time to submit the entire budget to the Knesset before the March 31 deadline and he would therefore present an interim three-month bud- get proportionate to the whole. • "I Believe" Humanity will live by the faith and the hope, the love and the suffering, of a small- er number of men . . . who say: "Nevertheless and in spite of everything, and whatever may come, I be- lieve."—Pierre Van Paassen. UP TO 40% OFF ON ALL '73 MODELS IN STOCK MORRIS BUICK 14500 W. 7 MILE 342-7100 France Shirks Blame for Bias PARIS (JTA) — President Georges Pompidou said in a letter made public that France "cannot be held re- sponsible" for acts of dis- crimination committed by Saudi Arabia against certain French journalists who were - denied entry visas because of their Jewish origin. The particular incident of discrimination involved Le Monde correspondent Eric Rouleau who was prevented by the Saudis from accom- panying Foreign Minister Michel Jobert on his recent Saudi Arabian trip because he was Jewish. Pompidou's letter, dated Feb. 5, was in reply to a let- ter addressed to him by Ady Steg, president of the Repre- sentative Council of the Jew- ish Institutions of France (CRIF) asking the French President to issue an official statement denouncing such discrimination. In his letter, Pompidou said: "My position and my personal feelings oblige me to confirm to you most sol- emnly that France can in no way be held responsible for discrimination against French citizens." He reas- serted that France, for its part, had never committed acts of discrimination against either race or religion. Cigar What this country needs is a good five cent cigar. — Thomas R. Marshall. Orthodox, Reform Urged to Help Conservative s Alter Jewish Life PALM BEACH — The head of Conservative Judaism called on Orthodox and Re- form to enter into "a lively competition" with the Con- servative movement, aimed at reshaping Jewish educa- tion to bring American Jew- ish life more fully under tne influence of "authentic Jew- ish values and teachings." Dr. Gerson D. Cohen, chan- cellor of the Jewish Theologi- cal Seminary of America, told more than 250 Jewish leaders that he was personal- ly "driven by the vision of training Jewish scholars, rabbis, educators and laity better informed, better equipped and more deeply committed to shaping modern life by canons of authentic Judaism under yardsticks of excellence." Soviet Arms Cost Arabs $500 Million LONDON (ZINS) — Since the end of the Yom Kippur War, the Russians have netted $500,000,000 in sales of armaments to the Arab states and paid for by the Arab oil-producing countries. Now both the French and the British are in the act. As a consequence, the deli- cate balance of power in the Middle East, which was sup- posed to be a key factor in inducing the warring parties to abandon belligerency, has been upset. In making bis bid to the other religious groups to join in a revamping of American Jewish life, Dr. Cohen made clear his own "strong belief" that American Jewish com- munity life should continue to be "pluralist and volun- tarist," and that "no one ideology or sement of the community is entitled either to . hegemony or exclusive support at the expense of the others." In this connection, he lauded all the religious groups "for the• programs and progress" they have al- ready achieved. Dr. Cohen spoke in the Breakers Hotel at the open- ing of the seminary's 1974 national fund appeal. The _drive seeks over $6,500,000 to underwrite the seminary's training of rabbis, teachers, and centors, and a variety of scholarly, synagogue, com- munal and public service pro- grams. Sol M. Linowitz, chairman of the National Urban Coali- tion, and chairman of the seminary's board of over- seers, told the guests that "Jewish youth are no longer in flight from Judaism." He said that he discerned "a movement back to Judaism on the part.of JeWish young people who, in recent years, had been turning their backs on our traditions, our rules and our prescriptions." "They are searching for the road back," he declared. "In colleges and universities across the country, thousands of them are enrolling in Jew- ish studies. In so many ways, they are making known their desire to find a renewed sense of faith and commit- ment." Black, Jewish Mayors Seek Ties .., • • ••••+, ..:;•.:;;;: Mftr,•••::::.;c: • •*••• •••• •;:k•Z:•-• Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. rng, meanie>avLper c( ate i C .1100*. NEW YORK (JTA)—Mayor Abraham Beame of New York and Mayor Kenneth Gibson of Newark called Sunday for an end to inter- group "confrontation" and a renewal of Black-Jewish co- operation in obtaining federal assistance for the nation's ailing cities. Beame, New York's first Jewish mayor, told 500 dele- gates attending the Ameri- can Jewish Congress national convention banquet at the Roosevelt Hotel here that "the politics of confrontation and conflict are no longer applicable. I believe that more and more officials and community leaders will be engaging in a politics of con- ciliation and agreement," he said, adding: "What will be missing from the new coali- tion will be the old need to find a scapegoat." Gibson, Newark's f i r s t Black mayor, said that "as long as we point the finger at each other, the longer the true culprits can continue their devilish business. I am here to join with the Ameri- can Jewish Congress in em- phasizing the need for: con- structive, interdependent and empathetic relations between the Black and Jewish com- munities." Rabbis Ask Boycot of Farah Products LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The Board of Rabbis of Southern California has urged "our colleagues and members of synagogues of which they are spiritual leaders to refrain from pur- chasing" products manufac- tured by the Farah Manu- facturing Co. of El Paso, Tex., one of the country's leading manufacturers of slacks, until the firm nego-. tiates with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. According to a letter sent out by the board of rabbis, almost 25 per cent of the firm's 9,000 workers have been on strike for more than 19 months. "The average take-home pay of the workers, 95 per cent of them Mexican-Ameri- cans and 80 per cent women, is $69 a week," the letter stated. "Although the Na- tional Labor Relations Board has recognized the ACWA as the legal bargaining agency for the cutting room workers following _ an election, the company has consistently re- fused to negotiate with that union and has pursued ac- tivities deemed unlawful by the NLRB." Skating Rink Ban on Skullcaps Hit NEW YORK (JTA) — A roller skating rink may not require removal of a skull- cap as a condition for use of its facilities. the New York State Division of Human Rights has ruled, according to the National Jewish Corn- mission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA). Howard Rhine, COLPA nresident, said the New Wal-Cliffe Roll,,q. drome in Forest Hills, N. Y. refused to allow the youth director of Young Is- rael of Forest Hills and a group of synagogue young- sters to skate unless they removed their skullcaps. The refusal was ordered despite the fact that the skullcaps were held secure with bobby pins and that the religious significance of the headgear was made clear to rollerdrome officials. The issue was taken before the human rights division by COLPA, Dennis Rapps, its executive director. repre- sented Young Israel. WSU to Honor Four `Detroit Builders' Wayne State University President George E. Gullen Jr. has announced the sec- ond annual Builders of De- troit dinner to honor four civic leaders who have made "noteworthy contributions to the quality of life in this community." The dinner will be held April 3 at Cobo Hall. To be honored will be Richard H. Austin, secretary of state; Richard C. Gersten- berg, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of General Motors; Joseph L. Hudson Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of J. L. Hudson Company; and Mrs. Gerard R. Slattery, for- mer chairman of the board of Children's Hospital. Honorary co-chairmen for the dinner are Governor Wil- Compliments liam G. Milliken, Mayor Some people pay a compli- Coleman A. Young, and Sen- ment as if they expected a ators Philip A. Hart and receipt.—Kin Hubbard. Robert P. Griffin.