August 17, 1956 • Page Image 27
…• Jew Who Fled Russia Starts Israel Project For Desalting Water NEW YORK, (JTA) — The Israel Government has granted a 150,000 pound contract for the building of a pilot plant for de- salting water and using the fresh water for irrigation of the Negev, the Jerusalem press re- ported from Tel Aviv. The contract has been award- ed Alexander Zarchin, 59-year- old engineer who fled a Soviet forced labor camp in 1947. Mr. Zarchin worked out the pr...…

















































