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…Project Renewal' Launched at Regional UJA Conference The three-day United Jewish Appeal East Central Region conference, held here last weekend at the Sheraton Southfield Hotel, assumed national significance. Inaugurating "Project Renewal" as a major addendum to obligations to be fulfilled in behalf of 40,000 impoverished families in Israel whose needs demand urgent immediate action, the 300 delegates from scores of communities set into motion...…

…Jews Mourn for a Strong Friend: Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey By JOSEPH POLAKOFF rs WASHINGTON (JTA)—Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, ever thoughtful of the concerns of the Jewish people, left a legacy to them in the form of a statement prepared shortly before his death. He died Friday night at his home in Waverly, Minn. of cancer at the age of 66. Humphrey serval in the Senate from 1949 until he was elected Vice President under President Johnson ...…