__ __ _ Become Uac a I ,-i.wirs+..ar Page 12-Tuesday, March 20, 1979-The Michigan Daily House probes alleged South African bribes U.S., Arabs split over Mideast peace treaty Committee Chairperson 0 MUST BE.0 . C CREATIVE 0 " 'iA Henergetic - A LEADER £ r0 .. g I$ o .. * applications S due: m itn' MARCH 21 00 for info call 763110od7 T heat er Proct itons WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has opened an in- vestigation into allegations American politicians were bribed by officials of the South African government, it was disclosed yesterday. Rep. Charles Bennett, (D-Fla.), chairman of the ethics panel, said an inquiry has been under way for several days. A NEWSPAPER in Johannesburg reported over the weekend that a for- mer official in the South African Infor- mation Ministry had charged secret contributions were made to the election campaigns of unnamed U.S. politicians. He said the staff of the ethics commit- tee began an investigation for reasons other than the appearances of the front- page story in the Johannesburg Sunday Times. HE DECLINED, however, to say what evidence the committee had con- cerning the allegations. So far, he said, the inquiry has produced no names of U.S. House members who may have knowingly or unknowingly accepted contributions originating with the South African government. Lynn Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Ethics Committee, said no decision has been made on whether there will be a similar examination on the other side of the Capitol. THE JOHANNESBURG newspaper reported that Eschel M. Rhoodie, a former senior civil servant in the In- formation Ministry, has made tape recordings of his allegations. On the tapes, the newspaper said, Eschel says some contributions may have gone to an unnamed presidential candidate in the United States. The story named no U.S. politicians as accepting South African funds. According to previous reports, South Africa spent up to $73 million in various countries to promote its apartheid racial policies abroad. The newspaper story said money distributed in the United States went to "pro-South Africa candidates." AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - King Hussein of Jordan, whose continued survival in the turbulent Middle East depended in the past on U.S. support, has split with Washington over the Egyptian-Israeli peace issue. Observers here believe he has little choice now but to stand firm with Arab critics of the pact. HUSSEIN'S SURVIVAL now depends more on the Arabs than on the Americans or other Western allies. In a post-treaty era, the 44-year-old monar- ch cannot afford to offend the Palestinians, Islam or the Arab left, political observers here believe. If he were to join the Egyptian-Israli peace process, or even remain neutral-as President Carter has requested-Hussein would find little assistance in a crisis from President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin or even Carter. Jor- danian government sources say. This is the pragmatic side of Jordan's tough stand against the American- sponsored peace. The other, more l Union Dorm Special Programming Events A altruistic side, is Hussein's consistent commitment to an overall settlement that would see the end of Israel's oc- cupation of the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip, both seized from Jordan in 1967. He's also holding out for a state for the Palestinians. He does not believe the Egyptian- Israeli plan provides prospects for either. CARTER'S NATIONAL securityad- viser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, this weekend carried two arguments to Amman that the Jordianians regard as based on false premises: That the separate peace treaty is the "first step" toward an overall peace, and that communism represents the greatest threat to the moderate Arab world. The Jordanians believe Israel's at- titude throughout the 16-month peace process, particularly its insistence on maintaining settlements in the oc- cupied lands, proves it is less interested in peace than in protecting its interests. Jordan favors a peace based on U.N. Security Council resolutions 242 and 338, which call for Israeli withdrawal from war-won lands as a pre-condition for Arab recognition of the Jewish state. THE GOVERNMENT believes U.S refusal to support Jordan in continuing U.N. debate is one more example of the grip Israel has on American foreign policy. Jordan has charged in the Security Council that Israeli occupation practices in the West Bank and Gaza violate the Geneva Convention on oc- cupied territory. That debate was in its seventh day Monday. Jordan has problems unique among the Arab qonfrontation states. It has more Palestinians than Jor- danians-1.2 million to 800,000. It has the longest, most vulnerable border with Israel. It continues-to retain some responsibility for the Israeli-occupied West BAnk, spending more than $10 million annually to maintain the civil service, development projects, pension and Moslem holy places. Israeli cabinet 1-STOP SHOPPING SAVES MONEY, TIME, ENERGY 0 A 4I I 161 thrifty acres PRICES GOOD THRU SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1979. MEIJER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SALES ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED LIMITS. NO SALES TO DEALERS, IN- STITUTIONS OR DISTRIBUTORS. 4 4 ;4 FLANNELSAVE $2 - BISSELL MIEN'ZOOM BROOM LINED JACKETS Compact, lightweight. 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The Knesset debate on the historic document ending more than 30 years of hostilities will begin today, and is ex- pected to last until tomorrow or possibly Thursday. According to Israeli law, the treaty will take effect only after the Knesset has approved it. The Egyptian government has already endorsed the accord, which is expected to be signed in Washington next Monday. The Israeli cabinet effectively- ap- proved the treaty last Wednesday when it approved a U.S.-proposed com- promise on the final two issues blocking an accord. In yesterday's vote, the cabinet sup- ported the'proposed treaty by a vote of- 15 to two after a stormy debate on the provision granting limited autonomy to more than one million Arabs in the oc- cupied West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip. The two opposing votes were cast by Hardline Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon and Transport Minister Haim Landau, a lifelong friend and associate of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. 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