July 3, 1958

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Jerusalem (JTAi -Premier David Ben Ourion, in his capacity of pefense Minister, has ordered Brig. Moshe Dayan, former Army Chief of Stuff now on leave, to forego public appearances "in the interests of hygienic politics." ih\ Ben (Surion announced his order in Knesset during a debate on a hcrut motion of non-confidence in the government for' its permit tin},' Brig. Dnyan. n member of the finned forces, to make political speeches. 'J'lie Ileiut motion was (lofeiited. Responding to Jlcnit mill (!cneral Zionist heckling against die •presence of Hrig, Daynn unil other senior nnny officers ai Mapni public rallies, the Premier said that lie was proud that the nnny hnd been kept out of politics in Israel, lie knew of no oth'T country in the world. Mr. Ben Gurion continued, where the army interfered less in politics than in Jsrael. However, he continued, in view of the storm raidi-d over ling Davaii's speeches, he dem^d it advisahle to request the officer ti> end them.

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United Nations, N. Y. (J'l'A)-- iained, especially in the fare of a el'; t i l s continuing—possibly heavy — illachiev during the past year, as well as flux of Immigration. thf" serious economic problems Israel's tut ai foreign obligations, which it is s.HII facing, are out-states the report were $^()<),600,000 lined in a report issued by theby 'he end of March, IWH, as Total to Dale .$".'',2,1X9.00 United Nations. against $89,(i00,000 in foieign curThe report emphasized that .Is- rency balances, with a nel outrael is now producing about 70 standing liability of ,V210,000,000. percent of its own food and an even higher percentage of certain "This," the report adds, "Is likemanufactured goods for internal ly to become a burden on tha consumption. . At the same time, economy and additional difficulthe report stresses, Israel's whole- ties are to be expected by 19K2, Jerusalem (JTAi- An Israel sale price index is rising steadily when payments under the German agreement to re-open a road Agreement will hava and d e f e n s e-expenditures are Reparations from Issiiwiii village on Mt, ended." New York (JTA) A Metro- climbing.. Scopus for use of (he Arab vilpolitan New York I'osl Office rullagers ran into a hitch. "AI the.' present stage," the re- The report states, "Inflation In one of Israel's greatest obstacle* Israel had agreed to re-open ing, .stemming from the large port declares, "the country In still to achieving Its alms In a reason- ' the road, which is entirely in number of Sabbath-observing Jew- far from achieving nn evternnl able amount of time." Whiln (lio Israel territory, from sunrise to I ish postal workers, which requires financial equilibrium. Without fur- report shows 11 vast progress 111 sunset daily hut. asked thai n inew postal employes to agree to ther evlernal financial aid, it Is almost every field of Israel's special Israel "representative be work (in weekends on request, was doubtful whetlier the progress I economy activity, internal us well permitted to investigate the iindi'r protest this week by thefar tirhicvcd can even be main- as external It declares that "tlm truth of an Aral) claim ahoiif Rabbinical Council of America. Inflationary process ehaiaeterlztin- road. The claim, transmitted Applicants are required to sign Ing Its economy makes It Increasthrough tin- UN. was that the ,i declaration of willingness to ingly difficult for Israel to nehlevo road was practically the only work on .Saturday as part of their n level of consumption—prlvatu use-able one for Arab villagers. five-d.'iy week, a ruling which inand public—-properly related to The road remained closed pend- cludes other Jewish holidays as the Income produced In the couning Jordan's reaction to the Is- •well. The new policy does not aftry Itself." rael request to inspect the roiid. fect postal workers already emIsrael's "nel nation d pioduel" Jerusalem I JTAi--The Israeli ployed. authorities have informed the Is-in 19f)li aggregated 2 '! 17 000,000 The now policy is also related rael-Jordan Mixed Armistice Com- Israeli pounds hut its lot ill conLaymen Called Upon to seniority provisions which give mission tliiil. Israeli delegates will sumption exceeded that figure by For Prayer Offerings postal workers with the most sen- attend a subcommittee meeting 202.000,000 pounds. Most of that Minneapolis (JTAi A resolu- iority the option of choosing days discussing Jordanian complaints discrepancy was due to what Ihe tion urging Jewish organizations off in their five-day schedule. against Israel's planting of trees report calls "public consumption," to assign invocations and benedicin the. no-man's land area of Jer- which almost doubled in lOoB over tions to "other than members of the I!).").'} level, while private conusalem. the rabbinate, whenever feasible," Israel sourcus, meanwhile, Iwve sumption in that period rose only was unanimously adopted here by lidded that this Is the first nf u by .'11 percent. the Minnesota Rabbinical AssoTh« general wholesale price Insurles of steps designed to bring ciation, A flagpole presented to the Israel hack Into the MAO, which dev ruse last your, based MI ID.VI The resolution noted that prayers were not the monopoly of theSouth Omaha branch of the Y,MC.\ has been under Israel boycott since costs, while tlin cost of living index rose. From l!)53 to September rabbis and "can and should be Twenty-fourth find K streets l>y ]«.->«. The Israel Foreign Ministry has IM37, the number of unemployed said hy men and women . . . of thethe Philip Greenhorg family will lie dedicated in a ceremony fit JOreceived no information so TarIn Israel decreased from l7,(iKQ organization. a. m., July 4. At the same time an from the Jordanian authorities on to H.'Xllt. In spite of I lie (net thut American flag will be presented the Israeli man and woman kid- the total population had risen conhy Omaha-Seymour Camp, Wood- napped by Jordanians this week- siderably. men of the World Life Insurance end while they were bathing in "Government expenditure," tha Society. the Gulf of Akaba off Elath. The report declares, "has- btcn steadiThe flagpole will be presented hitch in communications, through ly increasing, not only In absolute by Sam and Henry Groenberg to the intermediation of the United figures hut also relathe to gross Postmaster Walter Korisko, a di- Nations truce staff, has developed national product." rector of both the South Branch because Moslems are currently Private investments lose from and Central YMCA's. 'Max B. celebrating a three-day religious 185 million Israeli pounds in 19.TJ Hurt, executive vice president of holiday. , to 205 million in 1956, the report Woodmen of the World, will pre- (Information reaching London establishes. It also shows the insent.'the flag to LeRoy Baker, today from Jordan stated that the crease in "gross domestic capital president of the South Branch Jordanian authorities have ad- formation" in the country, which 1II-Y. mitted holding the two Israelis includes dwellings, non-residential but claimed that they are notbuildings and other construction civilians and are, therefore, being transport equipment, machinery U. N. Gives Israel held for interrogation.! and other equipment, and stocks Technical Equipment in share corporations. This figure almost doubled in the last four Jerusalem (JTA)- Shlomo Ara- East German Jews years. Manufacturing production zi, director of Israel's state prop- Lose Official Posts increased in the four years whilo. erty department, accepted title to agricultural production went up some $:100,00() worth of laboraBerlin (JTA) All Jews in East also. tory and research equipment used Germany who held official posiThe figures on Israel are part by United Nations technical ex- tions either as Government offi]!)I8-I9f)8 — Israel on guard and perts to train Israeli technicians, cials, parly posts or commissions of an overall report, issued by the building' for the greatest'home- Title was transferred by Kric in the East- German "National United Nations as a .supplement coming, in history conducted with Ward, resident director of the UN People's Army" have been dis- to its world economic sin icy for 1957. The report also shows tin;I. the aid of the United Jewish Appeal. technical assistance hoard. missed. in the entire Middle East region, Israel ranked first in figures for per capita consumption Israel's figures show the countries inhabitants having "a total calorie, Jerusalem ( J T A ) - A three-day to or needs to come here" and to sive method of de-salting sea wa- intake 2.8G0 per day/' with Turconference of the United Jewish "build" a great civilization which ter and utilization'of Ihe Negev's key next and Egypt third. Appeal, the first to he held out- will be (he pride of Jews every- mineral wealth. He said Israel would continue side aof the United States, heard where." He declared that "we must pre- to study the utilization of atomic Prime Minister David Ben Gurion pare ourselves for the great day energy as a source of power and emphatically assert that "hundreds of thousands of Jews will when the nates of Russia are to continue its succesful efforts to come to Israel from the Soviet opened find hundreds of thousands tap solar energy. Israel alone, he of Jews will come to Israel from Siiid, had an alternative to the Kpstein-Morgan Post, Jewish Union." Suez Canal and he promised that Wfir Veterans will lie hosts to Terming the U.IA not simply a the Soviet Union," The Premier reviewed Ihe rev-Israel would build a pipeline-from Omaha Veterans Hospital patients charity hut "an unprecedented expression of the unity of the Jewish olutionary transformation in thethe Gulf of Akaba to the Medi- at a bairgame at Municipal Ball people," the Premier told both Immigrants coming to Israel find terranean to liberate Europe from Park, Monday'night. July 7, it w.is the UJA delegation and his fel-outlined among the'problem of Ihe Egyptian Dictator Nasser's grip announced by Milton Goldberg, low-countrymen that their goal immediate future the reclamation on its oil supplies. He predicted VAVS representative. Posl members will hold their for Israel must he to "build here of'the Negev, by bringing the wa- Israel would become a great mara safe, free anil Independent home- ters of the Jordan to the arid itime nation, nnd a world center monthly variety show at • Ihe hospital July 8th at 7 p. m. land'for .every Jew wiio wishes places,' the finilhijj of an inoxpen- oC learning and research.

Mf. Scopus Road New Postal Rule Opening Hits Snag Affects Sabbath Observers, N.Y.

Award to Program On Anti-Semitism New York (JTAi- A special program about anti-Semitism in collides produced by Ihe American Uroadcnsting Company and the American Jewish Committee, '"J'lie Trophy," won a $l.(K)0 nwanl in the third annual Robert K. Sherwood Television Awards cornpet ii ion. M.'s. Eleanor Roosevelt, rejireSt'(i; i'ljl the Sherwood Awards jurors, presented cash totaling SI 1.000 to five shows which the jurors selected for defiling most effectively with the subject of freedom and justice in Amerirra. John Duly, ABC network vice president, received a plaque find Irving Kneel, president, of the American Jewish Committee, w;is awarded a special citation for 'The Trophy."

f. Abrcimson Heads Workmen's Loan Isidore Abr.'imson was elected president of the Omaha Workmen's Lonn'Association at a nieet•;lng Monday night nl. the Jewish Conmiiinity Centers. Other officers are II. Guss, vice president;- Marry Hichlin, treasurer; Harry Staenberg, secretary The Hoard of Directors include .7. Kaplan, Ben IJndenbaum, MaytM Frank, Milton Resnick, Phillip Miller, Morris Fisher, Ruben Kpstein, Arthur Meyerson, Mrs. Rose? Ginsberg and B. Klaiman. The organization will next meet July 14 and then on every other Monday during the summer. Mr. Staenberg. VVA 'I750 may bfi contricted by those making loan payments.

Fight Staged Against Saturday Elections New'Orleans (JTA i - An emergency committee of hoard members of the Jewish Federation of New Orleans began nn- uphill fight for repeal of a new state law requiring the holding of all state primary elections on Saturday, The. measure was passed hy both houses of the Louisiana legislature without fanfare and signed 'immediately hy Gov. Karl K. Long. It was not until after the Governor signed the measure: Into law that the Jewish ..community became nwure of it.

Israel to Discuss Arab Charges on Trees With MAC

Greenberg Family Give '¥' Flagpole

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