Will Nixon Offer Golda Arms Deal? f
Washington (JTA)-Informed sources here said that when Premier Golda Meir meets with President Nixon today she Is expected to tell : the President that Israel is I firmly opposed to any return ; to the peace talks at the United Nations until So.viet-mada 6AM missiles Installed illegally In the Suez Canal truce zone are removed. Mrs. Meir also is expected to express _^B±umg—disagreement j v i views of some Nixon Administration officials who question whether the Soviet -Egyptian
Installations of new missiles have changed the power balance in the area. She reported ly plans to stress to President Nixon that, prior to the United States-Initiated 00-day ceasefire and standstill which began last August 7, the Soviets were deterred from moving missiles toward the Canal, but not since. . Mrs. Meir's .visit to the United States has been preceded fl-flunx of jfiportsIihat-11 Nixon Administration has decided to make a $1 billion weapons offer as an offset to
the Egyptian missile buildup and as an effort to persuade Israel to resume participation in the peace talks. The report of plans for a $1 billion weapons package, on which the White House refused comment, was made by Thomas Ross, a Chicago Sun-Times correspondent in Washington, PROGRAM NOTE Prime M i n i s t e r Golda Meir will appear on ABC "I day, September 20. Check local TV listing for time.
who asserted that President feet that six additional PhanNixon was expected to discuss toms were shipped to Israel in the proposal at his meeting July, that six more will be dewith Premier Meir. According livered later this month ai)d to Ross, Pentagon sources four each in October, Novemsaid the arms package includ- ber and December. He said ed tanks, bombs, jet planes, that the 24 new Phantoms will antiaircraft missiles and elec- fall one short of Israel's longtronic detection and jamming standing request for 25 addiequipment. He wrote also that tional Phantoms, as well as the package "reportedly" in- for 100 more Skylark jets. He cluded 24 additional Phantom asserted also that Israel was jets, wliich the United States "reportedly given long-term "started to deliver secretly in credit" for purchase of the Phantoms and for a "secret quoted shipment of Shrike air-togrounoS missiles."
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Omaha—Rabbi Arthur HertzAll interested members of of the program. He emphaberg will open the fall pro- the community are invited to sized that the program is of' gram of the Omaha Jewish attend the lecture and to par-" fered free of charge and is Cultural Committee, Sunday, ticipate. in the fall program open to all members of the September 21, at 8 p.m. at of adult Jewish education community regardless of age Beth Israel Synagogue.. A con- classes which will begin Mon- or affiliation. troversial member of the day evening, October 26, and Mr. Riekes praised the deAmerican Rabbinate, Rabbi will meet for five "consecutive voted service o.f the commitHertzberg will discuss "Is the .Mondays at Temple Israel. tee members including Henry American Jewish Community A schedule of the fall classes Appel, David B. Bleicher.-Dr. .Worth.Having?" , .... , and a registration form—are Arthur. Fishkin, Jack Green, printed on page 4 of this news- Martin Lehr, Mrs. Sheldon Linpaper. F u r t h e r information coln, Dr. Darrel'.Mandel, Mrs., about the program is available Norman Pred, Stuart Tucker, from Mrs. Sheldon Lincoln, Rabbi Sidney Brooks. Rabbi 391-6363 or any Omaha syna- Myer Kripkcand Rabbi Isaac Nadoff. In an endorsement of tlie- gogue; office. Jewish Cultural Committee The Presidents of the constianti-hijacking bill proposed by Steven J. Riekes, chairman tuent sponsors also gave much Senator Charles E. Goodell and sent to Senators Hruska and of the Jewish: Cultural Com- of their time to the important Curtis, the Omaha Anti-Defa- mittee, noted that."the success work of the ; committee, he mation League of B'nai B'rith of the-initial program last said. They are: S. E l m e r . declared that "the time is long spring prompted a continuation - . - (Continued on Page 4) overdue for all Americans to • speak out against accelerating , and unpunished air piracy by political zealots." The Senator's bill calls for a boycott of the airlerminals of nations which shelter hijackers and for denying landing priv- . Omaha . . . The opening lee- respondent, Mr. MacVane perileges in the U.S. of the planes ture in the 1970 Institute -of suaded-NBC to establish-a-buWorld Affairs will be held Sun- reau at the newly f o r m e d of such countries. day, September 27, at 0 p.m. in United Nations. In 1950 he left Edward Rosen, Omaha Chair- the auditorium of the Unlver- NBC to. become press" officer man of the League, said that sity of Nebraska at Omaha. of the U.S. mission to the U.N. -the-wave_of_r.ecentair_carr4er— —"Tlra-Threat of rthe—Middle—Eater he-jolnea-ABCrHeisTBwr hijackings are "not a Jewish East: Prospect for Settlement" founder of the U.NrCorrespoivnor a particularly Israel issue will be discussed by John Mac- dents A s s o c i a t i o n and has but a world issue of terrorists Vane, ABC News Correspon- served as its president several who use international black- dent. times. mail and threaten innocent vic- " Co-sponsored by the Omaha '* In view of recent events, the tims in order to meet their own subject of the Middle East is of Jewish Federation, the World ends." particular interest to all Ameri- Affairs Institute is open to all Ho asserted that those ne- cans and a'large crowd is ex- interested members of the comgotiating for release of the pected to hear Mr. MacVane's munity. Free tickets for admishostages "must insist that all discussion of this troubled area. sion to the series of lectures of the victims be set free withFollowing a distinguished ca- may be picked up at the Jewish out regard to religion." reer as a World War II cor- Community or be sent by mail.
Omaha ADL Backs Anti-Hijacking Bill
Pictured above, Bonnie Trustin (center) with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Yale Trustln. See story below.
SRO at Temple Meet; Why Did They Come? . By Mickey Gerellck , Omaha — A standing room only crowd of more than 400 people were present at Temple Israel Monday evening to hear Bonnie Trustin relate the
arms, ordering the pilot to fly to Beirut, Lebanim. Miss Trustin reported that all passengers were moved to the economy section, and that the hijackers selected for ques-
iences as a stewardess on Pan American World Airways 747 jet which was hijacked by service'. She described the hijackers Arab guerillas September 6 and blown up at the Cairo air- as "very polite," .and noted no difference in their treatment of port. Jewish "Their sole C. M. Newman, who recently mission passengers. seemed-to be to effect attended a special briefing ses- the release of Arab prisoners," sion in Israel at the invitation she said. of Golda Meir added to the Miss Trustin said that the drama of the evening with his (Continued on Page 4) concise analysis of the critical situation in the Middle East. The 20 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yale Trustin, Bonnie had been flying with Pam Am for only 2 months before the 38 hour hijacking orLincoln . . . Hyman Polsky has been re-elected president of deal began for her, 16 other crew members and 152 passen- the Lincoln Jewish Welfare Federation. Other officers elected at the recent meeting of the Board of. Directors are Herbert F. gers on the plane. Miss Trustin related that the Gaba, vice-president, and Charles Sherman, treasurer. Mr. Poltwo Arabs boarded the piano sky and Mr. Sherman will be serving their 6th consecutive year . $ in Amsterdam. Before takeoff,, in office. Herbert Friedman, Irwin Dubinsky and Mrs. Irwin Golden-' the captain of the Pan Am jet was warned by El Al officials berg were elected to the. Executive Committee of the Federation. that there might be cause to Mr. Gaba, chairman of the 1970 campaign, reported the successbe suspicious of the two. Frisk- ful completion of the campaign. In an effort to interest the youth in Jewish community work, ing by the flight crew did not -reveal the guns and grenade the board has invited the NFTY, USY, AZA and BBG youth they carried., Shortly after organizations to*appoint a representative to serve on therFederatakeoff the pair revealed,^ir.^onboard. : , , •• * ..-.
Hyman Pohky Re-E/ecfed Lincoln Federation President
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