Showdown Soon on U.S.-Soviet Trade
ducements across the country statement that the Soviet gov- the Soviet Union regards the presidential aide, both publicto U.S. business and industrial ernment published its educa- exit fees as an internal matter ly aroused fears of a U.S. trade "and we have to deal with the setback if Congress adopted leaders. . , . tion tax law. situation as it exists." the legislation. The issue is this: Majorities The President's position was Nevertheless, the administra-. Soviet lobbying reached a In Both Houses of Congress reaffirmed by Secretary of tion plainly urges business to sort of climax this week when want both elimination of the Soviet education tax and Soviet State William P. Rogers in a fight the J-M-V amendrf't. Soviet officials'met with some guarantees of continuing free nationwide television broad- William Casey, Undersecretary major opponents of the Jaekemigration before granting the cast. Appearing on CBS "Face of State for Economic Affairs son-MHls-yanik proposal f o r (Continued on Page 2) Soviet Union most favored na- the Nation," Rogers said that and Peter W. Flanigan, a top tion treatment. The Soviet government holds emigration to be its busbsss only. The administration w o u l d like a compromise which would have the Soviets eliminate or reduce the education head tax but not necessarily with guarantees. "Talk of compromise is only designed to promote compromise," said an aide to Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.),. chief sponsor of the Senate legislation. Jackson, he said, is "reaffirming his determination " to stand on principle — it's an Serving Council Bluffs, American issue not a Jewish issue." Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Rep. Charles-A. Vanik (DOhio), who with Rep. Wilbur Vol. LH—No. 28 OMAHA, NEB., FIJI., MARCH 16, 197S Scnator Harold Hughes Mills (D-Ark.) introduced the legislation in the House, observed that "the last two periods of quiet diplomacy have meant disaster for Soviet Jewry." He was referring to the President's summit conference Des Moines—Senator Harold in Moscow last May and the Hughes of Iowa will address visit to the Kremlin last Aug. the community at an o p e n by his foreign affairs advisor meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger. "If that's how q u i e t diplomacy March 18, at Hotel Fort Des works," Vanik declared, "who Moines, to discuss his experi- needs it?" Jews had emigrated to Israel WASHINGTON (JTA)-State ernization of stop-over facilities ences on his recent visit to Is- ' The question Is, he added, Department sources, admitting in Austria, improvement and last year, Eilberg said that ''what guarantee is there it "considerable aaministrative construction of reception cen- "while Israel has welcomed all rael. will be successful and contin- delay" in the use of the $50ters in Israel, and for housing these people it simply cannot Original plans for the meet- uing?" "Quiet diplomacy" is million appropriated to the De- for the refugees in Israel." Not-, handle the financial burden of ing have been altered to ac- the phrase used by President partment for Soviet Emigration ing that more than 30,000 Soviet assimilating them." commodate the e x p e c t e d Nixon last Oct. in New Vork purposes, that the money is crowd. Instead of a dinner, the to Jewish supporters of his re- now directly available and event, will be a public meeting election campaign as the way plans for its expenditure are in •with a reception In honor of to meet the emigration issue. progress. ' • . the Senator to follow. It was after he had made this Last October congress appropriated the funds to aid Jews Omaha—In an effort to give everyone in the Jewish comand others emigrating from the Soviet Union to Israel and other munity an opportunity to participate in the 1973 Omaha Jewish countries which may accept Philanthropies Campaign, telethons have been planned by both them. the Men's and Women's Divisions. Rep. Joshua Eilberg (D-Pa.) The first telethon for men will be held Tuesday, March 20, ' Omaha—The first payment Synagogue. The primary func- charged last week ^ that the from 6:30 to 9:30 p,mi Phone calls to men will also be made tion pf the Lodge,, in recent on a $5,000 pledge for the new Nixon administration secretly Omaha Jewish C o m m u n i t y - years has been to maintain that has impounded the funds after on Sunday, April 1 and April 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Center B u i l d i n g Fund was portion of the Fisher Farm the President had signed the The first telethon for women was held last Sunday. Future made this week by the B'nai Cemetery which was used by bill which made the money telethons in the Women's Division are planned for Sunday,' the synagogue. Abraham Lodge. available. The government ac- March 18 and 25. ' .• , _ t In a letter accompanying the Murray Newman chairman .payment, Dr. Bennett C. Fish- counting office disclosed that of the JCC Building Fund Cam- bain, secretary-treasurer of the the State Department had not paign, expressed his thanks to Lodge wrote, "The B'nai Abra- asked for the $50" million, he the group-noting that "this is ham Lodge is pleased to be a said, and apparently had made just one more example of the participant in the venture of a no plans to spend it.- L a s t cooperation which assures con- new JCC which we feel will Thursday, however, a statetinuity for our Jewish commun- help to bind the Jewish Com- ment from Eilberg's office, reported that the funds have been ity. We are pleased that the munity closer together." B'nai Abraham Lodge has Seen Max Sacks serves as presi- released and "work has'also fit to support the new JCC in dent of the organization; Sam begun on the plans for spendthis generous manner." Canar is vice-president. Mem- ing the money." Eilberg said that "the funds The Lodge was formulated bers of the board, of trustees inmany years ago, following the clude Sam Wolfsbri, Ruben Ep- will be used to pay the trans. closing of the old South Omaha stein and Ben Garelick. portation costs from Russia to Israel for the refugees, mod-
By JOSEPH FOLAKOFF JTA Washington Bureau Chief Washington (JTA) — A showdown is rapidly shaping up on whether Soviet-American trade will include Soviet adherence to freedom of emigration. In a three-faceted battle, S o v i e t , propagandists are lobbying on Capitol" Hill and offering in-
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Hughes Meeting This Sunday
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Phones Will Be Hinging
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Israeli Killed by Jordan
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New York (JTA)—A promTEL AVIV (JTA)-A 59-year- police said; arrived from Beirut inent New York Jewish' jourold Israeli merchant, Simha last Saturday, the day Glitzer nalists was the recipient of a Glitzer, was fatally wounded in arrived from Tel Aviv. Both letter bomb last week. According to a- well;informed source, a hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus by were registered at the -same :the letter bomb was post-marka young Jordanian gunman who hotel. The Jordanian escaped ed Athens, Greece. The return eluded police roadblocks' and i s * through the' narrow streets of • address was the King George believed to. have escaped from Nicosia's old quarter despite a Hotel in that city and the send-, Final farewell for Itzhak;Rabin, for over five years Israel Ampolice cordon of the area. ' the island. , . er's name was a Rabbi Zombassador to the United States, was tendered him by flic AmeriAll seaports and airports browski, apparently a fictitious Glitzer, who -owned a leather can Zionist movement at a luncheon jointly sponsored by the tannery in Petach Tikvah and were closed. but police believe name. American Sectipn of the World Zionist Organization and the made frequent business trips the gunman may have boarded The recipient said the letter to Cyprus, was"^shot In the a Beirut-bound plane shortly afAmerican Zionist Federation. (Left to right) Ambassador Rashoulder as he was descending ter the murder, Police said, was turned over to postal aubin; Mrs. Charlotte Jacobson, chairman of the Executive of the stairs of the Nicosia Palace there was no eivdence of com- thorities in New York, The- the American-Section of the World Zionist organization; and Hotel on the way to the airport. mercial rivalry and that the "FBI, which was investigatingto com- Rabbi Israel Miller, president of the American Zionist Feder - The killer was Identified as only explanation of the murder the incident, declined ment. '••'-:.y:[:; •••\::' :::.- '••'••. a t l o n . ••" ••"' ••• ' • • '• • •• • ' •' • •• •••'•';.''.-"• .'_, ' ' j Al Eidan Sulieman Maali who, was political. ;