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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1967
Rockwell Assassination
Ends Hate-Filled Career
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WASHINGTON ' (JTA)—Assas
sination of George Lincoln Rock
well,. 49, founder and leader of
the American Nazi Party in near
by Arlington, Va., near the Nazi
headquarters, ended a career
characterized by violent anti-
Semitism and admiration for
Hitler.
Rockwell died as a result of
wounds inflicted by rifle fire
from a nearby rooftop.
The Nazi leader was ahot twice
through the window of his car
despite his strong-arm body
guards end “stormtrooper” sharp
shooters. His end came in a park
ing lot adjacent to a shopping
center across the street from Nazi
headquarters.
Arlington authorities had per
mitted Rockwell to make his
headquarters there since 1059
when he organized the American
Nazi Party. He used Arlington
as a base from which to stags
demonstrations and agitation for
ays into the District of Colum
bia, a few miles away.
Rockwell advocated the gassing
and sterilization of Jews and the
deportation of Negroes to Africa.
In 1959 he converted his “World
Union of Free Enterprise Na
tional Socialist*" into an out
right Nazi Party. Rockwell estab
lished chapters in Chicago, Los
fanatical following including a
few members and veterans of the
Armed Forces.
Rockwell served many years
in the U, S. Navy and reached
the rank of Lieutenant Comman
der. He was forced to retire in
the late 1950s when passed over
for promotion.
Arab Teachers Balk
At School Opening
Curfew Lifted Top
In Jerusalem, Label Jordan Death as‘Murder!
City Now Busy
JERUSALEM (JTA)— Israel’s
Ministry of Education has been
informed by the heads of the
Arab Educational Association that
they refuse to cooperate with the
Israeli authorities and will not
open their schools in Old Jerusa
lem and in the west bank, which
had been scheduled to start
classes for the next academic
year on September 1.
At the same time, the associa
tion leaders addressed all Arab
teachers ordering them not to ac
cept the reunification of Jerus
alem, to refuse to accept curri
culum and textbook changes
as the result of efforts by the Is
raeli authorities to delete from
the teachings given Arab pupils
much anti-Jewish end Arab na
tionalist propaganda that have
filled Arab teachings previous to
the Six-Day War.
Angeles, New York, and other
clUes. He attracted a small but La^ Q f J OUr i S f S
Persecution Laid
To Arab States
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA) — Israel has requested
United Nations Secretary-Gener
al U Thant to “take appropriate
measures” for action in regard
to the “persecution and degrad
ing treatment of the Jews in cer
tain Arab countries,” naming
specifically Egypt, Syria and
Iraq.
The request was voiced in a
talk with Mr. Thant by Israel’s
envoy here, Ambassador Gideon
Rafael, who was accompanied by
his deputy, Shabtai Rosemie.
They told the UN chief that Is
rael’s Government views the mis
treatment of Jews in the Arab
countries as a matter of “grave
humanitarian concern.”
An Israeli spokesman said that
his Government has recently re
ceived from most reliable sources
authentic reports about the de
plorable conditions of Jews in
those countries. The reports con
cerned imprisonment of Jews,
some held incommunicado; dep
rivation of decent livelihood and
physical threats.
Hurting Lebanon
LONDON .(JTA) — Leading
hotel proprietors of Beirut have
appealed to their Government to
open the Letjanese-Israeli bor
der, it was reported here by The
Times of London reporter in
Beirut
The explanation given for that
requeat is that tourism in Leb
anon has suffered greet setbacks
this year, due to the June war.
The hotebnen reportedly expect
that prospects for tourism next
year will be even worse and they
may face disaster unless the Is
raeli border is opened so that
tourists may come to Beirut over
that route.
A seoond reason given is polit
ical. Influx of tourists via Israel,
it was pointed out in the Beirut
dispatch, would obviate reliance
on acoess to Lebanon through
Syria. .
JERUSALEM (JTA)— Curfew
has been lifted f"lly in the Eas
tern part of Jerusalem—in which
the Old City in located—and for
the first time since Hie Six-Day
War ended in the unification of
Jerusalem, the city returned to
normal life.
Jews and Arabs crowded the
principal streets in the Old City,
patronizing shops and cafes,
many of which remained open
until midnight. No army petrols
were visible along the streets.
East Jerusalem was no different
from the former “New” Jerusa-
‘Six-Day War’
Now Official
It has been announced that
the war fought by Israel
against the Arabs last June
will be called officially, here
after, “The She-Day War.” A
special decoration will con
sist af a red-white-blue rib
bon, with a sky-Dine ribbon
on each side. It was also an
nounced that the decorations
will be awarded at cere
monies to be held October 29,
the anniversary of the open
ing of the Sinai campaign in
1956.
lem. The city’s unification, as fay
as the civilian population was
concerned, was one busy, normal
metropolis.
The Cabinet decided to hold
its annual Independence Day Pa
rade, in 1968, in unified Jerusa
lem. The 1968 parade will cele
brate the 20th anniversary of Is
rael’s rebirth. Until the l3rael-
Arab armistice agreements be
came defunct in June, due to the'
war, Israel was not allowed to
bring heavy armament into Jer
usalem. However, in 1968, the
plans are-to make the parade the
occasion for the largest display
of ground and air force material
Israel had ever shewn publicly.
Among other thing”, Israel will
display large accumulations of
weaponry captured from Egypt
during the Six-Day War. Many
of those arms were Russian-built.
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Con
ference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations
has called on Czechoslovakian
Government authorities to con
duct “a full investigation of the
murder” of Charles H. Jordan.
“We demand that the parties res
ponsible for his death be
brought to justioe,” the Jewish
coordinating body declared. The
Conference statement was en
dorsed by 23 nationals Jewiah lay
and religious bodies, representing
the overwhelming majority of
American Jews.
“It appears to be more than
coincidence that Mr. Jordan
should have met his death at a
time of hardening anti-Semitic
propaganda in Czechoslovakia,
triggered by the Arab-Israel con
flict end including charges that
the Joint Distribution Committee
was part of a “world-wide con
spiracy’,” the statement declared.
The statement rejected the
“government - inspired” theory,
advanced in some Czech news
papers, that Mr. Jordan may have
taken his own life. “The pos
sibility of suicide in this case
does not exist,” the Jewish or
ganizations continued. “Mr. Jor
dan, a dedicated humanitarian
and world figure in the field of
social welfare, was a wealthy and
happy man. He had no reason to
Congregation Meets
In Denver Church
DENVER (JTA) — Denver’s
new Reform congregation, Tem
ple Sinai, which is now planning
construction of its own house of
worship, will use the First
Plymouth Congregationalist
Church as interim headquarters.
The church will be used for
Friday evening services and for
Saturday religious classes, as well
as for the next High Holy Days,
according to the leaden of the
Reform congregation. The con
tract for the arrangement was
signed by Irwin Komfield, presi
dent of the congregation; the
temple’s spiritual leader, Rabbi
Raymond Zwerin; and the pastor
of the church, Rev. Dr. Stuart C.
Haskins.
take hi* own life. There is 3»
evidence that he did.” -
A memorial and protest meet
ing on the death of Mr. Jordan
was held in front of the Czertio
slovakian Mission to the United
Nations, attended by adults end
students with the participation
a number of rabbis. The
called upon the
Government to permit a l
and impartial investigation
Jordan’s death by well-
in temational figures.
A second autopsy was
ad here on the remains of.
Jordan, whose body
from Prague to New York.-
nouncing the new autopsy; tbs
JDC stated that laboratory JMP
will be made, same of toemTfipr
ing perhaps two weeks, before
results are announced. The an-
topsy was performed bj:_.jh(j»
American pathologists, one trine
New York, the other from Mary
land. Czech pathologists in
Prague had hastily performed !*
autopsy there, am
the cause of death
and saying that the body bora :
evidence of violence
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Czech authorities denied a re
port published in a London news
paper that seven parsons had
been arrested in Prague in con
nection with tire mjataifeto
death, of Mr. Jordan. Asna'
Embassy officials in Prague
not been informed of any so,
or detention by the Czech auth
orities, it was leaned has* ~
Pact on Canal
.
Is Extended
Mention Rabin
As Next Envoy
To Washington
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Major
General Itzhak Rabin, Israel’s
Chief of Staff, whose strategy in
the Six-Day Arab-Israel War was
credited by many, as the major
factor in Israel's stunning victory,
will succeed Avraham .Harman as
Ambassador to the United States,
it has been reported in reliable
circles. The Israeli Embassy here
said it had “no comment” on the
report.
The 45-yeer-old Israel-born
general is expected to replace
Ambassador Hannan by the end
of this year, according to the re
port. He has not previously held
any diplomatic post
Mr. Harman has served eight
years In Washington. Last year
he asked to be relieved, but was
persuaded to remain at his post
during the crisis.- He is considered
a likely choice in Israel for the
presidency of Hebrew Universi
ty.
Many thousands of Arab refugees have started to tauter with water waiting In the street tor toe
return from Jordan to Israel-held territory when people to eome and get their water supplies as tbs
their homes na Thousands have Also returned to main pipes which ware damaged during the t-Daj
the small town of KalkUyah. In toe picture, a War have not yet been completely repaired.
UNITED NATIONS, N.
(JTA)—Both Egypt and 1
agreed to continue
the month-long agreement
both governments to keep
boat traffic, except
launches, off the Suez
United Nations announced
The exception oanoerae
launches providing food ^
er supplies to foreign ships jMF
rooned in the canal since Egypt
blocked that waterway at -to*
outbreak of the Arab-Israeli war,
last June 5.
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The two govenunenln
agreed on July 27 to bur
boat traffic for one month,
Israel had insisted that
both governments or
should be permitted to uee
canal. Israel bolds the
of the canal, while Egypt
on the west bank. As that i
ment expired, Lt. Gen.
the UN supervisor over cease-foe
arrangements between iSretLJfeti
the Arab fetataa, proposed that the
pact be extended without limi
tation as to data; Gen. Bull no
tified Secretary-General U Thant
that the two government agreed;
at his suggestion, that (he agree
ment “will continue in effect
until otherwise agreed by the two
parties.”
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Mayors to Visit
West Germany
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Seven Is
raeli mayors and deputy mayors
will visit West Germany in
tembar on behalf of
Union of Local Authorities,
was announced here- The. visit
has been planned in
with the Israeli Foreign
R will be the first visit to
Germany by Ismail municipal
leedasa. .