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NO. 8
In the "hoppor"
Cyrua Vance visits Yad
Vance Is hopeful after
Mideast “shuttle" tour
By David Landau and Oil Sadan
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Secretary of State Cyrus R.
Vance was back in the U.S. this
week after his one-week, six-
nation swing through the Middle
East.
He left the clear impression
here — and apparently also in
the Arab states — that the
months ahead will be a time of
intensive diplomacy aimed at
getting Middle East peace talks
underway before the end of the
year. -
The American time-table is
beginning to take shape. Vance
came to the Middle East with in
vitations from President Carter
to the heads of state in the
region to visit him in
Washington during March and
April.
Premier Yitzhak Rabin, or
possibly his successor, is ex
pected to go to the U.S. before
the middle of March, to be
followed by a succession of Arab
leaders. The avowed purpose of
these meetings with Carter is to
lee spoke here of a
“Geneva-type” conference to
convene next fall. Asked what he
meant by “Geneva-type," he
replied, “You can call it what
you want." He appeared to be
saying that what matters is the
substance of talks, not their
form.
But observers here believe the
Secretary’s choice of the phrase
“Geneva-type" reflected his
strategy for dealing with the
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By Jack Qaldbart
Arabs in countries which have
forced boycotts on Georgia com
panies doing business with
Israel will not sleep well tonight.
Spurred by the leadership of
Georgia State Sen. Pierre
Howard Jr., a bill has been plac
ed in the “hopper" of the Georgia
Senate which would prohibit dis
criminatory boycotts “on the
basis of race, color, creed,
religion, sex, or national or
ethnic origin, or on the basis of
the location in which a person
conducts or - has conducted
business.”
The introduction of the ^ bill
culminates weeks of intensive
effort by the Atlanta Jewish
Welfare Federation's Israel Af
fairs Committed, working in
cooperation witfc th# staffs of
mittee, as Wall as Jewish
legislators Sidney Manaus, Mike
Nichols and Cathey Steinberg.
Reps. Marcus, Nichols and
Steinberg indicated they will
“vigorously pursue" passage of
the bill in the House if it passes
the Senate. In a joint statement,
they strongly condemned the
concept of the Arab boycott.
“The idea of an American com
pany being boycotted for trade
with Israel is repugnant to what
America stands for,” they said.
"We are pleased that the
legislature appears to be going
out on a limb to protect human
rights.”
Sen. Howard, the chief spon
sor of the legislation, was joined
by twenty-four key senators as
co-sponsors. (See complete list
on Page 18.) ^
“We cannot tolerate dis
crimination as a condition prece
dent to doing business in
Georgia,” Howard said. “My
graoaaal to grohibit compliance
With diafcriminatory boycotts
win make illegal what we know
to be immoral."
The legislation, which will
become Senate Bill 3S8, was
Bella says no' to Carter—
yes' to Atlanta Federation
Another husband, another treel
Eliabeth Taylor and John
nial Park in Israel, where
marriage.
Former Representative Bella
S. Abzug, it was reported Sun
day in the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, said she would not
accept an offer by President
Carter of a post in his ad
ministration. Close associates
agree that the decision moves
her closer to a race for the
Democratic nomination for
mayor of New York.
However, Mrs. Abzug has said
“yes” to Ely Freedman, Clyde
Rodbell, and Dr. William
Schatten, co-chairmen of the
Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federa
tion Campaign Pace Setters
Division.
The annual Pace Setters
Dinner, to be held on Saturday
evening, Mar. 5, at the Peachtree
Plaza Hotel will feature Bella
Abzug as the keynote speaker.
The gala evening will get un
derway at 7:30 p.m. with a
cocktail reception. Following the
program and dinner, music will
be provided by Frances Wallace
and her orchestra.
The dinner is open to all*
members of the community who
make a minimum contribution
of $1500 to the men’s Pace Setter
Division. The cost is $25.00 per
couple.
The co-chairmen are expecting
a record turnout for this kick-off
event., Dr. William Schatten,
who is also heading the Cam
paign's Medical Division, said
“die early response of reser
vations leads us to believe that a
capacity crowd will be on hand
to launch the 1977 Campaign.
“People are responding to the
critical needs the 1977 Campaign
must meet with the increased
giving and are looking forward
to an enjoyable social evening
with an outstanding personality,
Mrs. Abzug.”
Schatten also reported that
the response from the Medical
Division of the Campaign has
been excellent.
Workers and leadership of the
Pace Setters Division met last
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placed before the Senate by
Howard on Wednesday and is
scheduled to be formally in
troduced and forwarded to com
mittee on Monday.
If passed by the Senate, the
bill will then move on to the
House for passage and then to
Sen. Pierre Howard Jr.
the governor tor signature.
There is apparently some ques
tion whether enough time
remains at this session for final
passage but many sponsors feel
strongly that the attempt should
be made.
, Sen. Julian Bond,' a co
sponsor, said he will aggressive
ly push for passage. “Americans
cannot tolerate foreign in
terference with our commitment
to human rights, or the imposi
tion of racial, religious, sexual or
ethnic prejudice on Americans
by foreign or domestic forces
hostile to our democratic way of
life,” Bond said.
If the bill passes, Georgia will
join such states as New York,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Califor-
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Doctors say average
Israeli is out of shape
By Jerusalem Times
TEL AVIV - The physical
fitness of the average Israeli is
one of the lowest in the world
and is some 30 percent lower
than that of the average Euro
pean. This was said recently by
the authors of a new book called
"Physical Activity and Health.”
The authors, Drs. Yehuda
Sheinfeld, Yair Shapiro, and
Sgan-Aluf Amos Bar-Hama,
said that the main reasons were
lack of exeteise, over-eating and
excessive smoking.
Anil-boycott bill goes
before Georgia Senate