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The Weekly Newspaper For Southern Jt Our 54* Year AU *“ t ** C# * r ***’ * rri- *y, December 9, \9T1 Sometime late in December, a private airplane will land in Atlanta, pick up a tiny but valuable cargo, take off into the hopefully blue »ky, and repeat the process in another city—and another—and another. The cargo's physical size will remain tiny—but its value can increase greatly. And everybody **”"**•, ^vet '45;000 families living at or . * “* dramatic modern day near the poverty level Decent airborne version of the Pony housing, educational facilities and Express is being used by opportunities, and health care are the United Jewish Appeal to provided mainly through our cash facilitate action irt collecting 5100 dollars." Tr d “ te}y Stretol - « to telegram, said tofidfiU hunmnweedaof«*people "This is an hi«oric u3«t.tt£- S.h"S ed ZLJ** A,kBU Operation Pony Express was Jewish Welfare Federation as its successfully used in the Southwest ° effort. Region >nd the Northeast Region Federation leaden hope the check in June Po *> *** date when the "Pony for back-up teams of secretaries, translators and typists. Meanwhile, informed sources here are stressing that the Israeli delegation will be empowered to negotiate substantive matters. Contrary to press reports here and abroad, the Cairo conference, though billed as preparatory for a large Geneva conference, will be concerned with substance and not merely procedural and technical arrangements for Geneva. Some observers predict that Israel and Egypt may reach a separate agreement in Cairo, ending the state of war between the two countries. Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat have said repeatedly that such an accord was not their intention at this time. But observers here say Sadat may And himself carried along by the momentum of his own initiative and decide that he might as well reach an acceptable agreement with Israel inasmuch as the other Arab parties to the conflict refuse >to follow his lead. One source pointed out that with the best will in the world, Israel cannot negotiate over the Golan Heights and the West Bank if the Arab parties directly concerned refuse to come to the table. The upshot could be a deal with Sadat in Sinai that would formalize the Egyptian's pledge not to go to war with Israel again. Both countries would agree to leave open the other issues of the Mideast conflict pending full peace treaties. This would be the most desirable scenario for the Begin government, since it would delay the future of the West bank and the Palestinian question, the source said. Observers assume that Israel will be ready to offer Egypt maximum concessions in Sinai so as to encourage Sadat to ride out the attacks* from his Arab colleagues. by David Landau JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The date for the opening of the Cairo conference is now expected to be Dec. 13 or Dec. 14. Preparations are already in full swing for the technical and logistical aspects of the Cairo meeting. Foreign Minister Mosbe Dayan has returned from his visit to West Germany. The two Israeli negotiators—Eliahn Ben-Elissar and Meir Rosenne—will be holding extensive consultations with both Premier Menachem Begin and Dayan, the Cabinet, and other key persons. One political development was Israel's flat rejection of UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s proposal for a conference at UN Headquarters of all parties to the Middle East conflict to follow the Cairo meeting. Israel contended that such a gathering would serve no useful purpose. But there was satisfaction here, nevertheless, that Waldheim decided to send a representative to the Cairo conference. Ben-Elissar, director-general of the Prime Minister's Office, who will be Israel’s chief negotiator in Cairo, has taken charge of preparations. Since he was named by Begin he has been chairing daily meetings of a special interdepart mental body set up to arrange the details of the trip. It includes security officials, communications and transportation personnel and administrative personnel from the Foreign Ministry who will provide by Dr. Marvin Goldstein, AJWF vice president, and Meyer Balser, cash collection chairman, from General UJA Chairman Leonard Strelitz. UjA national campaign leaden, using their own planes, will fly to Atlanta and other major cities in the United States, to pick see that Atlanta has its million dollar check waiting an the runway. * ( ? Every contributor has an opportunity to participate by responding quickly and paying pledges before the end of December. What it was like.. riend at a high point in Ms We—the Inauguration. the need for crucial decisions on