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expansion has been accompanied
by soaring inflation;
During 1979, inflation passed
the 100 percent mark. While the
foreign trade deficit has increased
rapidly, large inflows of aid and
borrowing produced sizeable
overall balance of payments
surpluses in both 1978 and 1979
and foreign exchange reserves rose
to a record high," Saunders said.
While making these statements,
the Carter Administration also
acknowledged in its presentation
that “the prospects for 1980 and
198J-are that Israel’s balance of
payments situation will,
deteriorate. Oil costs, defense
requirements, deployment
expenses and the overheated
economy will all contribute to
increased pressure on the balance
of payments,” Saunders' statement
said. - .
It noted that “In November, the
government of Israel took major
steps to institute a tough austerity
program to cool the economy and
to stimulate exports. Although it
will be some time before these
measures have a significant
impact, they should eventually
result in a situation in which Israel
will be able to maintain a moderate
rate of growth without serious
balance of payments difficulties,"
Saunders said.
The Carter Administration also
notified Congress that it wants $3
million in the coming year for I
American voluntary agency
programs on the West Bank and
Gaza Strip. Saunders said that
“While modest in dollar terms,
this effort to assist the economic
and social development of the
Palestinians in the occupied
territories is a significant
contribution to the peace process."
The subcommittee was told that
“the credibility” of U.S. efforts to
work with Arab states in the area
and “the future of our (U.S.)
interests in the area are
unavoidably related to our
progress in moving toward a
comprehensive Middle East
peace—and ‘especially to serious
progress in the current West Bank
and Gaza negotiations.”
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the Senate to castigate the
ineffectiveness of the forces in'
'* keeping the PLO from infiltrating
into Israel. “The Israelis withdrew
upon what I think were very
ephemeral promises of the United
Nations that they will police the
area and stop any of the terrorists
from getting through. The year
and a half that the United Nations
forces have .been there 'is living
evidence that they are unable or
unwilling to do that.”
More recently he exposed the
duplicity of the PLO in guiding
visiting Americans to the war-
ravaged village of Damur—a town
levelled by the PLO itself.
Packwood has expressed concern
over the increasing role of
international terrorism in political
affairs.
He is optimistic concerning the
success of the Middle Cast "peace
process but disapproves of the
Carter Administration’s approach.
“Peace is going to come in the
Middle East only "when the
parties...agree...across a
bargaining table, that they want
peace,” he said in October 1979.
“But it cannot be forced from the
outside.” He predicted that Syria
will join the peace talks, “but
they will only come to it when they
finally decide that it is in their
interest to have peace. Part of that
decision has to be that they cannot
win, that they cannot drive Israel
into the sea, that they cannot
terrorize them into impotence, so
they had better settle.”
Dr. Lewaaron Moyer
Dr Lewaaron Moyer, 75, of St.
Petersburg Beach, Fla., formerly
of ' Youngstown, Ohio, died
Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Funeral service was held in St.
Petersburg Bfcach with interment
in Crest Lawn Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Regina Moyer of St. Petersburg
Beach; sons, Dr. Leroy N. Moyer
of Atlanta and Lewis H. Moyer of
Detroit, and four grandchildren.
Nat Piliawsky
Nat Piliawsky, 64, of Miami
Beach, a native of New Orlean?,
died Monday, Jan. 28.
Funeral service was held
Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Miami.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Sadye Piliawsky; son, Monte
Piliawsky of New Orleans;
daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Coheo of
Metaire, La.; sisters, Mrs. Bess
Rosenthal of Savannah and Mrs.
Cecile Seibold of Panama City,
Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Nathan Agress
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Swainsboro, Ga., died Tuesday,
Jan. 29.
Graveside service was held
Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Westover
Memorial Park in Augusta.
A native of New York City, Mr.
Agress was owner and operator of
Maxwell's Department Store and
was a member of Walton Way
Temple in Augusta. He was a
veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Joyce L. Agress; daughter, Miss
Susan Agress of Knoxville; son,
Robert L. Agress of Atlanta;
brother, Dr. Bernard Agress of
Winston-Salem, N.C., and two
grandchildren. .
Sam Rosenberg
Sam. W. Rosenberg, 62, of
"TGlanta died Sunday, Feb. 3.. •
’Funeral service was held
Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Green Lawn
Chapel with Rabbi Fred V.
Oavidow officiating. Interment
was in Crest Lawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Rosenberg, a native of
Poland, was an Army veteran of
World War II. He was a salesman
for . a home improvement
company.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Kay Rosenberg; sisters, Mrs. Ida
Schultz and Mrs. Della Allen, both
of Los Angeles; and brothers,
James Rosenberg of Phoenix aftd
Hyman Rosenberg of Chicago.
Samuel Harris
Samuel L. Harris, 78, of Atlanta
died Sunday, Feb. 3.
Graveside service was held
Monday, Feb. 4, at Greenwood
Cemetery' with Rabbi Harry H.
Epstein and Cantor Isaac
Goodfriend officiating.
Mr. Harris, a native of
Columbus, Ga., was president and
founder of Metro Products Co. in
Atlanta. He was a member of
Ahavath Achim Synagogue.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Helen Sims Harris; daughter, Mrs.
Joanne H. Mendel and son,
Marvin Sims Harris, both of
Atlanta; sisters, Mrs. Pfanees
Satloff of Columbus and Mrs.
Miriam Sufrin of Atlanta; brother,
Abe 5. Harris of Atlanta, and
seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Bess Rose
Mrs. Bess Rose of Atlanta, the
widow of Sidney R. Rose, died
Thursday, Feb. 7.
Graveside service was to be held
Friday, Feb. 8, at Crest Lawn
Memorial Park With Rabbi Harry
H. Epstein and Cantor Isaac
Goodfriend officiating.
Mrs. Rose was a member of
Ahavath Achim Synagogue, B’nai
B’rith, and Women’s American
ORT.
Survivors include her son,
Robert Rose; sister, Mrs. Floyd
Brandes of Florida; and brothers,
Harry Burke of Nashville and
Edwin Burke of Chattanooga.
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