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DIED. Nahum Goldmann, 87, Zionist leader for nearly half a century and one of the most outspoken critics of Israeli policies, from Ben-Gurion's to Begin's; in Bad Reichenhall, West Germany. Co-founder and president of the World Jewish Congress from 1949 to 1977, Goldmann negotiated the 1952 reparations agreement with West Germany that resulted in payments of some $822 million to Israel and its Holocaust survivors. Goldmann repeatedly advocated peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Israelis, saying, "There can be no future for the Jewish state unless agreement is reached with the Arabs." And in July...
...their flat-bottomed swamp boats. Almost at once, the muck began to stick to the pillows. When they were pulled from the river 15 min. later, clear water miraculously began to drain from them, while each 8-oz. bag retained 8 lbs. of oil sludge. Says Peterson's Ben Benson: "We've been working with infrared detectors, 'super sucker' vacuums and high-speed skimmers. Now we're into chicken feathers. I don't know how much research or development you can do with chicken feathers, but they definitely work...
...Israelis are profiting from some ventures in Lebanon. Near the military headquarters in Sidon, for example, they have set up an El Al airline office. Every day, between 50 and 150 Lebanese buy tickets from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport to distant parts of the globe. With the cooperation of the Israeli authorities, several travel agencies in Sidon are also doing a brisk business operating one-week tours of Israel at $200 a head. A senior Lebanese official last week charged that the Israelis had looted Beirut International Airport, emptied its duty-free shops and even confiscated...
...official has some unusual qualifications for the field. Ben Jamil, the com pany president, was indicted in 1966 for wiretapping, though the indictment was dis missed after the trial ended in a hung jury...
...approved the operation and when this had been done. Prime Minister Begin, regarding the inquiries as a personal attack, angrily attempted to justify the military action. He also admitted that the decision had been made by Sharon and himself at a private meeting. Said Begin: "Even David Ben-Gurion had to make decisions of the same nature on his own." The explanation caused speculation among some Israelis that Begin and Sharon, fearing a defeat of the assault plan at the Cabinet level, had simply decided to proceed on their own. It also strengthened the view that Sharon enjoys too much...