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While the editorial "Unending Terror" appearing in this left-hand column is substantially valid, it is objectionable to present the Palestinian raid on Maalot and the Israeli bombing of Lebanon as parallel acts of terrorism without distinguishing between them. The Israeli action was wrong both morally and tactically, but it was directed at preventing future massacres of Israeli civilians, and its stated goal was to strike at terrorist bases and not at civilians. Though this does not justify the air raids, it differentiates them from the Palestinian attack, the clear thrust of which was at civilians--in this case, mostly...
Strong opposition to the proposal came from Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii, who called the legislation "a raid on the U.S. Treasury." But Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen, who has sternly opposed past attempts to moderate postal increases, quietly supported the McGee bill, sending associates to Capitol Hill to lobby for its passage. Observers think that Klassen's change of heart stemmed from his recognition of the growing burden on publications that use the mails...
Harmon said that it is "no accident" that the thrusts of this terrorist raid and the one at Qiryat Shemona on April 11 were directed at children...
About 2000 people rallied yesterday afternoon at Government Center to protest Wednesday's Palestinian guerilla raid on the Israeli village of Maalot, which resulted in the deaths of 27 Israeli, including 25 children...
Many of the demonstrators carried signs attacking the raid and protesting alleged U.N. inaction. Most of those present wore black mourning pins that were distributed at Government Center...