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Mr.. Nathan, former War p
increase in gross national proc
philanthropic contributions.
An ever-larger proportion Of
our families will move into
higher income brackets and will
ne able to contribute more gen.
erously to worthy causes" he
said.
Mr.. Nathan also said the pres
enC economy would experience
no major declines" He said
there would be fluctuations in
economic activity but that gen
orally, the gross national prod
uct. running at an annual rate
of $414 billion in the July Sep
TENDER period, would continue to
increase.
Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban
yesterday proposed that the
Sinai Desert region be estab-
lished "as a natural buffer be-
tween Egypt and Israeli in a
formula for withdrawal of troops
from Egypt.
In nationally televised cere-
monies following Ambassador
Eban's talk. Secretary of Labor
Mitchell, Senator Lehman of
New York and Cincinnati Mayor
Charles p. Taft received League
awards for their contributions
to the enrichment of America S
democratic heritage"
Critical of U. N.
3 Mr.. Eban was critical Of the
United Nations role in the Mid
die East Crisis. He said U. N.
conditions imposed on Britain,
France and Israel will :. per-
NIT the revival of the Nasser die
tatorship" in Egypt.
He also said his government
"looks with pain and alarm at
the present cleavage of unity
among the western powers"
Ambassador Eban said that
withdrawal of British, French
and Israeli troops from Egyptian
soil must be done senSibly with
out reverting to the situation
that led to the outbreak of hos
tilities in the Middle East.
At this point. Mr.. Eban pro-
posed the Sinai buffer zone and
said that his country could not
permit the GAIA strip to remain
as "a finger stuck in the throat
of Israel, used by Nasser to ex-
plot the problems of Arab refu-
gees and as a base for raids Ton
Israeli"
Achievements Cited
In presentation Of the Demo-
cratic Legacy medallions, Secre-
tary Mitchell was cited for his
achievements as a Catholic lay
man in the promotion of pro-
gressive labor relations and for
his role as vice chairman of the
Presidents committee on Gov
eminent contracts in elimination
of discrimination in Government
employment.
Senator Lehman, Democrat,
did not run for reelection and
will leave the Senate soon. He
was presented the award as an
outstanding member of the jew
iSh faith who made an ''imper-
ishable contribution tQthe cause
of freedom and civil rights in
behalf Of all Americans.
Mayor Taft was honored as an
outstanding Protestant. layman
who as a leader in the Nationals
Council of Churches helped adj
vance better intergroup relations.
Award to SarnOff
Philip M. Klutnick, president
of B'nai Birth, presented the
Anti-Defamation Leagues 1856
TV award to Robert Sarnof,
president of the National Broad
casting Co., for "the most dra-
matte and fortnight television
program of the year bringing
the message of democracy to the
American people" The award
went to Tragedy in a Tempo
rary Town." by Reginald Rose.
The play was rebroadcast as part
of the award ceremonies.
In a report prepared for B'nai
Birth. an official of a psyche
logical measuring service today
said he has been able to find no
scientific evidence that Negroes
are less intelligent than white
people.
Robert D. North. assistant di-