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E4 LOWELL SUNDAY Rep. Harrington By FRANZ SCHOLTZ has his eyes on 197C and Sen. congressman from 11k Norlh Earlier this year, he was re Sun Washington Bureau Edward Kennedy's Senate Shore, has looked at and even pdiy interested in makins wnaiinixiov nep uwtfj ndiiiiiuiun yu mobb.) New Middle East roots in ancient By JAMES GARY Chief, Washington Bureau Copley Ntews Service WASHINGTON 'flic new war rrow raging in the Middle East is being fought over land that all three of the nations involved can and do claim as their own on I he basis of past history reaching hack to the dawn of time. Israel, Egypt snri Syria, or ralher the ancestors of present residents Df those areas all have ruled Ihere at one time. have many ollters, tattle lands now occupied by Israel make up a major portion of what whs once known as Palestine one of the most critical and ought over crossroads of (he world.

It Is on major transport, trade and migration routes from Europe In Asis and from Africa ia both of those continents. And il lies close to and partly overlaps the ancient cradle of civilization known as the Fertile Crescent. THAT REGION of fertile land lies between the Mediterranean and the Arabian desert and embraces bnth the area Ford no Einstein but strong voice in Congress WASHINGTON II is, ol course, grossly slanderous lo suggest, as Lyndon Johnson pure did, that Vice President designate Gerald R. Ford is so dumb that he chew gum and walk at the same time." Nor is the intimation that Ihe House Minority Leader's brains become somewhat scrambled, as a consequence of being a fonlball star al Ihe University of Michigan before the development of hard helmets, either accurate or fair. And yet it must be said that not even Gerry Ford's good and he has many have confused him with the heavy thinkers of our age.

Honest, loyal and energetic he may be and those are qualities not to be despised but Einslein he most assuredly is not. When you Ihinf; about it, 1hat whole business Friday as SUN, OCTOBER 21, wai. ndLiuttivii, untc icnu hetween the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and southern Palestine. The Egyptians were presumably there first as members of an organized society. Egyptian documents have been found in Palestine that dale from 1450 B.C.

The ancient tribes of Israel normally arc said to have first appeared in the 13th Century B.C. but by 740 the Assyrian King Tiglath pilcser HI was dominant in the area. These are only a few of the many conquerors and rulers who have marched over this ancient larfd. Alexander the Great was ihere, the Egyptians returned many times, the Persians, Ihe Crusaders, the armies of Arabia, the Turks and course the Romans, not to mention the British who ruled there under a League of Nations mandate. THROUGHOUT ALL this Jews and Arabs lived side by side in Palestine, farming the land and surviving regardless of which nation claimed to rule at a particular moment in history.

The Jews can. rest their night was more than a little Kafkaesque. the vice president had resigned after pleading nolo contendere lo a felony. The President that very riny had been ordered by the Court of Appeals to cough up the Watergate tapes. A bloody war was raging in the Middle East.

Daily the vise was growing tighter on the hard pressed consumer, Did we gel a somber president conceding that he might have made a mistake in twice naming Spiro Agnew his running mate and asking that we close ranks behind a new vice president whose qualifies I ions for the job are crystal clear? We did not. We got chamber music in Hie East Room wherein were assembled a gaggle of tame diplomats, congressmen and cabinet members. We got "Hail to the Chief," nary a mention of Spiro Agnew and "Mommy, Johnny hit The games children play anticipate the games that people play. Some of them deadly. "Twenty thous sand people die by gunfire each year in the United Slates" is a brutal statistic that comes to mind.

We know that violence ia in all of us. So is God. And that makes non violence a realizable goal. Individual men and women have achieved it. Perhaps one day nations will.

Get together with your family, friends, neighbors, or co workers to discuss the problems of violence and how you can work together to help solve thorn. For a helpful discussion guide and further information write: Religion in American Life, 475 Fifth Ave, New York, N.Y, 10017. Play an active role in your community and 1 A helpshowtheway. Hie community of God. marc iiyour way.

1973 Zii Ui war has history claim to what is iidw Israel partly On the ancient Kingdom of Israel ruled by Saul, David, and Solomon beginning about 1020 B.C. Over the fallowing centuries Jews were scattered throughout much or Asia and Europe, but by 1857 a wave of anli Semitism in Europe ignited e. new desire to return to Pales line and reestablish Hie Jewish homeland. II was then that the world Zionist organization was formed. It spawned a movement that eventually ied to formation of the present state of Israel.

IN' 1917 the British Issued the Balfour Declaralion favoring establishment of "a national home for llw Jewish people." And persecution of the Jews by Kazi Germany in the 1030s set off a new migration of Jews into Palestine. By 1936 the population of Palestine had hei'ome more Ihan 25 per cent Jewish. Arab opposition began to mount. By 1939 Britain had shitted position and proposed giving up its League of Nations man dale in favor of an independ the astounding news I hat a 60 year old representative from Michigan is Ihe one man In the land mosl fit to sland a heartbeat away from the presidency, a facl which had eluded the most aslule political observers in the quarter century Gerry Ford sat in Congress. At least that noblest Roman of them all, Sen.

Uruska of Nebraska, was closer lo the mark when, speaking in advocacy of G. Harold Carswell's fitness lor the Supreme Court, he suggested that mediocrity like youth must be served. And it should he noted in passing that Ford apparently agreed with Hruska's assessment, since he enthusiastically supported Carswcll. A BURST of applause from the assembled congressmen, gratified that they were not to be called upon to ratify a choice which might endanger Repubbcan unity or pose a threat to the Democrats in 1D76. And exeunt all for presidential flesh pressing in the Blue Room, canapes in the Stale Dining Room.

WIid says surrealism is dead? Free travel for the blind VIENNA (AP) All blind people and those who suffer from severe handicaps, regardless of Ihuir incuiuc, can now travel free on Vienna's public transportation system, according to an announcement by Ihe Austrian Press and Information Service. Cctfwt titn hrvh eyes a nin ior either the Attorney etit and predominantly Arab state. There was also some sentiment fnr partition of Palestine to set up separate Jewish and Arab states there. After World War IT a massive new surge of Jews inlo Palestine began, many of them survivors of Nasi concentration camps, and by 1947 war broke out between Arabs and Jews living there. This led to Intervention by the regular armies of Syria, Transjordan, Iraq and Egypt and the first Arab Israeli war was on.

ISRAEL PROCLAIMED its independence May 14, 1948. Its forces gradually gained Ihe upper hand in the fighting. A A few months aler the Arab states, agreed to an armistice. A tragic by product of this conflict was the Arab refugee. Thousands of Arabs who hail farmed land in what is now Israel fled and became the embittered manpower pool for the present Arab guerrilla and terrorist forces lhatihavc harassed Israel ever since.

In November, 1D56, France and Britain joined by Israel attacked Egypt in the second round al Arab Israeli lighting. Again in 1967, after Egypt closed the Strait of Tlran to Israeli shipping, Israel attacked and won a quick, six day victory over (he armies six day victory over the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In doing so it greatly enlarged its borders and added thousands ol new Arahs to the refugee camps in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. IT IS THE new hinds taken by Israel in Ihe 1957, Six Day War that Egypt and Syria now say must he returned, nol Mir land originally claimed by Israel after iiie civil war and subsequent fighling of 1947 and 1948. The disputed areas are Ihe West Bank of Ihe Jordan River, including the city or Jerusalem with i Is any Mohammedan as well as iln brew and Christian shrines; the Golan Heights on the Israel Syrian hordcr.

the Gaza strip next lo Ihe Mediterranean and the Sinai desert, including ihe area bordering the western side of Ihe SI rait of Tiran and Gulf of Aquaba. To hoth Egypt and Syria the enlire area now held by Israelis is historically Arab land. They claim Ihere has he a heavy preponderance of Arabs there for cenluries. The Jews counter with claims that they have lived in what is now Israel since the days of Abraham, going back to about 2000 B.C. They say they ruled Ihe country from Joshua's conquest until they were exiled by the Babylonians in 5B5 B.C..

only to return1 50 years later and" rebuild their homeland. But the Arabs can counter by sayinp, lhal Palestine was part of an Arab caliphate from 63V A D. to 1047 A.D., let alone a part ol the Egyptian empire daling back lo the pharaohs. It is from this mosaic nf biE tcr and corif I icl iiiR claims Hint the present war has emerged, with no lasting selllemcnt in sight regardless of which side wins. Sen.

General post or the governorship. But that is all behind him now. He gave most serious thought to making I lie Atfor noy General's race, but his heart, he says, was not really in it. Instead, his feelings now lie with the Senate. For some Ihis may come as a bit ol a surprise, given Harrington's acknowledged impatience with the legislative process in the past.

But the congressman says that he nonetheless enjoys the legislative process. As with any job, there are some legislative tasks lhal he finds soniewhal less than enjoyable, but for the mosl part, he says, he finds legislative work rewarding and would like to move up to the Senate. He realizes lliat to do so he musl be patient, as Sen. Edward Brooke jusl won re election to another six year term in the Senate and the only JULIET JONES jpFmfXQH 'l SiY fS EV JOfCS, AUSTPAUM HEIRESS TASMM COREY, JtAWt6 TUB TIME OF HEP. LIFE POB I cnH'T kNOiV WrtEH I'VE HAf A IOUE1IER ready place him in a front running position for the Democratic presidential nomination and, barring some unexpected and dramatic downfall, Harrington believes Kenned could easily win it, leaving the way clear for him lo go alter Kennedy's Senaic seat.

Thus, Harrington is deeply interested in wlial Kennedy docs. And il is for this reason that he was somewhat critical of Kennedy earlier this year for not letting others know what he intends lo do in 1976. Because Kennedy has made no announcements, Harring ton can not make ay definite plans. Ho would not challenge Kennedy should he decide against She presidency and run instead for re election to llw Senate. A'cvertholess, Harrington is laying preliminary plans, counting heavily on his belief that in 1976 Kennedy will be going after the prcsidenlial nomination.

Last week, Harrington met with John Manilla, bclived by many to be the seat best campaign strategist there is in these parts at Ihe present time. Manilla engineered Itep. Robert Drinan's 1970 and 1972 election victories. He also managed Boston Mayor Kevin White's 1970 campaign for governor and John Kerry's 1972 Fifth District congressional race. And, if he should make a bid for the Senate, Harrington wants MartiUa on his side.

The big battle, he feels, will be for the party's nomination to the seat and, with his emphasis on pulling out the vole, Harrington feels that Manilla's campaign techniques make him the ideal manager for Ihe type of campaign he must run, Manila agreed during his meeting with Harrington last week to work for him. The agreement, of course, is conditioned on what Kennedy does. The timetable calls for Harrington to run again next, year for his House Heat. Then, he will bike another look at the situation and, if Kennedy goes' afler the presidency, Harrington will be off and running for (he Senate. Monday's Comics tsff im it vihsi mm mmm, WmWWmmM MARK TRAIL Kennedy's REP.

MICHAEL HARRINGTON Other Bay State Senate seat is held by Sen. Kennedy. KENNEDY'S TERM expires in 1976, a prcsidcnial election year. Harrington's betting is thai Kennedy will give up his Senate seat und make a run lor the presidency. As Harrington sees It, 197C is Kennedy's year.

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