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I agree.Israel Rally Hits $500,000 Jackpot A Las Vegas rally, sparked by stun-ning Middle East victories in that short war, donated $500,000 to help ease Is-rael's war-strained economy, rally spokesmen announced yesterday. The Israel Peace Rally was held Mon-day night in the Grand Ballroom of the Sands Hotel, * Some 1,362 persons attended the rally, 212 of them standees. "If we hadn't been victorious" in the pitched battles with United Arab Repub-lic troops, said former tank commander Rachel Ramati, "I'd be here asking for your sons, not your money." Mrs. Ramati was decorated in the Sinai Campaign 11 years ago. "The people of Las Vegas answered the people of Israel in their quest for a just peace," a committee spokesman said yesterday, announcing achievement of the half-million-dollar local goal. It is a portion of the $500,000,000 goal sought by American Jewish leaders. A resolution adopted at the rally calls WEOER Decrease in cloudiness, mostly clear,, gentle winds. Today's high 85, low 60. Sunrise 5:23, sunset 7:59. Yesterday's high 81, low 60. Noontime relative humid-ity 33 per cent. for an undivided Jerusalem, perpetua-tion of Israel's boundaries, equal access to international waters and Israel's set-ting its own peace terms in the Middle East. The resolution was read by the Rev. Douglas Harrell, president of the Clark County Ministerial Association. It will be sent to President Johnson and United Nations Secretary General U Thant. Dr, Carl Herman Voss, just returned from his 12th trip to Israel, called that nation "the last stronghold of freedom against the spread of communism in the Middle East." The rally featured appearances by (See VEGANS, Page 6) / / L