American Committee for Weizmann Institute Presents Bust to Eban

The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science today honored the departing Israel Ambassador, Abba Eban, by presenting him with a bronze bust of himself done by an American sculptor, Robert Berks. The presentation was made by Dr. Dewey Stone, of Boston, chairman of the Weizmann Institute’s board of governors, at a press conference held by Mr. Eban in his capacity as president of the Institute.

Mr. Eban announced at the conference that the world’s foremost experts in cancer research will meet in September at Rehovoth for a symposium sponsored jointly by the Weizmann Institute and the International Union Against Cancer. Delegates from the Soviet Union are expected to participate in the symposium which will be attended by cancer research specialists from all parts of the world.

While warning against “excessive optimism” regarding any possible announcement of sensational discoveries regarding cancer, Mr. Eban did express a cautious hope that “the significance of present research regarding cancer will be illuminated” by the symposium. He said that the selection of Rehovoth for the symposium “is a high tribute to the progress achieved in cancer research by Dr. I. Berenblum, head of the Weizmann Institute’s department of experimental biology.”