British Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie today appealed to President Eisenhower to extend clemency to Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who are scheduled to be executed July 18. In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Winthrop Aldrich, asked the Ambassador to convey the appeal to Mr. Eisenhower.
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