The Citation of World Mother of the Decade was conferred Friday on Premier Golda Meir in a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here. The award, given by the American Mothers Committee, was accepted by Mrs. Shoshan Shlev, wife of the charge d’affaire in the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Premier Meir was chosen as the Mother of the Decade “for her great work for peace” and because she has “devoted her full spirit to the quest for international understanding….”
Mrs. Meir, in a direct telephone message from Jerusalem that was delivered on a loud speaker to more than 1000 guests, thanked the American Mothers Committee for the honor and made a plea for peace in the world. She said she has never forgotten that the soldiers who die at the battlefield are sons of mothers, and that mothers through educating their children can contribute to peace and understanding in the world. The AMC, with a membership of more than 50,000 American women, also cited Mrs. Indira Ghandi for her contribution to world peace.
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