Israeli Police Say Progress Being Made Toward Finding Parties Responsible

Police today, piecing together eyewitness accounts of yesterday’s terrorist bombings here, indicated that they were making progress toward tracking down the parties responsible. A special police headquarters was set up to investigate the bombings and some quarters reported that arrests could be expected momentarily. But Arabs detained yesterday for questioning have apparently been released and there was no indication that new arrests have been made.

The man killed in the bombings–three bombs went off–was identified as 60-year-old Yaacob Golomb, of Kfar Saba, a foreman in the citrus groves there. Eyewitnesses meanwhile volunteered information to police. One man said he saw a woman place a small parcel in a trash can which later exploded. As in the bombings that shook downtown Jerusalem two weeks ago, the explosives in yesterday’s incident here were concealed in trash bins. All trash bins have been removed from public places as a precautionary measure and the public has been asked to be on the alert for suspicious movements. (Public trash bins have not been removed in Jerusalem, a municipality spokesman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today. He said police there had not requested removal of the cans which are usually attached to street lamps.)

Security police at Lydda Airport found a Russian-type hand grenade there this morning but it had no firing mechanism and was harmless, police said. Nevertheless, a bomb squad was rushed to the scene. They said the grenade appeared to be one used for training purposes. The old town of Jaffa, where mobs descended on Arabs after yesterday’s bombings, was reported quiet today. Arabs from outlying villages who work in Tel Aviv and Jaffa were conspicuous by their absence. But they began to return to their jobs this afternoon, apparently satisfied that they were in no danger.