The American Jewish Committee and the American Jewish Congress today hailed the report on discrimination in New York State colleges ###########itted yesterday to Governor Theme R. Bewey. The report urged the setting up of a Bias-free state university system and the outlawing of racial and religions discrimination in institutions of higher education.Judge Joseph N. Proskauer, President of the Committee, urged Gov. Dowry to ##### to the state legislature immediate passage of those sections of the ### which would eliminate discriminatory practices in higher education.” Rabbi Irving ##ler, Chairman of the administrative committee of the American Jewish Congress, said the “proposal was an event of historic importance in the fight again the quota ####”
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