The SS Atlantic Ocean, chartered by the American-Israeli Shipping Company of New York, will sail from here shortly carrying 4,400,000 pounds of surplus U.S. butter and cheese to Israel, it was announced today. The vessel is expected to unload its cargo in Haifa in time for the forthcoming High Holy Days.
The butter and cheese, valued at $2,310,000, were turned over to Hadassah for distribution to the needy in Israel by the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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