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ah ‘SINATRA TO. HEAD _ ANTIBIAS GROU Year-Old American-Italian League Names Singer + ‘ By PETER KOISs Frank Sinatra, the actor and Singer, has become national old American-Itallan Anti-Def- amation League, {t was an- nounced here yesterday by Civil Court Judge Ross J, DiLorenzo, the Icague’s president. Judge DiLorenzo also told of an interview he and four other aatnee “Mayor Robert W. Sweet to administration had only one commissioner of Italian extrac- _tion — Hospitals Commissioner Joseph V. Terenzio — out of .84 officials he said were of Cabinet level. The judge said he had told the Deputy Mayor at City Hall on Tuesday that Italians made up 26 per cent of the city's Population, about the same as ‘Jews. He estimated there were “about 28 Jewish Commission- _ers," but said he was not urg- ing a small numeber of Italians because, he said, “Two wrongs do not make a right.” Mr. Sweet would only szy yesterday that he had respond- ed “We wil] continue to try to get the best-qualified peopie with the broadest representa- tion possible.” . Actually, Relocation Commis- ‘gioner Frank C. Arricale and Acting Labor Commissioner An- Tthony C. Russo are of Italian _@escent, as is Joseph F. Peri- .conl, the Mayor's former Sanli- statio: Commissioner. And at ‘yeast some officlals {- ed Incorregly as Jewish Ip the dea sacs onsng. ; Judze DiLorenzo said the Jeapue's board of directors. at an. April 19 meeting here with 26 members present, unanimous- ly voted to name Mr. Sinatra lehairman. The actot-singer, Judze DiLorenzo said, acccpt- ed when the judze and seven the yacht Southern Trail, owned by a dircct ““Sinathi’s View pf Nast, |; through his. New York of-t dice, Mr. Sinatra sald in a state-I pent last night that he regard-¢ eppuintment.” a ¢ added, “No American can rest easily until all vestiges ofr enrg, ¢t discrimination are erased fromicewae ee our socicety"—racial, religious ier social. He called the league | | rection in one area.) - i Judse’ DiLorenzo sald Mr. { Sinatra had already started pianning “a massive two-hour /Jordan, Luigi R. Maruno, R Protest that Mayor Lindsay's rauy and entertainment to pro-|Marciane, Howard Motisan!, Daf- mote the league for Oct. 19 in Madison Square Gdrden. The league, the judge said, Thero has giso been. with’ c aational American League to Combat De famation, which has been opctrat ing since 1959 with Surrogate S. Samurl Di Falco as national chairman. This g roup contends it nus 24 affiliated organiza- tions, as well as “thousands” of individual members, ° “ “the right step in the right di-istanzo, Frank Creta, Catmine G. [Frank Gulotte, a | confusi Ttalian- After Judge DiLorenzo made or, Berngrdipublic lant January a protest ot. Beis to Mayor Lindsay aeserting that 75 per cont of his appointments o Lop and secondary posts went! o Jows, and only 3 per cent to tallans, Surromate Di Fal- o wrote the Mayor disassociat- chairman of the militant year-|—-nis new post as “a workinging his Icague from an “in- vidious comparison.” - According to Judge DiLo- directors of, his enard Jestro, Anthony Con- birt Take teolett. angeio Cos- DeSapio, Meade H. Esposito, Lowvig Giardana, Salvatore Glordano, former Mayor Joseph Vincent KR. Impellitteri, iel Motto, John Pascale, Paul Rao Jr.. Emil Reimo, Anthony Scotto, Charles Sorace, Dr. Mario Tagite- gambe, Joseph Teretola, Joseph has’ butit up a dues-payingllTonetii and Philip Virello. membership of 7,200 since it Mr. Creta, Mr. Conticelll, Mr. startcd in March, 1966. It has!Impcllitteri, Mr. Scotto ang Dr.’ a staff of seven persons at it headquarters at 400 Madiso: Avenuc, oe In its efforts to fight mis- leading stereotyping of Italians Judge Dilorenzo§ said, leatue has been in touch with book and television authors ask- ing them to “stop using ‘Ma- fia’ and ‘Cosa Nostra’ for each and every Jittie jiem.” ug, gHe said the Federal Bureau Wit Tounctiaation had amore caretul supervision of the dramatization of storics from bureau files, and ine Distere lAttorneys Association 0: | State of New York had greed to avoid relcascs misusing the labels. Quarrel Over Nanit ; The league has been In & quar Tagliagambe have also been di- recters of Surrogate Di Falco's oFgamizauon. ee | “The New York Times" May 4, 1967 Page 1 rel over jts name with the §4-) year-old Anti-Defamation Leagu of B'nai B'rith. The jatter’s gen- tral counscl, Arnold Forster, sa! yesterday the Jewish organiza- tlan_‘sill pursue our remedies at aw.” * ele