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American Friends Service Committee — Part 16
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A leader in the Nesrocs’ strug-jwar in Vietnam,” “fplies were delivered to North! ——
gle for better housing conditions! He said, “As I am using every |Vietaam in May 1967.
in Philadciphia, William Mimms,iresource and exerting every ef-| — Attempts to deliver supplies
arrived in North Vietnam Mon-/fort io make life more tolerable!to the South Vietnamese Red
day with a group of Quakers, to for die poor in our own country, |Cross and the United Buddhist] _—
deliver medical supplies to civil-|so do I feel the need te do the|/Church were rebuffed by the
jan casualties there. same for others.” , South Vietnamese Government
; Mimms, 37, execulive director] The youthful housing leader )last December. :
of the National Fair Housing As-|who gained several victorics for} A Quaker Action Group was
sociation, joined 5 other crew tenant dwellers — in getting land-,formed in the latter part of 1968
members -in Hong Kong twojlords ta make repairs — also saidjby a group of Quzkers who felt :
weeks ago, and the ship left forlit is his hope that “by giving aid'an urge to do more to show their
the war-torn country January Zito those cruelly affected by the _
sponsored by a Quaker Action(holocaust in Vielnam, we mot|was beinz done by the official
Group. only show compassion to the vic-|Quaker Church.
cw The eargo valued at $5000 wasitims, but also plant that shee of| The Action Group raises its owa
delivered to the Red Cross So-[saneness in ather men so that they|funds and is administratively: t
t
- 7 . - age eo . — $
- : of the Democratic Republicimay see the futility of war andjapart from the official Quakes | °4_"The :
concern for their fellowman than
of North Vietnam. Also on boardjso counsel others to do the|body, although Quaker officials] P< . a!
the ship, Phoenix, were $2000isame.” * . and church members have-showa| Philadelphia Tribu
worth of antibiotics and general: Mimms resides at 640! Cather-|sympathy and extended cooperas Philadelph:a,.Pa
Medicines destined for the Redline st. with his wife, Joyce, andition to their militant brothers. a “ e anaes ie
Cross Society of the National Lib-/their three children... =. Lawrence Scott, director of :
eration Front in South Vietnam.| George Willoughby, co - chair-|race relations for the American
The supplies were paid for byjman of the Quaker group, which|Friends Service Committee (the
contributions’ from persons in thisjhas its headquarters at 20 s. 12hjoflicial Quaker organization). is| a...
country and Great Britain. ist, said “the latest trip to North|cxecutive director of A Quaker 2/6/68
Attempis made to deliver the'Vielnam is a further attempt by|4ction Group. — Edition: yy BY No. 25
supplies last October were pre-lour group te respond to buman| The other crew members, all! author:
vented because of the intensifica-!nced. Le , _tveterans of the voyage to South Editors es
tion of the bombing of North: “The U.S. bombing coulinues,”|Vietnam, are: Robert Eaton, 2, E.Wasington Rh
Vietnam by the United States. [he added, “and innocent civilians|the ship's captain from Annapo-| Title:
Mimms, whose National Fair'continue to be killed and|lis, Md; Bery] Nelson, 22, from
Housing Association led hundreds |/maimed.™ - . }Kokomo, Ind.; John Braxton, 28, af
f tenants in rent strikes against‘? PREVIOUS VOYAGES North Wales, Pa.; Maryann Mey
ords in the city, said he felt! The Quaker group organized|Naughton, 23, of Philadelphia's Character:
re was a connection between‘two previous voyages of the ship Committee _ for Non Violent Ac# or
poor and oppressed ip this|Phoenix. . . }tion, and Christopher Cowley, 4 Classification:
try and those victims ef the! — $10,000 worth of medical supltrom London, England. aeuification:
i] Submitting Office:
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