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Q-19 (Rev. 12-1-72) (ass ‘ . - Serene. * oe t nv Tndechina— By Quakers Religious News Service : PHILADELPHIA — Te American Friends Service " Committee (AFSC) “has * Yaunched a million-dollar : eampaign to double its aid -to civilian war victims in : North and South Vietnam, | ; and for its work to establish | lasting peace in Indochina. |. war began in 1965 with med- Wallace Collett, board i ical assistance to civilians,” _* ehairman of the Quaker or- : it said. “Since then, the _+ fanization, said emergency i service committee has sup- . action will be needed inthe | plied penicillin for war suf- } year atead to respond tothe | ferers in NLF controlled accumulated misery of the | areas and delivered four in- :Indochinese people. The | stallments of surgical sup- 7 fund bas deen designated | plies to North Vietriam.” “North soutn Vietnam rund Ir. South Vietnarr. the or- * tor: war seuier and Peace Ranization said it bas pro- a ee ert ’ ' \ ey i—Ia—Gri_ ad announcing the ; * campaign, the Quaker or- ganization said it——“tias | worked for peace with im- partial, nonpolitical humani- tarian aid to civilian casual- - ties on both sides of major conflicts since World War I. “AFSC aid in the Vietnam a meet! Semen: le es ne eee w- oe ce eee ate 4 om eblmartnte si acters ._ sme 4 crn une a) ‘ ¥ a . ee ee oe eee te ete eh ek in tend meres ih Imai e <a ede = Sheet | + Action.” ! vided medical care for in- Amore other projects, the mates of the Quangngai * eon mittce operates Province prison, developed~ : prosthetics and rehabilita- a day-care center for refy- + tion center at Quanxngai, “ north of Saigon, which fits gee children and conducted a widely recoznized prosthe- ate ‘ maimed civilian victims of | ties and rehabilitation pro ’ * ‘the war with artitical arms {gram ior war-injured civil- * and legs. ians. .. Medical and surgical si.p- AFSC has also helped or- * plies have been provided’ “to eanize teach-ins, counseled — North-and South Vietnam many thousands of fervices: - 7 by AFSC over several years, imen and young people face—= and AFSC spokesmen have ing the draft. and cospon- been prominent in effurts to sored the peace msrch on ; end American involvement Washinzton in 1969. in the war. They have met 7 with representatives of ail - —-:. : Mr. Collett said an early . seers phayle of the fund-raising ef- en inant - fort wilt be directed to the one “university communities Reo across the nation. He said young people and the facul- ties there “are deeply con- ieerned over the ramifica- . : tions of this war.” ie “We have found that ae many young people are | s seeking a way to do some- | : thing on their own volition * that can make a dilferenct,’ Mr., Collett said. “Their stp- . per; of AESC’s programs | ‘been tdentified by the rae socks rbd chit rg . } ims of this war.” ‘ ! parties involved in the con- a i 4 i ee dn eet ed eee 1% me + Mammen 2 +e “The Washington Post _ The National Observer _Times Herald SSE. —/ The Evening Star (Washington) _ The Sunday Star (Washington) — Daily News (New York) WW Sunday News (New York) New York Post The New York Times The Daily World The New Leader The Wall Street Journal People’s World £- 2 —