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American Friends Service Committee — Part 6
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ACTION FOR YOuTH (APY)
aka Socialist Youth Union of Fhiledelphia (Su),
Youth for Equality end Peace (YEP),
Sunday Study Group,
Winter Discussicn Scries 1957-1958
NUK, 22 Cedar Street, Potsdam, No Yo,
before the Subversive Activities Control
© hac ten Communist Party (CP) members
they furnished information to the FBI,
advised the SYU was the Philadelphia % Progressive Youth Organizine
Committee. Mrs.-TICHOMUK advised this group had be... own during 1957 and 195€
first as the "inter Discussi.1 Series 1937-1953" ¢.. later as the "Sunday Study
Group." : . :
On July 8, 1962 BARBARA TG)
whose husband, JOHN M. TICHONUK, test:
Board on June 5, 1963, that he and ?
for the past seven years during whi
A source advised on March 13, i958 ta: alove group adopted the name
Socialist Youth Union of Philadelphia (fYU) at a uscving held March 16, 1958.
reporting on CP youth to the Fourth Congressional District Seption Comnittee,
CPEPD, on April 23, 1958, stated the purpose of the SYU was to train young selected
progressives for ultimate development into good Marxist-thinking CP members who
. will be capable of assuming leadership in the CP.
On January 6, 1961, a third eource advised the SYU had changed its
name to Youth for Equality and Peace (YEP), -thon decided against this name and
reverted to SYU.
On June 21, 1963, a fourth scarce advised SYU maintains a headquarters
at 1,26 West Bristol Street, ihiladelonia, Pa.
On May 7, 1964 a fifth source cdvised thas this group changed its name
to Action for Youth (APY) on Ceteber 11, 1952. 40 source advised tie groups svill
maintains its heady. 3 &% 2426 West Eristol t, Philadelphia, Pa., and
continues to be the Ph iphia affiliate of th gressive Youth Organizing
Comnittes (Proc). «
On September 28, 1964 the fifth source advised that AFY had ceased to
exist. Tho We E. B. Cubcis Clubs of America, TF ziphia Branch, had taxa over
tne AFY clubhouse, 1,26 Weet Eristol Street, Philadelphia, Pa., and was using AFT
uailing lista and equipment. . + . :
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