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Indechina— Aid Dowbled By Quakers Ralizious News Service i , PHILADELPHIA — Tie “ American Friends Servize Committee (AFSC) “has ‘ Yaunched a million-dollar ? €ampaign to double its aid + to civilian war victims in ! North and South Vietnam, { and for its work to establish . lasting peace in Indochina. \ Wallace Collett, board i : ehairman of the Quaker or- > bganization, said emercency i action wili be needed in the | } year auead to respond to the accumulated misery of the AIndochinese people, The “fund bas Seen designated qhorthy Sour Vietnam rund ar xelet and Peace eton” Among other projects, the ‘cor mittce operates a prosthetics and rehabilita- tion center at Quancngai, north of Saizon, which fits 3 maimed civilian victims :f “the war with artitical arms * and legs. .. Medical and surgical st.p- ' plies have been provided*to North-and South Vietnam 7 by AFSC over several years, and AFSC spokesmen have been prominent in efforts to end American involvement in the war. They have met with representatives of all pacties involved in the con- flict; Mr. Collett said an early phajle of the fund-raising ef- + fort will be directed to the Caniversity communities across the nation. He said young people and the facul- ties there “are deeply con- jeerned over the ramifica- tions of this war.” ie “We have found that many young people are ; seeking a way to do some- ¢ thing on their own volition { that can make a difference,” i_—I-ent ad announcing the ; * campaign, the Quaker or- ganization said it—tlas ; worked for peace with im- partial, nonpolitical humani- ; tes on both sides of major | conflicts since World War I, { “AFSC aid in the Vietnam |. war began in 1965 with med- i ival assistance to civilians,” ‘it said. “Since then, the i service committee has sup- i Plied pemcillin for war suf- | ferers in NLF controlled | areas and delivered four in- stallments of surgical sup | pli¢s to North Vietriam.” { Ir South Vietnar. the or- { Ramzauon said it bas pro- ! vided medical care for in- mates of the Quangngai Province prison, developed~ a day-care center for refu- see children and conducted a widely recoznized prosthe- ties and rehabilitation pro- igram for war-injured civil- ians. AFSC has also helped or- . ySanize teach-ins, counseled /Many thousands of services: ~ jmen and young peotle facé—= ing the draft. and cospon- sored the peace m:rch on Washinzton in 1969. — Mr, Collett said. “Their st.p- . per of AFSC's provrams i een identified by them. vie bo Bake deck i sathds tiie ions of this war. ! “phe Washington Post EE. J Times Herald =: The Evening Star (Washington) — The Sunday Star (Washington) _ Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) New York Poet The New York Times The Daily World The New Leader The Wall Street Journal ‘The National Observer ___ People’s World Date 2-2 -