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VOL. 6, NO. 35 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTMEBER 5, 1968
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day of prayer and a day of giving
for the children of Biafra.
Archbishop Thomas A.
Donnellan urged all members of
the archdiocese to “give witness
to your concern over this critical
situation by contributing to the
fund for the relief of the starving
children of Biafra.
the widespread destruction of
farmland...thousands of infants
and children have perished by
starvation and disease in an act of
virtual genocide against the tribe
of Ibos.”
The sponsoring organizations
are the Archdiocese of Atlanta,
the Atlanta Jewish Welfare
Federation and the Christian
Council of Metropolitan Atlanta.
Protestant, Catholic and
Jewish organizations in Atlanta
have joined in an interfaith drive
to assist innocent victims of war,
famine and disease in war-tom
Biafra.
In a proclamation Tuesday,
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. said, “the
14-month-old civil war between
Nigeria and Biafra has inflicted a
grievous famine on Biafra by
reason of both a blockade and
The mayor said since an
agreement has been reached
between Nigeria and Biafra on
land and air routes for relief
efforts, he proclaimed Tuesday a
‘Join your efforts to those of
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