The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, September 05, 1968, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text* 9 VOL. 6, NO. 35 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTMEBER 5, 1968 jg§j 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 (Continued On Page 2)