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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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The NAACP's Korean Defense Fund for GIs surpasses $10,000 in contributions, announced in New York on March 8. Major donations include $5,900 from California's GI Assistance Committee led by Franklin H. Williams and nearly $3,000 from an appeal by Mrs. Daisy Lampkin of Pittsburgh. Various branches and groups across the US contributed.
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NEW YORK, March 8 -- A total of more than $10,000 has been contributed to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the defense of GIs in Korea it was announced today.
The largest single contribution --$5,900-came from the GI Assistance Committee of California organized by West Coast Director Franklin H. Williams. Nearly $3,000 came in response to a special appeal sent out by Mrs. Daisy Lampkin of Pittsburgh. a member of the Association's national board of directors.
Among branches responding to Mrs. Lampkin's appeal were California -- Dos Palos, $51.43 and Pittsburgh, $68.25; Nevada - Reno - Sparks, $58.50; Louisiana-- Lincoln Parish, $250, and St. Landry Parish, $31.60; Colorado-- Denver, $50; Michigan-- Kalamazoo, $42.25 and Benton Harbor, $51.50; Montana -- Billings, $92.51; North Carolina -- Pasquotank County, $76.15; Ohio -- Allen County, $49.00 and Middletown, $83.75; Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, $124; Texas - San Angelo, $56.00; Virginia -- Accomac County, $105; West Virginia -- Marion County, $104;
Also Arkansas -- Helena, $29 and Magnolia, $25: Arizona Phoenix, $25; Florida - Bay County, $25 and Pensacola, $30.30; Illinois -- Bloomington, $34 and Pulaski County, $25; Indiana East Chicago. $25; Kansas -- Barton County, $27.15 and Junction City, $25; and Maryland -- Caroline County, $35 and Somerset County, $33.42.
Contributions to this fund were also received from many individuals, churches, professional and trade organizations, civic and fraternal groups.
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New York
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March 8
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total contributions exceed $10,000, including $5,900 from gi assistance committee of california and nearly $3,000 from appeal by mrs. daisy lampkin.
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Contributions to the NAACP's fund for defense of GIs in Korea announced in New York, with donations from various branches, individuals, churches, organizations, and groups across multiple states.