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Show Governor Lee Congratulated By Admiral Byrd Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has sent his congratulations to Governor J. Bracken Lee for his participation in the sponsoring committee of the Iron Curtain Refugee campaign, it was announced an-nounced this week. The campaign, sponsored by the International Rescue Committee, Com-mittee, Inc., is raising funds for the purchase of 100,000 CARE food packages and other essential essen-tial relief items for the refugees from behind the iron curtain who are currently streaming into in-to western Europe. Governor Lee is one of the 2A American governors who are members of the sponsoring committee, com-mittee, of which Admiral Byrd is national chairman. In congratulating Governor Lee for his cooperation, Admiral Byrd said: "The members of our committee commit-tee aremost encouraged by the support which you and the other Governors of the United States are giving to our effort to rais funds for 100,000 CARE food packages and other essential relief re-lief for the recently-escaped refugees from Communist totalitarianism. total-itarianism. - Through you and through other state Governors, the freedom-loving -people of the United States are demonstrating that they will not forget their allies who have fought and suffered suf-fered for democracy in Europe, and who are today homelss because be-cause they refused to . compromise compro-mise with tyranny." Admiral Byrd called upon the people of Utah to support the efforts of their Governor for the Iron Curtain Refugee Campaign |