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Show Red Cross Sets Plans for March Campaign With a quota of $29,500 as their goal, Utah county Red Cross workers are preparing to launch their 1956 fund campaign today, March 1, ascording to Melvin (Moon) Kavachevich, chairman of the drive. Explaining this increase of $6,000 over the 1955 quota, Mr. Kavachevich said that the recent western states floods have depleted the Red Cross disaster reserves, making it necessary for all chapters chap-ters throughout the nation to raise additional funds this year. When rehabilitation of the flood-damaged flood-damaged area is complete, the chairman continued, the Red Cross will have spent an estimated $8,000,000 in aid to the victims. A total of 52,225 persons in the flood area have been sheltered, fed, and clothed by the Red Cross, and approximately ap-proximately 21,000 families have registered for American Red Cross long-term assistance in restoring them to normal living conditions. These floods present a typical illustration of how the nation's great humanitarian organization mobilizes quickly to help families and small business owners get back on their feet, Mr. Kavachevich Kavache-vich stated. |