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Show Page HERALD, Provo. Utah. 18-- THE Friday. October 19, 1979 A f mm 030)36 c St' Provo Springvilta 330 South 355 South 600 lost ttoia r " TRIDORO BOUNTY TOWELS Walking Blanket SLEEPER i published a book in Switzerland in which he formulated the principles used in founding Red Cross. In 1901 he was PAINTING DEPICTS Henri Dunant on battlefield of Solferino In northern Italy in 1859. Horrified at what he saw, Dunant awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize. (UPI Telephoto) I I. Ml i I '11 Red Cross Denies Drop in Services Dunant, who was travelling in Italy as a young man and visited the battlefield of Solferino, where 40,000 men lay dead or dying after a clash between the French and Austrian armies. Horrified at what he saw, Dunant published a book in Switzerland entitled "A Memory of Solferino" in which he formulated the principles used in founding the Red Cross. Dunant eventually went bankrupt and was forgotten. He was discovered in 1895 in an old people's home by an eager young journalist and was the subject of an article that appeared all over Switzerland. He was finally recognized as the founder of the Red Cross, formed in 1864, and was honored by governments, tile Pope, and many societies. In 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel The International GENEVA (UPI) Committee of the Red Cross is the largest relief organization in the world, pursuing goals first envisaged by a Swiss humanitarian over a century ago wherever armed conflicts and civil wars cause suffering and hardship. The ICRC was formed in 1864 when 12 European governments signed the first Geneva convention. From the Original 12 National Red Cross societies there are now 126, with more than 220 million members and calling themselves variously, Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Lion and Sun societies. These societies form the League of Red Cross societies which coordinate relief operations for natural disaster fire, flood, earthquake and famine. In spite of its global prestige, the Red Cross has recently been criticized for not doing enough to help the refugees in Southeast Asia. "This is absolutely untrue." said Alain Modoux, ICRC head of informa- tion at the organization's Geneva headquarters. "The local red cross societies in the area have always been very active and are stepping up their aid program, working closely with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees which provides the funds for the overall coordination. "With the help of UNHCR funds we are doing all we can to distribute basic relief, build shelters, issue medical care, and give social and cultural assistance' in the camps and temporary host countries." As most refugees are not victims of a conflict, they do not come under the auspices of the ICRC but of the League of Red Cross Societies. "The league is also responsible for stepping up of aid given by national societies to refugees in the permanent host countries where the Red Cross often takes the most responsibility for settling them in," the spokesman said. "And in Cambodia the ICRC is making help as every effort to bring large-scal- e soon as possible to civi'ian victims of conflict and is preparing to send food and medical assistance." In response to criticism about its activities in Nicaragua, the ICRC spokesman said it was only to be expected that in a war situation some things didn't go quite as smoothly as one would wish. "Obviously the ICRC hasn't done it but during the all single-handefighting we were the main channel of aid to thousands of civilians who were thrown out of their homes and reduced to starvation," the spokesman said. "The ICRC saw to it that relief supplies got where they were meant to be as quickly as possible and tried to improve conditions of civilian and military internees." Although the ICRC is uninational, its membership being restricted to Swiss nationals, its scope is worldwide because its four conventions, the last signed in 1949, have been ratified by 146 nations. "In effect, all nations of the world are open to the ICRC," said Modoux. The Red Cross was founded by Henri d, base tor operations, the ICRC bases any improvement of detainment conditions on ad hoc agreements reached after often long and arduous negotiations with the governments concerned. Today, the ICRC has 148 delegates permanently stationed in the field, spread over 30 countries involved in in- ternal or international conflicts, and ready to be redeployed should any new conflict suddenly arise. "This little army of men and women, their only protection the red cross sign, are dispersed throughout the world for the sole purpose of aiding hundreds of thousands of civilians and military who are victims of tragedies born of violence and terror," Modoux said. Peace Prize. The first priority of the ICRC when dealing with a conflict is the plight of the combatants who have become prisoners of war and of civilian internees. From the moment of their capture or arrest, it endeavors to improve their conditions of detention by visiting internment camps and prisons and making representations to the detaining power for any necessary improvements. In all situations the ICRC works closely with the national society on the spot which helps cope with the mechanics of aid issuing supplies, organizing shelter and giving medical care. But it is the ICRC delegates who meet with both sides of the conflict in an effort to insure the Geneva conventions are upheld and in some cases to act as neutral intermediary between the two. Another first for the ICRC, also in March, was when the ICRC broke its traditional policy of neutrality and impartiality to condemn both sides in the Zimbabwe-Rhodesi- a conflict for their inhuman treatment of prisoners. "Unusual situations provoke unusual reactions," ICRC president Alexander Hay said at the time. It was the first time the neutral ICRC had indicted by name the Rhodesian government and the Patriotic Front liberation fighters parties to a war for specific violations of humanitarian conduct and failure to respect the terms of the Geneva war conventions. Civilians who find themselves in the territory of the enemy, under foreign occupation or uprooted by war and reduced to poverty and sickness also come under the responsibility of the J SIMILAC INFANT FORMULA 13 Oz. Concentrate ' Regular or Plus Iron n SiMILAC government contributes more than half of the ordinary annual and some $8.75 million budget other states which are parties to the Geneva conventions make up the balance on a regular yearly basis. The United States is by far the largest contributors after Switzerland and West Germany $600,000 in 1978 Case of $ 24 i 4 Roll Pack the ordinary budget, some $1.24 million comes from the national societies. Private organizations and individuals contribute the rest. But the "extraordinary" budget is financed entirely by specific ICRC appeals to the international community to which governments, national societies and private bodies respond as they see 14" 20 and I 1 corn Smooth, mellowcreme kernels Kitten, Clown, Rabbit, Pirate, Witch, Princess Regular Price 11 Reg. 79 9 39 $1.89 DUCT-DU- POPS N 25 Pieces individually wrapped ply XM 11 Regular Price 98 K r WHIPPED CREM Jl Reg. Price $1.59 $fl 19 u MAX FACTOR f3 RUBBING MAKEUP ALCOHOL Fluid or creme $)49 16 ounce alcohblU - plui - rtippBDCJU" R3 .25 i. CTSAI9 ELKSST r r firsts::! " AlllA-SGli- PAHI RELIEVER & ANTACID Hand washable non-allergen- mi x ic Regular Price $3.79 21. $5)69 11 25 TABLETS MIXING BOWL SET - Researchers are testing LOS ANGELES (UPI) a promising new drug that appears to be able to prevent the recurrence of a virus which is a leading cause of corneal blindness in the United States. The experimental drug, called Aciclovir or ACV, combats the herpes simplex type 1 virus which affects most people at one time or another. The herpes type 1 virus most often causes cold sores. But it also can infect the eye. causing scarring of the cornea, the clear window at the front of the eye. About 300,000 cases of ocular herpes infections occur annually in the United States. Another variety, herpes type 2, is a common veneral disease. Herpes also can cause encephalitis. Dr. Jonathan Lass of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland said Aciclovir acts selectively on only those cells infected by the virus and spares normal cells any toxic effect. Drugs currently available on the market can be applied directly to the cornea to bring relief from the infection, but Lass said they cannot block recurrent attacks of the herpes virus. Lass described the new drug at a seminar sponsored by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. He said the research is directed by Dr. Deborah an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. Lass and Dr. No Hee Park n, are her associates. Lass said Aciclovir is not yet ready for general use because should be because human clinical trials have not been completed, although the research team has started a program of using the drug as an ointment in some serious cases of corneal scarring. Tests in laboratory animals have shown Aciclovir to 5e "significantly more effective" than drugs being useJ currently, Lass said. He said the research offered hope for totally eliminating the source of the disease. Studies have shown that there is a 25 per cent chance of a second attack of the ocular herpes virus within five years of the initial attack. If that happens, there is a 45 percent chance of a third occurrence. With each new attack further scarring develops on the cornea and eventuillf. blindness results. FURIIACE FILTERS 1,2 & 3 ft Quart rs iesJSf ft A All Regular Price $2.19 $-06- SINGLE VISION GLASSES ONE LCW PRICE 'INCLU0INS FRAME. 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With no resources or fortune of its own, the ICRC relies entirely on contributions to finance its two yearly budgets the ordinary one for running the Geneva headquarters and the "extraordinary" one for specific relief operations to areas of special need. The ordinary annual budget amounts to nearly $17 million mostly for salaries for the 300 local staff who are paid normal wages. ments, national societies and private individuals and organizations but in different ways. It tries to prevent illtreatment of such persons by the occupying force and provides medical and material aid to those in need. For the past few years the plight of political detainees has occupied an increasing amount of ICRC time and energy work of a delicate nature that can only be carried out outside the scope of the Geneva conventions, as there is no actual conflict involved. In these areas, such as Chile or Argentina, there are large numbers of political prisoners, but having no legal length Nylon r-53S ly Sleeper. HALLOWEEN New Drug Tested On Eye Infection ' Full In 1978 these delegates visited some 41,000 detained people in more than 25 In 1978, the ICRC's "extraordinary" budget amounted to $18.4 million. But in the first half of 1979 alone $15.3 million have already been spent due to a dramatic increase of armed conflicts. It is estimated that by the end of the year a total of at least $31.25 million will be needed, and maybe even more. Both budgets are financed by govern- ICRC. Pavan-Langsto- ft Single Roll 00 sheets 1 n Oft 1 1 , 1 v? I' ... t "ll llll . V? , , |