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American Ambassador G. Mennen Williams observing rescue
operations at Ruby Towers building by Philippine and
U. S. military teams.
building and worked in six-hour shifts. The U. S. militwy also provided
construction/excavation equipment, potable water, blood plasma, drugs,
lights , generators, body bags, concrete saws, cranes, cq:res sops , trucks
and other equipment. The Ambassador exercised his disaste:r relief authority
to permit reimbursement to the U. S. military fm the AID cantingency fund,
whichtotaled. ......................... $26,603
AID/DRC approved the cost in excess of $25,000.
The American Embassy provided medical supplies worth $72.013 and food f'mm
the U. S. Bnployees Association Cormdssary worth $140.00 for a total
o f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e . . e . . . e . . . . . . $ 2 1 2
Church World Service and Seventh-Day Adventist Welfare Se~vice made available
4,813 pounds of USG P. L. 480, Title 11, Food for Peace Comnodities
with an estimated market value of $477.39
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These foods were cooked and served to rescue workers and consisted of
salad oil, wheat flour, cornmeal, bulw wheat, rolled wheat, dry milk
and CSM,
Total USG assistance ... $27,292.39
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY U, S. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND OTHER U. S. ASSISTANCE
Church World Service and Seventh-Day Adventist Welfare Service provided
above USG P. L, 480 food commodities, Church World Service also donated
4 bales of blankets, with estimated value $400,