Gordon Brown, of Montreal, was re-elected national president of the United Israel Appeal of Canada at its annual meeting here. He has held the position since 1970. Brown disclosed that the UIA has just borrowed $8 million from Canadian banks to meet critical social welfare needs in Israel. Leo H. Marcus, executive director of the Canadian UIA reported spring campaigns were running 20 percent ahead of 1971.
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