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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY The Harlem Unit of the American Cancer Society's New York City Division is engaged in research, education and patient service in addressing the high incidence of cancer among black people. According to the National Cancer Institute, Black people have higher rates of some kinds of cancer than whites. Honorees 1983 MR. WILLIAM K. DEFOSSETT, SR. NATIONAL PRESIDENT 369th VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INC. MRS. MOLLIE MOON PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER - URBAN LEAGUE GUILD DR. CHARLES WALBURG CHAIRMAN EMERITUS - HARLEM UNIT BOARD MR. CHARLES (Chuck) WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT - SCHENLEY AFFILIATED BRANDS CORP. PRESIDENT & CHIEF OFFICER OF THE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 1982 DICK CAMPBELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE FOUNDATION MEL PATRICK PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER MELPAT ASSOCIATES MURIEL PETIONI, M.D. COMMUNITY LEADER FANNYE PIERRE COMMUNITY LEADER 1981 HAROLD FREEMAN, M.D. CHIEF OF SURGERY HARLEM HOSPITAL ERNEST JOHNSON NEWS EDITOR EUGENE MCCABE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL HARRY E. SMITH PAST IMPERIAL POTENTATE A.E.A.O.N.M.S. 1980 LIONEL HAMPTON NOTED MUSICIAN JOHN L. S. HOLLOMAN, M.D. PHYSICIAN JAMES HICKS EDITOR, NEW YORK VOICE AARON O. WELLS, M.D. MEDICAL DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS A.E.A.O.N.M.S. [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] [[image]] 288