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ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30314 February 8, 1968 SCHOOi. OF ARTS AND SCI ENC ES Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Director of Governmental Liaison City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dan: Thanks for your letter of February 6th reconnnending Mr. Johnny Robinson to serve on our planning connnittee for the New Careers conference. I shall contact Mr. Robinson today. In regard to the involvement of the Urban Coalition, we are considering the idea of inviting representatives from industry to attend the conference. Frank Riessman suggested the idea in that the Federal government is asking for greater participation from private industry in regard to employing the hard core poor. I am not certain that this is an area of concern for the Urban Coalition. However, the employment of the poor is of major concern for urban areas . The New Careers strategy has implications for industry. I am enclosing a copy of a paper on "New Careers in Industry" by Riessman and Paniagua . If you feel that the steering connnittee of the At1anta Urban Coalition would be interested in the conference, we shall be glad to work with you. Sincerely yours, ~ TILMAN C. COTHRAN Director TCC:dwa �