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r WHEREAS, the Pre s ident of the Unite d State s and the Congre ss have ex pressed the national w ill of the peop l e through ena ctmen t of the Economic Opportun ity Act and creation of the Of fice of Economic Opportunity as a means towar ds eliminating the c aus es of poverty in this country; and WHEREAS, the Job Co r ps was established as an integral and vital part of the nationa, Anti-Poverty Prog ram, to p r ovide disadvantaged young men and women with a change to acq uire the skills and attitudes needed to become useful and productive members of . the conunun ity; and WHEREAS, the Job Corps h as provid e d a real service to the people of this country and the people of Atlanta , with the united effo rt s of leaders in the field of comrre r ce and or ganize d labo r to give us eful employ-ment to thousands of our citizens; and WHEREA S, a Job Co r ps Exhibiti on, spons o re d by leading industr i a l and educ ational o rganizati ons opens to the public August 22, 1968 at the Fir st National B ank Building, which will t e ll the dramatic story of t he Job Co r p s u n de r the title 11A Ehance to b e Somebody 11 ; NOW, T HEREFORE, l, Ivan Allen, J r ., Mayo r of the City of Atlanta, do hereby proclaim the p er iod o! Aug ust 22 - Septerr.he r 6, 1968 ., JOB CORPS . WEEK in Atlanta and urge all citizens to support the commendable work of . the Job Co rps . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I haveE:. hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal! of the City of Atlanta to be affixed. Ivan A ll e n , J r . Mayor - �