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Hon. Theodore R. McKeldin, Chairman Dr. Homer E. Favor, Vice-Chairman Parren J. Mitchell, Vice-Chairman Gilbert Rosenthal, Secretary Dr. Wilmer V. Bell, Treasurer Walter H. Lively, Executive Director _July 3, 1968 ... Dear Sir: As Chairman of the Baltimore Urban Coalition, I am writing to inform you that we have undertaken the task of mobilizing a group of outstanding local businessmen who are greatly concerned over the future of America's cities. These men numbering about 200 and representing a full range of the commercial jnterests of our city will be accompanied by Mayor Thomas D' Alesandro, III and leaders from religious, labor, educational, and civil rights groups when they journey to Washington next Thursday, July 11th to meet with the Mary-· land Delegation to the Congress. It is our purpose to make it clear to our r e presentatives that we care deeply about the conditions in Baltimore and all of the cities of the country and to urge them to give priority attention to Urban America and its people. We would like to urge you a nd the other loc a l Urban Coa litions around the n ation to act as the c a t a lytic agents in your citie s to activate similar demonstrations on the part of your local busine ss leadership. We believe this is vitally important--that the timing is such tha t we h a ve the·opportunity to be effective with Congres s and with the p e ople a t home who will be heartened by our show of concern.· We share -the sense of urge ncy e x pressed in John Gardner's letter to Cong r ess on June 21th a nd this is our way of supporting it with the d e~egation in Cong r e s s . We s inc e rely hope that you w ill in some w a y join u s i n thi s e ffort t o inform Congress of the concern o f the Ame r i c an b u s i n ess com m unity. Ve r y t ruly yours , \:ffc cry( )C<l_~t Ju T h eodore R . M cKeldm Room 3505 -- 222 Saint Paul PlaceBaltimore, Maryland 21202 - Phone: 752-8470 y . �