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THE URBAN COALITION ACTION COUNCIL 2700 M Street, N .W. • W as hingto n, D . C. 20037 (202) 293-7625 JO H N W. GAR D NER Chai rm an AN DREW HEI SK EL L A. PHILI P RAN D O LPH Co- chairmen LOWE LL R. BECK Exec uti ve Direc tor November 21, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: I am enclosing for your information recent Action Council testimony on the two closely related issues of welfare reform and food stamps. John Gardner's statement on welfare was presented to the Way s and Means Committee by George McGhee. In his capacity as special counsel to the Action Council, Mr. Stephen Kurzman presented our position on food stamps before t h e House Committee on Agriculture. I would ap preciate receiving any comments y ou may have on the positions stated in t h is testimony. Sincerely, faJ;!?J?_{, Lowell R. Beck �