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THE URBAl COALITION ACTION COUNCIL JOHN W. GA RDN ER CH A IRM AN 18 19 H ST REET. N. W. WASHINGTO N . D. C. 200 06 June 28, 1968 Memorandum To: Chairmen and Executive Dire ctors of Loc a l Urb an Coalitions Cong ress will recess July 3 for a long weekend and retu rn July 8. We are asking loc a l Urban Co a lition members to contact the ir Congressme n and Senators while they are home and urge that they s upport meas ure s vital to cities . Enclosed with the weekly Legislative Re port i s a letter sent this week to e ach membe r o f Congress from Ch airman Gardner , u rging passage o f progr ams that are i mpor tant to cities and specifying pr i oriti es. Also enc lo sed i s a sum..~ ary o f the ma jor provisions of the Ho using and Urban Dev elopment Act of 1968 which you may find u sef ul. The outlook for the housing bill i s generally good , however emphasis should b e p l a c ed on c e rtain ke y areas such as b r o ad income e li gib ili ty st a ndards for low income hou sing , an e xpand ed re nt s u pp l ement p rogram , and f ull f unding for Mode l Cities. Se vere appropriation cuts have been made b y the House o f Represen tatives in education_ programs , the .Teache r Cor ps and the Office of Economic Oppor tunity. Se n a tors s hould b e u rged to restore these cuts. Your assistance will be v ery helpful and ver y much appreciated. Sincere ly yours, Lowe ll R. Be c k Executive Director LRB:m TEL E PHON E: 20 2 29.3·15 30 · ® �