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Vi W c/V,..wsh-,5 &£0»,e fn· v45e~ ~,..,~ ('-",-.,v~f esce,-.,t FULTON-DEKALB 2800 SPRINGDALE ROAD SOUTHWEST TELEPHONE 767-7407 February 27, 1967 Mrs . Eliza Paschall Executive Director Co mmunity Relations Commission City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Paschall: Thank you for your letter o f Febr uary 22, 1967 re ga rding a statement made by a Mrs. A. J. Dempsey before the new Community Relations Commission. Unfortunately I ha ve not had the pleasure of meeting the complainant; nor do I recall any inci dent referred too in her co mplaint . For your informa tion Hi ghview does not operate under Hill-Bu rto n funds . Original cons tructi on, however, was fina nced partly with funds secured under the Hill-Burton Ac t. Highview has no rules regarding admissi on of patients wh ich ex clude admission of negroes . Highview has fulfilled all requireme nts of the Department of Health, Education and We lfare, as set forth under Title VI and has so advertised in the community news media, by le tter to the county governments of Fu l ton and DeKalb, and ora l ly to all others interested . Neither the undersi gned nor any member of the Highview s taff has ever, with my knowledge, mad e any s ta teme nts to anyone whi ch would be contrary to the Highview board's expre ssed admission policies. Highview does not have on ha nd any requests for admission o f a ne gr o to the institution ; nor has Hi ghvi ew e ver r eceived an application for a dmission of a negro. (See e nclo su res) Respectfully request you di s semi nate this information to all perso ns or interested agencies not listed below. For the Board of Highview. v fa ~ ~~e1,,," HTW/as Encl: ( 2) Distr ibu tion: Haro T. Wa r d Administrator Mr . J. W. Stephens on (Pre s. of Board) Mr . Ja me s .Aldredge Mr. Brince Manning Mayor I van All en Yj RO (1 1 'r XERO -·-:: COP'I' ,1" - ' , XERO -~· }COPY r::•:,, �