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ATLANTA VRDAN CORPS r 30 COURTLAND STREET, N .E . / PHONE (404] 525-2662 INTER-OFFICE TO: FROM: Sam Willia.ms / ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 MEMORANDUM Date: June ll, 1969 Dave Whelan SUBJECT: Alvin Dollar Alvin Dollar reported to Judge Jones of -the City Municipal Court for an interview as assigned by the Atlanta Urban Corps. Judge Jones did not approve Alvin at that ti.me for an internship as a baliff, and he told Alvin that he would call in in the next couple of days. Mr. Dollar subsequently cam.:, to the Atlanta Urban Corps office and spoke with me concerning the position at the Courts. He stated that he had received a call from Judge Jones and was told that he coyld work. if he would cut his hair. It was at that ti.me in an 11 afron hair cut. Mr. Dollar felt he was being denied his rights and had reported the incident to the Community Relations Cormnission. To assure Alvin received a job, I then placed him in the Crime Commission. After telling Alvin this, I called Judge Jones. He stated that he had no person'i:1,l objection to Alvin's hair, but one of the 5 judges said that he would not allow Mr. Dollar in his court unless he got his hair cut. Judge Jones s r id that since he had no power over the other judges, he could not accept Mr. Dollar because the job of baliff required that he work in the courts of all five judges. Judge Jones was very sorry, but he did not see how he .could accept Mr. Dollar under those circumstances. Judge Jones did, however, laud Mr. Dollar's qualifications, and expressed an interest in using other Atlanta Urban Corps interns. �