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CITY OF .ATLANTA. IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admini strative Assist ant MRS . ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Liaison NEWS RELEASE CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel . 522-4463 Area Code 404 FOR USE UPON RECE IPT May 6, 1968 Atla nta I s Mayor I van Allen, Jr. , toda y made the follow ing state xne nt w ith regard to the antici pa ted arr i va l h ere on Thursda y of the par ticipa nt s in the Poor P e ople ' s M a rch. "I h ave asked Mr . Albert Bows , Pr es ident of the Atlanta Cha rnbe r of Corn.merce; Dr. H a rm on Moore, E xecutive Dir ector of th e Chri s tia n Council of Metropolita n Atla nta ; and Chief Herbe rt T . J enkins , to se r ve as a City Coordinating Committee , to confe r a t onc e w ith offici a l s of the Southern Ch_ristia n L eadership Confere nc e a nd l oca l r e p res enta tives of the M e tr opol ita n Atla nta Summ it L ead e rship Congres s . 11 Thi s coordina ting committee w ill s e cure i n fo rrna tion r egardin g arr i val a n d d e pa rture tin1es , m arch ro u t es a nd s u c h requir ement s as m ee ting p l a c e s , hou s ing a nd food, and then m ake r ecornn.1.end a tions for s u c h ass i s tance as m ight b e n ee d e d fr om the cornmm'l ity . 11 The city g o vernme nt w ill m a k e eve ry e ff ort to prov ide a d e qua t e cit y serv i c e s , al'1cl I u rg e organi Y-a t ions and cit ize n s t o coope r a t e in t hi s effo r t. 11 -3 0 - �