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........, ' LEADERSEI P 2~I ~?I ~G 2APE R Mobilizing Ur jan Coalitions I Chicago, Illinois--October 17,: 1967 I. U~B~N LEGISLATION As _ firs-;:: st:e;?s toward' the i 2 :9:!. e::n:2n ta tio :., of ·c1::e cc:~ ,i t::-.'.2 r. ts r,tac":.e at b 1e August ED.erg e ::icy Co:::1v cc a.-tio n, t h e ~~atio n al St seri::-:s: Co=-:-c ti tt e-2 announced ~ts support for t h e Emergency Em~ lovme~t Act, co-s~onso~ ea in the Senate by Senators Cl ark a n d Javits~ ~he Coa~ition SU??Ort e ~ tl1e Prouty 2t,e r a.,-nerit ,.-, h ic~1 woul ci h2_ve enlarc ec. t h s L,volve::;.en t of ---,i·v~C.L..

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i :~,.., PQ, e, ~ for n ·u~,___,i·c -:::",::,r,1-ice -'o.':i"" l:'L. 0.-......J-... -_ j .::> • T~e vote in the Senate was clos e -- 4 7-42. The ~ eas ~ra · has been refe::::-red back to the Senate Lab or Corn-"- --nittee T.-,:,e re 3er:ator Clar:-c has ann ounced he will conduct adciitional hearing s. ,1 _......, --• . 'I _1'., _.::, _ ~ j T2e Coalition also announced ~~s SU??Ort for fu~l ~u~c.i n1·· =or tie Poverty Prog ram, Model Ci ties, a n d Rent Su:;_::iple:::ne n t.s. ':' ~1e Se~ate has ac·ted b y inc:.:-easing th e Ac1-:1i ~1is tration' s appro :_:i:.:::ia. tior1 request by $168 million for t~e p overty program, resto:.:::ed t~e a9pro?riations for Rent SU??le~ents wh ich was delet e d i n the House and has authorized ~ost of the money requested ~y ~~e A~mi ~i st r atioI'- for Model Cities. The latter t wo measures are nm, in Conf ereI'-ce Corruni ttee at.temp ti ng to reconcile considera:)ly ::..o,:·1e r Hous2 appropri a tions. Th e House has ~ot yet acted on t~e ?overty Pros-ram. ~~e Urban Coalition has a lso s up?orted civ il ri g:_ ~~ =air ~ousi ~g legislation and Co-Chair~ an And:.::: ew Heis kell has t es tifi2l jefore ~ ~e Senate Cownittee on beha lf o= t h e A&~ inistra tio n 1 s ::_)rO ? Osal.

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