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SELECT GROUP VISITS CHICAGO A selected group of residents, including Edward . Moody, Model Neighborhood Inc. Executive Dire ctor will visit Chicago, Illinois, by plane.• Leaving VJ'edne sday Nov. 13th and stay for three days. The visitors will get a chance to s ee Neighborhood ~ projects similar to ones that are being planned fot Atlanta's Model Cities Program.

RESIDENTS OF MECHANIC SVILLE MET ON MODEL CITIES Over fifty int e rest ed and conc erned ci t i zens met at Pet er James Bryant School, Sunda y, November 10th , to f ind out wha t effects -Mode l Citi es will have on t hem , a nd the benef i ts tha t will be ava i lab l e fo r t he residents of Model Citi e s. Model Neighborhood was sponsorer of the informa l forum, was c ommended f or ha ving a me eting of that nature . It was unusua l f or a cha nge t o he ~ questions asked and a nswe rs. given that satisfi ed mor e than confused. NOTICE The Mechanicsville Machine will change it's name this Sa turday and in the future will be Model Neighborhoon We ekly Machine. We are proud that the popularity is covering a large area a s well as the former. The Machine is a weekly report and information s e rvice supplied free to the Community. If you have articles and news, or announcements of; clubs, schools, churches, civic or youth, bring it to Mode l Neighborhood Inc., offi ce 700 McDani el Street, befo re Thursda y of ea ch week e II HOW TO GE'~ RESID.ti:NT PARTICIPA'r ION" Al ways a llow t he peopl e a --, chance to ask quest ions$ Und er s t anding i s the be st po l icy in t h world. A person tha t unde rstands will sure l y participate. When they unders t and the suggestion, that is the answer. Exhaust Pipe 11 �MECHANICSVILLE ~\"F.EKLY LIT7LE BI RD :LITED ON KECHltNICSVILLE i,'.LI-\.C HI NE AND SAI D / __.,,,..- :/ .,,..-- --~ .,,..- " ... /_ _ -. ---.........______

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MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD CUESTIONS AND ANSt 1ERS Q. What i s Model Cities? A. Mode l Cities is a Govermenta l pr ogr am , t hat c ombines a ll Fede ral Agencie s and Loca l agencies together t o r ehabi l it a te, s lum a rea s a t a vast s ca le, in s e lec te d Citi e s throughout the U. S . A. Q. VI'n at Fede r a l Agencies are c ombi ned ? A. Urba n Renewa l, Hea lth, Educ ation We l fare , Dept . of La bor , Dept o of Commerc:e~ Offi ce of Ec on omic Opprotunity , Small Busi ness Admi nstrati6n . Federa l Housing Autho r ity and all the ir sub agencies . Q. What pa rt Does Atlanta Consist of? A. The City had to b e t he appl i cant. After appl ying, the city put s up 10% of the planning funds for the f Lrst year. Federa l 90% . The City 20% the next and 801/o Federal. Q. How long is the program? A. It is to be pl anned for a fi v e (5) year period. ivwill y ou t e ll me next weok? ·1 . . ... ,..........,.. . .,... .., ... ...1....... ...... ..,._ EDITORI AL Mode l Nei ghborho od I n c., is in t he s i xt h month of planning the de ve l opment of a Shoppi n g Centerc It is pathetic to kn ow that there are cit i z ens pu l ling for f ai lur e of this p:roj o~t a s hc::,1-J as ther e a r e those pulling for its suc cess, Th e pu zzle is why shou l d 2nycne wal .. t to see i t not su cco ~d . Tt is is t he huma n na ture of ma n • .Lt h~ s to be . A s1.1:cessfull pro j ·:.<,-~. like this can be the ei ght wond-.,:; _,_. of ma nkind~ Let t ~ ~ ~ e th~t p~ll against ;. F'-~-- l fo r~ and _j :~·c, r · ;:; -;:tc assista nc.; c ~ Suprisingl v C '.1 '.1::::h inst ead of six months i ~ wi l ~. be unde r c onstruction in six wc Gks . ._,. . ,.. . .,......,.......

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