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DECEMBER 13, 1967 WEDNESDAY EASTERN REG IONALEMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE NAT IONAL URBAN COALITION ATLANTA-AMER ICAN MOTOR HOTEL (GRAND BALI.ROOM ) 9: 30 A. M. GREETINGS OPEN ING GENERAL SESSION PRESID ING WILL BE DAV IDSULLIVAN, PRESIDENT, BU ILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES, INTERNATIONAL UN ION AFL-C 10. MAYOR ALLEN - GREETINGSo REMARKS BY WILLI AM FLYNN, DIRECTOR, STEP PROGRAM , NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DR. LAWRENCE D. -REDDICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPPORTUNITIES INDUSm IALIZATION CENTER INSTITUTE, AND AUGUSTUS H. STERNE, PRESIDENT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AT 10:30 A.M. , WORKSHOPS BEGIN. �___________________ , - - -- - --- - ~ - - · THIS GATHERING OF BUSINESS LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN UNITED STATES HAS PARTICULAR SIGN IF I CANCE TO ALL OF AMERICA. AND I AM SURE THAT BEFORE THIS DAY IS COMPLETED, WE WILL RECOGNIZE THE UNDENIED NECESSITY FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO PLACE ITS FULL PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL INTO THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR GREAT URBAN CITIES. IT IS ESPECIALLY PLEASING TO ME, MR. PHILLIPPE, THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT YOUR URBAN COALITION TASK FORCE ON PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT TO ATLANTA TO HOLD THIS ACTION CONFERENCE ON EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PRIVATE BUSINESS. �THE VERY HISTOR Y OF ATLANTA 'S GROWTH AND PROSPER ITY HAS EEN ONE OF RESPONSIBLE BUS INESS LEADERSHIP WORK ING WITH GOVERNMENT TO RESOLVE NOT ONLY PROBLEMS OF EMPLOYMENT, BUT ALSO OF EDUCAT ION, OF HOUS ING, OF RACE RELATI ONS, AND ALL OTHERS WH ICH ARE THE RESPONS IBILITY OF THE TOTAL COMMUN ITV. OUR LOCAL BUS INESS LEADERS LONG AGO RECOGN IZED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE RESOLUTION OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS JUST AS YOU AND YOUR BUS INESS COLLEAGUES HAVE DONE AT THE NAT I ONAL LEVEL IN THE URBAN COALITION. 2 �
