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_ WIL.L IAM H. AYRES COM M ITTEES: EDUCATION AND LABOR VETERANS• AFFAIRS 14TH P : STFLJ::T, OHIO <ttongress of tbe ffiniteh $tates ~ou.se of l\epresentatibes mlas-bingtott, ~ .<le. October 13, 1967 Mr. Morris I . Leibman Leibman, \Jilliams, Bennett, Baird and Minnou 208 South LaS a lle Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dear l~. Le ibman: In your capacity as Chairma n of the Nati onal Advisory Council on Poverty, I understand that you r ecently directed l etters to numerous public officials a t all l evels of gove rnment and or ganizations seekin 6 t he ir views on the Har on Pover t y . ,....__ In my work ,-1 ith the Education and Labor Commi ttee, I am likewis e trying to keep up with all a spects of the Poverty program . Hy i mmed iate interest lies in the a rea of the role of, and coordination wi t h , the states in the administration of t he program . I t occurred to me that t he r esponses to your inquiry , perhaps from Gove rnors and/or others , might ha ve cont ai ned smJc enli gh t enin~ information on t he subjec t of state part i c ipation . If your staff has compiled the results of your inquiry or if there i s a ny information you h ave regarcl i n~ sta t e part ic ipation which I could be f ur ni shed , I would be most grat efu l. Best pe rsona l regard s ,

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