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THIS SAME LETTER SENT TO: Representative F.ietcher Thompson Senator Richard B. Russell Senator Herman E. Talmadge September 21, 1967 Honorable Ben B. Blackburn, III 1019 Longworth House Office Building W· shington, D. C. 20515 Dear Ben: It i my under tsnding that hearings b in hortly in the Senate on the budget requ st of the Offic of Economic Opportunity. The tlant Ch ber of Comnerce urg s you to consider f ~or bly this appropriation wh n t t comes before you. We have n opportunity to view t clo er n e the re ults obt inod from programs of con0111ic Opportunity Atlant, Inc. , the Atlant r a agency carryin out th poverty program, and , ber have be n invalu bl gins de through th s num rous The any activities of BOA nd it d lg te gencies in t hr h ve b en a jor f ctor in creating nd intaining climat under which w could all work to rd solutions o tu l c nity probl s. lt i our hop and belief v ilable through poverty pro r ad ducation hr nd training nd throu bout th country, will ny of thos preeontly dependent on w lfar to b come self-suet inin , t xp yio citizen. Under 11 of th circ st nc a, we beli ve th t th ount bing p nded by 0 throu hr ut th countr-y, together with th loc l tchin funds, nt inv s nts that will p y rich dividend• tn y r to C e• . I ttaehing a briefs ry of th pro r hich ha e fun d throu h O sine J nuary, 1965 and I hope you will find to revi thi• ~ cord of ace lia nt. b • inc r ly your, ,/?::fft. ' /,' /frb be e: I I Mayor Ivan Allen~ Mr. Opie L. Shelton Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones �