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Atlanta and LA There are mayors and there are mayors. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta has been 1a:tely in the news, his city having been the scene of racial rioting even though it is the mos,t advanced of major Southern cdities in the enlightened handling of its racial pTOblems. Mayor Al. !en not o-Il!ly acknowledges the problems but concedes that his ' city has not pl.'logressed as fast as desiraMe in eliminating them. In stark cont rast to most Southern politioia,ns, he testified in favor of the public accommodaticms section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying Federal law in this area was necessary; he has favored the open occupancy section of the civil rights bill which p•aissed the House of Represenrtartives. Throughout the riotilng in h1s city, Mayor Allen was on the scene, in the thick of it, literally r isking life and limb. He didn't remember a speech he had to give in another part of the state, excuse himself from duty and take off. He didn't limit his efforts to the obvious cries for ·support of the police in the face of violence. He worked closely and constantly with Negroes and whites trying to ·restore order. One has the feeling that if Mayor Allen of Atlanta were appe~ring before a Senate committee there would be no need for questionling concerning his leadership abilities, but that if such questions were asked, and no matter how severely phrased, he would have meaningful answers, for his city and for himself. He wouldn't plead helplessness. There are mayors and there are mayors. �