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21230 Kipling Oak Parl-., .Michigan 4823 7 September 16, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen Mayor City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Eugene Patters on 1 s beautiful editorial of September 9th about you during the recent riots was reprinted by The Detroit News, and I felt it necessary to tell you how very proud we were of your marvelous display of courage and dignity during that difficult timeo My husband and I are Atlantans who moved to Detroit a year ago. He, a recent Emory graduate, is now a professor at Wayne State University, and we have sung the praises of our home town since the day we arrived here., It is a great city, and you have done well by it. We just wanted you to know how much we appreciate y ou., Betty e C. Sha r tar (Mrs ., I . M a rtin Shartar) bs �