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I 7 THEODORE P . TONNE 222 OSCEOLA ROAD BELLEAIR CLEARWATER, FLORIDA September 10 , 1966 Hon . Ivan All en , J r .. , Mayor Cit y of t lant a .tlant a , Georgia Dear Sir: Please permit me t o congratulate you on your courage in or dering the insti t ution of a c ti on agains t the per s ons r e spons i bl e f or inciting the r e c ent r i o ting in you r cit y. You r a cti on is a v ery wel c ome cont r ast to the p oliti c al cowards in o ther stat es and ci t ies in our country. There are many millions of your countrymen who we re as thrilled as I was when I read about your a ction . I do hope that you will c arry this matter through and not be de flected f r am your cou r s e by pressure f ram Wasi1ington and other pussyfooting areas .. The de cent Americans of ou r country are fed up wi th the disrespec t shown f or law and ord er t h roughout our country , not only by t~e violators but by courts and offi c ials who are supposed to uphold the law. I would suggest you i gnor e the stupid item in The Wall Street J ournal of Septemb er 9th. Because of your action the City of Atlanta , Georgia has gained in stature and respect what too many Ameri can citi es have f orfeited due to lack of law enf orcerr1ent by political minded offi cials . Let us h ope your courageous action will. be a turning point and caus e other responsible off ic.ials to f 0110\v in t he course you have blazed . I am an old man and perhaps I may again some day be proud of my country rather than the present opposite. With resl)ect and best wishes , I am Very sincerely yours, Theodore P . Tonne �