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January 8, 1968

Dr. William Marine

Associate Professor

Project (Jo-Director

Emory University School of Medicine
Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Center
69 Butler Street. 5. E.

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Dr. Marine:

I will be unable to attend the informational meeting Wednesday
on the Neighborhood Health Center Program.

However, Johnny Robinson will attend and will represent me
et your meeting. I am sure that he will have questions we are
interested in and will she be able to represent the City's
interest in the program.

Sincerely yours,

Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor

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ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30303

DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

December 29, 1967

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City Hall

68 Mitchell Street, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Sir:

We would like to invite you to a special informational meeting
for local administrative officials and elected representatives from
the area to be served by the Comprehensive Neighborhood Health
Center that is being organized in South Atlanta. Funds for this
Center come from the "Neighborhood Health Center Program" of the
Office of Economic Opportunity.

The meeting will be held in our temporary quarters, 1070 Wash-
ington Street, 5. W., from 4:00 to 5:30 P. M., Wednesday, January
10, 1968. The staff that has been hired to date will participate in
the program, including representatives from the Dental Unit, Education
Unit, Medical Unit, Mental Health Unit, and Nursing Unit. There will
be ample time to answer any questions that you have after our present—
ation.

We hope that you or a designated repreSentative for you will be
able to be present at this meeting.

Sincerely yours,

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Project Co—Director Project Co—Director

January 2, 1968

Dr. William Marine

Associate Professor

Project (So—Director

Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Center

Emory University School of Medicine

Department of Preventive Medicine and
Community Health

69 Butler Street. S. E.

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Dr. Marine:

Thank you for your invitation to the January 10 meeting of
the Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Center program.
Unfortunately. I will be in Washington on that day but have
asked my colleague. Johnny Robinson. to represent this office.

We look forward to cooperating with you and your staff in your
important undertaking.

Sincerely yours,

Dan Sweat

EMORY UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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as BUTLER smear. s. E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30303

DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

December 29, 1967

Mr. Dan Sweat

City Hall

68 Mitchell Street, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Sir:

We would like to invite you to a special informational meeting
for local administrative officials and elected representatives from
the area to be served by the Comprehensive Neighborhood Health
Center that is being organized in South Atlanta. Funds for this
Center come from the "Neighborhood Health Center Program" of the
Office of Economic Opportunity.

The meeting will be held in our temporary quarters, 1070 Wash-
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10, 1968. The staff that has been hired to date will participate in
the program, including representatives from the Dental Unit, Education
Unit, Medical Unit, mantel Health Unit, and Nursing Unit. There will
be ample time to answer any questions that you have after our present-
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able to be present at this meeting.

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February 6, 1968

MEMORANDUM

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VOLUME 2 NUMBER '27

January 5, 1968

FIFTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC OPENS

The Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area will open
its fifth clinic at 118 Marietta Street, N. W. on Friday, January 12th
at 5 p. m4

Mrs. Julian Freedman, Executive Director of the program, said,
"This clinic is being opened here at our new headquarters office to
serve as a centrally located center for women who want to go to a clinic
but do not live near either of our four other clinics."

The new clinic will be open from 5 to 8 p. m. on Fridays. In
addition, it will serve as a central supply center every week day from
2:00 to 4:30 p. m. for all Planned Parenthood participants. Women may
pick up supplies here no matter where they received their Planned
Parenthood orientation.

EOA finances 80% of the total budget forthe Planned Parenthood
Association of the Atlanta Area.

The four other Planned Parenthood clinics and their operational
hours are:

Bethlehem Community Center Clinic

9 McDonough Boulevard

Telephone: 627—0176

Monday and Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m.

Perry Homes Clinic

1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt. 756

Telephone: 355-8278

Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m.

West End Clinic — John O. Chiles Homes
435 Ashby Street, S. W.

Telephone: 755-4228

Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m.

East Point Clinic

South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center
2735 East Point Street

East Point, Georgia

Telephone: 767-7541

Tuesday evenings, 6 to 9 p. m.

The regular office hours for the Planned Parenthood Association
are from 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Interested persons should call 523-
6996 for further'information.

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Edgewood parents of children under three years of age are invited
to a Parent and Child Center Briefing Conference to be held at the
Sammye B, Coan Middle School, 1500 Boulevard Drive, S. E., on January
10 and 11°

The Wednesday, January 10, meeting will be held from 7:00 until
9:00 p. m.

The Thursday, January 11, meeting will be held from 9:00 a. m.
until 4: 30 p. m,

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MODEL CITIES MEETING

Lewis Peters, Chairman of the Model Cities Mass Convention, urges
all residents of the Model Cities area to attend a final planning meeting
Wednesday, January 10, at 7:30 p. m,, in preparation for next Sunday"s
Mass Convention.

Wednesday“s meeting will be held at the Peter J. Bryant School, 252
Georgia Avenue.

Mr, Peters said the Wednesday night meeting will be most important
because decisions must be made about the agenda for Sunday’s Convention.

The Mass Convention will be held at 3:30 p. m., Sunday, January 14,

at the Hoke Smith Technical School,
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERSi

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“A group of yOung people l6~17 years of age, sponsored by Chaplin
Webb of Fort McPherson, came to give a Christmas Party to the_children
on December 19, They came in reponse to a letter written to the Comman-
der General by the Center“s Social Worker, Mrs. Dorothy Yang, asking for
their involvement in the EDA program.

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Ronald Gregory, 1?, played Santa Claus. His mystical powers turned
the center into a fairytale land. These five young people of Fort Mc-
Pherson raised the money of $50 by putting on a play and by selling them»
selves as slaves for a day. They brought personal gifts for each child

in addition to the candies, cookies, cokes and music for the party. The
sound of Christmas music and the sight of Santa Claus not.only delighted
the Center‘s children, but also attracted the whole population of the
neighborhood, There must have been over 100 children and adults who talked
to Santa Claus and partook of the Christmas goodies. It was a real festive
time for the whole community around the centers"

' Reported by staff

ANTIOCH CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER:_

Kindergarten and older children attended the ballet ”Nutcraker?
at Municipal Auditorium, December 26,

The kindergarten group attended a performance of "Trimming the Christ—
mas Tree" at Theater Atlanta, December 17.

The nursery and kindergarten children attended a Christmas puppet
show at the Bowen Homes Day Care Center, December 14.

NEIGHBORHOOD ZOUTH CORPS;

ENROLLEE HONORED

When Frank Briley was transferred from his job at the Army Re-
cruiting Office, staff members there held a special ceremony for him
and presented him with a Certificate of Merit. Lieutenant Ferdinand
B. Elstad wrote in his letter to Mr. Briley, "I feel that you will be
a great asset to any employer. Overall, your services reflect a great
example to others and a credit to yourself and the Neighborhood Youth
Corps.”

ENROLLEE PARTICIPATION WEEK LIKED BY NYC'ers:

The one hundred and twenty-five enrollees assigned to-schools
attended an Enrollee Participation Week during the two weeks their
schools were closed for Christmas. The weeks included speakers, studies,
and discuSSions on the job market, interviewing and applying for a job,
requirements for a good job, crime prevention, the missuse of drugs, the
venereal diseases, the story of cancer and other topics. The group met
at Eagan Homes Auditorium each day except the day they toured the South-
ern Bell Telephone Company.

NYC NEWS BRIEFS

Martha Holland, former cafeteria aide at the Board of Education
Instructional Center, has been employed in the cafeteria at Atlanta Tech.

Shirley McKenzie, clerical aide at Internal Revenue, will begin
working as a cardpunch operator at the Internal Revenue Center in Chamblea
on January 8th.

Silvia Vargas, NYC clerical aide from the Panama Canal Zone, assis—
ted the YOung Republicans in giving a Christmas party for children in
the Central City neighborhood. Silvia made three Piﬁﬁtas 'for the
children to break as do the children in Mexico at Christmas. She also
assisted in leading games. Silvia works in the NYC main office.

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS:

EDGEWOOD:

INTER-AGENCY MONTHLY MEETING

Representatives from various DeKalb County agencies, interested
in the health,welfare and educational needs of the people in the Edgewood
and Kirkwood areas, held a second group meeting December 18th, at the
Edgewood Neighborhood Center. Mr. Jack Sartain, of DeKalb County Health
Department, was moderator.

Emphasis was still on communication between agencies, the need for
each to be aware of and understand the functions and proffered services
of the others. Plans were made for a third meeting January 24, 1968, to
be held at the new Sammye Coan Middle School on Boulevard Drive, N. E.

GOLDEN AGERS

The Golden Agers' Annual Christmas Party was held in the Center's
conference room December 19th. A large number participated: refreshments
were served and gifts exchanged. This event is only one of many high—
lights of the year.

EAST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICE CENTER:

THE GRASS GROWS GREENERI

The grass that was planted on Boule-
vard is growing nicely. we wish to take
this time to thank Dr. Buchanan and Mr.
Watson and all of the people from Piedmont
Park that assisted in the ground breaking
and sowing of the seeds.

Our thanks go out to Mrs. Brumly and
the members of the Hands Organization.
Some of the tenants on Boulevard have made
signs and put out front to PLEASE KEEP OFF

THE GRASS. we have noticed that these signs
have been ignored and removed. Help us to

restore Boulevard's beauty —— "it is our
dutyi"
From the Neighborhood Observer
By Mrs. Lois Winder Harris
Area Block “D”

SOUTH FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICE CENTER:

SANTA COMES TO HILLCREST

One hundred families, including some 450 children, living in
East Point“s Hillcrest Homes public housing received gifts of food,
clothing and toys for Christmas. Numerous persons and agencies donated
the gifts.

Volunteer workers sorted the gifts at the Hillcrest Community

Center and distributed them. Volunteers included wandell Hendrix, Chair—
man of the Hillcrest Steering Committee: Robert Smith, Steering Committee
Treasurer: Raymond Hutto and Sherman Raper, committee members: Charlie
Mosby, David McCarten and Mike Lessnew, VISTA workers: Lee Harvey, Don
Traylor and Denny Prerin, teen committee members: Frank Lewis, Mrs. Dot
Harvey, Mrs. Euna Garner, and others.

Gifts worth more than $10,000 were donated by Central Park Elemen—
tary School, Marinesu Toys for Tots, East Point Chaplain Jack Holt, Joe
Carter of Hillcrest_Supermarket, Capitol View Baptist Church, “Big Brother
and Sister Program Fof Georgia State College, Dogwood Hills Baptist Chunﬂi
Columbia Avenue Baptist Church of Decatur, East Point First Baptist
Church, Headland Heights Baptist Church, Christ the King Catholic Church,

Salvation Army, Empty Stocking Fund,and Warren Memorial Boys' Club.

OFFICE OF ECONOMEC OPPORTUNITY
Southeast Regional Office

730 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 526-3194

NEWS for immediate release

OED ANNOUNCES URBAN SERVICE AWARDS

Twelve community leaders,four newspapers, a television station and the

Atlanta Chamber of Commerce were among the first to receive the recently

established Urban Service Award of the Office of Economic Opportunity,

Sargent Shriver, Director of CEO, has announced.

This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whoSe dedicated
efforts to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped
create a better life for our citizens," according to the award.

The individuals included: in Atlanta, Meyor Ivan Allen, Jr.,

Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borde
Dan Sweat, Mrs Earl Metzger, Jr., Mrs Mattie Ansley and the late Charles 0. Emmerich;
in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, the Reverend E. 0. Waldron; and in
Columbus, Virginia Barfield.

In addition to the above individuals, citations also were made to the Atlanta
Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, television station WSB and the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce; and the Athens Banner-Herald and Daily News in Athens.

Mayor Allen was cited for his dynamic leadership of a progressive city during
trying times, while Bill Allison and Dan Sweat were both cited for their service
to Economic Opportunity Atlanta and to the city government and the citizens of
the Atlanta area.

Mr. Jones, who has served as Chairman of the Board of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, Inc., was cited for his numerous civic contributions and for his
particular support of the War on Poverty.

Mrs. Metzger was named for her service with the special task force assisting
EOA in its programs around Atlanta, particularly in the Head Start Programs.

Dr. Henderson was cited for his service to the community at large and the

involvement of Clark College in poverty programs.

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Dr. Borders was named for his long leadership in Atlanta and especially
for the self—help projects which he has headed in poverty communities.

Mrs. Ansley has worked diligently in creating interest in resident
participation since the beginning of the War on Poverty in her neighborhood; her
most recent activity has been to spearhead the target area elections for low
income area representation to the Neighborhood Advisory Committee.

Mr. Emmerich launched, was the first Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta.
He-worked tirelessly from the time OEO programs were first started in Atlanta until
his untimely death; in a very real sense, he gave his life in the War on Poverty.

Judge Barrow has been active in the operation of the Athens Community High
School and adult education program financed through grants made from 0E0.

Reverend Waldron has been extremely active in the development of the Community
Action Agency in Augusta, Georgia. He worked diligently in uniting the community,
as well as interpreting the concept of Community Action to the point that the total
community became concerned over the need to activate a program for the impoverished
of Richmond County and Augusta, Georgia.

Mrs. Barfield should be commended for her outstanding work in accomplishing

the coordination of local resources in the establishment of the MEND Center at

Columbus, Georgia, which is an adult education vehicle designed to take low—income

persons with less than an eighth grade education and upgrade them educationally

two to four grade levels in eight to ten weeks.

In presenting these Urban Service Awards, Sargent Shriver said, "America's
most difficult Ichallenge is in the city, and you met it by working in the city to
help improve the quality of urban life. Awards can never repay you for this unselfish
dedication to the welfare of your fellow man, but they do affirm our deep apprecia-
tion for your work in behalf of the poor."

Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., Southeast Regional Director of CEO in Atlanta, said
that all of the honorees were nominated by OEO‘s Regional Office on the basis of
their efforts to help the poor in their own communities. Awards went to War on

Poverty Agencies, workers, volunteers and supporters in over 300 American cities.

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Southeast Regional Office .
730 Peachtree Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Phone: 526-3194

NEWS for immediate release
REGIONAL DIRECTOR MAKES PRESENTATION

The Regional Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity will present
a
Urban Service Awards to seventeen Georgia individuals and organizations at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at Atlanta's City Hall. Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr.,
will make these presentations on behalf of Sargent Shriver, Director of CEO, who
announced the names of Georgia honorees last week.

This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts

to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a

better life for our citizens,” according to the award.
The individuals in Georgia included: in Columbus, Mrs. Virginia Barfield;

in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, Reverend E. O. Waldron; and in Atlanta,

Mrs. Mattie Ansley, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson,

William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borders, Dan Sweat, Mrs. Earl Metzger, Jr.,
and the award to Charles 0. Emmerich, Sr., the late Director of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, will be accepted by his widow and son.

Receiving the awards made to organizations will be: Augustus'H. Sterne for
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Ray Moore, Jim Giltmier and Abe Gallman for television
NSB; Editor Jack Spalding for the Atlanta Journal; Editor Eugene Patterson for the
Atlanta Constitution; and Publisher N. S. Hayden and Reporter Bob Ingle for the Athens

Banner-Herald and Athens Daily News.

(Georgia)

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Southeast Regional Office

730 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 526-3194 '

NEWS for immediate release
'OED ANNOUNCES URBAN SERVICE AWARDS

Twelve community leaders,four newspapers, a television station and the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce were among the first to receive the recently
established Urban Service Award of the Office of Economic Opportunity,
Sargent Shriver, Director of CEO, has announced.

This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whose dedicated
efforts to alleviate the problems of the poor in America‘s cities have helped
create a better life for our citizens," according to the award.

The individuals included: in Atlanta, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson, William N. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Bord
Dan Sweat, Mrs Earl Metzger, Jr., Mrs Mattie Ansley and the late Charles O. Emmerich;
in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, the Reverend E. 0. Naldron; and in
Columbus, Virginia Barfield.

In addition to the above individuals, citations also were made to the Atlanta
Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, television station WEB and the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce; and the Athens Banner—Herald and Daily News in Athens.

Mayor Allen was cited for his dynamic leadership of a progressive city during
trying times, while Bill Allison and Dan Sweat were both cited for their service
to Economic Opportunity Atlanta and to the city government and the citizens of

the Atlanta area.

Mr. Jones, who has served as Chairman of the Board of Economic Opportunity

Atlanta, Inc., was cited for his numerous civic contributions and for his
particular support of the War on Poverty.

Mrs. Metzger was named for her service with the special task force assisting
EOA in its programs around Atlanta, particularly in the Head Start Programs.

Dr. Henderson was cited for his service to the community at large and the

involvement of Clark College in poverty programs.

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Page 2 (Ca.)

Dr. Borders was named for his long leadership in Atlanta and especially
for the self-help projects which he has headed in poverty communities.

Mrs. Ansley has worked diligently in creating interest in resident
participation since the beginning of the War on Poverty in her neighborhood; her
most recent activity has been to spearhead the target area elections for low
_income area representation to the Neighborhood Advisory Committee.

Mr. Emmerich launched, was the first Director of Economic Opportunity Atlanta.
He worked tirelessly from the time OED programs were first started in Atlanta until
his untimely death; in a very real sense, he gave his life in the War on Poverty.

Judge Barrow has been active in the operation of the Athens Community High
School and adult education program financed through grants made from 0E0.

Reverend Waldron has been extremely active in the development of the Community
Action Agency in Augusta, Georgia. He worked diligently in uniting the community,
as well as interpreting the concept of Community Action to the point that the total
community became concerned over the need to activate a program for the impoverished
of Richmond County and Augusta, Georgia.

Mrs. Barfield should be commended for her outstanding work in accomplishing
the coordination of local resources in the establishment of the MIND Center at

Columbus, Georgia, which is an adult education vehicle designed to take low—income

persons with less than an eighth'grade education and upgrade them educationally

two to four grade levels in eight to ten weeks.

In presenting these Urban Service Awards, Sargent Shriver said, ”America's
most difficult challenge is in the city, and you met it by working in the city to
help improve the quality of urban life. Awards can never repay you for this unselfish
dedication to the welfare of your fellow man, but they do affirm our deep apprecia—
tion for your work in behalf of the poor.”

Dr. Ralph A. Phelps, Jr., Southeast Regional Director of CEO in Atlanta, said
that all of the honorees were nominated by OEO's Regional Office on the basis of
their efforts to help the poor in their own communities. Awards went to War on

Poverty Agencies, workers, volunteers and supporters in over 300 American cities.

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Southeast Regional Office

330 Peachtree Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Phone: 526—3194

NEWS for immediate release
REGIONAL DIRECTOR MAKES PRESENTATION

The Regional Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity will present
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Urban Service Awards to seventeen Georgia individuals and organizations at 3 o‘clock
Tuesday afternoon, January 23, at Atlanta's City Hall. Dr. Ralph A: Phelps, Jr.,
will make these presentations on behalf of Sargent Shriver, Director of CEO, who
announced the names of Georgia honorees last week.

This honor is for those individuals and organizations "whose dedicated efforts

to alleviate the problems of the poor in America's cities have helped create a

better life for our citizens," according to the award.

The individuals in Georgia included: in Columbus, Mrs. Virginia Barfield;
in Athens, Judge James Barrow; in Augusta, Reverend E. O. Waldron; and in Atlanta,
Mrs. Mattie Ansley, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Boisfeuillet Jones, Dr. Vivian Henderson,
William W. Allison, Dr. William Holmes Borders, Dan Sweat, Mrs. Earl Metzger, Jr.,
and the award to Charles 0. Emmerich, Sr., the late Director of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, will be accepted by his widow and son.

Receiving the awards made to organisations will be: Augustus H. Sterne for
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Ray Moore, Jim Giltmier and Abe Gallman for television
WSB; Editor Jack Spalding for the Atlanta Journal; Editor Eugene Patterson for the
Atlanta Constitution; and Publisher N. 3. Hayden and Reporter Bob Ingle for the Athens

Banner—Herald and Athens Daily News.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SOUTHEAST REGION!“ “FFICE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ATLANTA, EEIIRGIA 30308

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January 23, 1968

Mr. Dan Sweat
Government Liaison
Office of the Mayor
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Sweat:

In behalf of the Office of Economic Opportunity, it gives me
great pleasure to present you the enclosed Urban Service Award,
given for your outstanding contributions to the War on Poverty.

Because of your dedicated efforts and those of others like you,
we are making slow but certain progress in our efforts to make
every citizen of this great land self-respecting and, unless
physically disabled, self—supporting.

Please permit me to add my persona1.appreciation for what you
have done and my best wishes for your continued success in this
great endeavor.

Sincerely,

Ralph A. Phelps, Jr.
Regional Director

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION has long been one of the
staunchest supporters of CEO, with numerous signed

and unsigned editorials supporting all programs for

the poor. Editor Gene Patterson and editorial
cartoonist Cliff Baldowski have been typical of the

support given by all the Constitution staff.

The Atlanta Journal has given great support to
the Office of-Economic Opportunity and its legislation,
particularly through editorial endorsement, the

I personal columns of Reese Cleghorn, and editorial

cartoons by Lou Erickson.

Ieducation program, the Urban Service Award is

Television Station WSB has given strong, unusual and
consistent support to all 0E0 programs, not only in
its news coverage but in repeated editorial support
from Ray Moore and his staff, and in the excellent

editorial cartoons of Bill Daniels.

Judge James Barrow - Athens, Ga.

In recognition of Judge Barrow‘s outstanding civic
activities in assisting-in the formation of the '
Community Action Agency serving a multi-county area,
and for his valuable assistance in the operation

of the Athens Adult High School, a CEO funded adult

presented to Judge Barrow.

Dr. William Holmes Borders, Pastor of Wheat Street
Baptist Church.

In Rec0gnition of your profound concern for the
welfare of all men, for your dedication in extending
your ministeral duties from the pulpit to the
community to meet, not only the spiritual needs of
those you serve, but their need for housing, food,
and better jobs; for your insurmountable efforts to
meet with any group, to speak for any person, and to
work for any cause that motivates, upgrades, and

uplifts mankind toward a better life.

Mrs. Earl Metzger, Jr.

In recognition of your service as a volunteer civic
worker in the interest of uplifting of your fellow
citizens and your community.

In recognition of the services rendered as Director of
the ”Volunteer Task Force” a training program for more
effective volunteer service by members of the Atlanta
Community, in the many social agencies and programs in
fighting the "War on Poverty”.

Father Edward O. Waldron, Rector, St. Alban‘s
Episcopal Church, Augusta, Georgia '

Board Member - Richmond Economic Opportunity Council,
Augusta, Ga.

In recOgnition of your extreme concern for the problems
of the poor in the City of Augusta and of Richmond
County. For your Christian dedication as you worked
unselfishly and untiringly to arouse your community to
become concerned also of their impoverished brothers

in their midst until the need to activate a broadly
based anti-poverty program to provide opportunities for
these families to live and enjoy a better life was
recognizedc14\d. (Lucawrxol.ghv(i

Mrs. Mattie Ansley ﬂ-T/drrsa CE;
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LomHLMMAu
Employee - Atlanta Concentrated Employment
Program, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

In recognition of your hard work and outstanding

services rendered in organizing your Community in

fighting the poverty:

William W. Allison, Deputy Administrator of Economic
Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. '

In recognition of your keen awareness of problems,
untiring service and dedicated efforts in the
coordination of resources of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, Inc., State and Local Governments and the
Atlanta Community in developing and implemgnting unique
and effective approaches in fighting the " War on
Poverty" in the city of Atlanta.

Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones _ President of Woodruff

Foundation and recently appointed Chairman of
President Johnson‘s National Advisory Committee for
Health Facilities.

For outstanding and dynamic leadership as Chairman of
the Board of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., one

of the first funded anti-poverty programs in the
nation.

For your never ceasing dedication to Civic concern

for the city of Atlanta and Your country as you seek
to make this a better world in which to live.

(“"1

Mr.

Dan Sweat - Director of Governmental Liasson for
City of Atlanta

For outstanding service in the development of the
anti—poverty program in Atlanta and for recognition
of your effective coordination of governmental agencies

and programs with the Mayor‘s office to alleviate the

problems of the poor and provide for them a better

life in the City of Atlanta.

._'

The Atlanta Chamber of Clmmerce has recognized the

importance of these educational and employment
programs, and has tried to lead businessmen to under-

stand and support them. Mr.

Sterne was president of

the Chamber last year when the organization went on

record supporting GED and endorsing all sound efforts
to help the poor help themselves.

Posthumous Award Mr. Charles 0. Emmerich
.._._________.___ _____________________.___

services rendered by the

the first Executive

ity Atlanta, Inc.

ed as a dedicated pioneer
wn in history
1y believed

In recognition of the valuable

late Mr. Charles 0. Emmerich,
nomic Opportun
ll be remember
He will go do

0 died for a cause he tru

Director of Eco
Mr. Emmerich wi
in the "War on Poverty“.

a “soldier wh

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The Athens Banner-Herald and the Daily News have
reported regularly and accurately on 0E0 programs,
and on all efforts in their coverage area to help

the poor help themselves.

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Mayor Ivan Allen2 Jr.2 Mayor - City of Atlanta

In recognition of your outstanding and dynamic
leadership as mayor of one of the most progressive
metropolitan cities of the South and the nation

You, as a leaderJhave exhibited a keen and deep

awareness and concern for the citizens you serve. You
have sought and made effective inroads into the
alleviation of problems existing within your City in
your effort to make Atlanta a better place teuéamgu
for all citizens, especially those who are the less
fortunate.

Géyrﬁg)

5

Recognition muzgjia given_to yea-£9: your leadership
in times of stress, especially for your willingness to
risk} and your unusual ability to lead your city
to ad effective understanding of the problems oatthe

citizens you serve.

Recognition must be given to the unselfish way
have shared your experience and wisdom with other cities

throughout the nation who call on you.

Atlanta is indeed fortunate to have you as a Mayor and
CEO is proud to make this award&in reCOgnition of

your services.

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Mrs. Virginia Barfield. Director. Lower Chat~-

tahoochee Communit
lumbus. Georgia

y Action Agency, Inc.. Co—
In recognition of Mrs.
work in accomplishing t
local resources in the
MIND Center (Mental Int
at Columbus, Georgia.
take low income persons

8th grade education and

Barfield's outstanding
he coordination of
establishment of the
ellectual Development)
MIND is designed to
with less than an

upgrade them educa—
grade levels in 8 to 10 weeks,
ding them socially and en-

vi
ronmentally, and secures jobs for tne ( r0
DYE k.

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graduates.' The Urban Service Award is presented
to Mrs. Barfield.

Dr. Vivian Henderson—~President. Clark College,
Atlanta, Georgia

In recognition of the outstanding service you
have rendered not only to the youth at Clark

College but for your interest in National prob—
lems and concerns

For recognition of your service as a member of
the National Advisory Committees on Manpower

and of the Upward Bound Programs and the Presi—
dent's Commission on Rural Poverty.

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(2)

For the generous and graciouSness in making
your facilities of Clark College available
to the Office of Economic Opportunity for
the training of Community Action Agency
staff and Board Members.

WOO D RUFF MEDICAL CENTER

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EMORY UNIVERSITY

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THOMAS K. GLENN MEMORIAL BUILDING ‘
EB BUTLER STREET. 5. E.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE January 16 a 1968 NT 0 F§E ENTWE MEDICINE
AND Nl'r'r HEALTH

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Ivan Allen, Jr.

Mayor

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Sir:

You and Mr. Dan Sweat were well represented last Wednesday
afternoon, January 10, at the information meeting for the
Comprehensive Neighborhood Health Center program in the Price
Area by Mr. Johnny Robinson. This program.has great potential
meaning for the future devalopment of health care capacially
for the medically indigent in the Atlanta area, but it's
success will in large part be determined by the joint parti-
cipation of all areas of the Atlanta community interested

in health. Your office could be extremely effective in
motivating the local public health and welfare agencies,
city, county, and state into greater cooperation and interest
in the program. To this end we would welcome the opportunity
if you would be able to give some of your own time to help

us go into this aSpect of the pregram in greater detail.

.Sinccrely,

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Calvin A. Brown, M.D. illiam M. Marine, M.D., M.P.H.
Project Co—Director Associate Professor
Project Co—Director

CAB IWIVIIVI :b c

IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE TO HELP FAMILIES BECOME

AWARE OF THEIR CHILDREN‘S NEEDS. THE KIND OF HEALTH CARE,

GUIDANCE, STIMULATION AND DISCIPLINE A CHILD RECEIVES AT

HOME DE TERMINES WHAT KIND OF AN ADULT HE WILL BE.

ROUTE SL1

TO:

FROM: Ivan Allen, ]r.

:I For your information

‘4e refer to the attached correspondence and make the

necessary reply.

L: Advise me the status of the attached.

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/0/ 114142157774 STREET BLDG. , ATLANTA, @EORG/A 50505 TELEPHONE 525-4262

January 2, 1268

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

We would like to include on our printed program for the Parent
and Child Center Briefing Conference endorsement statements from
”opinion-makers" in various fields that would be concerned with the
development of a Parent and Child Center for Atlanta. We feel that
a brief statement (one to five sentences) from you would greatly en-

hance our program.

We will be happy to come to your office to get your endorsement
if it is not convenient for you to mail it to us in the enclosed
envelope. In order to complete the printing of our program, we will
need to have this by Monday, January 8, 1968.

Please call Miss Ann Ingram, Planning Director, at 688-6232 if
you have any questions.

Thank you so very much for your concern and cooperation.
Very truly yours,

Harold E. Barrett
Associate Administrator
for Community Services

HEB:jm

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IN CLCDR.PCDFLXK1'E D
ID! MARIE T774 STREET BLDG. , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30505 TELEPHONE 525-4262

January 2, 1968

Invitation to Parent and Child Center Briefing Conference

We are completing plans for our Parent and Child Center Briefing Conference
to be held at the Sammye E. Coan Middle School, 1500 Boulevard Drive, S. E.,
on January 10 and 11, 1968. Knowing of your interest in such programs, we
wish to invite you to attend. The hours for the conference are:

?:00-9:00 P.M. - Wednesday, January 10.
9:00 A.M. o 4:30 P.M. - Thursday, January 11.

We are enclosing for your information a tentative agenda cf conference
events and a brief statement describing the Parent Child Center idea.

We do hope that you will be able to participate in the conference for we
know that you can make a valuable contribution to its success and to the
development of a plan for the Parent and Child Center itself.

Please call Miss Ann Ingram, Planning Director, at 688-6232 or Mr. Johnny
Popwell, at 3?8-3643 if you have questions or suggestions about the con-

ference.

We'll see you therelf

Parent Child Center Briefing Conference

Sammye E. Coan Middle School
1500 Boulevard Drive, S. E.
January 10-11, 1968

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, January 10 - 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Opening Statements ----------------------- Mr. Ralph Long, Principal
‘ Sammye E. Coan Middle School

Introductions ---------------------------- _Miss Ann Ingram, Planning Director
Parent and Child Center

Remarks ---------------------------------- Mr. T. M. Parham, Executive Administrator
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

Mr. J. H. Calhoun, Assistant
for Community Development, EDA

A VISIT TO THE ”PCC FAIR”
(Exhibits, Displays in School Gymnasium)

Informal Discussion and Refreshments

Thursday, January 11
9:00 - 11:30 A.M. PRESENTATIONS "What's Now Being Done”

Presiding: Dr. Boyd McCandless
Director of Educational Psychology
Emory University

Infant Education Project -
Institute for Development of Human Resources,
University of Florida

Project Know How - Dr. Richard M. Dunham
Department of Human Development
Florida State University

Project Enable

Tentative Agenda

Page 2
New School Projects - Dr. Jarvis Barnes
Assistant Superintendent for Research and Development
Atlanta Public Schools
11:30 - 11:40 A.M. STRETCH BREAK
11:4OIA.M. - 1:00 P.M. PANEL ”Who's Interested in the FCC"
Presiding: Mr. Harold E. Barrett
Associate-Administrator for Community Services
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
Social Services - Mrs Camille Jeffers, Atlanta University School of
Social Work
Health Services — Mrs. Phyllis Siefferman
Kirkwood Health Center
DeKalb County Health Department
Recreation - Mr. Aaron Watson, Director
Sammye E. Coan Community School
Housing -
Neighborhood Facilities Program
Regional office, HUD
Employment -
Bureau of Work Programs
U. S. Department of Labor
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. LUNCH (School Cafeteria)
2:00 - 3:15 P.M. Small Group DiSCussions
(Group assignments determined by numbers given at beginning
of day - Each group will have leader, recorder, con—
sultant)
3:15 — 3:30 P.M. STRETCH BREAK
3:30 — 4:30 P.M. Summary Session
Presiding: Mr. Johnny Popwell, Director

Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center
(Reports from small groups)

(Remarks from Project Officer, Project Coordinator, etc.)

A STATEMENT ABOUT THE PARENT AND CHILD CENTER

PARENT AND CHILD CENTERS (PCC) are established to provide services for
disadvantaged families who have one or more children under the age of three.
Many of the families will also have several older children, or will be plan—
ning or expecting to have a baby.

In many cases, a PCC will be linked with a comprehensive Neighborhood
Service Center, an organization which offers the residents of a specified
geographic area access to a wide range of services and processes designed
.to help them out of poverty. In others, a PCC may cooperate with a center
which may be organized around one certain function, Such as a Neighborhood
Health Center. Such centers need not necessarily be funded by CEO. Affili-
ation with a Neighborhood Center facilitates one of the basic objectives of
the PCC, that of bringing the whole family into contact with a broad range
of services.

The P008 are funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity in cooperation

with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor,
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Objectives

In general, the P005 are established to help families to function in—
dependently and effectively and for their children to develop to their full
potential. In more specific terms, the programs developed by the planning
groups should have the objectives of:

l. Overcoming deficits in health, intellectual, social, and
emotional development and maximizing the child's inherent
talents and potentialities;

2. Improving the skills, confidence, attitudes, and motivations
of the parents as citizens, parents, and individuals;

3. Strengthening family organization and functioning by involving
the youngest children, the parents, older children in the
family, and relatives;

4. Encouraging a greater sense of community and neighborliness
among the families served by the center;

5. Providing training and experience for both professionals and
non-professionals who may then be employed in work with parents
and children;

6. Serving as a locus for research and evaluation of progress toward
the objectives stated above.

The Atlanta Parent and Child Center is being planned in the Edgewood
Community.

February 16, 1968

Mr. Albert J. Bows

Vice President and
Partner-in-Charge

Arthur Andersen 8: Company

Bank of Beorgia. Building

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. Bows:

Attached is a. letter from Dr. Tilman C. Cothrap of Atlanta.

University concerning the New Careers in Industry program.

I believe this might relate more to the Chamber's Task
Force on Private Employment.

I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas that you or your

colleagues might have to offer in connectiou with Dr. Cothrm'l
program.

Sincerely yours,

Den Sweat

DS:£y

Enclosures

February 16. 1968

Mr. Albert J. Bows

Vice President and
Partner-in-Charge

Arthur Andersen 8: Company

Bank of Beorgia Building

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. Bows:

Attached is a letter from Dr. Tilman C. Cothran of Atlanta

University concerning the New Careers in Industry program.

I believe this might relate more to the Chamber's Task
Force on Private Employment.

I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas that you or your
colleagues might have to offer in connection with Dr. Cothran's
program.

Since rely yours.

Den Sweet

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Enclosures

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHINGTON, 0.0. 20506

OPPORTUNITY F...

Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

Thank you for the prompt reply to my telegram regard—

ing the possible employment of staff personnel from
four of our Job Corps Centers.

I know that I Speak for the staff personnel involved
when I say that your kind and thoughtful consideration
for their welfare, together with your prompt offer of
assistance and cooperation in an attempt to find employ-
ment for them, is deeply appreciated.

With every best wish.

x"-

Sincerelm, /

l1 /

W. Kelly
Director .,
Job Corps'“

February 6, 1968

Dr. Tilman C. Cothran, Director
Mani-Purpose Training Center
Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Dear Tilman:

Mayor Allen has asked that I answer your letter of February 3
regarding the establishment of. your planning committee to plan
for a New Careers conference in this area.

As I mentioned to you on the telephone this morning, Johnny
Robinson has been working with the CEP people at EOA on a
New Careers application for our Model Cities Program. He
is aware of the program and better informed than anyone else
in City Hall on its advantages.

He will be available to meet with your planning committee to
discuss the items outlined in your letter.

I would appreciate any specific sutge stions as to your ideas
on the involvement of the Urban Coalition in a conference and
I will be glad to pursue this with the members of the Steering
Committee of the Atlanta Urban Coalition.

Sincerely yours.

Dan Sweat

ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30314

February 3, 1968

404—523-4303
MULTI-F'URF'OSE TRAINING CENTER PHONE

Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen:

During the past six weeks, members of Atlanta University 0E0
Hulti—Purpose Training Center have received training at the Frank
Riessman New Careers Laboratory of New York University. We are
excited over the possibility of the new careers strategy for moving
poor people out of poverty.

Basically, the new careers idea provides an alternative avenue
to the present credentials system based on high school diploma and
other degrees for the achievement of professional and skilled positions.
The approach requires that individuals be employed in a position with
the existence of a career ladder, training and education, both in
educational institutions and on the job. For individuals who have
dropped out of the school system and_who are hostile toward returning
to it, this program seems to be a major opportunity.

While the new careers approach is being tested in several major
cities throughout the country; we feel that it is advisable to make
key individuals in the Southeastern Region familiar with the approach.
Accordingly, the Atlanta University 0E0 Multi-Purpose Training Center
is interested in the possibility of a joint community action agencies
and industry conference on the new careers strategy. Dr. Riessman
has assured us of support and participation from his staff.

This letter invites you or a designated person to serve on the
planning committee for the regional conference.

The planning committee will be concerned with the following items:

1. The desirability and feasibility of such a conference;
2. The conference participants;

3. Time and place;

h. Program content; and

5. Conference follow-up procedures.

February 3, 1968
Page 2

The new careers approach seems to be an excellent strategy for
cooperating with President Johnson's request of industry to employ
hard core poor people, and for helping community action agencies,
welfare departments, boards of education, health departments, and
other large public and private agencies, to provide career ladders
visna-vis deadend jobs for the poor.

Your early response to this invitation will be appreciated
greatly.

Sincerely yours,

.. 1 jg}?
Tilman G. Cothran
Director Multi—Purpose

Training Center
TCC:mk

Sent to:
Mr. James Parham
Bu.wdulbmngw
er. Mm. Norsood
Ihu Donald Hollowell
Mr. John Dean
Mr. Clarence Coleman

ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30314

February 8, 1968

SchIOL. OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
Director of Governmental Liaison

City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Dan:

Thanks for your letter of February 6th recommending ur. Johnny
Robinson to serve on our planning committee for the New Careers

conference. I shall contact Mr. Robinson today.

In regard to the involvement of the Urban Coalition, we are con-
sidering the idea of inviting representatives from industry to
attend the conference. Frank Riessman suggested the idea in
that the Federal government is asking for greater participation

from private industry in regard to employing the hard core poor.

I am not certain that this is an area of concern for the Urban

Coalition. However, the employment of the poor is of major
concern for urban areas. The New Careers strategy has implications

for industry.

I am enclosing a copy of a paper on "New Careers in Industry" by
Riessman and Paniagua. If you feel that the steering cammittee
of the Atlanta Urban Coalition would be interested in the con-
ference, we shall be glad to work with you.

Sincerely yours,

W

TILMAN C. COTHRAN
Director

TCC:dwa

NEW CAREERS IN INDUSTRY

Frank Riessman, Ph.D.
Director
new Careers Development Center
and
Lita Paniagua
Associate Research Scientist
New Careers Training Laboratory

New York University
November 1967

INTRODUCTION

"Why not say we must train a million unemployed
a year for unfilled jobs that already exist?"

Bernard Asbell asks this cogent question in The New Improved
American,* an analysis of the profound technological changes tak—
ing place in the United States. He was referring to a puzzling
American paradox: an acute shortage of workers coexistent with an
acute shortage of jobs.

while industry spends billions seeking out and training skilled
and professional personnel, it also bears the costs of a high ratio
of employee turnover, and helps to cover the huge losses caused
to society through massive unemployment and underemployment of the
unskilled. The solution of these problems has become an urgent
concern of private enterprise in America.

A New Careers program for industry would embody Mr. Asbell's
practical point of view. The program's goal: the creation of a
rich resource of industry-oriented, highly skilled manpower, the
reduction of personnel turnover, and the reduction of unemployment
among the low skilled. Its method: expansion of new approaches
to manpower recruitment, training and education already being
utilized by private enterprise, plus structuring of visible oppor-

tunities for promotion, upgrading and horizontal mobility for all

workers.

A New Careers model for industry would require:

“McCraw-Hill, New York,1965, p.43.

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Entry level positions in which workers can be immediately
productive.

Training immediately available and intricately connected
to these entry positions.

A visible career ladder between these entry positions
and higher positions within the job hierarchy.

Relevant training and education for higher positions
directly available through the job.

Sharp integration of training and education, because
education is decisive for any major advancement.

The responsibility for packaging this training to be
undertaken by industry (or by a subcontracted training
resource), rather than left to the Worker.

SW CAREERS IN INDUSTRY

Private enterprise has moved to the forefront in the search
for new designs that will close the gap between the shortage of

skilled manpower and the millions of jobless.

Traditional methods of personnel recruitment are not producing
the Workers industry needs fast enough and in sufficient numbers,
and the cost of the persistent effort to find adequate help is high:

The New York Times estimates the yearly volume of its help-
wanted classified and display ads at $30 million. The Los

Angeles Times‘ volume in help—wanted ads is around $34
million.

An officer of the New York Assn. of Personnel Agencies esti—
mates that 85% of all jobs listed by private employment agen-
cies in New York City include payment of the agency fee by
the employer. "Comparable high percentages of fee-paid jobs
Would be found in other major cities", the officer said.
"hhny agencies will not even list an opening unless the fee
is paid by the employer. It's a worker's market." (The
average fee is 10% of the first month's salary.)

A survey of hiring costs paid by 17 firms in the RocheSter,

N. Y. area (9 manufacturing and 8 non-manufacturing firms)
indicates a total over 3 months (June and November, 1965 and
February, 1966) of $278,000, with 2/3 of this amount reported
by the manufacturing companies, and the balance by the non-
manufacturing. Average cost per hire was $222 for manufactur-
ers and $138 for non-manfacturers.

Spurred by the urgency of their requirements, business firms
invest heavily in improving the skills and knowledge of their
employees with educational and training programs:

". . . In 1965 Business Week estimated a total amount of

$18 billion and Fortune gave a higher figure of $24 billion

(spent by private industry in this area). More recently,

it has been estimated that industry spent $17 billion in
1966 in this area."2

1
Natl. Industrial Conference Board Record, "Hiring Costs", New York,

January, 1967.
2NAM Re orts, Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers, June 19, 1967.

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A portion of these amounts was allocated to training programs
designed to tap the unutilized potential of the nation's unskilled,

underemployed and unemployed labor force. Private enterprise has

also begun developing innovative techniques of recruiting and hiring

so as to bring the disadvantaged into the labor market.
' All indications point to the need for accelerating the drive
to produce workers with sophisticated know—how.

". . . The importance of developing solutions to unemployment
problems is. . . significant in light of projections of job
needs to 1975 as prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
while our population will increase by 16%, the labor force
will increase by an estimated 20% to include 94.1 million

workers."1

”. . . About 230,000 skilled and 350,000 semi-skilled Workers
are expected to be needed each year to replace those who
retire or die."2

Following are some manpower needs projected to 1975, based on
studies that include patterns of demand and consumer purchasing,

technological development, new products and industries.3

Millions of Workers Needed by 1975 and Employed in 1964

1975 1964

Manufacturing 23 1 .
Professional a Technical 13

Technicians, draftsmen, etc. l.d

Craftsmen, foremen, etc. 11.5

Clerical 14

Sales 5.6

lNatl. Assn. of Manufactureres, op. cit.

20ccupational Outlook Handbook, Bull. 1450., U. 5. Dept. of Labor,
1966-67, pp. 363—364.

3Compiled from Monthly Labor Review, March~Apri1, 1965, U. 8. Dept.
of Labor, reprint 2462.

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In the face of such existing and future needs, unemployment
is intolerable. Nevertheless, the millions who languish without
work continue to burden the economy and scholars, legislators,
civic organizations and the press consistently diagnose the frustra-
tions of the unemployed as a leading cause of social disruption.
Concern over the lack of work for the disadvantaged and the
ancillary social ills this causes has brought forth many proposals
for emergency measures. The business community has become increas-
ingly involved in the discussion and on August 24, 1967 the Urban
Coalition (a grouping of more than 300 community and business leaders

from throughout the U. 8.) called for the creation of at least one
1

million "meaningful and socially useful" jobs.

The intent of the emergency measures suggested is laudable,
but such proposals do not focus the problem so directly as does
Bernard Asbell's apt phrase: "Why not say we must train a million
unemployed a year for unfilled jobs that already exist?"

This approach establishes a one-to-one relationship between

industry's demand for skilled workers and the lack of work for

l . . . . .
The term "meaningful" must be defined in two directions. From the

employer's viewpoint meanruan work must supply a real need to his
organization, help him to make a profit and not be subject to
turnover of personnel.

From the employee's viewpoint, meaningful work must do more than
pay a wage. It must motivate him to remain on the job by giving
him a sense of achievement and dignity, realistic opportunities
for steady advancement and the assurance of permanent employment
and continuing employability.

Socially useful work produces goods and services, promotes a higher
standard of living, provides fiscal revenue, creates stability, and
furthers the goals of society. Make-work and dead—end jobs accomplish
few of these aims, except tempwnrily, principally because they do

not encourage permanence; do not motivate the worker beyond achiev-
ing more than his weekly wage; do not build morale and loyalty.

the unemployed. As noted above, many firms are already actively
exploring this direction. However, most programs do not yet go
far beyond equipping the workers to function at the semi—skilled
and entry level. Until now there has not been a complete step by
step linking of training and education from basic skills and know-

ledge to the highly skilled and middle management positions.

To fully achieve such integration it is necessary to create

a practical program that will develop appropriate motivation in
the unemployed or underemployed people so that they will not only
accept entry level positions, but also become via education and
training a reservoir of manpower for the middle line skilled,
administrative, technical and even professional positions.

A design for creating a New Careers program in industry for
those now unskilled would utilize the availability of training for
those thousands of openings as the incentive, the motivational
impetus to bring the disadvantaged into the labor force. Xerox
Corporation discovered in a recent experiment that good incentives
can attract unsuspected numbers of persons ready and willing to work:

.hen Xerox announced that skill training and basic education

were available in its Project Step—Up, it found among the

applicants four times as many persons who did not need the

training than those who did, and was able to hire them
immediately as regular employees.1

1Telephone interview with J. ﬂestbrook MacPherson, ACSN, Manpower
Resources Administrator, Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y. This would
seem to support a statement by economist Charles Killingsworth:

". . . it seems probable that improving employment prospects would
tend to pull more people into the labor market and . . . raise the
labor force participation rate." (Testimony before Senate Sub-
commission on Employment and Manpower, Sept. 20. 1963.)

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THE NEH CAREERS MODEL

As a solution to unemployment and the dire shortage of skilled
and professional workers in the public sector, the New Careers
approach was introduced with the passage of the Nelson-Scheuer
Amendment in 1966. This legislation provided for the hiring, job-
training and education of nonprofessionals by the public service
agencies in the fields of health, education and welfare. Under its
provisions, persons hired from the disadvantaged community work as
auxiliary personnel and can receive time off from their jobs for

education and training which will equip them to qualify for more

responsible positions. All job classifications within the parti—

cipating public agencies are to be "careerized", that is redefined
and restructured so that employees may move upward gradually toward
semi-professional and professional levels as they acquire experience
and the necessary high school and academic education add credentials,

part of which can be obtained during job time.

The New York City Board of Education is developing career
lines for its teaching personnel. A program of advanced
training and education with released time from the job to
attend classes will enable entry—level teacher aides (non—
professionals hired from the disadvantaged community) to
advance to assistant teacher, teacher intern and certified
teacher, with more responsibilities and higher salaries at
each level. The Board has made special arrangements with
local colleges and universities so that the auxiliaries will

receive training, education and academic credit.
In the private sector a similar New Careers program could be

established with funds contributed by government or private founda-

tions to such firms as desired financial aid. The model would

require the following:

1. Entry level positions in which workers can be immediately
productive.

2. Training immediately available and intricately connected
to these entry positions.

3. A visible career ladder between these entry positions
and higher positions within the job hierarchy.

4. Relevant training and education for higher positions
directly available through the job.

5. Sharp integration of training and education, because
education is decisive for any major advancement.

6. The employer (or a subcontracted training resource) to
be responsible for the packaging of this training and
making it available to the worker, rather than leaving
the responsibility for acquiring training and education
up to the individual effort ofeach worker.

In a sense the career incentive program would be directed
toward the disadvantaged job candidate who asks, "why should I take
this dead—end beginning job which is boring, dirty and doesnw go
anywhere?"

The educational provisions would include making is possible
for the employee to acquire basic knowledge (the 3 R's), high
school equivalency and industry—related higher education leading
to academic degrees. Education would take place, in part, during
working hours with time released from the job for attending classes.
The employee could advance to semi—skilled, skilled or middle manage—
ment and administrative positions as heacquired education and train-
ing provided by the company, and demonstrated his capabilities.

Funding for firms unable to carry the full costs of partici-

pating in the program might be provided by government or private

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foundations. Such funding would contribute toward entry level
salaries, the special training and education programs, and outside

technical assistance on such matters as setting up career line

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structures, providing supportive services, etc.

Private enterprise would have full autonomy on all aspects
of administering such a program, including selection of personnel,

development of training methods and educational curricula, choice
of outside technical aid, if any is desired, and other components.

INDUSTRY EXPLORES NEH GROUND IN MANPOJER DEVELOPMENT
An interesting experiment in job—training with funds supplied
by government and private industry is under way at Jestern Electric

Co., in Kearny, N. J.:

The U. 5. Departments of Commerce, Health and Labor contri—
buted $1 million and ten private companies contributed
$340,000 to western Electric's pilot training project which
began operation in January, 1967. Each week 40 persons

from the disadvantaged community are enrolled for a rotating
9 week course in basic education and technical skills to
qualify for entry jobs in the metal industries. Instructors
in basic education are supplied by the New Jersey State Dept.
of Education and technical training is imparted by experts
from the industry. Trainees receive $41 per week while train-
ing, plus $5 per dependent. To date (Oct., 1967) 361 persons
have completed the course and 216 have been hired by 70
companies in the Newark area. A spokesman for western
Electric believes that the program will continue permanently,
with increasing participation by.private firms. He said,
"'e're telling them 'come on in, the water's fine'".

1Funding arrangements might be worked out on a scale of 90% of the
above costs for the first year, with decreasing percentages in the
following years, moving on toward 0% at some later point. Such a
procedure is followed. by public service agencies and government
under the New Careers Program in the public sector.

Although the Eastern Electric project is limited to preparing
the trainees to qualify only for entry jobs, this experiment might
easily be expanded to include both higher skill training and educa-

tion to provide the industries of the area with a more specialized

source of manpower.

Even middle—size companies can benefit from facilitating
educational opportunities to employees, as has been demonstrated
by another program in the New Jersey'area:

Jellington Printing Industries of Trenton, N. J. has found
it practical and economical to establish an educational
incentive program which covers tuition and text—book costs
(and tutoring when necessary) for its employees who wish
to obtain elementary, high school and college education.
At present 10% of the 400 employees participate, and larger
enrollments are expected in the coming term. Total cost
to the company is considered "negligible". Business Manager
‘ Nathan Mayer says: "Some of our men have been able in only
two years to acquire a high school diploma and go on to
college. Some who started as helpers on a machine crew two
years ago now work as foreman. The program has supplied us
with permanent, capable workers, and we plan to expand it."
He adds: ”‘e put the program into effect not from a desire
to perform good works, but as a practical solution to our
problem of not being able to find the skilled help we need."

Tbllington Industries also decided to discard conventional
methods of hiring. Most applicants for entry positions are under—
educated and unskilled. Mr. Mayer says: "We decided to adopt the
policy of hiring on a first come, first served basis and to elimi—
nate the costly and often meaningless effort spent on interviewing
and testing. Although he may be a capable, willing worker, a job
applicant from the disadvantaged population may not know how to
make a good impression in an interview, and a poor previous work

record may indicate only that he had not had sufficient motivation

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in the past to remain on a job. Our assumption is that a man who
is willing to work can be motivated to become a permanent employee

and to upgrade himself for positions that are increasingly valuable

to himself and to us."
Although the Jellington employees now attend school on their
own time, the company's interest in helping them acquire an educa—

tion and the visible opportunities for promotion have motivated an
encouraging number of workers to take on the often difficult task
of attending classes. It is logical to suppose that with time on
the job available for education a much larger number of workers

would participate.

Other companies make education available to their employees

on company time:

The DuPont Company recently completed its first experiment

in providing basic education to its under—educated employees.
Language skills were taught on company time to 46 veteran
employees who are now eligible to take skill—training courses
offered by DuPont. These courses are given to unskilled
employees after they have passed an initial period of fami-
liarization in the firm's labor pool. Instruction is on
campany time, two full days weekly. Trainees study at their
own pace, with the help of a supervisor who answers specific
questions. "ter completing the training, the employees
work in the division for which they have prepared. Jorkers
can upgrade themselves to perform higher skills leading to
foreman pesitions by attending technical schools of their

Own time, but with aid from the company on tuition.

The Polaroid Corporation of Cambridge, Mass. offers courses

to its employees ranging from'basic English and conversational

Russian to polymer chemistry. (There is no academic credit

giVeu for these courses.)

It would seem feasible in each instance to link the instruction
offered so that employees could obtain accredited education and higher

skills to qualify them for positions requiring more education and

expertise.

The programs developed by private enterprise in working with
the under—educated are not limited to heavy or manufacturing
industries. Service institutions, such as banks, have also found

it worthwhile to reach out to the disadvantaged for recruiting

workers and facilitating education to them on the job.

Chase Manhattan Bank established a job—training program

in l964 for high school students from the hard—core poverty
areas. Many of the trainees are potential drap—outs and
have police records. Students entering the program at the
junior year of high school receive 21 months of basic educa—
tion and instruction in banking and finance. They attend
classes at the bank from 2 to 5 p.m. daily and are paid
$1.86 per hour. They continue to attend high school during
the morning. After graduation they are hired for entry
clerical positions. They may go on to college on their own
time, with aid from the bank via its tuition refund program.

Xerox Corporation's Project Step-Up was another valuable demon—
stration of the response of the poor to a program that links educa-
tion to employment.

Project Step-Up was created to explore the feasibility of
recruiting, hiring, training and giving remedial education
to persons from the underprivileged community. The program
was postulated on two basic assumptions:

1. It is good business, one that enhances the profit—
making apparatus.

2. The company could cut a clear path for itself to a
realistic solution for one of the nation‘s most complex
problems: How to open up skilled employment oppor-
tunities to the unemployed.

Many of the trainees had police records, bad credit ratings
and spotty employment histories. To qualify for training they
had to be unemployed or underemployed, receive substantially
less than a passing score on the company's regular employ—
ment tests and not have finished high school.

The 19 week training period took place during the day-shift
working hours. 40% of the time was for classroom instruction,
and the rest for work and informal counseling to support the
new learning and adjustment to supervision and work rules.
Trainees were paid an hourly rate slightly below that for

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regular new employees and were eligible for all company
benefits. All the trainees completed the program and
qualified for regular employment.

Foremen reported that trainees adjusted well and met

all standards. Xerox officials were impressed by the
trainees' commitment, their perseverance and their overall
reaction to the training, the work environment and to

other employees. The regular employees strongly supported
the program.

A Xerox spokesman said that the program was economical because
aside from the men who were trained, the company was able to hire
immediately four times as many applicants who did not need training.
Furthermore, he said, the company feels the program paid for itself
with the new knowledge gained as to methods of recruiting and moti—
vating disadvantaged employees. These techniques will now be
applied by Rochester Jobs, Inc., an organization of 70 firms in the
area which will act as a non—profit public service agency to hire,
counsel and train workers from the underprivileged community.

Many other firms in the U. 8. have found that providing basic
education to their employees is a worthwhile investment and that
the cost is not high.

A basic literary program utilizing audiOuvisual techniques

deveIOped by MIND (Methods of Intellectual Development,

subsidiary of Corn Products, Argo, Ill.) costs $240 per
person, if administered by the firm purchasing the service,

or $450 if administered by MIND. Academic escalations

of 4 grade levels can be achieved with under-educated adults

in 160 hours of MIND's basic education program.

The cost of educating a person for useful work which will con-

vert him from a recipient of relief nto a tax-payer may be sur-

prisingly low:

a literary program established by the Chicago Board of
Felfare demonstrated that teaching reading and arithmetic
skills to a person for five years costs less than his
relief check for a single month.

Providing educational and specialization opportunities to upper
echelon personnel has long been an established practice in private
enterprise and many different types of models exist from the out-
right granting of leaves of absence and fellowships for postgraduate
study to intensive short—term courses.

National Training Laboratories reports that since 1956

more than 3,000 top and middle executives have been sent

by their companies to NTL centers in Maine, Florida and

Arizona to acquire proficiency in working with the complex
human problems inherent in the management precess-

The American Foundation for Management Research has heavy

advanced bookings for its Management Learning Center where
companies send teams of their top executives for intensive
training in problem solving via the team approach.

It would seem that with the tremendous demand for managers and

professional personnel forecast for the years ahead, it would be
to the best interest of private enterprise to expand its facilities
for upward education and mobility so that the potential of the now
lesser skilled can be tapped.

A report by Sibson & Co., New York management consultants,

predicts that by 1984 there will be openings for 2 million

top executives as compared to 500,000 now.

Jith careful thought, programs to careerize the industrial job
structure from the production level through the management level,
via a linking of education, skill training and promotional oppor—

tunities, could well redound in enormous benefits to private business

and society.

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MORE REALISTIC TRAINING

The high cost of personnel turn over plagues private enter-
prise. Many firms have attempted to solve this problem by fraction-
ing jobs, employing moonlighters or part time workers, all of which
solutionshave impermanence implicit in their very nature.

Part of the reason for the excessive turn over rate is the
lack of realistic advancement opportunities for the entry worker
who has no clear paths to the middle and higher level positions.
Careerizing the industry and providing career-oriented incentives
including training and education would introduce the necessary moti-
vation both prior to the job and on the job to fill these positions
and recruit the necessary employees.

Training programs not directly tied into job opportunities have
not been entirely successful. After trainees have been taught
skills, it has often been found that there were no jobs available
for those skills. In other words, training has not been realistic.

A comment on a government-sponsored training program, recently
issued by the AFL—CIO Executive Council illustrates this danger:

"The government's training program provides for training,

with payment of allowances up to two years. Unfortunately,

the present emphasis is often on training programs for jobs

which are dead end as well as low wage. Moreover, as long

as present training a110wances remain as meager as they now

are, few workers, especially heads of families, can afford

to forego the opportunity for immediate employment even at

low wages —- particularly if there is no assurance of a

job at the end of the training period. The government's
programs should be linked with job placement, when train-

ing is completed. . ."1

1Statement on the Urban Crisis, mimeographed, washington, D.C.,
Sept. 12, 1967. g i

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It appears logical that private enterprise is especially well
suited to train and educate workers, since it knows exactly what
positions must be filled and what is needed to fill them. In the
words of the National Association of Manufacturers:

". . . we should realize that the goals of an effective

manpower policy should be to develop a more effective

American work force; to create jobs which utilize abilities,

and to match people and jobs efficiently. . . Industry has

not only the expertise to achieve superior results, but it
also has the vital interest in full utilization of human
resources."

Jith the training undertaken by industry as part of a career—
ized program, not only would trainees be more precisely matched
to available openings, but would also be immediately productive
and would know that as they improve their skills they can step
into more rewarding jobs.

As we have seen, many segments of a career incentive approach
already exist in the creative projects undertaken by private enter-
prise. An integrated New Careers Program for industry would pack-
age advantageously techniques for recruiting the workers and pro-
viding motivation via skill training, education and clearly structured

upgrading opportunities to create new sources of manpower, reduce

labor turnover and combat unemployment.

There are a number of additional gains from a New Careers pro-

gram in the private sector: workers will be able to move up in
their own industries as well as acquire training enabling them to

move to other industries and to the public sector if they so desire.

1NAM Reports, June 19, 1967.

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The program will provide new taxpayers and consumers, thus increas—

ing aggregate demand; it will reduce welfare expenditures.

February 27, 1968

Mr. Tom Cochran

Office of Economic Opportunity
1200 - 19th Street. N. W.
Room 703

Washington, D. C. 20506

Dear Tom:

I want to thank you again for the fine show you put on for
Sargent Shriver on his visit to Atlanta.

In the three or four visits by Mr. Shrivor here that I have
been involved in things have not always gone as smoothly
as they did on this visit. I am sure that everyone else is
in agreement with me that your handling of the various
aspects of the visit was done very professionally and in a
responsible manner.

I have had several comments from the pron noting that it
was a real relief to have a person with your attitude
organizing a visit for a high-ranking Federal official.

Too often advance man to more harm than good.

Enclosed is a key chain which you were interested in from
the Mayor. Let us know if we can be of any help to you in
the future.

Sincerely yours,

Dan Sweat

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February 20. 1968

WMOR ANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

From: Dan Sweat

Dr. Maurice Dawkins, Assistant to Sargent Shrivsr for Civil
Rights, will meet in your office at 10:00 a. :11. Monday to discuss
a Model Cities proposal which might be funded through GEO.

With him will be J sck Wood. National Association Against
Discrimination in Housing; Bob Saunders. Civil Rights Compliance
Officer. 0E0 Regional Office; Johnny Robinson; Johnny Johnson;
and myself. -

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P. 0. BOX iTIO - ATLANTA. GEORGIA 80801 - PHONE 521-084!

February 21, 1968

Dr. Tilmsn c. Gothrsn, Director
Multi-Purpose Training Center
Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Dear Dr. Octhrsn:

Dan Sweet referred your correspondence
on an Atlanta New Careers Conference to me for
suggestions. As you are a member of the Chamber's
Task Force for Full Employment, you are fully
avers of our vital interest in unemployment. The
New Careers program is an excellent one, and the
Atlanta business community would profit from
further exposure to it.

I hope that you will continue to work

closely with Curtis Driskell in planning the
Conference and offer you both the.support and
encouragement of the Chamber of Cemmerce in your
efforts. Please keep us informed of your
progress and let me know it I can be of any
assistance.

With best wishes,

Very truly yours,

hart J. ows

cc: Mr. Den E. Sweet, Jr. V’xf

Febrmry 26, 1963

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Atlanta, Georgi-I 30303

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Charlie BrOWn

165 Central Avenue, S.W.

Atlanta._Georgia 30303

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WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the Congress
have expressed the natipnal will of the people through enactment of the
Economic Opportunity Act and creation of the Office of Economic Opportunity
as a means towards eliminating the causes of poverty in this country; and

WHEREAS, the Job Corps was established as an integral and
vital part of the national Anti-Poverty Program, to provide disadvantaged
young men and women with a chance to acquire the skills and attitudes
needed to become useful and productive members of the community; and

WHEREAS, the Job Corps has provided a real service to the
people of this country and the people of Atlanta, with the united efforts
of leaders in the field of commerce and organized'labor to give useful
employment to thousands of our citizens; and

WHEREAS, a Job Corps Exhibition, sponsored by leading
industrial and educational organizations opens to the public August 16, 1968
at the Regency-Hyatt House, which will tell the dramatic story of the Job
Corps under the title "A Chance to be Somebody";

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor of the City '
of Atlanta, do hereby proclaim the week of August 19 - 24, 1968

JOB CORPS WEEK

in Atlanta and urge all citizens to support the commendable work of the
Job Corps.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF, I
have hereunto set my hand

and caused the Seal of the
City of Atlanta to be affixed.

Ivan Allen, Jr

EXECUTIVE OFFIcE or THE paEslnEur SIIUTHEAST IEEIIJIIM. DFFIGE

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC lTlAITA,EEIIREIA 30303

OPPORTUNITY 5,

Honorable Dan Sweat

Special Assistant to the Mayor
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Dan:

Enclosed herewith is a copy of-a letter from Jim Moore

at Ruder & Finn, together with a copy of the Proclamation
made by John Lindsay for the Job Corps display in New York
City. I believe moors has talked with you about this, but
if you have any questions don't hesitate to call us.

Best personal regards always.

I730 Peachtree Street, N.E.

RUDER 8x FINN

INCORPORATED

JAMES E. moons February 29 , 1968

GENERAL MANAGER 0? SDUTHEASTERN OPERATJONS

Mr. DuPree Jordan

Office of Economic Opportunity
Southeast Regional Office

730 Peachtree Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Dear DuPree:

I have finally received a copy of Mayor Lindsay's
Proclamation and I believe that the'same proclamation with
the obvious local and time changes will be fine for Mayor
Allen.

For the Governor I think we can use a very slight
rewording of this proclamation but omitting any reference
to the Atlanta exhibition since his proclamation will be
for the entire state.

If you have any objection to my submitting the
suggested copy to the Mayor-and the Governor, please let

me know early next week.

Best regards.

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Mr. James E. Moore

Ruder & Finn Incorporated

34 Peachtree Street, N.w., Suite'2015
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Jim:

Thank you for sending us a copy of the Proclamation made by
Mayor John Lindsay in New York for the Job Corps display there.
We are passing this along to Dan Sweat in the Mayor's office here
in Atlanta, and we can always count on the fullest cooperation
from Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. .Unfortunately, as you know, the same
thing cannot be said of Governor Lester Maddox; indeed, we have
been told by our State 0E0 office that the Governor is very much
opposed to the Job Corps at this time and definitely would not
make any proclamation relative to such an occasion.

If we can provide any additional information or assistance, don't
hesitate to call on us.

Sincerely yours,

DuPree Jordan, Jr.
Public Affairs, Room 1130
730 Peachtree Street, N.E.

March 7, 1968

JAMES E. moons
GEEERAL MANAGER DP SOUTHEASTERN DPEMTIUNS

Mr. Dan Sweat
Office of the Mayor
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Sweat:

DuPree Jordan has referred to you the Proclamation
regarding Job Corps week in Atlanta. This was the Proclama—
tion worked out for Mayor Lindsay, of New York City.

We are planning for the Exhibition "A Chance To Be
Somebody" to open at the Regency—Hyatt House on approximately
August 16th and to run through September lst. I assume it
would make sense for you to declare the week of August 19th
through 24th as Job Corps week but the dates may be set, of
course, at your discretion.

We very much appreciate your cooperation and we are
quite hopeful of having some important national figures in
Atlanta for the launching of our Exhibition and will again
need to call on your office for advice in extending invita-

tions to a preview showing.

Sincerely yours,

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Jaﬁes E. Moore &
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March 5, 1968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.. Mayor
'City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

The 1967 Amendments to the Economic Opportunity Act require certain
procedures to assure that community action agencies responsible

for programs financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity are
designated by local governments to serve this purpose.

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. serves all of'Fulton. Gwinnett
and Rockdale Counties and the City of Atlanta. including that
portion of Atlanta in DeKalb County. This service is a result

of authorization by each of the three counties and the City of
Atlanta contained in substantially identical resolutions of the
governing bodies of each of the four jurisdictions.

As a first step in this procedure, each of the four jurisdictions
should complete the attached CAP Form #69, a statement of intention
to designate a community action agency. To continue EOA as your
agency, the form should be completed as indicated, or otherwise

as provided for if you desire a change.

Next steps will provide that political sub—divisions within the
three counties be advised of your intention to name EOA as the
continuing community action agency: provision for a public hear-
ing on the matter: and an Opportunity for individual political
sub—divisions not to participate if they so choose. Mr. Jim Parham,

Mayor Allen March 5. 1968

Executive Administrator of EOA, and other members of our staff
will work with your representative to conform to these procedures
as simply as possible.

Your continued support and c00peration will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Chairman, Board of Directors

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Gwinnett County Courthouse

Lawrenceville, Georgia 963—4687

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W. Ray Morgan, Chairman 3/6/68
Gwinnett County Commissioners

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