Box 7, Folder 9, Document 30

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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE
New York, New York

October 9, 1967

Co-Chairman Andrew Heiskell opened the meeting by welcoming Mr. John Johnson,
President of Johnson Publications and Mr. J. H. Allen, President of McGraw-Hill
Publications to the meeting. They are Co-Chairmen of the Communications Task
Force, By unanimous approval they were added to the Steering Committee, In
addition to this, Mr. Heiskell said that the present limited religious repre-
sentation warranted additions from that segment,

REPORT ON BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION

Coalition costs are running slightly in excess of the approved budget. It was
suggested that a finance committee made up of members from the Steering Committee
be set up. Mr. Heiskell appointed Mr. Asa T. Spaulding, Mayor Jerome Cavanagh,
and Mr, Theodore Schlesinger to that committee, They will oversee the budget and
fund raising activities.

To date, contributions have been received from the mayors and the business members.
The labor contribution is expected shortly, and the contribution from religion is

in the process of being worked out,

PROPOSALS ON ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES



The Report of the Special Working Sub-Committee on Organization was brought up
for discussion, There was some disagreement as to whether the National Coalition
itself should take a public position on legislation pending before the Congress
or whether this should be done on the local level. It was decided, however, that
any statements released by the National Coalition would be seen by all members

of the Steering Committee before being made public. Specific changes were made
in Paragraphs 7 and 8 (see attached) and the public policy position was approved.

PRESENTATION OF TASK PROGRAMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Over fifty cities have indicated that they are interested in setting up their own
local coalitions. To assist these communities, as well as others, a one-day
planning session will be held on Tuesday, October 17, in Chicago. This session,
hosted by Mayor Daley, will be attended by representatives from several hundred
cities,

The Co-Chairmen of the Task Force on Communications will be recruiting ten
leaders in the various areas of communication, Contact has been made with both
the Magazine Association and the Advertising Council. Both have expressed an




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interest in working with the Coalition. It was suggested that Urban America might
serve as liaison between the Advertising Council and the Coalition,

The Co-Chairmen of the Task Force on Reconstruction Investment and Urban Develop-
ment have met and have agreed on the expansion of the Task Force. They have
assigned their working committee to develop recommended goals and a task force
program, The full task force membership will meet on October 19.

The Task Force on Educational Disparities and the Task Force on Equal Housing
Opportunity are in the process of holding working committee meetings to develop

task force programs,

The Task Force on Private Employment is scheduling meetings in three cities with
local private employment task forces in preparation for a national private employ-
ment conference,

REPORT ON LEGISLATION

Mayor Lindsay reported on the Task Force's activities on behalf of the Clark-Javits
Amendment. He noted that the Prouty compromise failed by five votes. He also
noted that a new effort would be made in the Senate and an additional effort in

the House to pass an emergency public employment measure, He said that the legis-
lative committee felt that two other pending measures related directly to the
employment problem. One was adoption of the poverty legislation; the other was
defeat of the Welfare Amendments to the Social Security legislation,

There was intense discussion relative to the position of the Steering Committee

on this legislation. A consensus was reached that there should be prepared a
position paper on the Welfare Amendments to be distributed to the Steering Committee
members to determine their reaction,

URBAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL

A committee will be made up of members from the Steering Committee to work with
Urban America on setting up the Urban Economic Council,

Next meeting of the Steering Committee will be at 7:30 p.m. on December 18, 1967,
in Detroit, Michigan,




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