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J. M. TULL METALS COMPANY, INC.
285 Marietta St., N. Ww. P.O. Box 4628 525-3871 Atlanta, Georgia 30302
September 15, 1966
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Mayor:
I have not been able to move about in recent days because of a visit to the hos-
pital. One advantage of a restriction of this sort is that a person watches more
television and listens to the radio more, The result in my case was that I heard
a great deal more news than I would have otherwise. This came at the time we
had the unfortunate incident on Capitol Avenue and Ormond Street, and later
Boulevard and North Avenue, In my opinion, you dida great job as Mayor of
the City, in keeping the situation under the best possible control, I thought
the Police Department also did a fine job.
It is impossible for a city to provide the needs of all the unfortunate; but it is
not impossible for a city to work toward the improvement of living conditions,
and the economic opportunities of its citizens. One of the encouraging things
to me that came out of these explosive and delicate moments was your continued
recognition of the fact that termination of the demonstrations and the unrest did
not mean that the problems which motivated the demonstrators had been solved.
It seems to me clear that we should continue to analyze conditions and the causes
of racial strife, with the hope that government officials, business leaders, and
the leaders of the Negro community will do whatever can be done to eliminate
the conditions that generate the strife. I will help in any way I can by offering
some of my time and some of my money,
With best personal wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
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Pollard Turman
President
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