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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Tuesday, March 18, 1969 5
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WASHINGTON—Atlanta was
chosen Monday as one of 40
metropolitan areas of the nation
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to participate in a summer ath
Pe- | etic program for ghetto youths
12 to 18 years of age.
Modeled after a program con-
ducted last summer at the Uni-
versity of Southern California,
the unique day camps will em-
phasize physical fitness, sports
and nutrition. College campus
facililies will be used.
A White House spokesman
said five Atlanta colleges had
aS-
given tentative indication of
willingness to participate in the
program, to be administered
jointly by the National Colle-
giale Athletic Association and
the U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare.
Responding favorably to a
queslionnaire were Emory Uni-
versity, Morehouse College,
Georgia Tech, Clark College and
Morris Brown College.
Announcing the program Mon-
day. Vice President Spire T.|-
Agnew said its prime iarget ‘‘is
to reach the inner-city youngster
who has no resource bul the
streets during the Jong, hot sum-
mer.”
Each program will have a
campus supervisor and run a
tunity is transferring $3 million ,’-
to the Department of Health, <
Education and Welfare to sup- + >
port the program. Campus facil- ‘)\
ities and professional assistance
million.
Ai least 200 youths will be en-
campus,
minimum of five weeks. The Z
U.S. Office of Economic Oppor- 7°
will account for another $1.55 4 -
rolled on each participating a