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Mayor Of
Atlanta Asks
U.S. Race Law
Washington (UPI)—The
mayor of Atlanta Friday urged
Congress to enact President
|Kennedy’s proposal to ban
racial discrimination in hotels,
restaurants and other private
businesses open to the public.
The appeal of Mayor Ivan
Allen, Jr., was the first by a
major Southern publie official
favoring the so-called public
accommodations act at hearings
by the Senate Commerce Com-
mittee:
Allen led off a full day of
testimony on both sides of the
capitol Friday on civil rights
legislation. South Carolina Gov.
‘Donald $. Russell was sched-
uled to appear before the Senate
‘lgroup after Allen.
| “Cannot Dodge Issue”
Mayor Allen testified that if
‘|the open-facilities act is not en-
‘acted, some Southern cities
which voluntarily banned dis-
crimination might reverse
‘themselves and return to poli-
‘leies of strict segregation.
‘| “We eannot dodge the issue,”
a said. “We cannot ook
| over our shoulder or turn
the clock back to the 1860s.” |
But Allen said a public ac-
commodations act should con-'"
Friday, July 26,1963
tain provisions giving cities and
businesses ‘‘a reasonable time”
to desegregate before the fed-
eral government intervened.
Integration Limited
Over the past several years,}«
Atlanta has desegregated public
schools, lunch counters, city
facilities, swimming pools,
hotels, restaurants and movie
houses, and has started hiring
Negro firemen.
But Allen conceded that the
city has achieved only a meas-
ure of success and said that
participation of Negroes has
been limited so far.
The mayor said that if Con-
gress failed to pass a public ac-
commodations bill it would
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Ulodern Resort Sta
Beautiful pom and valley scenery. 100 acres of
ee comin _gard ens with
round in the
‘ming pools
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movie theatre, modern water purifying plant. 5 swi
including olympic. De luxe 250-room Hote
halets, Beauty Institute for miledy, etc.
_ Section 3, Page 5
“amount to an endorsement of
private businesses setting up an
entirely new status of discrimi-
nation throughout the nation.”
Allen described segregation as
slavery’s stepchild” and said
it was a challenge “to all of us
to make every American free in
fact as well as in theory.”
Three Die in Crash
Hong Kong (UPI — Three
British army officers were
killed Thursday when _ their
plane crashed into a mountain —
near the Communist Chinese
border during a flight exercise.
L Hs. ondy by
PAN
AMERICAN
JET
_ to Mexico City
which is close to:
MEXICO
millions of flowers. Year- —
Mayor Of
Atlanta Asks
U.S. Race Law
Washington (UPI)—The
mayor of Atlanta Friday urged
Congress to enact President
|Kennedy’s proposal to ban
racial discrimination in hotels,
restaurants and other private
businesses open to the public.
The appeal of Mayor Ivan
Allen, Jr., was the first by a
major Southern publie official
favoring the so-called public
accommodations act at hearings
by the Senate Commerce Com-
mittee:
Allen led off a full day of
testimony on both sides of the
capitol Friday on civil rights
legislation. South Carolina Gov.
‘Donald $. Russell was sched-
uled to appear before the Senate
‘lgroup after Allen.
| “Cannot Dodge Issue”
Mayor Allen testified that if
‘|the open-facilities act is not en-
‘acted, some Southern cities
which voluntarily banned dis-
crimination might reverse
‘themselves and return to poli-
‘leies of strict segregation.
‘| “We eannot dodge the issue,”
a said. “We cannot ook
| over our shoulder or turn
the clock back to the 1860s.” |
But Allen said a public ac-
commodations act should con-'"
Friday, July 26,1963
tain provisions giving cities and
businesses ‘‘a reasonable time”
to desegregate before the fed-
eral government intervened.
Integration Limited
Over the past several years,}«
Atlanta has desegregated public
schools, lunch counters, city
facilities, swimming pools,
hotels, restaurants and movie
houses, and has started hiring
Negro firemen.
But Allen conceded that the
city has achieved only a meas-
ure of success and said that
participation of Negroes has
been limited so far.
The mayor said that if Con-
gress failed to pass a public ac-
commodations bill it would
IXTARAN
Ulodern Resort Sta
Beautiful pom and valley scenery. 100 acres of
ee comin _gard ens with
round in the
‘ming pools
a nd
's with cool nights. Private golf, stab] ba
movie theatre, modern water purifying plant. 5 swi
including olympic. De luxe 250-room Hote
halets, Beauty Institute for miledy, etc.
_ Section 3, Page 5
“amount to an endorsement of
private businesses setting up an
entirely new status of discrimi-
nation throughout the nation.”
Allen described segregation as
slavery’s stepchild” and said
it was a challenge “to all of us
to make every American free in
fact as well as in theory.”
Three Die in Crash
Hong Kong (UPI — Three
British army officers were
killed Thursday when _ their
plane crashed into a mountain —
near the Communist Chinese
border during a flight exercise.
L Hs. ondy by
PAN
AMERICAN
JET
_ to Mexico City
which is close to:
MEXICO
millions of flowers. Year- —