63 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6a608c574094c48574383e7b42bd79f0.pdf cf4d4bd55fb38f0ff6b442085015c07a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Honor able Mayor Allen: I have gre at respect for you, air. You are honest, you are in the tra dition of another recent Mayor of Atl anta , Ma yo r Hartsfiel d . I was a s oldie r at Fort Benning in 1954-55 and thought the then May or and ne wspa pers of Ra l ph McGill were t he true leaders of the entire So uth. I beli eve you and those same news papers are the reel l ea ders i n t he So ut h . I be l ie ve Atla nt a will benef it greatl y by t he st abil i t y and forward t hi nking you personal l y po ss e ss . I be l ieve you ar e a t ruly el ect e d and r epresena t i ve l eade r. Yo u underst and people . I' l l neve r get a chance t o vote f or you bu t I wan t t o say I ' m mi ght y pro ud to know of you and hear what you ar e thinki ng as I rea d i t i n t he new spapers . ~ ~ 6 �Ma yor of Atlanta Atl anta , Gear g i a � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Honorable Mayor Allen: I heve great respect for you, sir. You are honest, you are in the tredition of another recent Mayor of Atlants, Meyor Hartsfield. I wae a soldier at Fort Benning in 1954-55 and thought the then Mayor and newspapers of Ralph McGill were the true leaders of the entire South. I believe you and those same newspapers are the real leaders in the South. I believe Atbnta will benefit greatly by the stability and forward thinking you personally possess. I believe you are a truly elected end represenative leader. You understand people. I'll never get a chance to vote for you but I went to acy 2m Blebty proud to know of you and hear what you are _ thinking es I read it in the newspapers. Tb Robert L. Aronoff 648 South venue > Algls J 7 s0Paq 1963 CO SIDE OF Mayor of “tlanta Atlanta, Georgia  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 8 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/48f015d44ccac37657260a6f6a5351c3.pdf 9b617c90a58407cf36f0d008560f9041 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ·1~~-0\_\\~~· THE ~E W t ORK ~Ire N.enr (o-rk Q.!imes. AD OL PH s . O Cl[ S , Publ ish er 18'!!6-1935 O RVIL E . D RY F0O S , Pu blis he r 1961-1063 r UB LIS HED EVERY DA T I N TH g Tr. Ail BT T HE N EW YORK 'r!M t~ COMPA N l HAI DflfO I'. ARTH UR H ATS S u L zu g n c o R , Cha irman o/ the B oard. AP 1' H UR 0 C H 6 SU L ZB E RGE R , PTBsidc nt and. P ttbli sher BUi'Ca o r T, Vlca P .-csident a nd /Secre tary li" KA:sc t s A. Cox, Treasu,-er Atlanta's Mayor Speaks On rare occasions the ora torical fog on Ca]!itol Hill is ierced by a voice resonant with courage a nd dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen J r. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit r acial discrimina tion in s tores, restaur ants and other public accommodations. On t he basis of the very substantial accomplishments t hat his city of a h alfmillion, t he la rgest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might h ave come as a cha mpioh of "states' righ ts" a nd of the ability of localities to ba nish discrimination wit hout Federal law. Certainly, h e would h ave had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barret ta, the Wallaces and t he other a rch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device· for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was t here to wa,rn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out lf Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept t hat private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a centry ago: "Now the elimination of segregation, which is sla very's stepchild, ls a challenge to all of us to ma ke ever y American free in fac t as well as in theory- and again t o e! ta blieh our n a tion as the true champion of the free world." � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document £6 Le “Daas SOL 6: THE NEW YORK «Che New York Times. AvoLrr S. Ocns, Publisher 1826-1935 ‘OrvIL HE. Darroos, Publisher 1961-1963 PUBLISHED EVERY DAT IN THE TRAR BY THe NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY ARTHUR Hars SuLZuercen, Chairman of the Board PTHUR OcHSs SuLzbercen, President and Publisher Vice President and Secretary Francis A. Cox, Treasurer Meigs 1 verse vee On rare occasions the oratorical fog on Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant © with courage and dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of | Atlanta testified before the Senate Com- merce Committee in support of President Kennedy’ s bill to prohibit racial discrimin- ation in stores, restaurants and other pub- lic accommodations. On the basis of the very substantial ac- ‘ complishments that his city of a half- million, the largest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might have come as a champion of “states’ rights” and of the ability of localities to banish discrimination without Federal law. Certainly, he would have had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barretts, the Wallaces and the other arch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal “usurpation” as a device for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was there to warn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out if Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal , and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept that private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Bmanci- eee Proclamation a centry ago: “Now: elimination of segregation, which is slavery’s stepchild, is a challengé to all of us to make every American free in faet as well as in theory—and again to establish our nation as the true champion of the free world.” |  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 6 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5914ed827a4cf6edadc6b5110359e104.pdf c316768e4c8f2657ad6daa20a135bab0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY THE CHAPLAIN August 26, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This is just to say that I appreciated very much your recent statement to the Congressional Committee. I am sure that your courage and candor have nspired many. Sincerely, 1L~ Paul M. Minus University Chaplain PNI'1: jb � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN August 26, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This is just to say that I appreciated very mich your recent statement to the Congressional Committee. I am sure that your courage and candor have tinspired many. Sincerely, \Fad lL. Nicirans Paul M. Minus University Chaplain PM: jb  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 5 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/058da5c8ebc8e8c93f1a8c6ff05576cc.pdf 992ce54b52786a49e9f2073d348eb516 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. !eralll m'ribune .,;.. ,., , ~. •; >\ I , I -' . • • ' All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor and Rights By W alter Rugaber Specia[ t o th e H erald T r i bune ATLANTA . arade -Lord ht-day }Davies t been d with mglas . Fairr -old rges. ride ·new nd ·- For da ys t h e word went out fr om the big business men a nd civic leaders, the political pros and public opinion molders, t he ;people in At lanta who usually count t h e most. "You're making a big mi-st ake." The message was plain, blu n d .near· unanimous. Van Allen jr., t he 52 -yearol mercmmt-tw-ned-Mayor , listened very carefully. Then, all alone wi th his courage, h e flew off t o Wash ington and went before t he Senate Commerce Committee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement "Gentlemen," t he Mayor said firmly, "If I had your problem, a·rmed with the local experience I have had, I wou1d pass a public accommodations law ." Mr. Allen t hus became t he rstr-and just possibly the outhem politician to 'lie, approval o! th~ aJ p ortion of Kennedy and was angling for About his testimony he says a Federal job. simply that t h e nation 's MayMr. Allen denied it stoutly, ors have been stuck out on a, insisting that h e talked with · -~, h. t t limb and left there to handle no one m vv a.s m g on excep ·t he committee official who • t he whole racial crisis by invited him to appear . th emselves. The Suµrem a Court has He later received a short letter from ths President been striking down segregawhich praised "a number of tion laws for years, he point& effective pomts" in the state - out, and yet no really solid 1 ment. Mayor ,\llen · seemed legislation h as taken ·their , "It took a lot of com·age to genui nely Gurpriseci by it . place . do what he did." one acquain- ·· -- - - -- - - - - - - -- -- - - , - - -- -- - -tance said with a touch of awe, "and if t ha t's his personal view - h ell, I respect him for it ." Sure, t he fr iend continued, segregation is wrong. But a F ederal law against is somet hing else. This was t he cr ux of t he worry: Mr. Allen had "deserted private enterprise." The prominent owner of several cafeterias in t own sent the Mayor a long, stinging telegra m expressing shock and disappointment, t hen placed blown-up copies in h is windo ws. But in pe1iect illustration of the temper of things, the man's eating places were being picketed at t he sa me ti me by whi tes whose signs branded h im " ! " <i.<lP,. or fa ther's mul ti - milli~n dollar office supply firm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now t he board room boys aire a little on edge. None of that "Mau Mau" stuff, of course. While t he Mayor's political life may be damaged, h is personal stature is adjudged secure . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document feral Tribune TOR Bagg arade Lord ht-day Davies 1 been ad with ‘uglas . Fair- i-old arges, pride All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor and Rights By Walter Rugaber Special to the Herald Tribune ATLANTA. For days the word went out from the big business men and civic leaders, the political pros and public opin- ion molders, the people in Atlanta who usually count the most. “You're making a big mis- take.” ueened very carefully. Then, all alone with his courage, he flew off to Wash- ington and went before the Senate Commerce Commit- tee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement “Gentlemen,” the Mayor ‘said firmly, “If I had your problem, armed with the lo- cal experience I have had, I would pass a public ac- commodations law.” Mr. Allen thus became the Srst—and just possibly the “Southern politician to “hie approval of i “al portion father’s multi - million dollar office supply firm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now the board room boys are a little on edge, None of that “Mau Mau” stuff, of course. While the Mayor's political life may be damaged, his personal stature is ad- judged secure. “It took a lot of courage to _ do what he did,” one acquain- tance said with a touch of awe, “and if that’s his per- sonal view—hell, I respect him for it.” Sure, the friend continued, segregation is wrong. But a Federal law against is some- thing else. This was the crux of the worry: Mr. Allen had “deserted private enterprise.” The prominent owner of several cafeterias in town sent the Mayor a long, sting- ing telegram expressing shock and disappointment, then placed blown-up copies in his windows. But in perfect illustration of the temper of things, the man’s eating places were he- ing picketed at the same time by whites whose signs branded him “Ingder for Kennedy and was angling for a Federal job. Mr. Allen denied it stoutly, insisting that ke talked with no one in Washington except the committee official who invited him to appear. He later received a short letter from the President which praised “a number of effective points” in the state- ment. Mayor Allen seemed genuinely surprised by it. About his testimony he says simply that the nation’s May- ors have been stuck out on a limb and left there to handle ‘the whole racial crisis by themselves. The Supreme Court has been striking dewn segrega- tion laws for years, he points out, and yet no really solid’ legislation has taken ‘their! place. Nething will improve  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 4 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a1ef60e744d2cf89a6378a9ce04d1fb6.pdf 8dd57a6b6065a49874160c1f4e12aba7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. JAMES V JCE PRE S IDENT ANO TRUST OFFICER H OUSTON, TE XAS HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK CAP ITOL 7-7111 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document VICE PRESIDENT AND TRUST OFFICER HouSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK CAPITOL 7-7III  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 3 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d1635af5704c06a55db0f940270f81ea.pdf 50a6c1d6f950575673f41836ca63ed2a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I ON CHRON ICLE Mayor Of AtlanfaAsks U.S. Race Law Friday, July; 26, 1963 -Page 5 tain provisions giving ~ities and "amount to an endorsement of businesses " a reasonable time" private businesses ·setting up an to desegregate before the · fed- entirely new status of discrimieral government intervened. nation throughout the nation." Integration 'Limited Allen described segregation as Over the past several year~, "slavery 's stepchild" and said Atlanta has desegregated public . - " schools, lunch counters, city it was a challenge _to all of ~s facilities, swimming p o o I s , to make every Ai:neri~n fr,~e m hotels, restaurants and movie fact as well as m theory .. houses, and has star ted hiring - - - - - - - - - - - Negro firemen . Three Die in Crash But Allen conceded that the city has achieved only a meas- Hong Kong (UPI - Three ure . o_f s~ccess and said that Britis h army officers were parhc1pat10n of Negroes has k'll d Th d •h th · 1 e been limited so far. urs a_y \\ en e~ The mayor said that if Con- plane crashed mto a mountam gress failed to pass a public ac- near the Communist Chinese commodations bill it would border during a flight exercise. . Wa s h 1 n gt on (UPI)-The mayor of Atlanta Friday u_rged ~ongress, to enact President . Ke~nedy_ s ~ r _o p? s a_ I to ban racial d1scnmmat1on m hotels, restaurants and other private businesses open to the public. The appeal of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. , was the first by a major Southern public official favoring the so-called public accommodations act at hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee. · Allen led off a full day of testimony on both sides of the capitol Friday on civil rights legislation. South Carolina Gov. Donald S. Russell was schedto Mexico City uled to appear before the Senate Which 11 close to: group after Allen. "Cannot Dodge Issue" Mayor Allen testified that if ' the open-facilities act is not enacted, some Southern cities which voluntarily banned discrimination might re v e r s e . themselves and return to poliMEXICO cies of strict segregation. Beautiful mountain and valley scenery. 100 acres of "We cannot dodge the issue," everb looming gard ens with mill ions of flowers . YearAllen said. "We cannot look round in the 70'1 with cool nights. Private golf, stables, back over our shoulder or turn movie theatre, mod ern water purifying plant. 5 swimthe clock back to the 1860s." ming poo ls includ ing olympie. De luxe 250-room Hote l and Cha lets, Beauty Inst it ute for milady, etc. But Allen said a Q_ublic accommodations act should con- t- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - ·/fr-Hns. o~ (Jg PAN AMERICAN JET ameiu:eM -fhang;k._&:l IXTA•AN � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ON CHRONICLE 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 S. Russell was sched- uled to appear before the Senate group 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 cannot dodge the issue,” ee said. “We cannot Jook the clock back to the 1860s.” But Allen said a public ac- 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- over our shoulder or turn: commodations act should con-'" commodations bill it would ee comin _gard ens with round in the ‘ming pools a nd ff cape Ne 0 hier rGlui-La, IXTARAN Moder Resort Sta Beautiful pom and valley scenery. 100 acres of '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. Hns. ony by PAN AMERICAN JET _ to Mexico City which is close to:. MEXICO =| millions of flowers. Year- —  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 2 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/643a5af86f421815241c7275fb7baafd.pdf 762463133be71a8f4b29f2e0aaf63b18 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. NewYorkW~rld-Telegram IDb.c ~un A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEW S PAPER J u l y 27, 1963 May or I van Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Alle n, I have just read your testimony, given Friday before the Senate Commerce Committee on the public accomodation bill. Atlanta should be very proud, and I' m sure it is. When an e lected official can express himself so clearly and persuasively on a matter of such grave concern to the nation, he is an exceptional man o The incontestable wi sdom of what you said to the Committee, the compassion underlying your beliefs, and the uncompromising honesty of your stateme nt, all testify to an uncommon and admirable level of statesmanship. Sincerely, ~/.~ Normans. Nadel Drama critic New York World-Telegram 125 Barclay-st New York 15, N. Y. & Sun � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document | NewYorkWorld-Ielegram The Sun A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER July 27, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, dre Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen, I have just read your testimony, given Friday before the Senate Commerce Com- mittee on the public accomodation bill. Atlanta should be very proud, and I'm sure it is. When an elected official can espress himself so clearly and persuasively on a matter of such grave concern to the nation, he is an ex- ceptional man. The incontestable wisdom of what you said to the Committee, the compassion underlying your beliefs, and the uncompromising honesty of your statement, all testify to an uncommon and admirable level of statesmanship. Sincerely, Norman Se. Nadel Lr Drama critic New York World-Telegram & Sun 125 Barclay-st New York 15, N. Ye  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Document 1 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7aca7d79c57e00e84e95bb07deaed791.pdf 4a201435fb63733f57217d4e5ab014fb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. NewYorkW~rld-Telegram IDb.c ~un A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEW S PAPER J u l y 27, 1963 May or I van Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Alle n, I have just read your testimony, given Friday before the Senate Commerce Committee on the public accomodation bill. Atlanta should be very proud, and I' m sure it is. When an e lected official can express himself so clearly and persuasively on a matter of such grave concern to the nation, he is an exceptional man o The incontestable wi sdom of what you said to the Committee, the compassion underlying your beliefs, and the uncompromising honesty of your stateme nt, all testify to an uncommon and admirable level of statesmanship. Sincerely, ~/.~ Normans. Nadel Drama critic New York World-Telegram 125 Barclay-st New York 15, N. Y. & Sun �I ON CHRON ICLE Mayor Of AtlanfaAsks U.S. Race Law Friday, July; 26, 1963 -Page 5 tain provisions giving ~ities and "amount to an endorsement of businesses " a reasonable time" private businesses ·setting up an to desegregate before the · fed- entirely new status of discrimieral government intervened. nation throughout the nation." Integration 'Limited Allen described segregation as Over the past several year~, "slavery 's stepchild" and said Atlanta has desegregated public . - " schools, lunch counters, city it was a challenge _to all of ~s facilities, swimming p o o I s , to make every Ai:neri~n fr,~e m hotels, restaurants and movie fact as well as m theory .. houses, and has star ted hiring - - - - - - - - - - - Negro firemen . Three Die in Crash But Allen conceded that the city has achieved only a meas- Hong Kong (UPI - Three ure . o_f s~ccess and said that Britis h army officers were parhc1pat10n of Negroes has k'll d Th d •h th · 1 e been limited so far. urs a_y \\ en e~ The mayor said that if Con- plane crashed mto a mountam gress failed to pass a public ac- near the Communist Chinese commodations bill it would border during a flight exercise. . Wa s h 1 n gt on (UPI)-The mayor of Atlanta Friday u_rged ~ongress, to enact President . Ke~nedy_ s ~ r _o p? s a_ I to ban racial d1scnmmat1on m hotels, restaurants and other private businesses open to the public. The appeal of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. , was the first by a major Southern public official favoring the so-called public accommodations act at hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee. · Allen led off a full day of testimony on both sides of the capitol Friday on civil rights legislation. South Carolina Gov. Donald S. Russell was schedto Mexico City uled to appear before the Senate Which 11 close to: group after Allen. "Cannot Dodge Issue" Mayor Allen testified that if ' the open-facilities act is not enacted, some Southern cities which voluntarily banned discrimination might re v e r s e . themselves and return to poliMEXICO cies of strict segregation. Beautiful mountain and valley scenery. 100 acres of "We cannot dodge the issue," everb looming gard ens with mill ions of flowers . YearAllen said. "We cannot look round in the 70'1 with cool nights. Private golf, stables, back over our shoulder or turn movie theatre, mod ern water purifying plant. 5 swimthe clock back to the 1860s." ming poo ls includ ing olympie. De luxe 250-room Hote l and Cha lets, Beauty Inst it ute for milady, etc. But Allen said a Q_ublic accommodations act should con- t- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - ·/fr-Hns. o~ (Jg PAN AMERICAN JET ameiu:eM -fhang;k._&:l IXTA•AN �JAMES V JCE PRE S IDENT ANO TRUST OFFICER H OUSTON, TE XAS HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK CAP ITOL 7-7111 �!eralll m'ribune .,;.. ,., , ~. •; >\ I , I -' . • • ' All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor and Rights By W alter Rugaber Specia[ t o th e H erald T r i bune ATLANTA . arade -Lord ht-day }Davies t been d with mglas . Fairr -old rges. ride ·new nd ·- For da ys t h e word went out fr om the big business men a nd civic leaders, the political pros and public opinion molders, t he ;people in At lanta who usually count t h e most. "You're making a big mi-st ake." The message was plain, blu n d .near· unanimous. Van Allen jr., t he 52 -yearol mercmmt-tw-ned-Mayor , listened very carefully. Then, all alone wi th his courage, h e flew off t o Wash ington and went before t he Senate Commerce Committee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement "Gentlemen," t he Mayor said firmly, "If I had your problem, a·rmed with the local experience I have had, I wou1d pass a public accommodations law ." Mr. Allen t hus became t he rstr-and just possibly the outhem politician to 'lie, approval o! th~ aJ p ortion of Kennedy and was angling for About his testimony he says a Federal job. simply that t h e nation 's MayMr. Allen denied it stoutly, ors have been stuck out on a, insisting that h e talked with · -~, h. t t limb and left there to handle no one m vv a.s m g on excep ·t he committee official who • t he whole racial crisis by invited him to appear . th emselves. The Suµrem a Court has He later received a short letter from ths President been striking down segregawhich praised "a number of tion laws for years, he point& effective pomts" in the state - out, and yet no really solid 1 ment. Mayor ,\llen · seemed legislation h as taken ·their , "It took a lot of com·age to genui nely Gurpriseci by it . place . do what he did." one acquain- ·· -- - - -- - - - - - - -- -- - - , - - -- -- - -tance said with a touch of awe, "and if t ha t's his personal view - h ell, I respect him for it ." Sure, t he fr iend continued, segregation is wrong. But a F ederal law against is somet hing else. This was t he cr ux of t he worry: Mr. Allen had "deserted private enterprise." The prominent owner of several cafeterias in t own sent the Mayor a long, stinging telegra m expressing shock and disappointment, t hen placed blown-up copies in h is windo ws. But in pe1iect illustration of the temper of things, the man's eating places were being picketed at t he sa me ti me by whi tes whose signs branded h im " ! " <i.<lP,. or fa ther's mul ti - milli~n dollar office supply firm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now t he board room boys aire a little on edge. None of that "Mau Mau" stuff, of course. While t he Mayor's political life may be damaged, h is personal stature is adjudged secure . �THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY THE CHAPLAIN August 26, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This is just to say that I appreciated very much your recent statement to the Congressional Committee. I am sure that your courage and candor have nspired many. Sincerely, 1L~ Paul M. Minus University Chaplain PNI'1: jb �--- ( I SPLE1VDID.E -ROYAL &. 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P ttbli sher BUi'Ca o r T, Vlca P .-csident a nd /Secre tary li" KA:sc t s A. Cox, Treasu,-er Atlanta's Mayor Speaks On rare occasions the ora torical fog on Ca]!itol Hill is ierced by a voice resonant with courage a nd dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen J r. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit r acial discrimina tion in s tores, restaur ants and other public accommodations. On t he basis of the very substantial accomplishments t hat his city of a h alfmillion, t he la rgest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might h ave come as a cha mpioh of "states' righ ts" a nd of the ability of localities to ba nish discrimination wit hout Federal law. Certainly, h e would h ave had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barret ta, the Wallaces and t he other a rch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device· for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was t here to wa,rn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out lf Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept t hat private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a centry ago: "Now the elimination of segregation, which is sla very's stepchild, ls a challenge to all of us to ma ke ever y American free in fac t as well as in theory- and again t o e! ta blieh our n a tion as the true champion of the free world." �Honor able Mayor Allen: I have gre at respect for you, air. You are honest, you are in the tra dition of another recent Mayor of Atl anta , Ma yo r Hartsfiel d . I was a s oldie r at Fort Benning in 1954-55 and thought the then May or and ne wspa pers of Ra l ph McGill were t he true leaders of the entire So uth. I beli eve you and those same news papers are the reel l ea ders i n t he So ut h . I be l ie ve Atla nt a will benef it greatl y by t he st abil i t y and forward t hi nking you personal l y po ss e ss . I be l ieve you ar e a t ruly el ect e d and r epresena t i ve l eade r. Yo u underst and people . I' l l neve r get a chance t o vote f or you bu t I wan t t o say I ' m mi ght y pro ud to know of you and hear what you ar e thinki ng as I rea d i t i n t he new spapers . ~ ~ 6 �Ma yor of Atlanta Atl anta , Gear g i a �,I USTIC F. a-2:, 2 :, �-- - - - ---- �•. Sunday,_ Aur,ust 4~ 1963. New York l{eral b m'ribune 3 All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor a By W alter Rugaber Speci al t o the Herald T ribune ATLANTA. r For days the word went out from t he big business men and civic leaders, the political pros and public opinion molders, t he ;people in Atlanta who usually count t he most. "You're making a big mist ake." The message was plain, blunt a nd nearly unanimous. Ivan Allen jr., t he 52-yearold merchan t-turned-Mayor, listened very carefully. Then, all alone with h is courage, h e flew off to Washington and went before t he Senate Commerce Committee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement "Gentlemen," the Mayor said firmly, "If I had your problem , ·armed with t he local experience I have h ad, I would pass a public accommodations law." Mr. Allen t hus became t he first-and just possibly t he last-Southern politician to voice public approval of t he most controversial portion of t he civil rights bill. The Mayor followed an outraged squadron of Southern political leaders, including Gov. Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi and Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama. The air was heavy with denunciat ion . Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a member of the Senate committee, seemed hardly able to believe his ears at t he Mayor's stand. A lot of the home folks had the same reaction. " I wish to nominate you," one man wrote, "as Mr. Mau Mau of 1963. . . . I understood that you are a half-, brother of Martin Luther King and ~hat may explain your posi~ion." I t came as somewhat of a surprise that a t least those who wrote the Mayor suppo1·ted his stand about 2 to 1 in initial stages of t reaction last wee and city chamerce had moved ite direction, and political observer father's multi - million dollar office supply fi rm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now t he board r oom boys are a little on edge. None of that "Mau Mau" stuff, of course. While t he Mayor's political life may be damaged, h is personal stature is adjudged secure. "It took a Jot of courage t o do what he did," one acquaintance- said with a touch of awe, "and if that ':; his personal view - hell, I respect him for it." Sure, the friend con tinued, segregat ion is wr0ng. But a 1', ederal law against is something else. This was t he crux of t he worry: Mr. Allen h ad " deserted private enterprise." The prominent owner of several cafeterias· in t own sent the Mayor a long, stinging telegram expressing shock and disappointmen t, then placed blown-up copies in his windows. But in perfect illustration of the temper of things, the man's eating places were being picketed at the same time by whites whose signs branded him a "leader for integration." The cafeteria owner had desegregated most of h is chain last June. His concern was not civil righ ts, he insisted, but the preservation of free enterprise. The Mayor came back to Atlanta and found two main schools of thought about his st artling behavior before t he Commerce Commitee. The least substantial version put i t down. as a shallow bid for Negro vot es. But Masoned obsetvers said that even with a full turnout he would still need plenty of whites. For a quarter-century winning Atlanta politics has been based on a h ighly successful "alliance" between Negroes and the so-called "betterelass" whites. And the thought was that the latter might prefer free enterprise over Mr. Allen when the 1966 term comes up. The ·1ayor has indicated that he no\! intends to run again. The second feeling about the Mayor·s testimon:, considered the possibility that he _ had talked w1,h President Kennedy and wHs angling for a Federal job. Mr. Allen denied iL stoutly, insisting that J·.e talked with no one in Washington except the commitLee official who invited him to apprar. He later r eceived a short letter from th9 P resident which praised "a number of effective pomts" in the statement. Mayor .t,l!en seemed genuinely ~urprised by it. About his testimony he says simply that i:.he nation's Mayors have been ::;iuck out on a ltmb and left there to h andle the whole racial crisis by themselves. The Suprem~ Court has been striking down segregation laws for years, he points out, and yet no really solid legislation b~ taken their place. 1 I 1 �._..,....,..,- v_.,. .,.,E, w :; vc ui;:, -.:a-r:; a~ ~ne lVlaYOl" S stand. A lot of the home folks had the same reaction. "I wish to nominate you," one man wrote, "as Mr. Mau Mau of 1963. • • • I understood that you are a halfbrother of Martin Luther King and t hat may explain your position." I t came as somewhat of a surprise that at least those who wrote the Mayor supported his stand about 2 to 1 in initial stages ot ~ '" action last wee "DeepLv tele ..., V ,&.J,DI W' J.V.l V C""J.Vl.C l.111~'- ••- Commerce Commitee. The least substantial version put it down. as a shallow bid for Negro votes. But seasoned obsetvers said that even with a full turnout he would still need plenty of whites. For a quarter-century winning Atlanta politics has been based on a highly successful "9:lliance" between Negroes and the so-called "betterclass" whites. And the thought was that the latter might prefer free enterprise over Mr. Allen when the 1966 term comes up. The Mayor has indicated that he now intends to run again. The second feeling about the Mayor's testimony considered the possibility that he had talked with President 0 and city chamerce had moved site direction, and political observer as taken a very pcru.11 cp. I seriously doubt he make it stick in the po · 1 forum - partlcu ai:ly 1f · ese things are still unsolved." .Mr. Allen, with strong Negro support, took office in January, 1962, after a harsh battle with arch-segregationist Lester Maddox. The Mayor drew 64 per cent of the vote. He went in as a son of the city's old-line business community. While with his 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -_ , , - - -- - - - - -- -- l �r JJ\. Q_ ~ ~n.__.oj),_0~ 1Y!°o&u c c}-(J ~ L)CVl'w "'6 ~ ~ ~ Q~~- 1-+o_Q__Q_ 0-t-~ ) QJ}-P~, ~ ci~u ¼_, , "•' ��Y" Y' Y' Atlantan Thankful For Thes·e Five The Editors: I have seen a number of letten; dawning segregation and upholding integration. A Negro is all right in his own place, and that is Where he should stay. I want tx> thank God for such wonderful men as our two senators, Russell and Talmadge, for Govs. Barnett and Wallace and for Atianta's own Lester Maddox. NEAL ADAMS. Atlanta. �Mattiwilda Dobbs (below) gave her first recital in Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium. on January 31. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., told the soprano before the desegregated audience that her home town is proud of her accomplishments. Earlier, she had ·been awarded the key to the city. A. L. ADAM S �August 29, 1963 Dear Mr. Allen, May I commend you, belatedly, for your intelligent and courageous stand during your recent appearance before the senate committee hearings in Washington. I appreciate and admire your efforts in behalf of our negro citizens. Sincerely, 9~~ Mrs. G. B. Strickler �Morris is for use of commerce clause Re : You editortal " Civil rights should be guaranteed without invoking commerce clause," Aug. 7. While I am no iawyer, I think the use of the commerce clause is justified . Although a restaurant may rightly be called privately owned, the service the owner sells for profit is not private in any way. All persons of good behavior should be served. It is in our best national interest that we desegregate our minds and hearts and treat our minority groups just like everybody else. Just because we have been reared in and taught in a certain tradition does not mean it is right. What matters is not what we personally like or dislike but what is best for our c try and world peace. ----...,. I,,..,a m just about as Southern a1; anybody. I was born so far South that we called the people in Atlanta Yankees.-Edward 0. Morris, Route 1 ox 2, Palacios. )f ! U~7'1).-/ ~ _11 f- I O,,.,, C ( (.,.,~ 3 1:1.11,-,, I 9 'It,J ~ �0 £-A't. /l'l I\ .1vv1-y a fiC. /Jl C..:,4 S. 6 F b ~ (..,, 116- /Vt E-,,, (S uy- vJ If j:/--> I /\/ /V OI } '( # 0 ~ />,T ( /:::.. r'c W () cJL. .u 13. C-- P.t-'- f ut.> <- , S/f6 ' - ~ ,,v u 'T, r143.215.248.55 D . ~ ,-')_~~ I I ,,;./ You ,- o ~Lf'/f ,/"Ir(-., 1-tT rt,1 e fi ,'- ~{-,ft , ,.., s-1- ( /'7 '""" S, 0 (I / /-/ �eo~~ ~T ' ETURNTO ~r;,~..._ /Ylft( ol( C '7l I II~/V /flit f1T L /1#~ fuf},, t... ' �_.. u JO [J �·:£ Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. 204 City Hall Atlanta, Ga. �*~~1 Eak~·F@}f~gt1 nF. Atlanta -~ 5, Ga. N. E. �IL;. ��f ,· 1· ff'. ,,;,.r I>· . . -,;r~;fk~fa~s Smic'~ ... ~·-· ~>,f Joe-Pye Ridge on ~hec143.215.248.55o Road /_ / ' <;';«-< _ ' I 23 0 p;~ · e,, \ -f ') ( Clayton, Georgia l b ,\ UG .:::/ -~ Honorabl e Ivan Allen , J r. Na y or, Cit)' of Atl anta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia +143.215.248.55 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) . , - ---.,, �• ~- ( �• -Associated P ress Wl.rephoto Jvan Allen Jr. . . . Calls f or accommodations action. Atlanta Chief Aslcs Ol{eh For 'Rights' Washington Post Co. WASHINGTON, July 26 The mayor of Atlanta told Congress Friday it must enact 11 public accommodations law or southern citirs like Atlanta that have tried to ban di ·crimination may !'lip back into segregated patterns. MAYOR IVAN ALLEN Jr. broke the solid line oI outht>rn opposition to civil rights legislation as he injected this new note into the hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee. '·Failure to pass this bill." aid Allen, "would amount, by inference, to an endor~ement of private busines5 settin~ up an entirely new tatus of dis<'rimination throughout the nation . "Cities like Atlanta might sJlp backwards." Hotels and restauran t that have already taken this i . ue upon them elves and opened thf'ir doors might find it ron\'f'nient to go bac·k to the olrl i.tatus . . . in m . �of squa bbles an d demon trations th a t we have had in the pas t" , "I F I RAD YOUR p r obl em . a r m ed w ith the l0cal exper iPnce I have had, I w ould pass a oublir accommodation s bill," said Alli:n. He asked t hat sou t hern communi t ies be g iven time to make the adjustment voluntarily before being hauled in to court. In J'esnonse to qi.1estions. lie suggested a two-year g race period for cities . :mil more for sma.JJ communities. " But t he point I want to em n ha size a ga in." he saici . "is that now is thP tim e for le'!iS· lative action. We cannot dodge ·t he iss ue." "\ VE i.\IUST take a ction now 1o ass ure a greater future for our citizens and our country ... the elimination of segregat ion. which is slaverv's steoehild. is a chall en'!e t o aU of us to make ever~, American free in fact as well a s in t heory." T his stron i; statem ent in hehalf or equal ri ghts from a 52:vea r-old na ti ve of Georgia deeply moved liberal members of t he committee. "l THINK." :-iAlD Actin!; Chair ma n John 0 . Pa tore fDR.I. l. "that w hen Presid Pnt Kenned v wrote his book 'Profil es in ·courage' he was t hinkinl! of you." It al so lea t o a sh arp exr han qe between P a tore r111d Sen. Strom Thurmond CD-S.C.l, all-out oooonent of an y civil r ights legislation. WHEN THURMON D a skPd Allen i r h e would favor the ]P-:ris]ation even if. it m eant dosin g every r estaurant in Georgia. P astore cut him off, call in g it a "loaded" qu e!' tion or th e h ave-you -5toppPd-bea tinJZ-yo ur-wife? type. P a to re said he wouldn 't nPrmif qu estion s a ked to emba rrass witnesse~ a nd to "r atc h tomorrow m ornin g's headl ine ." " I DON'T WAN'.I.' t he mayor to go home and be kn own as t he m an who wants to close all the little restaurants in Georgia," said Pastore. T hurmond called P astore', action "improper" a nd sa id he resented t he "insinuation" 1:ha he had asked an unfair q uestion. He said he was try in. only to get the tru th to the American people. You1· tl'uth is not my tl'Uf-11," snapped Pastol'e. When the audienee ap plauded, T h u r m o n d called them ·']eftwingers" and aid he was " urprised" that Pastor permitted the audience re action. ����MRS . CLARENCE M . WESTON 20 52 EDINBURGH TERRACE . N . E. ATLANTA 7. GEORGIA Aug . 26, 1963. Mayor I v an Allen, Ci t y Hall, Atlanta, Ga. My dear rlr . Mayor ; This is to add a word of appreci a tion f or your stand of courage in Washington recently back ing t h e President's Civi l Rights Le g islation. Whi le I agree t ha t voluntary dese grega tion is preferable, as long as certain state g overn.men t leaders continue to inflame public opinion and embarrass ou r nation 's eff e c tive world leadership, it seems t ha t spe c ifi c l aws mus t be made and understood. Therefore, I have wr i t ten our t wo Georgia Senators and the Fifth District Representative saying that I hope they can supp ort the Administrat i on, cl arified to include court ap peal for fund- withhol ding from individual states not coo era t ing . Sincerely and Apureciatively, 7~ H--. ~~ (--h~ . C! . hot . lJ~---~) �r - �·t, fF=-~ _ _ ;...... ~ -;r- ~~ ..._._ - - ~ ~ ~;;:,. ·-;,;. - =-=-~ ,,, · �8 Berkeley Street Cambridge 38, Massachusetts 29 July 1963 The Honorable Ivan .Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee was the most superb statement on civil rights made since the time of Abraham Lincoln, and I am sure that it will go down in history. These are the words of a man of great courage I read everything the Times carried aloud to nzy- two grown sons and a Harvard student from Little Rock, a Negro who is living with us this summer, and we all felt that you had established a watershed. We are deeply grateful to you. and true nobility of mind. }ly Senior Senator, Mr. Saltonstall, is fencesitting on the public accomodations section of the Civil Rights Bill. I have just written to him, asking him to examine his soul in the light of your statement. I am convinced that public thinld.ne, including perhaps the thinking of Mrs. Murphy, is considerably ahead of Congress in this matter. Thank you, Mr. Allen. You are a great man. �202 Virginia Avenue Warner Robina, Georgia 28 July 196, Mayor Ivan Allen Jro City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr o Allen: Congratulations on your public stand, in ·ashington, D. Q, on the necessity of our public officials upholding the proposed public accomodationa law. As white northeners, we have been aiamayed at the lack of courage of t he so-called progressive leaders of this Stateo Surely the United States is large and rich enough to afford afirst class citiz enship for all of its peopleo Sincerely, ��r - �, ·--, ' j ) - ,- · ·rv-~ 'VUU/' --...,._, - - - .... f· ·.:~;. ,,11 Af4UJ_ - -_- P E1--~ CE t, --- }1/. . ~ t=-- l, tZ/kev-/4_ __J 1 I I �--Mrs . Austin W . Kenefick 5 Vadnais Street Holyoke , Massachusetts tJ I o Lfl �r ti I I ALBERT M. HORN AD/\tfl , GOLOT HW/\ JTE & STANFOHD 1 43 1 C AN DLER BUILD ING A TL AN T A 3, GEORGIA. BUS . JA. 3-2525 ~ ZS �r - �_S ./J-, f-UJJIN ; ?-a l).S Ph . I> . Pl3- ,4 e, H ,R. £ f3. Rt;. ~ r-}-.PT ,4-TL,/f/lJ7 ,4 qi (r /J . l/--'-{- "t" p.N"r..q tl 3 - ... , · Q u ,·., ~? ? •: JUL ~ 1963 .· (THIS SI DE OF CARD IS FO RADDRESS) ,,, Vin 01<Ct ,y I 11///11 At--u N, JI< . HfJL-L 4-TL-/J/l/Tfl J G-11' �j,~~ Telephone Midway 4-7924 ' ·-f' ~Cf&..~.,,~,&,., ,MI; ==SUN M01Elat/d,f4_, , . �7 East 86th. Street New York 28, N. Y. July 27th. 1963 To the Wia yor of Atlanta, Atl a nta, Ga. Dear lVfr. Allen, Having read in the New York Times an account of your testimonybefore the Senate Commerce committee I feel I must tell you of my appreciation of ev e ry word you said. I am a southerner; my father was a confederate soldier. You are a christian stateman, a gentleman and a scholar. The world needs more men of your type and courag e. May you be able to convince those who do not ag ree with you of the folly of their way s. Sincerely, Mrs. J ame s Getaz. �66 GOLF CIRCLE, N . E. ATLANTA 9, GEORGIA July 29, 1963 Honorable Ivan All en Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta 3, Georg i a Dear Mayor Allen: Congr atulations on your forthright and courage ous t estimony before the Senate Commer ce Committee l ast week ! Most Atlantans are proud of y ou, and we believe that Atl anta will continue to make progress toward a peaceful solution of this problem under your l eaders hip . 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Your leadership in these troubled times makes me proud to be an Atlantan, and I only wish that our Congressional representatives had more of the insight into the problems that you have displayed. Sincerely, /J 7Y J ~ A, · ~ Mrs. Fleming Law ��r - - - - - -- - ��'. •·' ) �s-~"' M ~~ 2. ,._ \f\v< -,~-~ e r < ' , . \~ CN ~ ~.2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( - : < : ; ~, ~ ~ ~ a..i , - · . ~ - · L ~ N'"'-.0 «-9~ · -- - ~ b3 ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) ­ ~ 143.215.248.55 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) r~~ 0----J-_ ' , ~ 0-.J"") ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ° i ~- . ~ ~ . U-J ~ ~ \r ~ . '+ E ~ \ ; \~Cf.~ -~ ·-~~ ~ . N -\t '7. '-l'f ~-~~¼ . , �,.,.OJ S!)o-ltUl,.~ .,., J,,.nn M8 NM GS '"~IUA..OJ •••• • ~ .• .•..• • • •• • .... . . .••. .r.••••• ••• �Mt>s. R.D.Sandman 1530 Dodson Dr. SW ... ' . Mayor Ivan All en Atlanta, Ga. --- - - --. �/ L �-To ~ UL Pv. -Z, 96 3 rOA , -- ~---~ - ,~-- . �[ J - ---- �I - -~ - - ·---=a~~--.......__ - .- Ma yor Ivan Allen, Jr. The City Hal I Atlanta 3, Georgia . ....~ , �BECKNELL MANN ASSOC I ATES • 3099 MAPLE DRIVE , N.E. ATLANTAS , GEORGIA __ ,,,,..- ~ · · ~., : ·- •·· '• :' �532 Daniel Ave., SE Atlanta 17, Ga. July 29, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Allen: Just a word to say that I am glad that you supported the President's civil rights legislation before the committee in Washington the other day. I appreciate the courage and straightforwardness it took to do so. I think many people who keep silent agree with you. I appreciate your speaking for us. It is one more item to make me proud of Atlanta. ��347 VISTA DE LA PLAYA LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA TEL. : GL. 4-2654 �.. • ) .. - -..- . ~ · ...•• . . �,· , ..-'...· l r �J.H.Carter Jamestown , Al abama . THE HOM.IVAN ALLEN (MAYOR ) ATLANTA ,GEORGIA. �--- �29 July, 1963 Your Honor: Your testi mony before the Senate Commerce Co mmittee was a rare combination of sincerit y , enli g hten ment, humility and courag e, such as we are not accustomed to hear on this trag ic is s ue. I hope y our statement will, as it well could, p rove the fulcrum on which the whole is s ue of this historic legislation will turn. It would be hard to e x a gg erate, I think, the encourag e ment that such a courag eous statement by a local leader could g ive to a well-meanin g but timid Southern Con g ress man. Con g ratulations! Si"1rI~~·L1J Robert G. Wri g ht Am eric a n Consulat e No g al e s, Sonora, Me x ico �\ MRs. THOMAS V. BocKMAN 356 PINETREE DRIVEN. E. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA �nso, /91;; 3 7:143.215.248.55,J_~ ~ 7 ~~ ~ ���•• --- ��C I (c. '-\ ( \6 \\C \, ) \, \ \ c- -- \· }\ \ \ (. -A ((A.\ "' VI) J \. e ,. - ��.( 'D·USSIDEOFCARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) 0 :f!!, Jnw s ~ ~ f· r I �KEY BOULEVARD AND NORTH BRYAN STREET ARLINGTON I, VIRGINIA J. C . MURPHY CHURCH TELEPHONES M . EVERETT DORR MINISTER JAC K SO N 7 - 1085 AND JAC KS ON 2 - 6033 A S SOCIATE ��•• • 0 1111 - hire her, but I wanted her to know that we had several Negro girls on the staff and she would have to work closely with them, eat in the same employees' lunch room, and treat them courteously. Her reply was, "We don't do it that way where I come from, but if you say that is the way it has to be, I'll give it a try." It wasn't a month before I saw her and a Negro girl returning from a coffee break, arm in arm. Unfortunately, there are still businesses in my community, and in yours, that practice discrimination in hiring, mainly because they are afraid to make the break. I understand this, because I was afraid, too. However, the time is so late on the clock of human relations that we need to encourage these businessmen to make a start toward integrating their staffs. Our best hope for the future, in my opinion, is in the schools. If we could get really integrated schools much of the prejudice that still exists would, in a generation, disappear. My children go to a school that is 90 per cent Negro. Because it is a good, well-run school, they are happy even in this minority situation. But it would be so much better for all concerned in this school if the percentage of white children could get to be 25 per cent of the school population. We are working hard to achieve that goal. In addition to three children born to us, my wife and I have an adopted American Japanese daughter named Jill . One day, when she was seven years old, Jill came home from school and said ; "Daddy, I wish I could be Negro at school and white at home." She hasn't been able to achieve that, but last month her 5th grade classmates did elect her for an "Outstanding Student Award," so apparently she has solved her problems in other ways. I seriously doubt if we do our children any favors by making their lives too easy, considering the world which they will be inheriting. from us. In closing, I want to express my appreciation, and I'm sure, that of the other awardees, not just for the award, but also for the continuing work of the N ational Conference of Christians and Jews in furthering true brotherhood. I want to urge that we all keep everlastingly at the job of making the practice of brotherhood a reality in our homes, in our schools, in our businesses, and in our communities. 1:11 a0 0 a -• a • •DI -0 0 c:I �by WALKER SANDBACH It seems a little strange to me to be accepting an award for doing what comes naturally. In my case.and I imagine many of the awardees here today could say the same, the award probably belongs to my parents and to my teachers. There are others who practice brotherhood when they, because of their background and up-bringing, don't believe in it and don't like it. I have friends in that position, and I have great admiration for them. They do it out of a sense of fairness and, sometimes, economic necessity. They have practiced brotherhood while deep within they have wished desperately that the tremendous changes in our social and economic life had never occurred. It is interesting to contemplate on how we arrive at the beliefs and principles which. guide our lives. A short time ago my father, who is a Methodist minister in Iowa, was visiting me. 1 was telling him, with some pride, of this award. He replied, "I'm not surprised that you are getting an award for practising brotherhood, because that is what we taught you. What I don't understand is why you accepted our teachings on brotherhood but completely ignored our training and example in politics." Fortunately, brotherhood knows no party lines. If vou were to poll this group of awardees I am sure you would find both major parties well represented. I personally am very much encouraged by the progress that has been made in Chicago . toward . t?e ideal of having jobs available on the basis of ab1hty without regard to race, or color, or creed. Of course, we still have a long way to go. When I hired my first Negro sales girl in 1947 I was told by some of my business friends that _I w~s committing econom::: suicide. The first day this glfl went on duty, I began to wonder if they were right. I manage a Co-op supermarket. This girl was hi~ed as a checker. At one time during that first mornmg two other girls who were also on duty were doing stock work on the floor, leaving the Negro girl as the only checker. A customer refused to be checked out by her and called for the manager. When I arrived she said, "I'm going to sit-down until you bri~g on a white girl. I'm not going to have a colored glfl handling my food." I don't need to tell you how ridiculous was her stand. Her calling this girl colored reminds me of a recent suggestion by Harry Golden, editor of the Carolina Israelite. He says, "Since so many people insist on referring to Negroes as colored, we should start referring to whites as colorless." Then newspapers could run stories of today's event as follows: "The James M. Yard Brotherhood A ward ceremonies, held today at City Hall, was attended by a large group of colored and colorless people." To return to the woman who was on a sit-down strike, I told her she was welcome to sit. I even got a box for her to sit on. She had to wait an hour until the other girls were needed at the checkouts. You know, that was the only trouble we ever h ad. And yet, how close I came at that point to backing down on my decision to have an integrated staff because I had half accepted the propaganda that disaster would strike if we tried to serve the public with an integrated staff. I was told by some that I would lose most of my employees and half of my customers. Actually, we lost no employees and our business has prospered. It has prospered, as it turned out, in part just because we have had a policy of being willing to hire people of many different races, creeds and nationality backgrounds. We now include in our staff of 50: American Negroes; American Japanese; an American Puerto Rican; and an American Indian. In the matter of creeds we have had Buddhists, Jews, Catholics, and Prostestants, as well as some young men who thought they were agnostics or atheists. One of our advertising slogans has been that the Co-op is a United Nations in miniature. Recently a newspaper reporter asked me if our open hiring policy wo uld work in places other than H yde Park, which is a community of people of many races and creeds. My answer was that we had copied from Gimbel's in New York the idea of using the United N ations approach in advertising our integrated staff. It has worked . In addition, I was able to say that today our open hiring policy is not an uncommon one in Chicago and more and more retail businesses, particularly in the field of food distribution, h ave open hiring policies. Another interesting incident comes to mind that I want to tell you about. Several years after we hired our first Negro, I had an application for a checker's job from a colorless girl with a strong southern accent. She h ad just arrived in Chicago and was an experienced checker. I told her I would like to hire her, but I wanted her to know that we had several Negro girls on the staff and she would have to work closely with them, eat in the same employees' lunch room, and treat them courteously. Her reply was, "We don't do it that way where I come from , but if you say that is the way it has to be, I'll give it a try." It wasn't a month before I saw her and a Negro girl returning from a coffee break, arm in arm. Unfortunately, there are still businesses in my community, and in yours, that practice discrimination in hiring, mainly because they are afraid to m ake the break. I understand this, because I was afraid, too. However, the time is so late on the clock of human relations that we need to encourage these businessmen to make a start toward integrating their staffs: Our best hope for the future, in my opinion, is in the schools. If we could get really integrated schools much of the prejudice that still exists would, in a generation, disappear. My children go to a school that is 90 per cent Negro. Because it is a good, well-run school, they are happy even in this minority situation. But it would be so much better for all concerned in this school if the percentage of white children could get to be 25 per cent of the school population. We are working hard to achieve that goal. In addition to three children born to us, my wife and I have a n adopted American Japanese daughter named Jill. One day, when she was seven years old, Jill came home from school and said; "D addy, I wish I could be Negro at school and white at home." She hasn't been able to achieve that, but last month her 5th grade classmates did elect her for an "Outstanding Student Award," so apparently she has solved her problems in other ways. I seriously doubt if we do our children any favors by making their lives too easy, considering the world which they will be inheriting from us. In closing, I want to express m y appreciation, and I'm sure, that of the other awardees, not just for the award, but also for the continuing work of the N ational Conference of Christians and Jews in furthering true brotherhood. I want to urge that we all keep everlastingly at the job of making the practice of brotherhood a reality in our homes, in our schools, in our businesses, and in our communities. -• ·o 1:9 • •II -0 c:I ��I I . I �r d/1-i~ . C!.l'i.a-ile~ J. d\.fegwn 705 -3 7 63-i,l :L) ,z.i<Je 9-omt d/if[5. 75, d\fE.w <Jjo,z.k ��WILLIAM M . SACICS 71 MAITIN ST., APT. 21 CAMIIIDGE 38, MASS. ,, O z. 1 ; <\ , r(;: i 1_ \ ;.~;_.-_o , • J ·<) ~ s ~, : ( THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) ~G'\_ ~ ~ Ll-Stt,JQ Att"-"-~) ~~ , J;., �~ - ��I . �P. o. Box 4147 Atlanta, Georgia J0J02 August 1, 196J Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta City Hall 68 Mit chell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It is my desire to express an opinion in regards to your recent appearance before the Senate Commerce Corrnnittee in Washington, D. C. May I congratulate you for making a national jackass of yourself. People in most states keep these animals on farms but Georgia elects them to the Mayor's Office of their largest city. I trust you are proud of your accomplishment. Sincerely, J;; " ~4~~ 1./ M. L. Jone s L__ �M. L. Jones P. o. Box 4147 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 ·-· .. ---···----... ·~ Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia PERSONAL -- . �--- ���HARRY MARGOLIS ATTORNEY AT LAW P. 0. BOX 407 SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA PHONE UNION 7 • 9029 September 4, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allan, Jr. C1ty of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allan: Your statement before the Senate Commerce Committee on July 26th, 1963, is factual, courageous and intelligent. It has made a significant contribution to the important fight for civil rights legislation. It is a strange world in which we live that this fight should still be required. I am writing to say 11 thank you" for your own efforts in behalf of a free society. Your position must ultimately prevail because it is right. Sincerely yours, HM:lm iiarfi Ma~lis ...,, ~/ <'ht. ��Mrce. Abraham Tow �. l �MR . Ii< MRS . C. F. REND EIRO S Hill Top Road ~ H a md e n 14 , Co n n., U.S.A. ~\ H·/T . J/. 'i ,, ~ ' ·; All '~ 21 :2 '"Sa cr -r · -_, ..,, -- - • -.J" .... ( THIS SID E OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) �- ~ - -- ~ - - -- - -- dU ~ ~ J-~ ~ - n i ~ sf ft._, ~ - -- - -~ ½ J r: t;)~ . all_~ �(r. ., �---- = C. E. JACKSON 890 Mitche ll Street S. W . : Atlanta 14, Georgia §§ .. --~:::-n .:..:-~ - ""*'roe ._, ,,_,- Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor Atlanta., City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. I I l �___ .. �! 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Hartley, the committee voted to leave the first-year request intact, but cut $250,000 from the second, witl1 U1e tt·ong implication that it was lime the state-nm re ort began paying for its operation out of it own profits. Hartley told the· commmce he thought Jekyll would reach that point in about five years. A bill to aboli h teen-age electrocutions in Georgia got a quick and drastic alteration job and then a blessing from the Hou e Judiciary Committee Tuesday. A Committee a m e n d m e n l changed the miniumum age for "Ben Fortson told us two years electrocution from 21 to 16. ago that Jekyll would be selfUnder present Georgia law the sustaining in two years," a comdeath penalty can be given a child mittee member said later in the as young as 10. hearing. Secretary of State FortRep. John Bell of Richmond son is chairman of the Jekyll uthorihi. - - - - - - - - -u County and Re . J �TS •PROD UCT OF FINLAND • CUSENIER, N. Y, ATLANTA HELL-BENT FOR CULTURE, SAYS POST WRITER y For years, Atlanta has been the business capital of the whole Southeast. And now, according to author Ben Hibbs, it's the culture capital, too. In this week's Saturday Evening Post, Hibbs reports on the showcase city of the South. He tells how the culture craze has hit Atlantabut hard! How Atlanta eating places stack up against those of Northern cities. And why Atlantans are actually lucky that their business boom came so late. Be sure to read the picture-studded article "Progress Goes Marching Through Georgia"exclusive in this week's Saturday Evening Post. Pick up your copy today. Pos'f A CURTIS MAGAZIN& �/;~~ fhr;~ ~~da ~ ~~ ~tr,.J143.215.248.55 i!~P~ · ~ cl~~ 143.215.248.55 ~ ~~ ~ zJ~-h.ucv~ h_/ ~"~t,..,r~--- 7. - �/ �I �THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, · JULY SE ~ht Ntnr f grk ~imts. \ s. ADOLP H 0 CH S, Publisher 1896-1935 O RV IL E. DR YF OO S , Publisher 1961-1963 P UBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY ARTH UR H AY S SULZB E RGER_, Chairman of the Board AR T HUR OC H S S U LZBERG·ER, President and. Publisher HA RDI N G F . B AN CRO FT, "Vice President and Secretary FR AN CIS A. Co x, After t he Treaty '1: v ·· 4 .,. ... ~ • The historic t reaty between the United States, Britain and Soviet Russia banning all nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, under water and in outer space is being hailed throughout the world as a promising beginning of a new epoch in E ast-West r elations. After all the bleak years of cold war and the recurring crises that found their climax in the near-collision over Cuba, the world breathes easier t oday and there is new hope that it can banish the threat of nuclear holocaust. But, important as the treaty is for what it 11ays and what it may portend, it · is at best only a start toward larger goals. President Kennedy rightly warns that it is not t he millennium and that the r oad ahead is still long and rocky. As he pointed out, it is a limited treaty which does not even stop all tests; though it would stop further lethal fallout. Both real disarmament and the political settlements that must go hand in hand with it remain far off. The key to a solution of these problems is largely in Soviet hands. Premier Khrushchev agreed t o the t est-ban t reaty be had previoUBly rejected because, as Under Secretary of State Harriman says, he "very much wanted one at thiJI t ime." The Soviet ruler says he wants more agreements. If so, the West will do its utmost t o reach t hem. But will Khrushchev? And on what terms ? The hard fac t is that Soviet Russia's signat ure on t he t reaty does not mark the end of ·it s drive t oward .a. Communist world t riumph, though it may 110w pursue that goal by means short of nuclear war. In faC'I:, both the treaty and the "nonaggressipn pact " Russia wants may become weapons in the Soviet "peace" arsenal - to line up Asia and Africa against the "warmongering" Chinese Communists and to soften up the West for political settlements t hat would impair its alliances. As Mr. Khrushchev told the Chinese: "The struggle for peace, for peaceful coexistence, is organically bound up with the revolutionary struggle against imperialism. It weakens the front of imperialism, isolates its more aggressive circles from the masses of the people and helps in the struggle for national liberation," The West is warned. Furthermore, the treaty itself can be abrogated if "extraordinary events" jeopardize "the supreme interests" of any of its signatories. The Russians insisted on this reservation, over a narrower definition proposed by the West, as an obvious safeguard against nuclear armament by other powers. They · may have Germany in mind and certainly they are concerned about Communist China, which boasts that it will soon break the "white" nuclear monopoly. They may Trea$urer to very little ? Is it not a game that every country is playing with every other ? A game that nobody can win? A game that isn't worth the effort? Adjusting to Automation The United Steelworkers of America and the employers with whom it deals have again demonstrated that collective bargaining can produce constructive answers to the problems of technological change without tests of economic muscle or Government coercion. The contracts just reached by the union and the major aluminum producers r epresent an imaginative extension of the progress-sharing principles embodied in the union's agreements with the steel and can companies. All the aluminum workers-not just those with long seniority-will qualify for 10 weeks of vacation every five years, with 13 weeks' pay to help them en joy their sabbatical. Fringe benefits will also be liberalized, but there will be no increase· in direct money wages. The changes are designed to give the workers a share in the benefits of increased productivity on a basis that will expand total employment opportunities and avoid any increase in aluminum prices. The new contracts, coupled with those already signed by the union through its joint Human Relations Committee in basic steel and its longrange committee in Kaiser Steel, ought to serve as a spur to the deadlocked negotiators in the nation's railroads. The guidelines for a sound agreement have been laid down by two Presidential commissions, created only because of the atrophy of the bargaining process in this piv~tal industry. Any formula Congress approves for barring a rail strike through legislative compulsion will set a damaging precedent. The month-long truce agreed to by the railroads provides a last opportunity for the unions t o demonstrate that their concept of bargaining is not summed up in the single word "no." Up t o now they have been gambling on the proposition t hat the Government will continue t o retreat in t he face of their obduracy, and that finally they can extort a settlement that will saddle the carriers with t housands of unneeded jobs. The trouble with t his venture in brinkmanship is not only that t he gamble involves a strike in which the economy would be the chief victim but that a "victory" for the unions would jeopardize all job security by' pushing the railroads closer to bankruptcy. This is the lesson the disastrous 116-day strike of 1959 taught both sides in steel. Unfortunately, there is no sign yet that the railroad unions have achieved comparable enlightenment. ,...------11_ _;---: �a/SO mean .l'Tance, OU S II T UUIIUlll l:, H ::! U W ll -:11U \Olt:C1L' ., force u . President Kennedy is trying to persuade Pres1• dent de Gaulle to adhere to the treaty, but - success is unlikely unless France, an acknowledged nuclear power, is put on a par with Britain and supplied with the same nuclear information we now give the British. If we did so, the pur... pose would not be to "cause, encourage or partic-~- ipate in" further French tests, which is forbid= den by the treaty, but to make such tests unnecessary without hampering France's nuclear development. French adherence to the new pact might prove "~ a preliminary to agreement by France to join ~ ·'fn building a NATO nuclear force and to restore ..... Western solidarity. That is still an essential ~ : safeguard of peace. ,, -·, . ,  The Art of Spying ~: 4.&."'JI,"" .. ..... ,.,,., - ... , _ _ J - · -r----- On rare occasions the oratorical fog on Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant with courage and dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimination in stores, restaurants and other public accommodations. on · the basis of the very substantial accomplishments that his city of a half-million, the largest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, be might have come as a champion of "states' rights" and of the ability of localities to banish discrimination without Federal law. Certainly, be would have had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barretts, the Wallaces and the other arch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was there to warn that even in cities .like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out if Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept that private businesses were free to discriminate. He left behind this charge to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a century ago: "Now the elimination of segregation, which is slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all of us to make every American free in fact as well as in theory -and again to establish our nation as the true champion of the free world." ' Do not implicitly trust anything you read about spies and spying even if the source is im. peccabiy official. By the accepted rules of the ..:.. game, government statements may be deliber·:. , ately false in order to mislead "the enemy." But, c of course, they may be true. Naturally, truth is often very confusing. The layman can be excused for ruminating in this fashion as he reads his morning newspaper. The cast of characters needs a Dickens or a Dostoievsky (not a historian, of course ) to do •.- justice to the parade of diplomats, scientists, journalists, homosexuals, prostitutes and- best of all- intelligence agents who betray t heir outfits and their fellow spies. Nothing could be - more devious or fascinating than a double agent. At least, it is comforting for the layman to • contemplate the bungling and blindnesses of the The Fiddlers " professionals. Devotees of the whodunits surely The long-legged, rasp-winged insects now come could do better. Trained by Eric Ambler, Georges into t heir own, and we won't hear the last of Simenon a nd Ian Fleming, they would never have them till hard frost arrives. They are the leaping permitted a Bay of Pigs invasion; a successful fiddlers, the grasshoppers, the crickets and the Christine Keeler; a fantastic 10-year career of katydids. · ex-Nazi German intelligence officers providing Grasshoppers are spoken of in the Bible as the Russians with 15,000 photographs, 20 spools "locusts," and their hordes have contributed in of tape and many a secret of the West Germans many lands, including our own West, to the long and NATO. Not that the Russians should boast; hi11tory of insect devastation and human famine. · they had Penkovsky. Walk through any meadow now, or along any - Even though the real spy cases may be weedv roadside. and vou will see them leaning stranger than fiction, you don't get the solutions ahe;d of you, hear the rasping rattle of their as you do in the t hrillers. Nothing could be harsh wings in brief flight. But they do little real · more fascinating than the stories of the British fiddling. The fiddlers now are the crickets. journalist H. A. R. Philby, or the Swedish Air Listen on any hot afti!rnoon or warm evening, . Force Col. Stig Wennerstrom; but at their most particu larly in the country, and you will hear · interesting points the volumes are snapped shut the crickets even though you seldom see them. and put away in secret places where even in- In the afternoon you will hear the black field telligence chiefs, like characters in a Kafkaesque crickets, chirping as we say, and often into the tale, probably cannot find them. warm evening. But in the evening, from dusk on 'The outsider must be forgiven for believing through the warm night, the more insistent sound that any time any government wants to arrest will be the trilling of the pale green tree crickets . • and/or expel X-number of spies, it digs into its Individually the tree cricket's trill is not so loud, files and comes up with the requisite quantity. but because all those in the neighborhood · When spies are under surveillance they are, synchronize their trills the sound can be as unbeknownst, spying for the country they are insistent as were the calls of the spring peepers spying on. The most dangerous spies of all are, back in April. to be sure, the ones who are never caught. There The loudest fiddlers of all are the katydids, is nothing that the C.I.A., MI-5, K.B.G., Surete which look like green, hunch-backed grasshopand all the other intelligence and counter-intelpers. Night after night they rasp wing on wing ligence organizations can do about them. and make that monotonous call, shrill and seemIs it not possible, in fact, that all this es- ingly endless. But the katydids won't be heard pionage and counter-espionage ; all these agents for another two weeks or so. Meanwhile the and double agents, intelligence officers, counter- crickets possess late July, chirping and trilling intelligence officers, plots and paraphernalia the warm hours away as though summer endured from infinitesimal microphones to beds, add up forever. ~:1\H 1'1( A'J l �r ~Q'-\OY ~-10.\J ~\\ e,.t,J ~° a:~, (;~\ Q.N~~ , ~~O~CL ~ '"-\~ ..... \4 \ \e. ..., ) \) e. Cl. '"" ~ '°"'(=~ ~ '\ C u.. ,__ \-<.e ~ \\a e..o"\ s ~-\- S ""\ 0. ~ ~ ~ u. 'c\ ~ c... acco~ "1-\ ~ l o "'-' s 'o; \ \ UN\ e .- ~Or- UJ ~QC9.0. Du~ ~Q(2.. CoNc.ca ... ~\~~ ~~e ~~ \J c--\-Qd Lu~ \\ ~ D 'I- 0 -U ~ \- <!i~ ~ ~ e_ ~ ~U \~ ~~ o ~'c\ '-\ ~~ n~ ve_ ~u O,o L-\ '" f:\~\o.u-\a.. Ct>"-'C\..._\.-Cl~u\o--\-{~\..J.!9 --\-o C2. \ e_c_.""\ ~c cs.~ ~~ \,uQ \\, \ ) \ o~ , "::t:_ ~0 ~~ "-' 0.. QC\.o. \ tu . £ \1',C<:!L_'""~'--\ ' ~JvviCV ~ ~ {miss) /a ,., H,·Nr 1e.1 Q,·re..-le, /U,E, A+ ! Q ~-•t G. ~ $-e. o re,,' a..., �HOTEL WILLIA~ BAKER on the Lake Shote at Chautauqua, New York 100 Rooms Phone 75 Baths Chautauqua 2-805 �\~~Y-~-tk~ ~ ~ ~ - 0r-~ ~--.-,.....,0~ ~ ~ S) 0 ~ vwi ~~ Y S~ . a• ,!l - ---"-"-"- a oJ a • .,, J.._ q.-S-~ uu - �MRS . PHILIP E . SHULHAFER 2636 DELLWOOD DRIVE , N. W. Ii'" ATLANTA , GE O RGIA ~ ,, , 1q i.:, ~ -~ ~':fv . ~Gk , ~ 1~ · ~~ . _x_ ~ -+o ~ a ~r ~~ , ·~ o..~ ,A_ �INVESTMENTS WEBSTER 3 • 5797 MILTON CRANE 627 SOUTH LORRAINE BLVO. Los ANGELES 5, CALIF"ORNIA July 29, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Geer gia Dear Mayor: I have read an account of your testimoey befcre the Senate Conmerce Committee and write to tell you bow much I admire your courage and sense of justice. �; Cabin Road, Conley, Ga., August 1, 196;5. Mayor Ivam Allen, Atlanta, Ga. Dear ~ay or Allen: Thank you for your right, and forthright stand ~ t h e public accomodations act. It willjf15a'frence and some political risk to bring equal justice to our Negro citizens, but we are a hundred years late already, and every forthright stand by a respected public officia l counts. s~~ (Miss ) Lor etto Chappell ����4,-../ /4 v o I'(... - 77? <:' /'1,:;. ft /L /}Ti- ~ A/ T /9 Cc.. . �E~J',,-1( .L .S:::·,vc ,._ _ ,L ~ I, 2 (f6_~£/f~ ~ 9' e . {JJP..IH~;1-v t)~ J-~ / LJ-f -L '1, 1, .,__ �MRS. RI CHARD T 44 . 38 EA ST B ROOKHA . MORE NUS. ATLANTA 19 VEN D RIVE, N. ' G EORG IA E . �~~/UL, J . Au143.215.248.55 ¼143.215.248.55¼~ J-. ~~ ~- ~ ~ /twJ ~ J ~ ~ ~~ ~ -J~_a, I(~- 1 -Jd-~ JL )lvl / . ~ ~ a__ ) ~ ~ wkk ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ 9-~~_/z_ ~ ~ - , J ~ ~ th ~ .___ ±:! ~~-- ¢~ J) ~ �i . - �i e~o;~j-LE).: RAt 4574" STE:Lt J; Dfi.lVE N • "A BCO" MAIL FOR· ,.,'"'"ii; "'."""" BI TTER Bus1NEss sr· -· ·- · l 9 8.?. �BROAD MARGIN W. 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I saw that part which was on television and the s calawag Senator from South Carolina was put in his place by the Chairman of the Committee, which pleased me as much as seeing Georgia whip Tech. "Keep on keeping on .. " Mos Mr. Ivan Allen, Jr .. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia ���CLASS OF S ERVICE This is a fa~ message u nless its d eferred cha r• actcr is ind icated by the proper symbol. WE STE RN UNI Q~ . ...---."143.215.248.55 .~;;------t .~.. , TELEGRAM 1201 (4-G0) W . P . MARSHALL , LT- Interna tiona l The filing time sh own in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of destination =AA02 88027 B NVA121 PD:NEW HAVEN CONN 30 936A EDT: MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR= OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY HALL ATLA= (44). 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Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at p oint of destination (51). ·, A LLU137 PD:ATLANTA GA 29 147P EST: HON I VAN ALLEN: MAYOR OF ATLANTA CITY HALL CG ATLA:: I WISH TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS AND IMPRESSIVE APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SENATE COMMERCE, COMMITTEE FRIDAY I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I EXPRESS THE CONCERTED OPINION OF THE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF MY COMMUNITY SINCERELY: JOHNNIE YANCEY 1740 SIMPSON RD NW= TH E COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE S UGGE STIONS F ROM ITll PATRONS CONCER1'/ IN O I T S SERVICE �MERCER UNIVERSITY MACON, GEORGIA 01/ice July 29, 1963 or tile President Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My dear Mr. Mayor: I have long been a friend, but now I am increasingly proud even to know you. The courage required to be the honest man you were at Washington last Friday was admirable, and I want you to know how deeply I admore you. The increased respect which your testimony earns for Atlanta and indeed for all Georgia must be evident, and all is much appreciated by me. Yours very truly, 17 /ju ~{ C . RIi,'.a'rri/4,s . /A,J h-t,-1 �Hendrix 67 wLake Ne H P lace aven, Conn. The 0 Hon • T van A . llen, J 70 Norths. Atl a nta ide Drive r. eorgia ' NW J ��~TLANTA'S MAYOR BACKS RIGHTS BILL AS HELP TO CITIES Calls Public Facility Clause Key to Averting StrifeSenator Praises Views E xcerpts from Mayor Allen's testtmony are on Page 7. By E. W. KENWORTHY Special to The New York Timts WASHINGTON, July 26['he Mayor of Atlanta appealed to Congress today to pass legislation to eliminate egregation, "slavery's stepchild." "We cannot dodge the issue," Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. told the Senate Commerce Committee."' "We cannot look back over ou t houJders or turn the clock bac t o the 1860's. We must take iction now to assure a greater future for our citizens and our country." In the last several years Atanta has desegregated city parks and golf courses, public · schools, lunch counters, princi- i pal restaurants and its leading 1 hotels for tqe holding of conventions. Mr. Allen, who was elect ed Mayor in 1961, took pride in the progress nonetheless. He said, "It has been a long ex- 1 hausttng and oft en disco~rag- '. ing process and the end is far ' · from being in sight." · Asks Passage of Bill What Atlanta has accomplished, Mr. Allen said, has been done partly by voluntary \ action and partly as a result of court orders. But the task of dealing with discrimination in public accommodations would have ·been easier ltf there had been a national law to guide local officials and businessmen, 1 e said. < He does not believe, he said, t , hat any en w:trrb--.t.}J.e ederal Government to · strict unnecessarily the rights of private business. However, h,e added, I am firmly convinced that the 'Supreme Colll't insists that the sam~ fundamental rrghts must be held by every American citizen." Therefore, any failure by Congress to pass the bill "woul amount to an endorsement o private business setting up a entirely new status of discrimi- nation throughout the nation,' he declared. �.... __.., .. ~ .n ~ Lurn 1;0 '.l'Urmoil ·s g t1s i- r p ' -• , "Cities like Atla nta might slip backwa rds." He warned. "Hotels nd restaurants that ha ve already taken this issue upon themselves and opened their , doors might find it convenient , to go back to the old status." 1 The result might well be "the old turmoil of riots, strife, 1 demonstrations and picketing," , Mr. Allen asserted, continuing: "Gehtlemen, if I had your 1I. problem, armed with the local experience I have had, I would b pass a public accommodation f. bill." n asked the Senators wheth- f er it was all right for the Negro to go do n Main Street deositing his earnings at the \:>ank and purchasing food at : lhe supermarket just like any other customer, and then be ~ e Unlled Press International Tel photo BACKS CIVIL RIGHTS PROVISION: Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta urges passage of prohibition of segregation in privately owned public accommodations during his app_earance before t'1e Sena te Cw ·--;-;· :i Co-- 1ri '. J~~0 �SATURDAY, JULY 27, l ATLANTA'S MAYOR BACKS RIGHTS BIL Continued From Page 1, Ool. 5 turned away at the restaurant on the ground that the proprietor had a legal right to cha.nge the Negro's citizenshiJ1 l!,S a matter of convenience. "I submit that it is not right to allow an American's citizenship to be changed merely as a matter of convenience," he said. The Mayor suggested, however, tha t Congress should arnen,d the Administration bill to allow "a reasonable time" fo r communities to abolish discrimination before Federal inter vention. He also thought that smaller cities should have a longen ime than larger, since metropolitan a reas found it easie1 to adapt t hemselves to social change. Senator J ohn P. Pastore, Democrat of Rhode Island, who was In the chair, told Mr. Allen at the concludion of his state.; ment that it was more difficult for him to have said the things he did than it would have been \ for some officials from Northern cities. "I am humbled In your presence," Mr. Pastore said. Thurmond Poses Queries Thereupon, Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of Sou Carolina, began a series of ques tions similar to those he had addressed to Gov .Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi and , Gov George C. Wallace of Alabama Would It not be better, Mr Thurmond asked, to rely on voluntary action, or at least loca ordinance? "Senator," Mr. Allen retortJ 'I'd like to see definition on national level. Congress shout say what it thinks should b done under the Supreme Cour decision. We have been left u in the air." Wasn't it true that tbJs w �.lUCGU , \.,V.l1 .l }-··U,.:3.lVJ..l O -'1'L .L . ,1,. ,u u .1. - ·- mond asked. "It would compel the same rights be given to Negro citizens as to white citizens. Yes, that's compulsion. Any federal Jaw exercises some compulsion," the Mayor replied. He then went on: "We have reached a situation that has been brought tnto being by the Supreme Court. We look on the Supreme Court wit~ a schoolboy's reverence. This is your court, our court." Mr. Thurmond then aske whether the proposed law would not destroy business in Georgia. "I don't see any business destroyed," Mr. Allen answered. "I am asking Congress, as local official, to give me a def inltlon." Senator Is Challenged At this point Mr. Pastore anI grily protested Mr. Thurmond'• questions, which, he sa id, wer I "unfair. He said that if th South Carolinian continuec these "when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife questions," h would rule them out of ordei: Mr. Thurmond said that th chairman was trying to ."gagl members. "If we can't cross examine witnesses to find ou how this would work, we hav reached a dangerous stage," h said. Mr. Pastore retorted that M~ I'hurmond was asking "loadeo uestions to catch the . head· lines. ' :As long as I am chairman,' he shouted, "I will see that al witnesses are treated with dig ni ty and decorum a.nd not embarrassed beyond the limits· o fairness." The audience rok!i: into applause, Mr. Thurmon<l asked the chairman why he did not ' stop it. "I can't stop it after it happened," Mr. Pastore said with a grin. Mr. Thurmond has contended that the integr ation movement Is "Communist-controlled." Senator Philip A. Hart, Democrat of Michigan, asked ~he Mayor if his city's desegregation moves were "Communist-inspired.' ' "There are no more Communists in Atlanta than there are on the moon, Mr. Allen said. South Ca.rollnlan H~rd Later Gov. Donald Russell of South Carolina opposed the bill as unconstitutional. Taking the opposite line from Mr. Allen, , the Governor argued that prog- , ress .could be made only by , \ voluntary local action and that a Federal Jaw "will. breed re sistance and perhaps violence. Testifying before a Senate Labor and Public Welfare subcommittee on fair employment practices legislation, Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said it was as difficult for a Negro to get into the plumbers' union as into the Chase Manhat• tan Bank. He praised ~orge Meany, president of the labor federation, for bringing pressure to bear on unions that practice discrimination. This, be said, was having "some effect, but t · us the movement seems , glacial. 1 �r .N-c w t /VJ 1-p </ /Jr... . R ck..V; II,' /'1-,,. / -"' _, Yn,. .J ' ; ~ ' ; ~~ ~ J'l~¥c,n/J .fly J... ,'w / /1 J -k ~ af f!v... f ~/ cf rn h4 1-t., { ,. il ,,1.,17 A h '\.lvr"U.,c..." .Jn.i C-0 lh. m T>'Y\ h.J- ~ h.."t.)/ tJ ~ In f/1 lvh o.+ ~ / ~ /t. ,~ aJ ~ 1 >-->, ; ,vJ oi). f '~f-0'-"'-vv\.c..J.- -h-r o. /I f uf I.J,,., • T/....r:,I- tr.nl 111/'U /-,. g,YI f-/..,.,f ~ tfl ulv,,d..(, h n--: 1....__.I.. rt.c ~ '"i, .J .J.. 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(55) . = SERVICE TO YOU AT ANY TI ME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL UPO N ME: B JOSEPH JOHNSON SR PASTOR GREATER MT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 388 GLENN ST SOUTH WEST ATLANTA: TH E CO M PAN Y WILL APPRECIAT E S UGGE STIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SER VICE �-Mrs·. Fred W. Patterson 2959 Andrews Drive, N . W . Atlanta 5, Georgia July 30, 1963. Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor of Atlanta, City Hall. Dear Mayor Allen: , Fred and I want you to know how proud we are of our Mayor. Your fine speech was not an easy one to make but in the light of world events today( as well as local events) it was necessary, we believe. As one travels about the country outside our area - one soon sees it is largely the South which refuses to accept the inevitable. It is reassuring to have a Mayor who is a statesman. Sincerely, ~ /~ ' �Atlanta'.s Mayor Speaks On rare occas~cns the oratorical fog on Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant with . courage and dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimination in stores, restaurants and other public accommodations. On the basis of the very substantial accomplishments that his city of a half-million, the largest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might have come as a champion of "states' rights" and of the ability of localities to banish discrimination without Federal law. Certainly, he would have had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barretts, the Wallaces and the other arch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was there to warn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out if Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept that private businesses were free to discriminate. He left behind this charge to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a century ago : "Now the elimination of segregation, which is slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all of us to make every American free in fact as well as in theory - and again to establish· our na tion as the true TIAJ/35 champion of the free lJ~rJ1{, NY, �SA VOY HOTEL FLORENCE A '""~v-.A'\ \ \ - \ \.) \ G\t,~ ~ ~ ~ 0- \ l--\ Q \ '\ �/f THE NEW YORK Tl~ 6 i ~lrt N.e:nr ffork ~im~s. ADOLPH s. OC HS , Publisher 1896-1935 ORVIL E. DRYF0O S , Publis her 1961-1963 l'UBLJSHED EVERr DAT IN THE Tr.AR Br THr. Nf.W TORK TIMES C014PAN1 ARTHUR HArs SULZIIERGER, Chairman of the Board. ARTHUR OCHS SULZBERGER, P r esident and Publisher HA1iirNa F. BANCROFT, Vice President and Secretary FKANCJS A. Cox, Trta3U1·er Bi '] Down to Earth in Space mier Adoula to speed urgently necessary fiscal and economic reforms. The Congo has made progress and it is still making progress; certainly there is no promising alternative to the Adoula Government. But the country faces disaster unless that Government curbs the intolerable budget deficit, stops printing money to cover it and stems the soaring inflation that is making people idle and hungry and imperils economic recovery. Premier Adoula is fully aware of the need for reforms. · The United Nations cannot undertake to cope with new Congos. Neither can the African states, whose efforts to force a premature independence on the unready Portuguese colonies are endangering the United Nations itself. There is nothing out of this world about the task facing Dr. George E. Mueller, who has been chosen to succeed D. Brainerd Holmes as head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's manned space program. His first assignment should be a realistic, down-to-earth re-examina tion of the cost and potential value of the flight to the moon. Beyond that, there ia need for a thorough review of all . the activities and outlays carried on by NASA. This would not be necessary if Congress had been exercising ordinary supervision over our space effo rts. But, goaded by Mr. Kennedy's determination to beat the Soviet Union in the race to the moon, Congress has permitted NASA to lead a charmed life, providing what amounted Atlanta's Mayor Speaks almost to a blank check for its operations On r are occasions the orator ical fog on and a free hand to its managers. NASA, Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant it seemed, could do no wrong. with courage and dignity. Such a voice Congress is now rectifying its mistake. was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen J r. of As a result of its belated probing, it · has Atlanta testified before the Sena te Comcut NASA's mushrooming budget. The merce Committee in support of President reduction includes shelving of plans for a Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimin$50 million r esearch center t hat NASA a tion in stores, restaurants and other pubhad sought for the President's home state. lic accommodations. NASA still has to exert a greater degree On the basis of the very substantial acof self-discipline. Its important achieve- complishments that his city of a halfments have occasionally been marred by . million, the largest in the Southeast, sloppy practices, including a wavering has made in desegr egating publicly owned ethical a ttitude to the commercialization and privately owned facilit ies, he might of the astronauts. Despite Mr. Kennedy's have come as a champion of "states' position on the moon race, the wisdom rights" and of the ability of localities of the current "crash program" to that to banish discrimin ation without Federal end - with its accompanying massive law. Certainly, he would have had much diversion of human and economic re- more warrant to espouse that view than sources - is highly questionable. the Barrette, tl;te Wallaces and the other There is no doubt that false starts and arch-segregationists who raise the specter dead ends are inevitable in exploring the of Federal "usurpation" as a device for unknown frontiers of space. But NASA's keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. effec tiveness will be enhanced by tighter But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to controls over spending and greater co- boast. He was there to warn tha t even in ordination of its activities, including a cities like Atlanta the progress that had more sober' evaluation than we have yet been made might be wiped out if Congress had from it of the entire moon shot turned its back on the Kennedy proposal program. The space agency needs a solid and thus gave implied endorsement to the foundation on earth. concept that private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Emanci.. . and in Science pation Proclamation a centry ago : "Now The vastness of the Government's r e- the elimination of segregation, which is search activities has prompted a demand slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all by members of the House Rules Com- of us to make every American free in mittee for a broad inquiry into the char- fact as well as in theory- and again to a cter, coat and conduct of federally establish our nation as the true champion of the free world." lall ltUE!I:RJll.S ·eld. ---.. r.·u; abo �KA'l'AN DANC ING \ SARAWAK '-, · ~u'l ~ ~ /? �, 1 1 1 1 , -, 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1. 143.215.248.55 ~ ~ . . "-,, 1 __.IL L I _LL I L L . 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V • • 4. 0 II US'Y C:"Al"T ���i - �Aldus Books Limited Aldus House Conway Street Fitzroy Square London WI telephone Euston 28 I I telcgra!lls Alday London 31st July 1963 Dear Si r, It i s with a gr ea t deal of gra ti tude t ha t I write as an Ameri can citizen to thank you for your testimony before t he Senat e Commerce Committe, as re ported in the at ta ched artic l e by Al ista i r Cooke i n The Guardian dated 29th July. If America is, i n fact, go ing through a revolution its heroes and patriots will hold a hi gh place in future hi story. I bel i eve your statement before the Committee will a ccord you a very high pla ce of honor. Any c i tizen shoul d be humbled by it. With sincere thanks. The Hon. Ivan Allen Jnr., Ma yor, Atlanta, Georgia, U. S .A. Directors: Douglas M. Black Chairman (USA) · John T. Sargent (USA) · Wolfgang Foges Managing• James Fisher �I 20 Portland, Maine, Press Herald, Saturday, July 27, 1963 Mayor .Of Atlanta Urges Race Discrimination Ban WASHINGTON (UPI) - Mayor "Fallure by Congress to take called charges the Negro integra Ivan Allen J r. of Atlanta broke definite action at this time," the tion movement was Communistthe pattern of southern antago- Georgian said, "is by inference inspired "ridiculous." nism to President Kennedy's civil an endorsement Of the right of pri- He told a House judiciary s3 rights program Friday by urging vate business to practice racial committee: "This is not & resul Congress to outlaw racial discrim- discrimination and, in my opin- of Communist action. It is th !nation in restaurants, hotels and ion. would start the same old result of failure to give the p i other private businesses. round of squabbles and demon- pie who were freed from chatte At the same Senate Commerce stratlons that we have had in the slavery the rights of citizens. The:yj Committee hearing, Gov. Donald past." would be less than men if they S. Russell of South Carolina said However, Allen urged congress did not protest." that enactment of the controver- to write into the program a pro- -Gus Tyler, assistant president slal public accommodations pro- vision giving local communities of the AFL-CIO International Laposal would aggravate race ten- reasonable time to try voluntary dies Garment Workers Union, endorsed the proposals to insure job slons. means to end segregation The hearing was enlivened by Gov. Russell, In his 0 ;posltlon equality for Negroes and denied anoth~r conflict between acting to the legislation, said it "offers that his union prevents Its Negro comnuttee chairman John 0 . Pas- no sound remedy for the delicate a_nd Puerto Rican members from tore, D-RI., and Sen. Strom Thur- and complex problem of racial filllng high offices. mond, D-S.C. The two engaged relations ,. -James Farmer, director of the in a snappish verbal exchange · . Congress of R aci a. 1 Equaliwhen Pastore accused Thurmond The South Ca.ro~a executive ty <CORE), and Roy Wilkins, exof asking "loaded questions to ~aid it w_ould militate against ecutive secretary of the National The cordial atmosphere essen- Association for the Advance catch tomorrow's headlines." Allen testified that Atlanta has tlal to peaceful relations." ment of Colored People <NAACP), made & start toward integration. Elsewhere on the ciVil rights appeared before a. Senate subcommlttee to advocate passage of a But he said failure of Congress legislative front : to pass an anti-discrimination law -Norman Thomas, long-time So- bill setting up a fair employ might encourage communities clallst candidate for president, ment practices commission. where voluntary efforts have begun to )apse ba~k into previous McNamara Gives Order i;egregation practices. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document NewYorkW~rld-Telegram IDb.c ~un A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEW S PAPER J u l y 27, 1963 May or I van Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Alle n, I have just read your testimony, given Friday before the Senate Commerce Committee on the public accomodation bill. Atlanta should be very proud, and I' m sure it is. When an e lected official can express himself so clearly and persuasively on a matter of such grave concern to the nation, he is an exceptional man o The incontestable wi sdom of what you said to the Committee, the compassion underlying your beliefs, and the uncompromising honesty of your stateme nt, all testify to an uncommon and admirable level of statesmanship. Sincerely, ~/.~ Normans. Nadel Drama critic New York World-Telegram 125 Barclay-st New York 15, N. Y. & Sun �I ON CHRON ICLE Mayor Of AtlanfaAsks U.S. Race Law Friday, July; 26, 1963 -Page 5 tain provisions giving ~ities and "amount to an endorsement of businesses " a reasonable time" private businesses ·setting up an to desegregate before the · fed- entirely new status of discrimieral government intervened. nation throughout the nation." Integration 'Limited Allen described segregation as Over the past several year~, "slavery 's stepchild" and said Atlanta has desegregated public . - " schools, lunch counters, city it was a challenge _to all of ~s facilities, swimming p o o I s , to make every Ai:neri~n fr,~e m hotels, restaurants and movie fact as well as m theory .. houses, and has star ted hiring - - - - - - - - - - - Negro firemen . Three Die in Crash But Allen conceded that the city has achieved only a meas- Hong Kong (UPI - Three ure . o_f s~ccess and said that Britis h army officers were parhc1pat10n of Negroes has k'll d Th d •h th · 1 e been limited so far. urs a_y \\ en e~ The mayor said that if Con- plane crashed mto a mountam gress failed to pass a public ac- near the Communist Chinese commodations bill it would border during a flight exercise. . Wa s h 1 n gt on (UPI)-The mayor of Atlanta Friday u_rged ~ongress, to enact President . Ke~nedy_ s ~ r _o p? s a_ I to ban racial d1scnmmat1on m hotels, restaurants and other private businesses open to the public. The appeal of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. , was the first by a major Southern public official favoring the so-called public accommodations act at hearings by the Senate Commerce Committee. · Allen led off a full day of testimony on both sides of the capitol Friday on civil rights legislation. South Carolina Gov. Donald S. Russell was schedto Mexico City uled to appear before the Senate Which 11 close to: group after Allen. "Cannot Dodge Issue" Mayor Allen testified that if ' the open-facilities act is not enacted, some Southern cities which voluntarily banned discrimination might re v e r s e . themselves and return to poliMEXICO cies of strict segregation. Beautiful mountain and valley scenery. 100 acres of "We cannot dodge the issue," everb looming gard ens with mill ions of flowers . YearAllen said. "We cannot look round in the 70'1 with cool nights. Private golf, stables, back over our shoulder or turn movie theatre, mod ern water purifying plant. 5 swimthe clock back to the 1860s." ming poo ls includ ing olympie. De luxe 250-room Hote l and Cha lets, Beauty Inst it ute for milady, etc. But Allen said a Q_ublic accommodations act should con- t- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - ·/fr-Hns. o~ (Jg PAN AMERICAN JET ameiu:eM -fhang;k._&:l IXTA•AN �JAMES V JCE PRE S IDENT ANO TRUST OFFICER H OUSTON, TE XAS HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK CAP ITOL 7-7111 �!eralll m'ribune .,;.. ,., , ~. •; >\ I , I -' . • • ' All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor and Rights By W alter Rugaber Specia[ t o th e H erald T r i bune ATLANTA . arade -Lord ht-day }Davies t been d with mglas . Fairr -old rges. ride ·new nd ·- For da ys t h e word went out fr om the big business men a nd civic leaders, the political pros and public opinion molders, t he ;people in At lanta who usually count t h e most. "You're making a big mi-st ake." The message was plain, blu n d .near· unanimous. Van Allen jr., t he 52 -yearol mercmmt-tw-ned-Mayor , listened very carefully. Then, all alone wi th his courage, h e flew off t o Wash ington and went before t he Senate Commerce Committee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement "Gentlemen," t he Mayor said firmly, "If I had your problem, a·rmed with the local experience I have had, I wou1d pass a public accommodations law ." Mr. Allen t hus became t he rstr-and just possibly the outhem politician to 'lie, approval o! th~ aJ p ortion of Kennedy and was angling for About his testimony he says a Federal job. simply that t h e nation 's MayMr. Allen denied it stoutly, ors have been stuck out on a, insisting that h e talked with · -~, h. t t limb and left there to handle no one m vv a.s m g on excep ·t he committee official who • t he whole racial crisis by invited him to appear . th emselves. The Suµrem a Court has He later received a short letter from ths President been striking down segregawhich praised "a number of tion laws for years, he point& effective pomts" in the state - out, and yet no really solid 1 ment. Mayor ,\llen · seemed legislation h as taken ·their , "It took a lot of com·age to genui nely Gurpriseci by it . place . do what he did." one acquain- ·· -- - - -- - - - - - - -- -- - - , - - -- -- - -tance said with a touch of awe, "and if t ha t's his personal view - h ell, I respect him for it ." Sure, t he fr iend continued, segregation is wrong. But a F ederal law against is somet hing else. This was t he cr ux of t he worry: Mr. Allen had "deserted private enterprise." The prominent owner of several cafeterias in t own sent the Mayor a long, stinging telegra m expressing shock and disappointment, t hen placed blown-up copies in h is windo ws. But in pe1iect illustration of the temper of things, the man's eating places were being picketed at t he sa me ti me by whi tes whose signs branded h im " ! " <i.<lP,. or fa ther's mul ti - milli~n dollar office supply firm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now t he board room boys aire a little on edge. None of that "Mau Mau" stuff, of course. While t he Mayor's political life may be damaged, h is personal stature is adjudged secure . �THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY THE CHAPLAIN August 26, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This is just to say that I appreciated very much your recent statement to the Congressional Committee. I am sure that your courage and candor have nspired many. Sincerely, 1L~ Paul M. Minus University Chaplain PNI'1: jb �--- ( I SPLE1VDID.E -ROYAL &. 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P ttbli sher BUi'Ca o r T, Vlca P .-csident a nd /Secre tary li" KA:sc t s A. Cox, Treasu,-er Atlanta's Mayor Speaks On rare occasions the ora torical fog on Ca]!itol Hill is ierced by a voice resonant with courage a nd dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen J r. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit r acial discrimina tion in s tores, restaur ants and other public accommodations. On t he basis of the very substantial accomplishments t hat his city of a h alfmillion, t he la rgest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might h ave come as a cha mpioh of "states' righ ts" a nd of the ability of localities to ba nish discrimination wit hout Federal law. Certainly, h e would h ave had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barret ta, the Wallaces and t he other a rch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device· for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was t here to wa,rn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out lf Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept t hat private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a centry ago: "Now the elimination of segregation, which is sla very's stepchild, ls a challenge to all of us to ma ke ever y American free in fac t as well as in theory- and again t o e! ta blieh our n a tion as the true champion of the free world." �Honor able Mayor Allen: I have gre at respect for you, air. You are honest, you are in the tra dition of another recent Mayor of Atl anta , Ma yo r Hartsfiel d . I was a s oldie r at Fort Benning in 1954-55 and thought the then May or and ne wspa pers of Ra l ph McGill were t he true leaders of the entire So uth. I beli eve you and those same news papers are the reel l ea ders i n t he So ut h . I be l ie ve Atla nt a will benef it greatl y by t he st abil i t y and forward t hi nking you personal l y po ss e ss . I be l ieve you ar e a t ruly el ect e d and r epresena t i ve l eade r. Yo u underst and people . I' l l neve r get a chance t o vote f or you bu t I wan t t o say I ' m mi ght y pro ud to know of you and hear what you ar e thinki ng as I rea d i t i n t he new spapers . ~ ~ 6 �Ma yor of Atlanta Atl anta , Gear g i a �,I USTIC F. a-2:, 2 :, �-- - - - ---- �•. Sunday,_ Aur,ust 4~ 1963. New York l{eral b m'ribune 3 All Alone With His Courage A Dixie Mayor a By W alter Rugaber Speci al t o the Herald T ribune ATLANTA. r For days the word went out from t he big business men and civic leaders, the political pros and public opinion molders, t he ;people in Atlanta who usually count t he most. "You're making a big mist ake." The message was plain, blunt a nd nearly unanimous. Ivan Allen jr., t he 52-yearold merchan t-turned-Mayor, listened very carefully. Then, all alone with h is courage, h e flew off to Washington and went before t he Senate Commerce Committee to read a carefully drafted 14-page statement "Gentlemen," the Mayor said firmly, "If I had your problem , ·armed with t he local experience I have h ad, I would pass a public accommodations law." Mr. Allen t hus became t he first-and just possibly t he last-Southern politician to voice public approval of t he most controversial portion of t he civil rights bill. The Mayor followed an outraged squadron of Southern political leaders, including Gov. Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi and Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama. The air was heavy with denunciat ion . Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a member of the Senate committee, seemed hardly able to believe his ears at t he Mayor's stand. A lot of the home folks had the same reaction. " I wish to nominate you," one man wrote, "as Mr. Mau Mau of 1963. . . . I understood that you are a half-, brother of Martin Luther King and ~hat may explain your posi~ion." I t came as somewhat of a surprise that a t least those who wrote the Mayor suppo1·ted his stand about 2 to 1 in initial stages of t reaction last wee and city chamerce had moved ite direction, and political observer father's multi - million dollar office supply fi rm he became president of both the city and state chambers of commerce. But now t he board r oom boys are a little on edge. None of that "Mau Mau" stuff, of course. While t he Mayor's political life may be damaged, h is personal stature is adjudged secure. "It took a Jot of courage t o do what he did," one acquaintance- said with a touch of awe, "and if that ':; his personal view - hell, I respect him for it." Sure, the friend con tinued, segregat ion is wr0ng. But a 1', ederal law against is something else. This was t he crux of t he worry: Mr. Allen h ad " deserted private enterprise." The prominent owner of several cafeterias· in t own sent the Mayor a long, stinging telegram expressing shock and disappointmen t, then placed blown-up copies in his windows. But in perfect illustration of the temper of things, the man's eating places were being picketed at the same time by whites whose signs branded him a "leader for integration." The cafeteria owner had desegregated most of h is chain last June. His concern was not civil righ ts, he insisted, but the preservation of free enterprise. The Mayor came back to Atlanta and found two main schools of thought about his st artling behavior before t he Commerce Commitee. The least substantial version put i t down. as a shallow bid for Negro vot es. But Masoned obsetvers said that even with a full turnout he would still need plenty of whites. For a quarter-century winning Atlanta politics has been based on a h ighly successful "alliance" between Negroes and the so-called "betterelass" whites. And the thought was that the latter might prefer free enterprise over Mr. Allen when the 1966 term comes up. The ·1ayor has indicated that he no\! intends to run again. The second feeling about the Mayor·s testimon:, considered the possibility that he _ had talked w1,h President Kennedy and wHs angling for a Federal job. Mr. Allen denied iL stoutly, insisting that J·.e talked with no one in Washington except the commitLee official who invited him to apprar. He later r eceived a short letter from th9 P resident which praised "a number of effective pomts" in the statement. Mayor .t,l!en seemed genuinely ~urprised by it. About his testimony he says simply that i:.he nation's Mayors have been ::;iuck out on a ltmb and left there to h andle the whole racial crisis by themselves. The Suprem~ Court has been striking down segregation laws for years, he points out, and yet no really solid legislation b~ taken their place. 1 I 1 �._..,....,..,- v_.,. .,.,E, w :; vc ui;:, -.:a-r:; a~ ~ne lVlaYOl" S stand. A lot of the home folks had the same reaction. "I wish to nominate you," one man wrote, "as Mr. Mau Mau of 1963. • • • I understood that you are a halfbrother of Martin Luther King and t hat may explain your position." I t came as somewhat of a surprise that at least those who wrote the Mayor supported his stand about 2 to 1 in initial stages ot ~ '" action last wee "DeepLv tele ..., V ,&.J,DI W' J.V.l V C""J.Vl.C l.111~'- ••- Commerce Commitee. The least substantial version put it down. as a shallow bid for Negro votes. But seasoned obsetvers said that even with a full turnout he would still need plenty of whites. For a quarter-century winning Atlanta politics has been based on a highly successful "9:lliance" between Negroes and the so-called "betterclass" whites. And the thought was that the latter might prefer free enterprise over Mr. Allen when the 1966 term comes up. The Mayor has indicated that he now intends to run again. The second feeling about the Mayor's testimony considered the possibility that he had talked with President 0 and city chamerce had moved site direction, and political observer as taken a very pcru.11 cp. I seriously doubt he make it stick in the po · 1 forum - partlcu ai:ly 1f · ese things are still unsolved." .Mr. Allen, with strong Negro support, took office in January, 1962, after a harsh battle with arch-segregationist Lester Maddox. The Mayor drew 64 per cent of the vote. He went in as a son of the city's old-line business community. While with his 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -_ , , - - -- - - - - -- -- l �r JJ\. Q_ ~ ~n.__.oj),_0~ 1Y!°o&u c c}-(J ~ L)CVl'w "'6 ~ ~ ~ Q~~- 1-+o_Q__Q_ 0-t-~ ) QJ}-P~, ~ ci~u ¼_, , "•' ��Y" Y' Y' Atlantan Thankful For Thes·e Five The Editors: I have seen a number of letten; dawning segregation and upholding integration. A Negro is all right in his own place, and that is Where he should stay. I want tx> thank God for such wonderful men as our two senators, Russell and Talmadge, for Govs. Barnett and Wallace and for Atianta's own Lester Maddox. NEAL ADAMS. Atlanta. �Mattiwilda Dobbs (below) gave her first recital in Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium. on January 31. Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., told the soprano before the desegregated audience that her home town is proud of her accomplishments. Earlier, she had ·been awarded the key to the city. A. L. ADAM S �August 29, 1963 Dear Mr. Allen, May I commend you, belatedly, for your intelligent and courageous stand during your recent appearance before the senate committee hearings in Washington. I appreciate and admire your efforts in behalf of our negro citizens. Sincerely, 9~~ Mrs. G. B. Strickler �Morris is for use of commerce clause Re : You editortal " Civil rights should be guaranteed without invoking commerce clause," Aug. 7. While I am no iawyer, I think the use of the commerce clause is justified . Although a restaurant may rightly be called privately owned, the service the owner sells for profit is not private in any way. All persons of good behavior should be served. It is in our best national interest that we desegregate our minds and hearts and treat our minority groups just like everybody else. Just because we have been reared in and taught in a certain tradition does not mean it is right. What matters is not what we personally like or dislike but what is best for our c try and world peace. ----...,. I,,..,a m just about as Southern a1; anybody. I was born so far South that we called the people in Atlanta Yankees.-Edward 0. Morris, Route 1 ox 2, Palacios. )f ! U~7'1).-/ ~ _11 f- I O,,.,, C ( (.,.,~ 3 1:1.11,-,, I 9 'It,J ~ �0 £-A't. /l'l I\ .1vv1-y a fiC. /Jl C..:,4 S. 6 F b ~ (..,, 116- /Vt E-,,, (S uy- vJ If j:/--> I /\/ /V OI } '( # 0 ~ />,T ( /:::.. r'c W () cJL. .u 13. C-- P.t-'- f ut.> <- , S/f6 ' - ~ ,,v u 'T, r143.215.248.55 D . ~ ,-')_~~ I I ,,;./ You ,- o ~Lf'/f ,/"Ir(-., 1-tT rt,1 e fi ,'- ~{-,ft , ,.., s-1- ( /'7 '""" S, 0 (I / /-/ �eo~~ ~T ' ETURNTO ~r;,~..._ /Ylft( ol( C '7l I II~/V /flit f1T L /1#~ fuf},, t... ' �_.. u JO [J �·:£ Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. 204 City Hall Atlanta, Ga. �*~~1 Eak~·F@}f~gt1 nF. Atlanta -~ 5, Ga. N. 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'·Failure to pass this bill." aid Allen, "would amount, by inference, to an endor~ement of private busines5 settin~ up an entirely new tatus of dis<'rimination throughout the nation . "Cities like Atlanta might sJlp backwards." Hotels and restauran t that have already taken this i . ue upon them elves and opened thf'ir doors might find it ron\'f'nient to go bac·k to the olrl i.tatus . . . in m . �of squa bbles an d demon trations th a t we have had in the pas t" , "I F I RAD YOUR p r obl em . a r m ed w ith the l0cal exper iPnce I have had, I w ould pass a oublir accommodation s bill," said Alli:n. He asked t hat sou t hern communi t ies be g iven time to make the adjustment voluntarily before being hauled in to court. In J'esnonse to qi.1estions. lie suggested a two-year g race period for cities . :mil more for sma.JJ communities. " But t he point I want to em n ha size a ga in." he saici . "is that now is thP tim e for le'!iS· lative action. We cannot dodge ·t he iss ue." "\ VE i.\IUST take a ction now 1o ass ure a greater future for our citizens and our country ... the elimination of segregat ion. which is slaverv's steoehild. is a chall en'!e t o aU of us to make ever~, American free in fact as well a s in t heory." T his stron i; statem ent in hehalf or equal ri ghts from a 52:vea r-old na ti ve of Georgia deeply moved liberal members of t he committee. "l THINK." :-iAlD Actin!; Chair ma n John 0 . Pa tore fDR.I. l. "that w hen Presid Pnt Kenned v wrote his book 'Profil es in ·courage' he was t hinkinl! of you." It al so lea t o a sh arp exr han qe between P a tore r111d Sen. Strom Thurmond CD-S.C.l, all-out oooonent of an y civil r ights legislation. WHEN THURMON D a skPd Allen i r h e would favor the ]P-:ris]ation even if. it m eant dosin g every r estaurant in Georgia. P astore cut him off, call in g it a "loaded" qu e!' tion or th e h ave-you -5toppPd-bea tinJZ-yo ur-wife? type. P a to re said he wouldn 't nPrmif qu estion s a ked to emba rrass witnesse~ a nd to "r atc h tomorrow m ornin g's headl ine ." " I DON'T WAN'.I.' t he mayor to go home and be kn own as t he m an who wants to close all the little restaurants in Georgia," said Pastore. T hurmond called P astore', action "improper" a nd sa id he resented t he "insinuation" 1:ha he had asked an unfair q uestion. He said he was try in. only to get the tru th to the American people. You1· tl'uth is not my tl'Uf-11," snapped Pastol'e. When the audienee ap plauded, T h u r m o n d called them ·']eftwingers" and aid he was " urprised" that Pastor permitted the audience re action. ����MRS . CLARENCE M . WESTON 20 52 EDINBURGH TERRACE . N . E. ATLANTA 7. GEORGIA Aug . 26, 1963. Mayor I v an Allen, Ci t y Hall, Atlanta, Ga. My dear rlr . Mayor ; This is to add a word of appreci a tion f or your stand of courage in Washington recently back ing t h e President's Civi l Rights Le g islation. Whi le I agree t ha t voluntary dese grega tion is preferable, as long as certain state g overn.men t leaders continue to inflame public opinion and embarrass ou r nation 's eff e c tive world leadership, it seems t ha t spe c ifi c l aws mus t be made and understood. Therefore, I have wr i t ten our t wo Georgia Senators and the Fifth District Representative saying that I hope they can supp ort the Administrat i on, cl arified to include court ap peal for fund- withhol ding from individual states not coo era t ing . Sincerely and Apureciatively, 7~ H--. ~~ (--h~ . C! . hot . lJ~---~) �r - �·t, fF=-~ _ _ ;...... ~ -;r- ~~ ..._._ - - ~ ~ ~;;:,. ·-;,;. - =-=-~ ,,, · �8 Berkeley Street Cambridge 38, Massachusetts 29 July 1963 The Honorable Ivan .Allen, Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Your testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee was the most superb statement on civil rights made since the time of Abraham Lincoln, and I am sure that it will go down in history. These are the words of a man of great courage I read everything the Times carried aloud to nzy- two grown sons and a Harvard student from Little Rock, a Negro who is living with us this summer, and we all felt that you had established a watershed. We are deeply grateful to you. and true nobility of mind. }ly Senior Senator, Mr. Saltonstall, is fencesitting on the public accomodations section of the Civil Rights Bill. I have just written to him, asking him to examine his soul in the light of your statement. I am convinced that public thinld.ne, including perhaps the thinking of Mrs. Murphy, is considerably ahead of Congress in this matter. Thank you, Mr. Allen. You are a great man. �202 Virginia Avenue Warner Robina, Georgia 28 July 196, Mayor Ivan Allen Jro City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr o Allen: Congratulations on your public stand, in ·ashington, D. Q, on the necessity of our public officials upholding the proposed public accomodationa law. As white northeners, we have been aiamayed at the lack of courage of t he so-called progressive leaders of this Stateo Surely the United States is large and rich enough to afford afirst class citiz enship for all of its peopleo Sincerely, ��r - �, ·--, ' j ) - ,- · ·rv-~ 'VUU/' --...,._, - - - .... f· ·.:~;. ,,11 Af4UJ_ - -_- P E1--~ CE t, --- }1/. . ~ t=-- l, tZ/kev-/4_ __J 1 I I �--Mrs . Austin W . Kenefick 5 Vadnais Street Holyoke , Massachusetts tJ I o Lfl �r ti I I ALBERT M. HORN AD/\tfl , GOLOT HW/\ JTE & STANFOHD 1 43 1 C AN DLER BUILD ING A TL AN T A 3, GEORGIA. BUS . JA. 3-2525 ~ ZS �r - �_S ./J-, f-UJJIN ; ?-a l).S Ph . I> . Pl3- ,4 e, H ,R. £ f3. Rt;. ~ r-}-.PT ,4-TL,/f/lJ7 ,4 qi (r /J . l/--'-{- "t" p.N"r..q tl 3 - ... , · Q u ,·., ~? ? •: JUL ~ 1963 .· (THIS SI DE OF CARD IS FO RADDRESS) ,,, Vin 01<Ct ,y I 11///11 At--u N, JI< . HfJL-L 4-TL-/J/l/Tfl J G-11' �j,~~ Telephone Midway 4-7924 ' ·-f' ~Cf&..~.,,~,&,., ,MI; ==SUN M01Elat/d,f4_, , . �7 East 86th. Street New York 28, N. Y. July 27th. 1963 To the Wia yor of Atlanta, Atl a nta, Ga. Dear lVfr. Allen, Having read in the New York Times an account of your testimonybefore the Senate Commerce committee I feel I must tell you of my appreciation of ev e ry word you said. I am a southerner; my father was a confederate soldier. You are a christian stateman, a gentleman and a scholar. The world needs more men of your type and courag e. May you be able to convince those who do not ag ree with you of the folly of their way s. Sincerely, Mrs. J ame s Getaz. �66 GOLF CIRCLE, N . E. ATLANTA 9, GEORGIA July 29, 1963 Honorable Ivan All en Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta 3, Georg i a Dear Mayor Allen: Congr atulations on your forthright and courage ous t estimony before the Senate Commer ce Committee l ast week ! Most Atlantans are proud of y ou, and we believe that Atl anta will continue to make progress toward a peaceful solution of this problem under your l eaders hip . 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Your leadership in these troubled times makes me proud to be an Atlantan, and I only wish that our Congressional representatives had more of the insight into the problems that you have displayed. Sincerely, /J 7Y J ~ A, · ~ Mrs. Fleming Law ��r - - - - - -- - ��'. •·' ) �s-~"' M ~~ 2. ,._ \f\v< -,~-~ e r < ' , . \~ CN ~ ~.2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( - : < : ; ~, ~ ~ ~ a..i , - · . ~ - · L ~ N'"'-.0 «-9~ · -- - ~ b3 ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) ­ ~ 143.215.248.55 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) r~~ 0----J-_ ' , ~ 0-.J"") ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ° i ~- . ~ ~ . U-J ~ ~ \r ~ . '+ E ~ \ ; \~Cf.~ -~ ·-~~ ~ . N -\t '7. '-l'f ~-~~¼ . , �,.,.OJ S!)o-ltUl,.~ .,., J,,.nn M8 NM GS '"~IUA..OJ •••• • ~ .• .•..• • • •• • .... . . .••. .r.••••• ••• �Mt>s. R.D.Sandman 1530 Dodson Dr. SW ... ' . Mayor Ivan All en Atlanta, Ga. --- - - --. �/ L �-To ~ UL Pv. -Z, 96 3 rOA , -- ~---~ - ,~-- . �[ J - ---- �I - -~ - - ·---=a~~--.......__ - .- Ma yor Ivan Allen, Jr. The City Hal I Atlanta 3, Georgia . ....~ , �BECKNELL MANN ASSOC I ATES • 3099 MAPLE DRIVE , N.E. ATLANTAS , GEORGIA __ ,,,,..- ~ · · ~., : ·- •·· '• :' �532 Daniel Ave., SE Atlanta 17, Ga. July 29, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Allen: Just a word to say that I am glad that you supported the President's civil rights legislation before the committee in Washington the other day. I appreciate the courage and straightforwardness it took to do so. I think many people who keep silent agree with you. I appreciate your speaking for us. It is one more item to make me proud of Atlanta. ��347 VISTA DE LA PLAYA LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA TEL. : GL. 4-2654 �.. • ) .. - -..- . ~ · ...•• . . �,· , ..-'...· l r �J.H.Carter Jamestown , Al abama . THE HOM.IVAN ALLEN (MAYOR ) ATLANTA ,GEORGIA. �--- �29 July, 1963 Your Honor: Your testi mony before the Senate Commerce Co mmittee was a rare combination of sincerit y , enli g hten ment, humility and courag e, such as we are not accustomed to hear on this trag ic is s ue. I hope y our statement will, as it well could, p rove the fulcrum on which the whole is s ue of this historic legislation will turn. It would be hard to e x a gg erate, I think, the encourag e ment that such a courag eous statement by a local leader could g ive to a well-meanin g but timid Southern Con g ress man. Con g ratulations! Si"1rI~~·L1J Robert G. Wri g ht Am eric a n Consulat e No g al e s, Sonora, Me x ico �\ MRs. THOMAS V. BocKMAN 356 PINETREE DRIVEN. E. ATLANTA 5, GEORGIA �nso, /91;; 3 7:143.215.248.55,J_~ ~ 7 ~~ ~ ���•• --- ��C I (c. '-\ ( \6 \\C \, ) \, \ \ c- -- \· }\ \ \ (. -A ((A.\ "' VI) J \. e ,. - ��.( 'D·USSIDEOFCARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) 0 :f!!, Jnw s ~ ~ f· r I �KEY BOULEVARD AND NORTH BRYAN STREET ARLINGTON I, VIRGINIA J. C . MURPHY CHURCH TELEPHONES M . EVERETT DORR MINISTER JAC K SO N 7 - 1085 AND JAC KS ON 2 - 6033 A S SOCIATE ��•• • 0 1111 - hire her, but I wanted her to know that we had several Negro girls on the staff and she would have to work closely with them, eat in the same employees' lunch room, and treat them courteously. Her reply was, "We don't do it that way where I come from, but if you say that is the way it has to be, I'll give it a try." It wasn't a month before I saw her and a Negro girl returning from a coffee break, arm in arm. Unfortunately, there are still businesses in my community, and in yours, that practice discrimination in hiring, mainly because they are afraid to make the break. I understand this, because I was afraid, too. However, the time is so late on the clock of human relations that we need to encourage these businessmen to make a start toward integrating their staffs. Our best hope for the future, in my opinion, is in the schools. If we could get really integrated schools much of the prejudice that still exists would, in a generation, disappear. My children go to a school that is 90 per cent Negro. Because it is a good, well-run school, they are happy even in this minority situation. But it would be so much better for all concerned in this school if the percentage of white children could get to be 25 per cent of the school population. We are working hard to achieve that goal. In addition to three children born to us, my wife and I have an adopted American Japanese daughter named Jill . One day, when she was seven years old, Jill came home from school and said ; "Daddy, I wish I could be Negro at school and white at home." She hasn't been able to achieve that, but last month her 5th grade classmates did elect her for an "Outstanding Student Award," so apparently she has solved her problems in other ways. I seriously doubt if we do our children any favors by making their lives too easy, considering the world which they will be inheriting. from us. In closing, I want to express my appreciation, and I'm sure, that of the other awardees, not just for the award, but also for the continuing work of the N ational Conference of Christians and Jews in furthering true brotherhood. I want to urge that we all keep everlastingly at the job of making the practice of brotherhood a reality in our homes, in our schools, in our businesses, and in our communities. 1:11 a0 0 a -• a • •DI -0 0 c:I �by WALKER SANDBACH It seems a little strange to me to be accepting an award for doing what comes naturally. In my case.and I imagine many of the awardees here today could say the same, the award probably belongs to my parents and to my teachers. There are others who practice brotherhood when they, because of their background and up-bringing, don't believe in it and don't like it. I have friends in that position, and I have great admiration for them. They do it out of a sense of fairness and, sometimes, economic necessity. They have practiced brotherhood while deep within they have wished desperately that the tremendous changes in our social and economic life had never occurred. It is interesting to contemplate on how we arrive at the beliefs and principles which. guide our lives. A short time ago my father, who is a Methodist minister in Iowa, was visiting me. 1 was telling him, with some pride, of this award. He replied, "I'm not surprised that you are getting an award for practising brotherhood, because that is what we taught you. What I don't understand is why you accepted our teachings on brotherhood but completely ignored our training and example in politics." Fortunately, brotherhood knows no party lines. If vou were to poll this group of awardees I am sure you would find both major parties well represented. I personally am very much encouraged by the progress that has been made in Chicago . toward . t?e ideal of having jobs available on the basis of ab1hty without regard to race, or color, or creed. Of course, we still have a long way to go. When I hired my first Negro sales girl in 1947 I was told by some of my business friends that _I w~s committing econom::: suicide. The first day this glfl went on duty, I began to wonder if they were right. I manage a Co-op supermarket. This girl was hi~ed as a checker. At one time during that first mornmg two other girls who were also on duty were doing stock work on the floor, leaving the Negro girl as the only checker. A customer refused to be checked out by her and called for the manager. When I arrived she said, "I'm going to sit-down until you bri~g on a white girl. I'm not going to have a colored glfl handling my food." I don't need to tell you how ridiculous was her stand. Her calling this girl colored reminds me of a recent suggestion by Harry Golden, editor of the Carolina Israelite. He says, "Since so many people insist on referring to Negroes as colored, we should start referring to whites as colorless." Then newspapers could run stories of today's event as follows: "The James M. Yard Brotherhood A ward ceremonies, held today at City Hall, was attended by a large group of colored and colorless people." To return to the woman who was on a sit-down strike, I told her she was welcome to sit. I even got a box for her to sit on. She had to wait an hour until the other girls were needed at the checkouts. You know, that was the only trouble we ever h ad. And yet, how close I came at that point to backing down on my decision to have an integrated staff because I had half accepted the propaganda that disaster would strike if we tried to serve the public with an integrated staff. I was told by some that I would lose most of my employees and half of my customers. Actually, we lost no employees and our business has prospered. It has prospered, as it turned out, in part just because we have had a policy of being willing to hire people of many different races, creeds and nationality backgrounds. We now include in our staff of 50: American Negroes; American Japanese; an American Puerto Rican; and an American Indian. In the matter of creeds we have had Buddhists, Jews, Catholics, and Prostestants, as well as some young men who thought they were agnostics or atheists. One of our advertising slogans has been that the Co-op is a United Nations in miniature. Recently a newspaper reporter asked me if our open hiring policy wo uld work in places other than H yde Park, which is a community of people of many races and creeds. My answer was that we had copied from Gimbel's in New York the idea of using the United N ations approach in advertising our integrated staff. It has worked . In addition, I was able to say that today our open hiring policy is not an uncommon one in Chicago and more and more retail businesses, particularly in the field of food distribution, h ave open hiring policies. Another interesting incident comes to mind that I want to tell you about. Several years after we hired our first Negro, I had an application for a checker's job from a colorless girl with a strong southern accent. She h ad just arrived in Chicago and was an experienced checker. I told her I would like to hire her, but I wanted her to know that we had several Negro girls on the staff and she would have to work closely with them, eat in the same employees' lunch room, and treat them courteously. Her reply was, "We don't do it that way where I come from , but if you say that is the way it has to be, I'll give it a try." It wasn't a month before I saw her and a Negro girl returning from a coffee break, arm in arm. Unfortunately, there are still businesses in my community, and in yours, that practice discrimination in hiring, mainly because they are afraid to m ake the break. I understand this, because I was afraid, too. However, the time is so late on the clock of human relations that we need to encourage these businessmen to make a start toward integrating their staffs: Our best hope for the future, in my opinion, is in the schools. If we could get really integrated schools much of the prejudice that still exists would, in a generation, disappear. My children go to a school that is 90 per cent Negro. Because it is a good, well-run school, they are happy even in this minority situation. But it would be so much better for all concerned in this school if the percentage of white children could get to be 25 per cent of the school population. We are working hard to achieve that goal. In addition to three children born to us, my wife and I have a n adopted American Japanese daughter named Jill. One day, when she was seven years old, Jill came home from school and said; "D addy, I wish I could be Negro at school and white at home." She hasn't been able to achieve that, but last month her 5th grade classmates did elect her for an "Outstanding Student Award," so apparently she has solved her problems in other ways. I seriously doubt if we do our children any favors by making their lives too easy, considering the world which they will be inheriting from us. In closing, I want to express m y appreciation, and I'm sure, that of the other awardees, not just for the award, but also for the continuing work of the N ational Conference of Christians and Jews in furthering true brotherhood. I want to urge that we all keep everlastingly at the job of making the practice of brotherhood a reality in our homes, in our schools, in our businesses, and in our communities. -• ·o 1:9 • •II -0 c:I ��I I . I �r d/1-i~ . C!.l'i.a-ile~ J. d\.fegwn 705 -3 7 63-i,l :L) ,z.i<Je 9-omt d/if[5. 75, d\fE.w <Jjo,z.k ��WILLIAM M . SACICS 71 MAITIN ST., APT. 21 CAMIIIDGE 38, MASS. ,, O z. 1 ; <\ , r(;: i 1_ \ ;.~;_.-_o , • J ·<) ~ s ~, : ( THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) ~G'\_ ~ ~ Ll-Stt,JQ Att"-"-~) ~~ , J;., �~ - ��I . �P. o. Box 4147 Atlanta, Georgia J0J02 August 1, 196J Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta City Hall 68 Mit chell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: It is my desire to express an opinion in regards to your recent appearance before the Senate Commerce Corrnnittee in Washington, D. C. May I congratulate you for making a national jackass of yourself. People in most states keep these animals on farms but Georgia elects them to the Mayor's Office of their largest city. I trust you are proud of your accomplishment. Sincerely, J;; " ~4~~ 1./ M. L. Jone s L__ �M. L. Jones P. o. Box 4147 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 ·-· .. ---···----... ·~ Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia PERSONAL -- . �--- ���HARRY MARGOLIS ATTORNEY AT LAW P. 0. BOX 407 SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA PHONE UNION 7 • 9029 September 4, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allan, Jr. C1ty of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allan: Your statement before the Senate Commerce Committee on July 26th, 1963, is factual, courageous and intelligent. It has made a significant contribution to the important fight for civil rights legislation. It is a strange world in which we live that this fight should still be required. I am writing to say 11 thank you" for your own efforts in behalf of a free society. Your position must ultimately prevail because it is right. Sincerely yours, HM:lm iiarfi Ma~lis ...,, ~/ <'ht. ��Mrce. Abraham Tow �. l �MR . Ii< MRS . C. F. REND EIRO S Hill Top Road ~ H a md e n 14 , Co n n., U.S.A. ~\ H·/T . J/. 'i ,, ~ ' ·; All '~ 21 :2 '"Sa cr -r · -_, ..,, -- - • -.J" .... ( THIS SID E OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ) �- ~ - -- ~ - - -- - -- dU ~ ~ J-~ ~ - n i ~ sf ft._, ~ - -- - -~ ½ J r: t;)~ . all_~ �(r. ., �---- = C. E. JACKSON 890 Mitche ll Street S. W . : Atlanta 14, Georgia §§ .. --~:::-n .:..:-~ - ""*'roe ._, ,,_,- Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor Atlanta., City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. I I l �___ .. �! I I V) ~/f !tie_aA_ JI'! r 7 - 3/- t, 5' /I /J/J 1,/LrL~ [)~ ;P_/~~ .,Lu_~/ ~ 'fl_e_ ~ ('_,,,~ ~ ~d Yie ,d__,_~ r - _,b~ ~~::17 ~ ,M,1 ~ fa ~ _:c_ fv /h r , A. crrn 143.215.248.55 ~ ~ of ~ ~ _:_, v/7 ��r ·-- . .-- /833 ofau,af S troo4 {Jno IJfu/1, ..A,kan4a4 7/t o/ �[ Neill Raymond 99 Peacl1tr~e !Battle Avenue, N . W . Atlanta 5, Georgia J)_ea/l )1 ~ t J ~ -- ~ ½ ~ ~ ~ ¼c~~1 ¾ .I ,.k_,.___ hx-~ at ~ t ~ ~ ~) 7 · r~ ~ £.,J~ , 62~ ~ ~ 1e,e..5 �y Jo · - rrc,-:n:a---i.-...'-"'-&:.t- ---.------ - The House Appropriations Committee cut $250,000 from Jekyll Island budget requests Tuesday, bringing t he total bite into Gov. Carl Sanders' pr oposed two-year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . budget to $527,900. Panel Puts Execution Age at 16 The Jekyll Committee had asked for $750,000 for each of the next two years to operate the island resort. SECOND-YEAR CUT After intense questioning of Jekyll's resident manager, A. J. Hartley, the committee voted to leave the first-year request intact, but cut $250,000 from the second, witl1 U1e tt·ong implication that it was lime the state-nm re ort began paying for its operation out of it own profits. Hartley told the· commmce he thought Jekyll would reach that point in about five years. A bill to aboli h teen-age electrocutions in Georgia got a quick and drastic alteration job and then a blessing from the Hou e Judiciary Committee Tuesday. A Committee a m e n d m e n l changed the miniumum age for "Ben Fortson told us two years electrocution from 21 to 16. ago that Jekyll would be selfUnder present Georgia law the sustaining in two years," a comdeath penalty can be given a child mittee member said later in the as young as 10. hearing. Secretary of State FortRep. John Bell of Richmond son is chairman of the Jekyll uthorihi. - - - - - - - - -u County and Re . J �TS •PROD UCT OF FINLAND • CUSENIER, N. Y, ATLANTA HELL-BENT FOR CULTURE, SAYS POST WRITER y For years, Atlanta has been the business capital of the whole Southeast. And now, according to author Ben Hibbs, it's the culture capital, too. In this week's Saturday Evening Post, Hibbs reports on the showcase city of the South. He tells how the culture craze has hit Atlantabut hard! How Atlanta eating places stack up against those of Northern cities. And why Atlantans are actually lucky that their business boom came so late. Be sure to read the picture-studded article "Progress Goes Marching Through Georgia"exclusive in this week's Saturday Evening Post. Pick up your copy today. Pos'f A CURTIS MAGAZIN& �/;~~ fhr;~ ~~da ~ ~~ ~tr,.J143.215.248.55 i!~P~ · ~ cl~~ 143.215.248.55 ~ ~~ ~ zJ~-h.ucv~ h_/ ~"~t,..,r~--- 7. - �/ �I �THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, · JULY SE ~ht Ntnr f grk ~imts. \ s. ADOLP H 0 CH S, Publisher 1896-1935 O RV IL E. DR YF OO S , Publisher 1961-1963 P UBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY ARTH UR H AY S SULZB E RGER_, Chairman of the Board AR T HUR OC H S S U LZBERG·ER, President and. Publisher HA RDI N G F . B AN CRO FT, "Vice President and Secretary FR AN CIS A. Co x, After t he Treaty '1: v ·· 4 .,. ... ~ • The historic t reaty between the United States, Britain and Soviet Russia banning all nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, under water and in outer space is being hailed throughout the world as a promising beginning of a new epoch in E ast-West r elations. After all the bleak years of cold war and the recurring crises that found their climax in the near-collision over Cuba, the world breathes easier t oday and there is new hope that it can banish the threat of nuclear holocaust. But, important as the treaty is for what it 11ays and what it may portend, it · is at best only a start toward larger goals. President Kennedy rightly warns that it is not t he millennium and that the r oad ahead is still long and rocky. As he pointed out, it is a limited treaty which does not even stop all tests; though it would stop further lethal fallout. Both real disarmament and the political settlements that must go hand in hand with it remain far off. The key to a solution of these problems is largely in Soviet hands. Premier Khrushchev agreed t o the t est-ban t reaty be had previoUBly rejected because, as Under Secretary of State Harriman says, he "very much wanted one at thiJI t ime." The Soviet ruler says he wants more agreements. If so, the West will do its utmost t o reach t hem. But will Khrushchev? And on what terms ? The hard fac t is that Soviet Russia's signat ure on t he t reaty does not mark the end of ·it s drive t oward .a. Communist world t riumph, though it may 110w pursue that goal by means short of nuclear war. In faC'I:, both the treaty and the "nonaggressipn pact " Russia wants may become weapons in the Soviet "peace" arsenal - to line up Asia and Africa against the "warmongering" Chinese Communists and to soften up the West for political settlements t hat would impair its alliances. As Mr. Khrushchev told the Chinese: "The struggle for peace, for peaceful coexistence, is organically bound up with the revolutionary struggle against imperialism. It weakens the front of imperialism, isolates its more aggressive circles from the masses of the people and helps in the struggle for national liberation," The West is warned. Furthermore, the treaty itself can be abrogated if "extraordinary events" jeopardize "the supreme interests" of any of its signatories. The Russians insisted on this reservation, over a narrower definition proposed by the West, as an obvious safeguard against nuclear armament by other powers. They · may have Germany in mind and certainly they are concerned about Communist China, which boasts that it will soon break the "white" nuclear monopoly. They may Trea$urer to very little ? Is it not a game that every country is playing with every other ? A game that nobody can win? A game that isn't worth the effort? Adjusting to Automation The United Steelworkers of America and the employers with whom it deals have again demonstrated that collective bargaining can produce constructive answers to the problems of technological change without tests of economic muscle or Government coercion. The contracts just reached by the union and the major aluminum producers r epresent an imaginative extension of the progress-sharing principles embodied in the union's agreements with the steel and can companies. All the aluminum workers-not just those with long seniority-will qualify for 10 weeks of vacation every five years, with 13 weeks' pay to help them en joy their sabbatical. Fringe benefits will also be liberalized, but there will be no increase· in direct money wages. The changes are designed to give the workers a share in the benefits of increased productivity on a basis that will expand total employment opportunities and avoid any increase in aluminum prices. The new contracts, coupled with those already signed by the union through its joint Human Relations Committee in basic steel and its longrange committee in Kaiser Steel, ought to serve as a spur to the deadlocked negotiators in the nation's railroads. The guidelines for a sound agreement have been laid down by two Presidential commissions, created only because of the atrophy of the bargaining process in this piv~tal industry. Any formula Congress approves for barring a rail strike through legislative compulsion will set a damaging precedent. The month-long truce agreed to by the railroads provides a last opportunity for the unions t o demonstrate that their concept of bargaining is not summed up in the single word "no." Up t o now they have been gambling on the proposition t hat the Government will continue t o retreat in t he face of their obduracy, and that finally they can extort a settlement that will saddle the carriers with t housands of unneeded jobs. The trouble with t his venture in brinkmanship is not only that t he gamble involves a strike in which the economy would be the chief victim but that a "victory" for the unions would jeopardize all job security by' pushing the railroads closer to bankruptcy. This is the lesson the disastrous 116-day strike of 1959 taught both sides in steel. Unfortunately, there is no sign yet that the railroad unions have achieved comparable enlightenment. ,...------11_ _;---: �a/SO mean .l'Tance, OU S II T UUIIUlll l:, H ::! U W ll -:11U \Olt:C1L' ., force u . President Kennedy is trying to persuade Pres1• dent de Gaulle to adhere to the treaty, but - success is unlikely unless France, an acknowledged nuclear power, is put on a par with Britain and supplied with the same nuclear information we now give the British. If we did so, the pur... pose would not be to "cause, encourage or partic-~- ipate in" further French tests, which is forbid= den by the treaty, but to make such tests unnecessary without hampering France's nuclear development. French adherence to the new pact might prove "~ a preliminary to agreement by France to join ~ ·'fn building a NATO nuclear force and to restore ..... Western solidarity. That is still an essential ~ : safeguard of peace. ,, -·, . ,  The Art of Spying ~: 4.&."'JI,"" .. ..... ,.,,., - ... , _ _ J - · -r----- On rare occasions the oratorical fog on Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant with courage and dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimination in stores, restaurants and other public accommodations. on · the basis of the very substantial accomplishments that his city of a half-million, the largest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, be might have come as a champion of "states' rights" and of the ability of localities to banish discrimination without Federal law. Certainly, be would have had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barretts, the Wallaces and the other arch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was there to warn that even in cities .like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out if Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept that private businesses were free to discriminate. He left behind this charge to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a century ago: "Now the elimination of segregation, which is slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all of us to make every American free in fact as well as in theory -and again to establish our nation as the true champion of the free world." ' Do not implicitly trust anything you read about spies and spying even if the source is im. peccabiy official. By the accepted rules of the ..:.. game, government statements may be deliber·:. , ately false in order to mislead "the enemy." But, c of course, they may be true. Naturally, truth is often very confusing. The layman can be excused for ruminating in this fashion as he reads his morning newspaper. The cast of characters needs a Dickens or a Dostoievsky (not a historian, of course ) to do •.- justice to the parade of diplomats, scientists, journalists, homosexuals, prostitutes and- best of all- intelligence agents who betray t heir outfits and their fellow spies. Nothing could be - more devious or fascinating than a double agent. At least, it is comforting for the layman to • contemplate the bungling and blindnesses of the The Fiddlers " professionals. Devotees of the whodunits surely The long-legged, rasp-winged insects now come could do better. Trained by Eric Ambler, Georges into t heir own, and we won't hear the last of Simenon a nd Ian Fleming, they would never have them till hard frost arrives. They are the leaping permitted a Bay of Pigs invasion; a successful fiddlers, the grasshoppers, the crickets and the Christine Keeler; a fantastic 10-year career of katydids. · ex-Nazi German intelligence officers providing Grasshoppers are spoken of in the Bible as the Russians with 15,000 photographs, 20 spools "locusts," and their hordes have contributed in of tape and many a secret of the West Germans many lands, including our own West, to the long and NATO. Not that the Russians should boast; hi11tory of insect devastation and human famine. · they had Penkovsky. Walk through any meadow now, or along any - Even though the real spy cases may be weedv roadside. and vou will see them leaning stranger than fiction, you don't get the solutions ahe;d of you, hear the rasping rattle of their as you do in the t hrillers. Nothing could be harsh wings in brief flight. But they do little real · more fascinating than the stories of the British fiddling. The fiddlers now are the crickets. journalist H. A. R. Philby, or the Swedish Air Listen on any hot afti!rnoon or warm evening, . Force Col. Stig Wennerstrom; but at their most particu larly in the country, and you will hear · interesting points the volumes are snapped shut the crickets even though you seldom see them. and put away in secret places where even in- In the afternoon you will hear the black field telligence chiefs, like characters in a Kafkaesque crickets, chirping as we say, and often into the tale, probably cannot find them. warm evening. But in the evening, from dusk on 'The outsider must be forgiven for believing through the warm night, the more insistent sound that any time any government wants to arrest will be the trilling of the pale green tree crickets . • and/or expel X-number of spies, it digs into its Individually the tree cricket's trill is not so loud, files and comes up with the requisite quantity. but because all those in the neighborhood · When spies are under surveillance they are, synchronize their trills the sound can be as unbeknownst, spying for the country they are insistent as were the calls of the spring peepers spying on. The most dangerous spies of all are, back in April. to be sure, the ones who are never caught. There The loudest fiddlers of all are the katydids, is nothing that the C.I.A., MI-5, K.B.G., Surete which look like green, hunch-backed grasshopand all the other intelligence and counter-intelpers. Night after night they rasp wing on wing ligence organizations can do about them. and make that monotonous call, shrill and seemIs it not possible, in fact, that all this es- ingly endless. But the katydids won't be heard pionage and counter-espionage ; all these agents for another two weeks or so. Meanwhile the and double agents, intelligence officers, counter- crickets possess late July, chirping and trilling intelligence officers, plots and paraphernalia the warm hours away as though summer endured from infinitesimal microphones to beds, add up forever. ~:1\H 1'1( A'J l �r ~Q'-\OY ~-10.\J ~\\ e,.t,J ~° a:~, (;~\ Q.N~~ , ~~O~CL ~ '"-\~ ..... \4 \ \e. ..., ) \) e. Cl. '"" ~ '°"'(=~ ~ '\ C u.. ,__ \-<.e ~ \\a e..o"\ s ~-\- S ""\ 0. ~ ~ ~ u. 'c\ ~ c... acco~ "1-\ ~ l o "'-' s 'o; \ \ UN\ e .- ~Or- UJ ~QC9.0. Du~ ~Q(2.. CoNc.ca ... ~\~~ ~~e ~~ \J c--\-Qd Lu~ \\ ~ D 'I- 0 -U ~ \- <!i~ ~ ~ e_ ~ ~U \~ ~~ o ~'c\ '-\ ~~ n~ ve_ ~u O,o L-\ '" f:\~\o.u-\a.. 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Mayor Ivam Allen, Atlanta, Ga. Dear ~ay or Allen: Thank you for your right, and forthright stand ~ t h e public accomodations act. It willjf15a'frence and some political risk to bring equal justice to our Negro citizens, but we are a hundred years late already, and every forthright stand by a respected public officia l counts. s~~ (Miss ) Lor etto Chappell ����4,-../ /4 v o I'(... - 77? <:' /'1,:;. ft /L /}Ti- ~ A/ T /9 Cc.. . �E~J',,-1( .L .S:::·,vc ,._ _ ,L ~ I, 2 (f6_~£/f~ ~ 9' e . {JJP..IH~;1-v t)~ J-~ / LJ-f -L '1, 1, .,__ �MRS. RI CHARD T 44 . 38 EA ST B ROOKHA . MORE NUS. ATLANTA 19 VEN D RIVE, N. ' G EORG IA E . �~~/UL, J . Au143.215.248.55 ¼143.215.248.55¼~ J-. ~~ ~- ~ ~ /twJ ~ J ~ ~ ~~ ~ -J~_a, I(~- 1 -Jd-~ JL )lvl / . ~ ~ a__ ) ~ ~ wkk ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ 9-~~_/z_ ~ ~ - , J ~ ~ th ~ .___ ±:! ~~-- ¢~ J) ~ �i . - �i e~o;~j-LE).: RAt 4574" STE:Lt J; Dfi.lVE N • "A BCO" MAIL FOR· ,.,'"'"ii; "'."""" BI TTER Bus1NEss sr· -· ·- · l 9 8.?. �BROAD MARGIN W. 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I saw that part which was on television and the s calawag Senator from South Carolina was put in his place by the Chairman of the Committee, which pleased me as much as seeing Georgia whip Tech. "Keep on keeping on .. " Mos Mr. Ivan Allen, Jr .. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia ���CLASS OF S ERVICE This is a fa~ message u nless its d eferred cha r• actcr is ind icated by the proper symbol. WE STE RN UNI Q~ . ...---."143.215.248.55 .~;;------t .~.. , TELEGRAM 1201 (4-G0) W . P . MARSHALL , LT- Interna tiona l The filing time sh own in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of destination =AA02 88027 B NVA121 PD:NEW HAVEN CONN 30 936A EDT: MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR= OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY HALL ATLA= (44). 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Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at p oint of destination (51). ·, A LLU137 PD:ATLANTA GA 29 147P EST: HON I VAN ALLEN: MAYOR OF ATLANTA CITY HALL CG ATLA:: I WISH TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS AND IMPRESSIVE APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SENATE COMMERCE, COMMITTEE FRIDAY I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I EXPRESS THE CONCERTED OPINION OF THE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF MY COMMUNITY SINCERELY: JOHNNIE YANCEY 1740 SIMPSON RD NW= TH E COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE S UGGE STIONS F ROM ITll PATRONS CONCER1'/ IN O I T S SERVICE �MERCER UNIVERSITY MACON, GEORGIA 01/ice July 29, 1963 or tile President Mr. Ivan Allen Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia My dear Mr. Mayor: I have long been a friend, but now I am increasingly proud even to know you. The courage required to be the honest man you were at Washington last Friday was admirable, and I want you to know how deeply I admore you. The increased respect which your testimony earns for Atlanta and indeed for all Georgia must be evident, and all is much appreciated by me. Yours very truly, 17 /ju ~{ C . RIi,'.a'rri/4,s . /A,J h-t,-1 �Hendrix 67 wLake Ne H P lace aven, Conn. The 0 Hon • T van A . llen, J 70 Norths. Atl a nta ide Drive r. eorgia ' NW J ��~TLANTA'S MAYOR BACKS RIGHTS BILL AS HELP TO CITIES Calls Public Facility Clause Key to Averting StrifeSenator Praises Views E xcerpts from Mayor Allen's testtmony are on Page 7. By E. W. KENWORTHY Special to The New York Timts WASHINGTON, July 26['he Mayor of Atlanta appealed to Congress today to pass legislation to eliminate egregation, "slavery's stepchild." "We cannot dodge the issue," Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. told the Senate Commerce Committee."' "We cannot look back over ou t houJders or turn the clock bac t o the 1860's. We must take iction now to assure a greater future for our citizens and our country." In the last several years Atanta has desegregated city parks and golf courses, public · schools, lunch counters, princi- i pal restaurants and its leading 1 hotels for tqe holding of conventions. Mr. Allen, who was elect ed Mayor in 1961, took pride in the progress nonetheless. He said, "It has been a long ex- 1 hausttng and oft en disco~rag- '. ing process and the end is far ' · from being in sight." · Asks Passage of Bill What Atlanta has accomplished, Mr. Allen said, has been done partly by voluntary \ action and partly as a result of court orders. But the task of dealing with discrimination in public accommodations would have ·been easier ltf there had been a national law to guide local officials and businessmen, 1 e said. < He does not believe, he said, t , hat any en w:trrb--.t.}J.e ederal Government to · strict unnecessarily the rights of private business. However, h,e added, I am firmly convinced that the 'Supreme Colll't insists that the sam~ fundamental rrghts must be held by every American citizen." Therefore, any failure by Congress to pass the bill "woul amount to an endorsement o private business setting up a entirely new status of discrimi- nation throughout the nation,' he declared. �.... __.., .. ~ .n ~ Lurn 1;0 '.l'Urmoil ·s g t1s i- r p ' -• , "Cities like Atla nta might slip backwa rds." He warned. "Hotels nd restaurants that ha ve already taken this issue upon themselves and opened their , doors might find it convenient , to go back to the old status." 1 The result might well be "the old turmoil of riots, strife, 1 demonstrations and picketing," , Mr. Allen asserted, continuing: "Gehtlemen, if I had your 1I. problem, armed with the local experience I have had, I would b pass a public accommodation f. bill." n asked the Senators wheth- f er it was all right for the Negro to go do n Main Street deositing his earnings at the \:>ank and purchasing food at : lhe supermarket just like any other customer, and then be ~ e Unlled Press International Tel photo BACKS CIVIL RIGHTS PROVISION: Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta urges passage of prohibition of segregation in privately owned public accommodations during his app_earance before t'1e Sena te Cw ·--;-;· :i Co-- 1ri '. J~~0 �SATURDAY, JULY 27, l ATLANTA'S MAYOR BACKS RIGHTS BIL Continued From Page 1, Ool. 5 turned away at the restaurant on the ground that the proprietor had a legal right to cha.nge the Negro's citizenshiJ1 l!,S a matter of convenience. "I submit that it is not right to allow an American's citizenship to be changed merely as a matter of convenience," he said. The Mayor suggested, however, tha t Congress should arnen,d the Administration bill to allow "a reasonable time" fo r communities to abolish discrimination before Federal inter vention. He also thought that smaller cities should have a longen ime than larger, since metropolitan a reas found it easie1 to adapt t hemselves to social change. Senator J ohn P. Pastore, Democrat of Rhode Island, who was In the chair, told Mr. Allen at the concludion of his state.; ment that it was more difficult for him to have said the things he did than it would have been \ for some officials from Northern cities. "I am humbled In your presence," Mr. Pastore said. Thurmond Poses Queries Thereupon, Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of Sou Carolina, began a series of ques tions similar to those he had addressed to Gov .Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi and , Gov George C. Wallace of Alabama Would It not be better, Mr Thurmond asked, to rely on voluntary action, or at least loca ordinance? "Senator," Mr. Allen retortJ 'I'd like to see definition on national level. Congress shout say what it thinks should b done under the Supreme Cour decision. We have been left u in the air." Wasn't it true that tbJs w �.lUCGU , \.,V.l1 .l }-··U,.:3.lVJ..l O -'1'L .L . ,1,. ,u u .1. - ·- mond asked. "It would compel the same rights be given to Negro citizens as to white citizens. Yes, that's compulsion. Any federal Jaw exercises some compulsion," the Mayor replied. He then went on: "We have reached a situation that has been brought tnto being by the Supreme Court. We look on the Supreme Court wit~ a schoolboy's reverence. This is your court, our court." Mr. Thurmond then aske whether the proposed law would not destroy business in Georgia. "I don't see any business destroyed," Mr. Allen answered. "I am asking Congress, as local official, to give me a def inltlon." Senator Is Challenged At this point Mr. Pastore anI grily protested Mr. Thurmond'• questions, which, he sa id, wer I "unfair. He said that if th South Carolinian continuec these "when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife questions," h would rule them out of ordei: Mr. Thurmond said that th chairman was trying to ."gagl members. "If we can't cross examine witnesses to find ou how this would work, we hav reached a dangerous stage," h said. Mr. Pastore retorted that M~ I'hurmond was asking "loadeo uestions to catch the . head· lines. ' :As long as I am chairman,' he shouted, "I will see that al witnesses are treated with dig ni ty and decorum a.nd not embarrassed beyond the limits· o fairness." The audience rok!i: into applause, Mr. Thurmon<l asked the chairman why he did not ' stop it. "I can't stop it after it happened," Mr. Pastore said with a grin. Mr. Thurmond has contended that the integr ation movement Is "Communist-controlled." Senator Philip A. Hart, Democrat of Michigan, asked ~he Mayor if his city's desegregation moves were "Communist-inspired.' ' "There are no more Communists in Atlanta than there are on the moon, Mr. Allen said. South Ca.rollnlan H~rd Later Gov. Donald Russell of South Carolina opposed the bill as unconstitutional. Taking the opposite line from Mr. Allen, , the Governor argued that prog- , ress .could be made only by , \ voluntary local action and that a Federal Jaw "will. breed re sistance and perhaps violence. Testifying before a Senate Labor and Public Welfare subcommittee on fair employment practices legislation, Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said it was as difficult for a Negro to get into the plumbers' union as into the Chase Manhat• tan Bank. He praised ~orge Meany, president of the labor federation, for bringing pressure to bear on unions that practice discrimination. This, be said, was having "some effect, but t · us the movement seems , glacial. 1 �r .N-c w t /VJ 1-p </ /Jr... . R ck..V; II,' /'1-,,. / -"' _, Yn,. .J ' ; ~ ' ; ~~ ~ J'l~¥c,n/J .fly J... ,'w / /1 J -k ~ af f!v... f ~/ cf rn h4 1-t., { ,. il ,,1.,17 A h '\.lvr"U.,c..." .Jn.i C-0 lh. m T>'Y\ h.J- ~ h.."t.)/ tJ ~ In f/1 lvh o.+ ~ / ~ /t. ,~ aJ ~ 1 >-->, ; ,vJ oi). f '~f-0'-"'-vv\.c..J.- -h-r o. /I f uf I.J,,., • T/....r:,I- tr.nl 111/'U /-,. g,YI f-/..,.,f ~ tfl ulv,,d..(, h n--: 1....__.I.. rt.c ~ '"i, .J .J.. 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(55) . = SERVICE TO YOU AT ANY TI ME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL UPO N ME: B JOSEPH JOHNSON SR PASTOR GREATER MT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 388 GLENN ST SOUTH WEST ATLANTA: TH E CO M PAN Y WILL APPRECIAT E S UGGE STIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SER VICE �-Mrs·. Fred W. Patterson 2959 Andrews Drive, N . W . Atlanta 5, Georgia July 30, 1963. Hon. Ivan Allen, Mayor of Atlanta, City Hall. Dear Mayor Allen: , Fred and I want you to know how proud we are of our Mayor. Your fine speech was not an easy one to make but in the light of world events today( as well as local events) it was necessary, we believe. As one travels about the country outside our area - one soon sees it is largely the South which refuses to accept the inevitable. It is reassuring to have a Mayor who is a statesman. Sincerely, ~ /~ ' �Atlanta'.s Mayor Speaks On rare occas~cns the oratorical fog on Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant with . courage and dignity. Such a voice was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of President Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimination in stores, restaurants and other public accommodations. On the basis of the very substantial accomplishments that his city of a half-million, the largest in the Southeast, has made in desegregating publicly owned and privately owned facilities, he might have come as a champion of "states' rights" and of the ability of localities to banish discrimination without Federal law. Certainly, he would have had much more warrant to espouse that view than the Barretts, the Wallaces and the other arch-segregationists who raise the specter of Federal "usurpation" as a device for keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to boast. He was there to warn that even in cities like Atlanta the progress that had been made might be wiped out if Congress turned its back on the Kennedy proposal and thus gave implied endorsement to the concept that private businesses were free to discriminate. He left behind this charge to finish the job started with the Emancipation Proclamation a century ago : "Now the elimination of segregation, which is slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all of us to make every American free in fact as well as in theory - and again to establish· our na tion as the true TIAJ/35 champion of the free lJ~rJ1{, NY, �SA VOY HOTEL FLORENCE A '""~v-.A'\ \ \ - \ \.) \ G\t,~ ~ ~ ~ 0- \ l--\ Q \ '\ �/f THE NEW YORK Tl~ 6 i ~lrt N.e:nr ffork ~im~s. ADOLPH s. OC HS , Publisher 1896-1935 ORVIL E. DRYF0O S , Publis her 1961-1963 l'UBLJSHED EVERr DAT IN THE Tr.AR Br THr. Nf.W TORK TIMES C014PAN1 ARTHUR HArs SULZIIERGER, Chairman of the Board. ARTHUR OCHS SULZBERGER, P r esident and Publisher HA1iirNa F. BANCROFT, Vice President and Secretary FKANCJS A. Cox, Trta3U1·er Bi '] Down to Earth in Space mier Adoula to speed urgently necessary fiscal and economic reforms. The Congo has made progress and it is still making progress; certainly there is no promising alternative to the Adoula Government. But the country faces disaster unless that Government curbs the intolerable budget deficit, stops printing money to cover it and stems the soaring inflation that is making people idle and hungry and imperils economic recovery. Premier Adoula is fully aware of the need for reforms. · The United Nations cannot undertake to cope with new Congos. Neither can the African states, whose efforts to force a premature independence on the unready Portuguese colonies are endangering the United Nations itself. There is nothing out of this world about the task facing Dr. George E. Mueller, who has been chosen to succeed D. Brainerd Holmes as head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's manned space program. His first assignment should be a realistic, down-to-earth re-examina tion of the cost and potential value of the flight to the moon. Beyond that, there ia need for a thorough review of all . the activities and outlays carried on by NASA. This would not be necessary if Congress had been exercising ordinary supervision over our space effo rts. But, goaded by Mr. Kennedy's determination to beat the Soviet Union in the race to the moon, Congress has permitted NASA to lead a charmed life, providing what amounted Atlanta's Mayor Speaks almost to a blank check for its operations On r are occasions the orator ical fog on and a free hand to its managers. NASA, Capitol Hill is pierced by a voice resonant it seemed, could do no wrong. with courage and dignity. Such a voice Congress is now rectifying its mistake. was heard when Mayor Ivan Allen J r. of As a result of its belated probing, it · has Atlanta testified before the Sena te Comcut NASA's mushrooming budget. The merce Committee in support of President reduction includes shelving of plans for a Kennedy's bill to prohibit racial discrimin$50 million r esearch center t hat NASA a tion in stores, restaurants and other pubhad sought for the President's home state. lic accommodations. NASA still has to exert a greater degree On the basis of the very substantial acof self-discipline. Its important achieve- complishments that his city of a halfments have occasionally been marred by . million, the largest in the Southeast, sloppy practices, including a wavering has made in desegr egating publicly owned ethical a ttitude to the commercialization and privately owned facilit ies, he might of the astronauts. Despite Mr. Kennedy's have come as a champion of "states' position on the moon race, the wisdom rights" and of the ability of localities of the current "crash program" to that to banish discrimin ation without Federal end - with its accompanying massive law. Certainly, he would have had much diversion of human and economic re- more warrant to espouse that view than sources - is highly questionable. the Barrette, tl;te Wallaces and the other There is no doubt that false starts and arch-segregationists who raise the specter dead ends are inevitable in exploring the of Federal "usurpation" as a device for unknown frontiers of space. But NASA's keeping Southern Negroes in subjection. effec tiveness will be enhanced by tighter But Mr. Allen was not in Washington to controls over spending and greater co- boast. He was there to warn tha t even in ordination of its activities, including a cities like Atlanta the progress that had more sober' evaluation than we have yet been made might be wiped out if Congress had from it of the entire moon shot turned its back on the Kennedy proposal program. The space agency needs a solid and thus gave implied endorsement to the foundation on earth. concept that private businesses were free to finish the job started with the Emanci.. . and in Science pation Proclamation a centry ago : "Now The vastness of the Government's r e- the elimination of segregation, which is search activities has prompted a demand slavery's stepchild, is a challenge to all by members of the House Rules Com- of us to make every American free in mittee for a broad inquiry into the char- fact as well as in theory- and again to a cter, coat and conduct of federally establish our nation as the true champion of the free world." lall ltUE!I:RJll.S ·eld. ---.. r.·u; abo �KA'l'AN DANC ING \ SARAWAK '-, · ~u'l ~ ~ /? �, 1 1 1 1 , -, 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1. 143.215.248.55 ~ ~ . . "-,, 1 __.IL L I _LL I L L . 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I woul d be interested to know the favorableunfa vo rable tally of commun ications y ou have rec e ived, par ticul a rly f rom Geor g ia Cauca si a ns. Ve r y sincer e ly ~Ft_ OFFICE: U.S.V.A. Hospit al Ph. 272- 1210- 34 1 HOME: 1515 Rice Avenue Ph . 272-0326 ft/ ���- ~ t;L7 !f ~ ~LJ_,,,;_ ( J 1t- <!' , D, t .) LJ-- ~~'J. ~ A ffi/T4 _, J ~ ~ JiJT ~,v,7 -~ 4 . ~ ~ Jt;.,.L.· ;d ~ ~!fl k~ .Jt_-~~ (lttJ;_ ~J.'.l ~ - eL,J h .,n~-- r~- 11 _:oJ1 ~ ¾ ~~J ~ ~~ 0-~ 0- tµc-<.M'K- ~J.R.A,., ,).QM ~ µ-_ a..& t1,-rL ()/4,C.,77 - ���i p /i ! I i, �THIS SID E OF CA �-~ 1t I I~ ~ ����JI } ~ ~ dt ~ rf3 &- adn/ J).UV,, ~ - ~tr? ~ ol ~ ~ or ~-f<ff-VL c;,J ~ 13.J. .J µ143.215.248.55= ~ />J;;,,/ o-n . _d ~ ~ · -y~ ~ . ~~ ~ _J =- A{ 1.Jk ~ _g~ c,-/ft ~ Y-4 /:-? a;/ ~9:2o N. ,;,,,tf;A ~ . N.F, ���ct btr8 cnn s-Lntr__. On. hLs- dct..rkest' ct..ct.1::1 h.e kelleve..5' in ~ BY RU ST CRAFT BX 406 - IB "'-I•. V • • 4. 0 II US'Y C:"Al"T ���i - �Aldus Books Limited Aldus House Conway Street Fitzroy Square London WI telephone Euston 28 I I telcgra!lls Alday London 31st July 1963 Dear Si r, It i s with a gr ea t deal of gra ti tude t ha t I write as an Ameri can citizen to thank you for your testimony before t he Senat e Commerce Committe, as re ported in the at ta ched artic l e by Al ista i r Cooke i n The Guardian dated 29th July. If America is, i n fact, go ing through a revolution its heroes and patriots will hold a hi gh place in future hi story. I bel i eve your statement before the Committee will a ccord you a very high pla ce of honor. Any c i tizen shoul d be humbled by it. With sincere thanks. The Hon. Ivan Allen Jnr., Ma yor, Atlanta, Georgia, U. S .A. Directors: Douglas M. Black Chairman (USA) · John T. Sargent (USA) · Wolfgang Foges Managing• James Fisher �I 20 Portland, Maine, Press Herald, Saturday, July 27, 1963 Mayor .Of Atlanta Urges Race Discrimination Ban WASHINGTON (UPI) - Mayor "Fallure by Congress to take called charges the Negro integra Ivan Allen J r. of Atlanta broke definite action at this time," the tion movement was Communistthe pattern of southern antago- Georgian said, "is by inference inspired "ridiculous." nism to President Kennedy's civil an endorsement Of the right of pri- He told a House judiciary s3 rights program Friday by urging vate business to practice racial committee: "This is not & resul Congress to outlaw racial discrim- discrimination and, in my opin- of Communist action. It is th !nation in restaurants, hotels and ion. would start the same old result of failure to give the p i other private businesses. round of squabbles and demon- pie who were freed from chatte At the same Senate Commerce stratlons that we have had in the slavery the rights of citizens. The:yj Committee hearing, Gov. Donald past." would be less than men if they S. Russell of South Carolina said However, Allen urged congress did not protest." that enactment of the controver- to write into the program a pro- -Gus Tyler, assistant president slal public accommodations pro- vision giving local communities of the AFL-CIO International Laposal would aggravate race ten- reasonable time to try voluntary dies Garment Workers Union, endorsed the proposals to insure job slons. means to end segregation The hearing was enlivened by Gov. Russell, In his 0 ;posltlon equality for Negroes and denied anoth~r conflict between acting to the legislation, said it "offers that his union prevents Its Negro comnuttee chairman John 0 . Pas- no sound remedy for the delicate a_nd Puerto Rican members from tore, D-RI., and Sen. Strom Thur- and complex problem of racial filllng high offices. mond, D-S.C. The two engaged relations ,. -James Farmer, director of the in a snappish verbal exchange · . Congress of R aci a. 1 Equaliwhen Pastore accused Thurmond The South Ca.ro~a executive ty <CORE), and Roy Wilkins, exof asking "loaded questions to ~aid it w_ould militate against ecutive secretary of the National The cordial atmosphere essen- Association for the Advance catch tomorrow's headlines." Allen testified that Atlanta has tlal to peaceful relations." ment of Colored People <NAACP), made & start toward integration. Elsewhere on the ciVil rights appeared before a. Senate subcommlttee to advocate passage of a But he said failure of Congress legislative front : to pass an anti-discrimination law -Norman Thomas, long-time So- bill setting up a fair employ might encourage communities clallst candidate for president, ment practices commission. where voluntary efforts have begun to )apse ba~k into previous McNamara Gives Order i;egregation practices. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 17, Complete Folder Box 19 Box 19 Folder 17 Folder topic: Letters expressing appreciation for Ivan Allen's stand on the public accommodations bill | 1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/175968baa99bcb6d56775bb77317b5c0.pdf c5d24fe9c5c34d8406c2d917d2606192 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 12, 1966 Mr. John McHale Pre id nt and neral Manager Atlanta Brav , Inc . P . O. Box 1122 Atlanta, Georgi Dear Mr . McHale: us con id ration ot the Director, Atlanta As ciave play a ben tit g roposed adult activity W , in Labor, would like to requ st ma by Mr . G. Tho a tion tor Retarded Children, to sist tinancially int cent r. At the present time , no sue ta in Metropolit n tlant, or in the enti re Stat ot Ge e training ot pot acbool g retard.ate ho are ~"~_._,lilll/Jabl , 0$-d143.215.248.55tiv ly tunctioning in a c titiv e ployaent. tion 1 r habilit I ure many tanca, but I be proposed adult• experienc trying will giv Mr. Gra.t' s--:i~1119 it erv a . ave requ sted your organiz tion•s a ai ta Association tor R tar d Childr n's r 1 on ot th o t ne dad. I have had r tard d children, and sine r ly ho you tor an xhibition g e th consideration Cordially yours, w. H. Montague, Sr. Pr••ident orgia S tate L-CIO .• opeiu #21 at'l•cio cc: / Mayor Ivan All•n, .Jr. Mr. G. T Nr. Li a• Grat LeVttton � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a ee ea a aS a a a ee ee ee ee ee ee = ea January 12, 1966 Mr. John McHale President and General Manager Atlanta Braves, Inc. P. O. Box 1122 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. McHale: We, in Labor, would like to solicit you request made by Mr. G. Thomas tion for Retarded Children, to assist financially in the center. 6us consideration of the 2 Director, Atlanta Associa- aves Play a benefit game proposed adult activity I am sure many ave requested your organization's assis- xr is one of the most needed. I have had retarded children, and sincerely hope you will give Mr. Graf' st for an exhibition game the consideration it deserves. Cordially yours, President Georgia State AFL-CIO WHM:s opeiu #21 afl-cio ce; (Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Mr. G. Thomas Graf Mrs. Liane Leveton W. H. Montague, Sr.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 69 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d9cd8d8f552809678f4708557bab7c99.pdf 57d21fd0138b47f0ece27b6f72cee480 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. GEORGIA STATE AFL - CIO CHARTERED BY AND SUBORDINATE TO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZA T/ONS DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENTS LOUIE M. NUNN 1ST DI ST R I C T 2N D DISTRI C T 3RD D I STR ICT J . W. HARDEGREE 4 TH DISTRICT MRS . MARTHA TRUE 5TH DISTR I CT PRE SI DENT 6TH D I STR I CT MRS . JIM M YE HATCHER RALPH C . TOWNSON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE W . H . MONTAGUE, SR . MORGAN BOWEN M. J . COUNIHAN A . J . SCOTT 7TH DIST R ICT E X ECUTIVE V ICE PRESIDENT H. G . FITZPATRICK J , 0 . (JIM) MO OR E 8TH DI S T R I CT OTIS CHILDERS 9 TH DIST R I CT J . HAROLD DYE 10TH D I STR I CT SECRET ARY 15 PEACHTREE STREET, N. E . MRS . LOUISE DEAN TREA SURER R OOM 2 08 ATLANTA, GEORGI A 30303 525-2793 January 12, 1966 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor: Attached is copy of letter to Mr. John McHale of the Atlanta Braves, which is self-explanatory . Any assistance you can give Mr. Graf in his effort to help the retarded will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, wH YV\ ~ti.~l_ W. H. Montague , Sr. President Georgia State AFL-CIO WHM:s opeiu #2 1 a fl - cio c c : Mr. G. Thom a s Gr a f Mrs . Liane Le vitan - � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document GEORGIA STATE AFL-CIO CHARTERED BY AND SUBORDINATE TO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LOUIE M. NUNN MORGAN BOWEN WwW. H. MONTAGUE, SR. 1ST OISTRICT 6TH DISTRICT PRESIDENT MRS. JIMMYE HATCHER A. Jd. SCOTT M. J. COUNIHAN 2ND DISTRICT 7TH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RALPH C. TOWNSON H, G. FITZPATRICK Jd. O. (JIM) MOORE SRO OISTRICT 8TH DISTRICT SECRETARY Jd. W. HARDEGREE OTIS CHILDERS MRS. LOUISE DEAN 4TH DISTRICT STH DISTRICT 15 PEACHTREE STREET, N. E. TREASURER MRS. MARTHA TRUE J. HAROLD DYE RAHM! 2p8 5TH DISTRICT 10TH DISTRICT ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor: January 12, 1966 Its Attached is copy of letter to Mr. John McHale of the Atlanta Braves, which is self-explanatory. Any assistance you can give Mr. Graf in his effort to help the retarded will be appreciated. WHM:s opeiu #21 afl-cio cc: Mr. G. Thomas Graf Mrs. Liane Levitan Sincerely yours, WH Meitinu dy W. H. Montague, Sr. President Georgia State AFL-CIO  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 68 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2c6948405e45d4b4d1dd3fcac692ab8a.pdf 249eb7f8522a5726d12530e86d7d5365 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I . . •• ·, . I I ' ) ) ) ) ) ) CI'l'r OF ATLANTA M1D FUL'l'OII COUNTl RECREA'l'IOH Atr.rso~ ITr v. ATLAN'?A BRAVAS, I.NC., W'I ?14:t~'JAL LEAGUE OP PROF ESS IONi\L I! "$:f:BAIJ~ 'j • ' ·. ) CLUBS, CINClzmATI REDS, I lll:., . · HOUS'l'O:I SPORTS ASSOCIA'1'110Ta', DC., ) ) LOS AN1i3ELES OODGERS, INC • , METROPOLITAN BASEBAL>~ CI.Im, me. f PlllI.AD.&LPHIA UATIONAT., LE ~GlJE CLUB,, .PITTSBURGH ATHl~ETlC CLUB, INC., S T. LQOIS NATIONAL, n.i\SEBALL ) ·, ) ) ) ) CLUB,. INC. and IIIATIOUAL Dl'3IBI~ION) COMPAJarr1 INC, CASK 110. B-17638 ) SUPERIOR 'COURT, A'l'LAMTA JUJ>ICJAL CD.COIT ~---0 RD ER The above nt.atad c:a•o ia l'lO different from any · other caae -where • party actek• a ju-.d ioial declaration of ita .l"i9hta. 'l'he que•tione F?flaid are atrio~ly 199111 onea. ~ <. , deternaination o f the rig bts of the partiaular parti•• now before tbe Court muat , •• they lll\lat in every case, be made tree f:ro• publ io cla11aor 11nd wit~ut conilideration for local aentia• nt.. With conocioGa regnrd c f th••• ••lf-eYident principlea; the couril ae,• f orth t l:-,e following ia connection wit h the le9al queati one ot vh ieh • detendnation i• aought. Th• above iwtt H" originally c••• o n before t hi a ·· Court· for a hearing on D1cqmber 17, 1 965 a t which ti•• the Court, after a public he1rin9, reacb-4 the conaluaion that PlaintUf had ahown n tlitn c oapellinv need in oonaeat.ion with certain teaporary rel ief f z ayed for. &avill,9 1:'Mchecl thia oonoluion. · tu court , tllelt'etor e, 9raated ..id relief lay �.. '. ,,.. isauing a temporary reat.rainins1 order which "--• binding oa a11 ,.,.fendanta duly aari ·ed and all other p.tra,ina acting . in . '10ncert with s aid Defenc'anto and wi th knowled-i• o~ eaid ~ ordex. At the aaD'.le ti mo, th,t court ordered the Hid Defendant• 4uly serv,ad t o uhov c auue before the Bon-J\lry Diviaion of thia court en l'ebxwary 15, 1966 "M' the reatrainin9 order• t hua i uuued s hould not 'be COAtinued and made permanent and why i .11 o thtJ:i' ruliet ao119ht ill the petition aho\lld not bo gr a nteid·. Thereafter, t ~• Pl aintif f filed• Notion for Swmaary JUdgment, with • u ppo:rt i.J:,9 ovidonc o , and thi• Court, at the requ.eat of the Pla int i tf , oet aa id matte~ down fo~ a beari119 on th• Motion f ozi Summa1 y Judgraant , which hH~iftCJ • • he ld on t he 4th day of Febru,1ry , 1966 beginnin9 at 9145 A. H. •• ,; ' . • I \ Th r• appet1rec at aaid hea ring attorney• f or the r Plaintiff , for the A'l'LA! TA .BRAVES , me. (h•r~~fter called the ·BRAVBs· ), and the )t\'J.'ICS.M, L"\GUB OP Ji>ROFBSSlOITAL BASEBALL CLUBS (herellfte:r cal.led the ·tL"\TlOllAL LEAGUE") , •• vell. aa individwala oonnecte.S v .1 t'h the al,O\'• retel'red to pa~tiea. Evidence wa• preaent12d , b<oth by aff.i4avit and by oral At ••id h• ri~9 Plaintiff ••keel for,•• it ia ~• queation of ... 2 .. �./ \ £ •.• • ••• • • ... • J • l ' • f .•. , -~ , l • •• .. • • • j 1: .> ·' ~ ' . ,, ... .. ·· of the Plaintiff•• )!l>tic n for rJUmmllry Judg•nt, including a ~udgment declcrinc; the 1·i~bta c:,f the Plaintif:f in • c:~rtain 110-1101, ana incide~tal injWla~iv,! relief pu.,Tauant to Georgia I. Cod• ~ t a tgd , Seat.i on 110-1102 including an injunction permanently onjoJ.nin J tk • pl.l.rtict• nerved tr0111 breaching oaid 1 Agreement in the ever~t t hiat ••id A{freement ia declared_valid, le9al and of f\111 force an-a ef:!ect by thia court. ln • aence, tt • ,o vidonae allowed that (1) on October 20, 19$4 1th BJU!,V.tS •n~erecl into • •. PlAinti:ft, l easing .the J QOl.itract with the tl;t1nta Sta<lium fot' the purpc>ae of playing ther in Majo:r ld•Jue hote11eional Baattballt (2) that thez-ea.fter, to wit a in I "9U"t, 196!\ suit H'umbar 332-626 waa inat.i tuted i;n '"the Circ:nd t court of Milwaukee County, Wiaconaill •••ld.nw1 among- other thJnga, an inj unation •njoining- the .. .. ' B~VBS from performi,ng r urnuan~ to ilaid· Le••• Agreement, and, (l) that, aubaequently, a •uemoranc'h11a Deoiaion · and •0rder• in -wa• .filed the Cir1:niit C·o urt of Hilwaultff County, Wiaconain ~ JllilAVBS on January 2G , 1966 ,tnjc inin9 LEA.GD iA and the .HA'l'IOHAL certain partic ul.nr•. '!'hie court is r luctant, •• any cout ehould be, to paaa an order which migl,.t c01tfliot -with an order of a court of another v reitn •ta te. howev••, jus tify .thi., Cc urt • • I l Thia j udicial ~•luotance cannot, hi.r1.ing, howev.~ diataateful, 4 ?·· �.. . . . . --:_., . ,. .. ) . '. ~ ' - r ,. and ue •ntitled to, an ex_pliait ar~ proapt l'\lling oa th• . ..· . . . ,,. that•• a r e~ul~ of the entry of •~id KemOraDdum Decleion and Order ,o f Jan\Ulry 26, 19E 6;, tho Pl&Lintiff' • ri9hta under ita · Leaae ·A;reemQnt are, in fact, directly and ilnediately . threatened 1:,;;i . reby entit.li:t'lg the Pl.atntU.f at thia time to a iinal and binding order . .· H&ving ir,1vo'ked the l911al, •• well •• ~..1-- · the equital:>1'1 power• of tllu.a c:ourt, the PlaintiJf baa a ri9bt to •xpeoi: vh1-atffer protutotioa thia cout aan propuiy and leqally af tord • . lilOW ~ fllD&FOJU-, I'l' %al IIBnBB~ OJU)DBI>, ~ Alm l)BC'RBSJ)a . 1• PlaintUf, ~t•d oat~>baz 20, 1964, •• amended, i• • ·v alid, binctin9, lecJ 1 contrrtct. all'lr! ••• ia here~ •JCPZ'1t••lY declared to 1N of .full fore• 1ll14 eftflOt • . 2. Th finding at ove ••i; fo1-th tncludei:1 an expr••• tindin·; that aaid i..:,ae Ais,ree•nt ,,.. exeaut.ed iD, and ia to b• performed, within th of Gaorvia t ,arri~ri11l coa.f inea of the state aQd ,., 1n fa ot, • OeoZ1Jia conuao'k. .. 4 .. x~ follow•, ~~· .. · �' ' ..... . • • " , detex-rain•d U&"lder the prcvisionm of Georgia 1•,. Thia rule• expraQuly that Pa1a9rapb 25.8 (a) of 'aaid Le••• cou, · .Agreeiaent. doQa not r ialat.-• to O.t'dera or decraecJ of • court of . . ·., \ ' law Olt equity. This ao--c&.l lod •oac?al)4t clau•• .. ia aub:Jeot to ' ' . no other congtruction wli ••ferr<td ~ •* the Agriaiement, . t.a'kun. •• a -whole, pcragraph purtaine and relate• onll.y to tbe poasib.l o er ation Of a i'~drtra.1 regu.latoi-y bod], or 1.ik& public I . authority e~bli•Md by 'ftbe cc,ngr••• of the united Stat•• •pecitically to vovern t~o aff~ira of prof•••ional baseball and to edict e>rd•r•, ~U.r ,ctione and reg,alation• ot. auch a public autho~ i ty U E1u0h au1 authority aboUld, dur ibg' the twenty--fiv• 'J .•r periocll r,overlftl by aaid duly and le,n,.l lJ er,tmbli ;1hnd. ~ Lea•• A9r••ment, bo only legal conatx'uotion poaaible, und r the laws of tbia State, ia tha·. t doea Mt i:-•for to ordera Cir ctac;r••• .•UGa •• ••id clr,nu10 are illuGtrated 'by the MafAOriu:1dW11. · J:>ec iei.1m and 0.rde:.r of the Circuit Court of Kilwaultee Coun'ty •ee1d,.ng t.c• pr•vent or reat:rain the B.RAVES ~ Atlult.a, Georg-La d\U"ing ·::bet 1966 ba·a eball ••as.on or thereafter• of the t..••• Agreemen t 'l'be J:)e!fellClant the aaAV.U r,11.,aiting- to the 1965 playing aeaaon. ava11$d th~ir11aelv•• o.t it• prc>viaiorus •• 1009 •• . d any GOntrnct:wa1 committmant• to Mil ukee ' �· violate that cuclinlll X'll 1$ of ooaat:ruction of the law of Geor9ia whic.') provUktsi t Mt contracts are to be conatr\led ao a not to reject any pQ.u t ·therQOf. · Even if tllia were not tru , 'tba uncontx'adic::t~ 4"widenco l:;efOZ"e thi.a co~ ahowa I• ' aonclusaiv•1r that \b.1.a . · a:,, in fact:, the intentioza ol the • t ,• pa.-tl.4'•· ~ . J. ccmaequentl.y, thia C<tm:t i• constrained to f in4 t.hAt. • i d ~ Agxeo~~ i a v•lid, l>indill9 contract, aotwitlutandJ.ng Aid Ordd date« ·aanuaxiy 26. 1966. BRAVES, •• ri9ht. w put:, to ·A id Loatie Agreqen~, . hD• no l99al avoi4 any of th.t tenw or ·obli9ationo of a valid, · pi:'.,_...d,eting c,.,ntract: 'by s:o'3 ., •= ot MonOrandum ~ciaJ.oo r\Dd 'k cter ~ t hat. no ~ CO\UT~ tho ia~u~nc. of ..id It attanda witlJOut. q\leation Qan s•qU.t.r :t n ,, 143.215.248.55- n~ ~ en.tu into a 'Valid aonu nct when euoh c,mtr tct ~. •l.%eady been •ecnited, l)ecome e.ffeaUve an<l pa•uant t. , ,,b.iob conwact; ~re ba• lMJen au]).. • t.antinl pa.-.oltlllUIGe by ,l:ho pQ¥'tiei, , ·, N court tak ti• expreaa note ·ot tbet fact that the fN"etoing ~randwa Dec 'LIJl\on and O•der o~ January 26, 1966 doe• not,•• Of thi• dati,, at-empt to prolu])it. t.he BMVEiS Atlan , Geortf.•• ehall 'be prohi)).f..ted -·- fr (a) contraotin; in •, �• I •' I '. ' I , I • , !- . Georgia, un1 ~sa it i it'l.cltdeo in such contract a right to avoid } .. the same if the Milwaulue Cour~ enjoina the BRAVES· trom .. exhibiting its home gamEa .away from :Milwaukee in the ~utur•~ and, (b) requirea the BFAVES, the HATIONAL LEAGUE and ita · · membera to ni.ake tent~ti,·e and aondiltional arrilngementa tor f ' ••• exhibition of the BMVB:: home qamen in MilwaukN t! if required t9 do so by aaid Hilwaul·.ee court in the futuxe,. andr (o) order- .. . ing "tllat t.he BRAVES, tbf.' HATICDAL LEAGUE and it• melQbera make . plana for expansion ,o t franchi.11es oo aa to permit •n expansion teaa of competitive ~J.ity to play .i n Milwaukee ill 1966. . s• . »otwithatandi1.9 the facto referred to in Paragraph 4 abOve. thiQ court, in view ol tho relief re-queated . and •till Viiorouely so,ight by the state of Wiaconain in that c;a•e., that the BRA\IES ·be .F~hib_i~d from playing the~ 1966 hom• ;amea in Atlaut.a, Georgia, flU'theJ: finda that pura\1.llnt to the terma o f ,r.aid Le.a s I Agree\llant, Plaintiff baa • lawful aontr•ctual ri~Jht. to have aaid J)efendant. BRAVES schedule and play ita hn1M1 games wlth other teams of the J,1A'1'IQNAL LEAGUB in 1'.tlanta Stadium during the entire present tent of aaid Leaae and haai furthrar rig-ht to have the BATIONAL LEAGUB, and it·-:1 individual oox-porate member111, acbeclule and pl. y all 9i1rooa deaignated in the pr aantly publiobed 'l'IONAL LEAG1JE ahedule aa home ga a of th BRAVES , . �. ' . . . 4,: . "' . ,., with thG Atlanta BRAVES in At1,mta, Ge0r9ia duing 1966 and •• t • ·.: . . . ;. •I 6. , Ir.cidental to the De0la:ratory Jud911t1nt heJiein . . .·..• • ., . •nter•d and in ord.e r to preserv<t Plaintiff'• :r.tqhta, it is further QlU)li:REI> that th1: Do£er.ilant BRAVES, tq 01fic~ra, othe:r peraonp acting in ei.>n~r~ wit~h them, ar~ b4,r•bf permanimtly onjoinad frca taking any action which would imp11u the p~lif ormance l: 'I o,nid BBA'7ES oi the t.e:rma of aaid Leaae Ag:reeilmCifnt •f$ci.f1cally n4 thG~r' iilre horeb11 perunently' and njoinet1 fxoii1 taking 11ny action or IQl&kinq any . . (),... arrani;ementl.l for th• sol:.auling dekbibition of . Majelt Leaquo Pr.ofeaaio~ 1 :oaaeJ>all than. Atlan DRAVES home vamea at any place other stadium, A~ J.•·n ta, .,.Ge01·9ia fo~ ·t M 1 966 baaeball I . ' ' . ?-'}l9 abov• injuncrtion, •njoining the Defendant BRAVBS :f:rom br•achin11 aiy ~f th i• p:•dica~ term.a of Aid IA••• Agreement. , in part, o:n the u.ncontradicted evidence that th• Plain:tif f baa no adG .quat.e ~emecly at l•w il3 that conn ctiOD in vi._ of the ii'rep;1ral:lie nature of the damage• whioh ,i,ould enaue U ••td PAVIS, !I'. t~ir pre11•nt finanai.111 condition, valid •D4 law:u. - a .. • �,' --;, , ; .. '· ' ·; ' '• . ... 7,, · '· .,., . . . · , cc.n aequently, the J>e:!e1nd1tnt lltATIOHA::r, I.EAG'UB, it• ' ,· 1iie-ml>er11 and all persona acting in concert therewith, are ' , •. I would, in wie•, impair the full net faithtul pertormanca ' IU'l:/ of th• ta:nua of the 4J.&.i.d Le.nee Ag'%' oment and f:rOll taking any act~n oxi nw..~inv any U'J'a:ngem.ei~t• '1rhich lrOuld in any way, alt-, -a .end ox- othG:rwi:·• chaDtJe, na to location ill Atlanta, ttacbed to Plain.tiff •• peti.t ion) for t.lul 1966 pul)U1he4 (and baaeb,1.1 SGiU\IOn, thereb~/ i-apat~ing the t..n ,j of nU ~ At1r••••nt. ~~- l>l-tint:iff ·•nd BRJ\VBS. s. ~ ~intift' • a1,plication f or ••Y and all additional injunotJ.ve r.olief •• may bo _requizud Qr sough~ by Plaintit.f, •• ill adcUti«:>n to the p ftV ,J1ont · • I ' -=-~liel! granted bar•in, will be conai4•t:e4 ~./ thia cou:r:1., UL">OD nlOtion of Plaintiff vith noUce to lk.i: ndan"t. a•J ·vad, after 9iv.in9 all puti•• a i-eaaodl,l• oppc:u:bUli ty t:.Q be h.ard • . . . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY RECREATION AUTHOR ITY CASE NO, B-17638 Vv. ) ) ) ) ) ATLANTA BRAVES, INC,, NATIONAL ) LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL EAS ERALI ) CLUBS, CINCINNATI REDS, Isc,, ) HOUSTON SPORTS ASSOCIATION, INCL, ) LOS ANGELES DODGERS, INC., ) METROPOLITAN BASEBAL). CLUB, INC,, ) PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL LEAGUE ) CLUB, PITTSBURGH ATHLETIC CLUB, ) INC. , ST, LOUIS NATIONAL BASEBALL ) CLUB, INC, and NATIONAL BXSIBITION ) COMPANY, INC, ) SUPERIOR COURT, ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORZRER The above stated case is no different from any ‘ other case where a party seeks a judicial declaration of its rights. The questions posed are strictly legal ones. The , determination of the rights of the particular parties now before the Court must, as they must in every case, be made free from public clamor and ithéut consideration for local sentiment, With conncicus regard of these self-evident principles, the Court sets forth the following in @onnection with the legal questions of which a determination ie sought, The above nattex originally came on before this Court for a hearing on Decewber 17, 1965 at which time the Court, after a public hearing, reached the conelusion that Plaintif¢ had shown a then compelling need in connection with certain temporary relief prayed for, Having reached this gonclusion, the Court, therefore, granted said relief by a desuing a temporary restraining order which was binding on all Defendants duly sezved and all other persons acting in concert with said Defencants aad with knowledge of said 7 order, At the same time, the Court ordered the said Defendants duly served to show cauve before the Non-Jury Division of this court cn February 15, 1966 why the restraining orders thus insued should not be continued and made permanent and why 411 other relief sought in the petition should not be granted, Thereafter, the Plaintize filed a Motion for Summary ' Judgment, with supportirg evidence, and thia Court, at the request of the Plaintifi, set said matter down for a hearing on the Motion fox Sunumaxry Judgment, which hearing was held on the 4th day of February, 1966 beginning at 9:45 A, M. There appeared at oadd’ hearing attorneys for the Plaintiff, for the ATLANTA BRAVES, INC, (hereafter called the “BRAVES"), and the NATICBAL LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS (hereafter called the “NATIONAL LEAGUE"), as well as individuals connected with the above referred to parties, ” Evidence was presented, both by affidavit and by oral testimony, and argument was made by counsel for the respective parties, At gaid hearing Plaintiff asked for, as it is entitled te receive, a xuling of the Court on the question of ab Of the Plaintiff's Moticn for Bummary Judgment, including a judgment deciaring the rights of the Plaintif2 in a certain ‘Lease Agreement pursuant. to Georgin Code Annotated, Section 110-1101, and incideatal injunctive relief pursuant to Georgia - Code Annotatad, Section 110-1102 ineluding an injunction pexmanently enjoining tre parties served from breaching said —=- Agreement in the eveat that said Agreement is declared valid, legal and of full force and ef:fect by this court,” in essence, tre evidence showed that (1) on October 20, 1964 the BRAVES entered into a contract with the Plaintiff, leasing the Atlanta Stadium for tha sultons of ' playing therein Major League Pyvofensional Baseball; (2) that thereafter; to wit: in dugust, 1965 suit Number 332-626 was ‘instituted in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin seeking, among other things, an injunction enjoining the , BRAVES from performing pursuant to said Lease Agreement, and; (3) that, subsequently, a “Memorandum Decision and "Order" was filed ih the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin on January 26, 1966 enjcining the RAVES and the NATIONAL LEAGUE in certain particulars, This Court is reluctant, as any court should be, to pass an order which might conflict with an order of a court ef another sovereign estate. This judicial reluctance cannot, however, justify this Ccurt’s shirk:ing, however distasteful, a duty imposed, The parties to this suit have prayed for, a and are entitled to, an explicit and prompt ruling on the questions now before tha Court. 7 3 This Court must, of necensity, recognize the fact that as a result of the entry of said dakdeandiie Decision and Order of January 26, 19¢6,, the Plaintiff's rights under its — Lease Agreement are, in fact, directly and imaediately threatened thereby entitling the Plaintiff at this time to a final and binding order, Having invoked the legal, as well as the equitable powers of this Court, the Plaintiff has a right a to expect whatever protection this Court can properly and legally afford, | Cw, THEREFORE, IT Iii HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: 7 ‘a hi Said Lease Agx eenent between the BRAVES and the Plaintiff, cated Octobex 20, 1964, as amended, is a valid, binding, legal contract and sane in hereby expressly declared to be of full force and effect. | 26 The finding akove set forth includes an express finding that said Lease Agreemant was executed in, and is to be performed, within the territorial confines of the state of Georgia and is, in fast, @ Georgia contract, It follows, therefore, that any conatruction of its terms must be ao & ws determined under the prcevisions of Georgia law, This Court rules aepeaualy that Pazayraph 25.8 (a) of waid Lease Agreenent doas not relate to orders or decrees of a court of c , law ox equity. This in calied "escape clause“ is subject to 3 no other construction whea the Agreement, taken as a whole, is considered, The Court finds further that the above xefexxred to paragraph pertains and relates only to the possible creation of a Paderal regulatory body or Like public authority established by the Congress of the United states specifically to govern tie affairs of professi.onal baseball and to edict orders, directions and regulations of such a _ public authority if such an authority should, during the twenty-five year period sovered by said Lease Agreement, be duly and legally established, The only legal construction possible, uncer the laws of this State, is that said clause does not refer to orders or decrees such as are illustrated by the Memorandum Decision and Order of the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County seeking to prevent or restrain the BRAVES fxom playing their home baseball gazes in Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia during “he 1966 baseball season or thereafter, This subject wis expressly dealt with in Section 2,1 of the Lease Agreenent ‘ ating te the 1965 playing season, The Defendants availed themselves of ita provisions as long aa the BRAVES had any contriictual committments to Milwaukee County, Any other consti uction of Paragraph 25,8 (ec) would  violate that cardinal rule o2 construction of the law of Georgia which provides that contracts are to he construed so aa not to reject any part thereos, Even if this were not true, the uncontradicted evidence before this Court shows conclusively that this vas, in Zact, the intention of the parties ° 3. Consequentiy, this Court ds constrained to find that said Lease Agreoment ie a valid, binding contract, notwithstanding said Ordex datod January 26, 1966, The BRAVES, as a party to eaid Lease Agreement, has no legal xight to avoid any of the termn or obligations of a valid, pre-exlating contzact by saagon of the issuance of paid Memorandum Decision und wider, It stands without question that no court can recuir? a party not $o enter into a valid contract when such cantr ict has wlready been executed, become — effective and pursuant t? which contract there has been atte stantial performance by the parties, | Wik 4. This Court taki express note of the fact that the | foregoing Memorandum Dec lesion and Orders of January 26, 1966 does rot, as of this dat», attempt to prohibit the BRAVES from scheduling and play ing ite 1966 regular home games in Atlanta, Georgia, Sid order goes no further than to require that the BRAVES shall be prohibited from (a) sentresting in futuro with respect to tie 1966 bassball seasen in Atlanta, Georgia, unless it inelivdes in such contract a right to avoid the same if the Milwaukee Court enjoins the BRAVES: from , exhibiting its home gamc¢s away from Milwaukee in the future, and; (b) veguires the BrAVES, the NATIONAL LEAGUE and its . nembers to make tentative and donditional arrangements for exhibition of the BRAVE: home games in Milwaukee, if required _ to do so by said Milwaukee court in the future, and;(c) order= ing that the BRAVES, the NATIONAL LEAGUE and its members ave plans for expansion of franchises so as to permit an expansion team of competitive quality to play in Milwaukee in 1966, 5. Setwithatanding the facts referred to in pavapeieph 4 above, this Court, in view of the relief requested and still vigorously so\lght by the State of Wisconsin in that case, that the BRAVES he prohibited from playing their 1966 home games in Atlaita, Georgia, further finds that pursuant to the terms oj; said Lease Agreement, Plaintiff has a lawful contractual richt. to have said Defendant BRAVES schedule and play its home games with other teams of the NATIONAL LEAGUB in Atlanta Stadium during the entire present term of said Lease and jis a further right to have the NATIONAL LEAGUE, ané itu individual corporate members, schedule and play all gimes designated in the presently publiphed NATIONAL LEAG' IE schedule as home games of the BRAVES  with the Atianta BRAVES in Atlanta, Georgia daring 1966 and during the remaining term of suid Lease, tie Incidental to the Deolaratory Judgment herein entered and in order to preserve Plaintiff's rights, it is further ORDERED that the Dofendant BRAVES, its Officers, Directors, Agents, Servants, Employees, Players, and all ether persons acting in concert with thea, are hereby permanently enjoined frca taking any action which would impadix the pexftormance ty said BRAVES of the terms of said - Lease Agreemgnt and they are hereby permanently and specifically enjoined fzen taking any action or making any arrangements for the sot eduling on exhibition of BRAVES home “Major League Professions1 Besehall games at any place other than Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia fox the 1966 baseball eeason and during the te xn of said Lease, The above injunction, enjoining the Defendant BRAVES fxyom breaching ary of the terms of said Lease Agreement is predicated, in part, on the uncontradicted evidence that the Plaintiffs has no adaquate xvemedy at law da that connection in view of the irrepiaratile nature of the damages which would ensue if said BRAVES, ir thedy present financial condition, were to breach the term: of said contract herein declared valid and lawful, 7. Consequently, the Defendant NATIONAL LEAGUB, its (mau an@ all persons acting in concert therewith, are hereby permanently enjoined from taking any aation which would, in any wise, impzir the full and faithful performance © of theterms of the sald Lense Agreement and from taking any action or miiing any arrangements which would in any way, alter, amend or otherwise change, nk to lecation in Atlanta, Georgia, the home sched: le of Defendant BRAVES as presently published (and attached to Plaintiff's petition) for the 1966 | baseball geenans thereby inpadxing the terms of said Lease . Agreement between Plaintite and BRAVES, | hg Plaintiff's ayplication gor any and all additional injunctive xelie£ as may be peqeanas or gwought by Plaintiff, dm addition to the perm: nent celle? granted herein, will be considered ky this Couri., upon motion of Plaintifs with notice to Defendants se: ved, after giving all parties a xeasorable opportunity to be heard. Zs 278 6O ORDEED this Sth day of February, 1966, aa Phillips MeKengie, Judge / superior Court, #, J. Cc. » De  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 67 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/81e1d3e513be056afc71f1d6ccf5f112.pdf 88d801433b152c1ea68e38d5855753d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. News Release IVAN ALLEN, JR. Mayor of Atlanta For further informa tion c a ll - Ja Mrs. Ann Drummond Executive Secretary 2 - 4463 STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR. FEBRUARY 8, 1966 Judge McKenzie's order in Fulton Superior Court ends for all time, so far as Atlanta and the Southeast are concerned, any question about the future of the Atlanta Braves. They are our baseball team! They are our Braves! The Braves have said so; the National League -- in a magnificent solid s tand · - bas s a id so; the one court that has legal j u r isdic t ion over them has said so. F r om h ere on t he succ e ss of the B r aves a n d the succ e ss of A tlanta and the So utheast as a sho wp.a c e fo r m a jor league b ase ball is upto th e p e ople of A tlanta and G eor gia. As mayor of Atlanta , I am determined that we are all going to show the whole country -- and especially Milwaukee -- that the Braves' move to Atlanta was . the best thing that has happened to ,.baseball since Ty Cobb. When the Atlanta Braves open against the Pittsburg Pirates on April 1 Zth, every seat in Atlanta Stadium is going to be full. Then Atlanta Stadium is going to be full the next night and again when they come back from their first road trip. I want the sports writers in Milwaukee and Chicago and New York who have been crying about the Milwaukee fans -- who let the Braves down excep: when they won pennants -- to come down here to our town and see real baseball fans cheering a real baseball team, season after sea.son, never deserting them, win or lose. This is the kind of spirit you find in Atlanta , •• whether it's about baseball or business • • • civic pride or crime prevention • • • Dogwood blossoms or dailf braad. - more - �- PAGE TWO - This spirit is also enthusiasm -- and I would like to see every Little Leaguer and every fan • • . and every housewife and every businessman, buy a ticket to see the Braves. I hope every business organization will support our team and buy season tickets and extra tickets to pp~ning games. Time is drawing close, and you had better move fast, from what I have seen with major league sports in Atlanta, the tickets might not last. I wouldn't want anyone to miss this great sport experience and I know you wouldn't want to miss giving the Braves a genuine Southern welcome. F urther, I am asking the City Attorney to look into this matter and remain constantly vigilant in the protection of the rights of Atlanta citizens to the privileges of major league baseball as contracted for with the Atlanta Braves for the coming twenty- {ive years. . -30- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document News Release SS IVAN AL TEN «1G Mayor of Atlanta Mrs. Ann Drummond For further information call — Ja 2- 4463 Executive Secretary STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR. FEBRUARY 8, 1966 Judge McKenzie's order in Fulton Superior Court ends for all time, so far as Atlanta and the Southeast are concerned, any question about the future of the Atlanta Braves. They are our baseball team! They are our Braves! The Braves have said so; the National League -- in a magnificent solid stand -- has said so; the one court that has legal jurisdiction over them has said so. From here on the success of the Braves and the success of Atlanta and the Southeast as a showplace for major league baseball is upto the people of Atlanta and Georgia. As mayor of Atlanta, Iam determined that we are all going to show the whole country -- and especially Milwaukee -- that the Braves’ move to Atlanta was ‘s the best thing that has happened to: baseball since Ty Cobb. When the Atlanta Braves open against the Pittsburg Pirates on April 12th, every seat in Atlanta Stadium is going to be full. Then Atlanta Stadium is going to be full the next night and again when they come back from their first road trip. I want the sports writers in Milwaukee and Chicago and New York who have been crying about the Milwaukee fans -- who let the Braves down except when they won pennants -- to come down here to our town and see real baseball fans cheering a real baseball team, season after season, never deserting them, win or lose. This is the kind of spirit you find in Atlanta , . . whether it's about baseball or business. . . civic pride or crime prevention, , . Dogwood blossoms or daily bread. « More «- - PAGE TWO - This spirit is also enthusiasm -- and I would like to see every Little Leaguer and every fan. . . and every housewife and every businessman, buy a ticket to see the Braves, Ihope every business organization will support our team and buy season tickets and extra tickets to opening games. Time is drawing close, and you had better move fast, from what I have seen with major league sports in Atlanta, the tickets might not last. I wouldn't want anyone to miss this great sport experience and I know you wouldn't want to miss giving the Braves a geniine Southern welcome, Further, Iam asking the City Attorney to look into this matter and remain constantly vigilant in the protection of the rights of Atlanta citizens to the privileges . of major league baseball as contracted for with the Atlanta Braves for the coming twenty-five years. =30=  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 66 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3748c52adac686b5597b59292cdbd3b3.pdf bdba582d3a54c65b5c8e5e1d07d71367 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 10, 1966 ~ Mr. William C. Bartholomay Atlanta Braves Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bill: I have enjoyed looking over the report prepared by Mid-Co tinent Survey and I would recommend that you make a complete copy available to the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for their ~ecords. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jro Mayor IAJr/br � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 10, 1966 Mr. William C. Bartholomay Atlanta Braves Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bill: I have enjoyed looking over the report prepared by Mid-Continent Surveys and I would recommend that you make a complete copy available to the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for their records. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1AIr/br  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 65 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e681d4d185b85aa0607831721158c3d0.pdf 4baf96566a7adc3cd47a98933173a2f7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,,, ,., SEASON TICKET SALES REPORT by JIM FANNING February 9, 1966 ~ ~ COPY I - l coPY I ·:-:i·-· .. ·- XERO COPY �. ,\ .... . ,!, ' . A review of the season ticket sales campaign for 1966 officially began on October 27, 1965, at which time players Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Tony Cloninger, Billy O'Dell, Ty Cline, Bob Sadowski, Denis Menke, Mike de la Hoz, Mack Jones, Managers Bobby Bragan and Bill Adair, coaches Billy Hitchcock, Whitlow Wyatt and JoJo White and scout Dixie Walker came to Atlanta for three days of press conferences, hospital visits, radio and TV interview shows. Beginning November 1, players Ty Cline, Bob Sadowski, Mike de la Hoz, Denis Menke, Jim Beauchamp, Mack Jones and Manager Bill Adair commenced season ticket sales duties. Bragan joined this force shortly thereafter. Bobby On December 13 Phil Niekro began full-time and on January 6 John Riddle, Baltimore Orioles player, began full-time season ticket work. On January 17 the Braves employed two professional telephone solicitors whose assignment it is to merely determine the season ticket interest of prospective buyers and make appointments for the players. All Braves front office personnel, including John McHale, Bill Bartholomay, Eddie Glennon, Austin Brown and Bill Brokaw have been active in sales. In November the Braves sent personal letters, jointly . signed by 6 players, to each Dunn & Bradstreet listing from the Million Dollar Directory and the Half-Million Dollar Directory in Atlanta and in the Atlanta area within 30 miles. ~ cop vr ~;;-,. coPY f r.-~ 1~ COPY . ~ - · - - · -.._,....,..., -'I ,-., - - �Personal telephone contact was made in each case, followed by one of three different personal letters depending upon the interest reaction . This staff next pursued from 500 to 600 telegrams that were sent to Chicago and received by the Milwaukee Braves on the dates of October 15 through 21, 1964. These wires were directed to Bill Bartholomay and each wire was one of encouragement to move to Atlanta and each was a pledge of support upon arrival. Lists of Atlanta's larger employers, such as Fortune Magazine's List of 11 500 11 and Atlanta Headquartered Firms With Branches Elsewhere were received from the Chamber and many other lists and booklets of manufacturers and businesses were obtained and pursued. The Dunn & Bradstreet Service was purchased to stay abreast and pursue prospective buyers. Books such as the Atlanta Me rchandise Mart Directory and Manufacturing Guide have been used. After reviewing cat egories of season ticket purchasers, such as automobile dealers, realtor s, mortgage companies, banks, et c., the Yellow Pages were used t o canvass ot her companies in t he same categories f or possible sales . A s eas on ticket br ochure was introduced at the Marriott Exposition wher e the Braves had a booth and display , manned by above l i sted Braves per onnel during the 6- day affair, November 1 through November 6 , 1965. To coincide with the press conference of October 27, t he Braves announced the 1966 season ticket pr omotion in an 8 11 x 12 11 newspaper ad in both the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution. The ad included a coupon. XE RO COPY ....... (~ COPY J The response was nil. ~. 1copv �.,. -3- Occasional stories commenting upon the major league players and their activities appeared in local newspapers. Many radio programs hosted the Braves personally or by tape to disclose season ticket infomation - WQXI, for instance, hosted our group, panel-style, different times on full 1 hour shows. A new three-fold brochure was introduced. to the public as a first-class mailer and as a mail filler or handout. One hundred thousand of these brochures were printed.. Ten thousand of these for mailing (bulk pe:nn:i.t) were delivered and approximately 8000 were mailed - 4900 were mailed to manufacturers throughout Georgia. Approximately 60,000 of the overall have been distributed. Various other means were used to put the brochure in the hands of the public, such as mailing to Special Trade Contractors, state of Georgia, Wholesale Auto Parts, Wholesale Jewelers, Hardware Wholesaler, Contractors, etc. as per the Braves library. Each address on various streets were sent brochures -- streets such as Douglas Road, N.E.; Perimeter Highway, N.E.; Hammond Rive, N.E.; High Point Road, N.E.; Glen Forest Road, N.E.; Benton Woods Drive, N.E.; Royal Vista Drive, N.E.; Glenn Courtney Drive, N.E.; Glenridge Drive, N.E.; Headland Drive, East Point; Habersham Road, N.W.; West Paces Ferry Road, N.W.; and West Wesley Road. The Braves mailed approximately 7000 multi-fold Christmas cards to season ticket purchasers , season ticket prospects and fans in the Atlanta area. - X ERO COPY XERO l f CQ PY , I~ . C OPY ) �••J. In October a business reply mail card was made available by various clubs to their members, in which interest in season tickets could be acquired either by asking for a Braves representative to call or indicating a need for further information. All telephone inquiries result in the mailing of a full compliment of season ticket information. Our Braves players, attired in blue blazers and insignia, canvassed many of the dovmtown buildings; including Peachtree Center Building, First National Bank, Healey Building, Lenox Towers, Bank of Georgia, Merchandise Yi.art, Southern Savings Bank, Fulton National Bank, Peachtree Tower, Hurt Building, First Federal and Standard Federal. The dmmtown ticket office has been open as a convenient walk-in information office where season ticket brochures and literature, handout press guides, applications, etc. are available. Braves players hosted autograph sessions there, as well as assisting in staffing the office. Throughout the fall the Stadium was open-house on weekends with Braves plccyers and staff operating from the Advance Ticket Window Booth available to tour interested persons through the Stadium, discuss seating possibilities, etc. The Stadium pa.rl{ing lot message board carried players names who were hosting the Stadium. " This Fan-a-Gram board. has been used during the sales campaign as a ticket 'pitch' and 'soft sell'. --...... XERO COPY ,...., ~. COPY fxE~ lC OPY �. Our additional e:l\.-po u re i.ncluded -;a.:..~i01. l:: s h poi .,.,g cente rs ., ,. .. in which interested persons hosted llS s ~-~-·· n:'.' -ies -~o be on G:- remote-control radio ·or.oadcasts from spec::·.:. o,"t ores and spe cial p romotions, (Jones &. :1enke - Gener.-a.J ':f].ectric; Cloninger - ,:·~1velry) etc . The use of t he s t adj_urr. parking lot b3r R-·. . s bus e s afforded. a chance to hand out thous a nds o.f' sty.r-ofoa.rr.. bai.ls , yearbooks _, et c. Players, inclucti.ng Bobby Bragan, part -i ·'i.pa..· \ed ,- News aue-rs cru:-ried the pictt:.re ~ The sales approac :t- 1,,a s included the follo'l<Ti n g -.....--p of legitimate leads either in person or by telep hone; init i a l ~ontact in person and by telephone - cold ; pe rsonal letter ai:d bro chure ~ news~aper an d radio announcements , perBonal appearances and s tadium open houses, mailer cards an.:!. coo:ie ration of cl ubs. The 400 Club has bee n , osted at t he Stadium and has been hosts for the Braves on another Jccasion:; and t ick et sales a ssistance has been petitioned of tr.d.s gro p o The Press Loun.gF i s also used to host various groups and fo _ Dres s announcements. The Pi edmont Driving Club, Capit ol City Cl i. a.T1d Che rokee Town and Country Club sent s ea3"n tick:P.t a.pplic3..tio.. ~ to all of their However, very few s..-.lec; . "le t A card f ili nf - , st~~ havinf ref used., co ~ ... m:.€" 4 · 1 7~.de: ·,:,o E,te , s eas on tick~t r,u c hs,s ers, c ompanies .-terested i '71 ~ j i.J.y stle s only or groun order specif i ::-a'L,_y, ha.:.; heen , s e'Til-.·, E'd.,, Service clubs .,. ranque:, s , ,hurc h , locally and in the area Bra.v-es .staff, direct e c" ·. a·1re b eR ,-l.., 1 '10:i !ind sports events �M"J,\.I • 1 • ' ' < Speaker's Bureau. Thus, an opportunity during the past months of this busy scheduling has afforded further approach to prospective buyers. The Chamber of Commerce mailed a four-color season ticket brochure to its 4000 plus members in Atlanta, and the chambers of commerce of numerous cities in the southeast received a substantial number for their respective members. Response, as of February 8, has been 31 returned cards, of which 13 have resulted in the sale of 26 season tickets. Various small tovms in the area have been visited and interested persons have often escorted our players to the most likely season ticket prospects. Carrollton, Georgia, for instance, escorted 3 of our players 1 full day and part of another in which season ticket response was good. The above listed sales staff and the professional telephone solicitors have staffed a battery of telephones (8) to sound out fan interest and season ticket prospects. In sunnnation, almost all of our season ticket sales since November 1 have been made as a result of personal contact and ~': a careful personal sales visitation in which the person or firm selected the preferred location. Jim Fanning - X ER O COPY ,---.. fxE RO , 1X E RO COPY tc o Pv , 1 -··:;;y - .., ~ ~RO JCOPY � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SEASON TICKET SALES REPORT by JIM FANNING February 9, 1966 KERO ‘XERO) |xERO %ERO coPY | coPY | COPY q a A review of the season ticket sales campaign for 1966 officially began on October 27, 1965, at which time players Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Tony Cloninger, Billy O'Dell, Ty Cline, Bob Sadowski, Denis Menke, Mike de la Hoz, Mack Jones, Managers Bobby Bragan and Bill Adair, coaches Billy Hitchcock, Whitlow Wyatt and JoJo White and scout Dixie Walker came to Atlanta for three days of press conferences, hospital visits, radio and TV interview shows. Beginning November 1, players Ty Cline, Bob Sadowski, Mike de la Hoz, Denis Menke, Jim Beauchamp, Mack Jones and Manager Bill Adair commenced season ticket sales duties. Bobby Bragan joined this force shortly thereafter. On December 13 Phil Niekro began full-time and on January 6 John Riddle, Baltimore Orioles player, began full-time season ticket work. On January 17 the Braves employed two professional telephone solicitors whose assignment it is to merely determine the season ticket interest of prospective buyers and make appointments for the players. All Braves front office personnel, including John McHale, Bill Bartholomay, Eddie Glennon, Austin Brow and Bill Brokaw have been active in sales. In November the Braves sent personal letters, jointly signed by 6 players, to each Dunn & Bradstreet listing from the Million Dollar Directory and the Half-Million Dollar Directory in Atlanta and in the Atlanta area within 30 miles. — pilpangs a. xERO} | XERO XERO cory copy cory — a = a ————— OD XERO Personal telephone contact was made in each case, followed by one of three different personal letters depending upon the interest reaction. This staff next pursued from 500 to 600 telegrams that were sent to Chicago and received by the Milwaukee Braves on the dates of October 15 through 21, 196). These wires were directed to Bill Bartholomay and each wire was one of encouragement to move to Atlanta and each was a pledge of support upon arrival. Lists of Atlanta's larger employers, such as Fortune Magazine's List of "500" and Atlanta Headquartered Firms With Branches Elsewhere were received from the Chamber and many other lists and booklets of manufacturers and businesses were obtained and pursued. The Dunn & Bradstreet Service was purchased to stay abreast and pursue prospective buyers. Books such as the Atlanta Merchandise Mart Directory and Manufacturing Guide have been used. After reviewing categories of season ticket purchasers, such as automobile dealers, realtors, mortgage companies, banks, etc., the Yellow Pages were used to canvass other companies in the same categories for possible sales. A season ticket brochire was introduced at the Marriott Exposition where the Braves had a booth and display, manned by above listed Braves personnel during the 6-day affair, November 1 through November 6, 1965. To coincide with the press conference of October 27, the Braves announced the 1966 season ticket promotion in an 8" x 12" newspaper ad in both the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution. The ad included a coupon. The response was nil. [xERO} XxERO sERO corr) cory |  Occasional stories commenting upon the major league players and their activities appeared in local newspapers. Many radio programs hosted the Braves personally or by tape to disclose season ticket information - WQXI, for instance, hosted our group, panel-style, different times on full 1 hour shows. A new three-fold brochure was introduced to the public as a first-class mailer and as a mail filler or handout. One hundred thousand of these brochures were printed. Ten thousand of these for mailing (bulk permit) were delivered and approximately 8000 were mailed = 1900 were mailed to manufacturers throughout Georgia. Approximately 60,000 of the overall have been distributed. Various other means were used to put the brochure in the hands of the public, such as mailing to Special Trade Contractors, state of Georgia, Wholesale Auto Parts, Wholesale Jewelers, Hardware Wholesaler, Contractors, etc. as per the Braves library. Each address on various streets were sent brochures -=- streets such as Dougles Road, N.E.; Perimeter Highway, NeEe; Hammond Rive, N.E.; High Point Road, N.E.; Glen Forest Road, N.E.; Benton Woods Drive, N.E.; Royal Vista Drive, N.E.3; Glenn Courtney Drive, N.E.; Glenridge Drive, N.E.3 Headland Drive, East Point; Habersham Road, N.W.; West Paces Ferry Road, N.W.; and West Wesley Road. The Braves mailed approximately 7000 multi-fold Christmas cards to season ticket purchasers, season ticket prospects and fans in the Atlanta area. XERO XERO XERO HERE coPyY | copy coPY \ooey E re —— a - _ ; a = on a In October a business reply mail card was made available by various clubs to their members, in which interest in season tickets could be acquired either by asking for a Braves representative to call or indicating a need for further information. All telephone inquiries result in the mailing of a full compliment of season ticket information. Our Braves players, attired in blue blazers and insignia, canvassed many of the downtown buildings; including Peachtree Center Building, First National Bank, Healey Building, Lenox Towers, Bank of Georgia, Merchandise Mart, Southern Savings Bank, Fulton National Bank, Peachtree Tower, Hurt Building, First Federal and Standard Federal. The downtown ticket office has been open as a convenient walk-in information office where season ticket brochures and literature, handout press guides, applications, etc. are available. Braves players hosted autograph sessiong there, as well as assisting in staffing the office. Throughout the fall the Stadium was open-house on weekends with Braves players and staff operating from the Advance Ticket Window Booth available to tovr interested persons through the Stadium, discuss seating possibilities, etc. The Stadium parking lot message board carried players names who were hosting the Stadium. This Fan-a-Gram board has been used during the sales campaign as a ticket 'pitch' and 'soft sell'. XERO) MERO /xere cont copy \corr oe Our additional exposure included various shepoing centers in which interested persons hosted us; c .! ao ties to be on = remote-control radio >roadeasts from specl= ~ stores and special promotions, (Jones % Menke - Genera) “entric; Cloninger - J-welry) etc. The use of the stadiur parking lot by RL s buses affordec a chance to hand out thousands of styrefeoam dalle, yearbooks. etc. Players, including Bobhy Rragen, oarti iretead. Nevsreners carried the picture. The sales appreacr ‘ss included the fcllowing wo of legitimate leads either in person or by telephone; initia) rontact in person and by telephone = cold: personal letter and brochure, newspaper and redio announcements, personal appearances and stadium open houses, mailer cards and co wmecrstion of clubs. The OO Club has been hosted at the Stadium and has been hosts for the Braves on another occasion, end ticket sales assistance has been petitioned of this grou. The Press Lounge is also used to host various groups and fo: cress announcements. The Piedmont Driving Club, Capivoel City Tinh and Cherokee Town and Country Club sent season ticket spplicetion» to all of their “hess. Ninenyeeigh’ —°~ s E rm ~~ However, very few sules wre tf 1 made LO £te A card filiine ~pston 07 season ticiret purchesers, conmoanies having refused, commanie™ *~terested Dut im daiiy seles oniy or group order specifical'r, has been sseni” ed. Service clubs, “anguets, church Oo. and sports events lecally and in the area “are bee y the en*ire Braves staff, directer *¢ Sas wa Free Speaker's Bureaue Thus, an opportunity during the past months of this busy scheduling has afforded further approach to prospective buyers. The Chamber of Commerce mailed a four-color season ticket brochure to its 000 plus members in Atlanta, and the chambers of commerce of numerous cities in the southeast received a substantial number for their respective members. Response, as of February 8, has been 31 returned cards, of which 13 have resulted in the sale of 26 season tickets. Various small towns in the area have been visited and interested persons have often escorted our players to the most likely season ticket prospects. Carrollton, Georgia, for instance, escorted 3 of our players 1 full day and part of another in which season ticket response was good. The above listed sales staff and the professional telephone solicitors have staffed a battery of telephones (8) to sound out fan interest and season ticket prospects. In summation, almost all of our season ticket sales since November 1 have been made as a result of personal contact and a careful personal sales visitation in which the person or firm selected the preferred location. Jim Fanning _ ot —— pool XERO} XERO |} XERO XERO coPry corr cory \eor ">  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 64 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bddc0d58d4f6f352d2ca407c52d02024.pdf e410af821128e56e08d7c0c85505747c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ATLANTA STADIUM ATLANTA, GA. 30312 AC 404- 522-7630 February 10, 1966 PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: I want to thank you for taking the lead in setting up Tuesday's meeting to see about coordinating our forces between now and the opening of the season. I attempted to articulate the Braves position properly, but I thought a letter might help as a guide for Bell & Stanton in developing their program. The points discussed at the meeting were as follows: 1. Season Ticket Campaign The results to date are disappointing but not disheartening. The Wisconsin litigation has created serious doubts, particularly in Atlanta, about whether the Braves will ever play a game here and this has hurt our bus iness tremendously. We have also run into serious legal complications in publicizing our Sta dium Club and ev en though this facility is for the exclusive use of season ticket holders, we are put in the most awkward position of not being able to announce plans for the Club or solicit membership. I reconfirmed this position with our lawyers after the meeting and they feel very strong ly that there b e no publicity until the present hearing is t e rminat e d. The Falcon's most successful campaign has hurt the Braves season ticket sale in a number of ways. For example, nobody has any doubts as to whether the Falcons will be able to play their schedule h ere, as oppos ed to my es timate that 75% of the companies we solicited have serious doubts as to whether the Braves will op en the season i n Atlan ta. Of course, the low price of f oot ball seas on ticke ts - con't - �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. February 10, 1966 Page 2 makes for a much easier promotion. Nonetheless, I hope I made it very clear that the effect of the Falcon campaign on the Braves campaign will only take place this year since Rankin and I have agreed not to overlap in future years. The Braves recognize the football history of Atlanta and we know that there is a big job to be done in order to share the limelight with Georgia, Georgia Tech and NFL. This situation has been successfully overcome in other cities, notably Los Angeles and San Francisco, and in a very short period of time I am confident that the Braves will receive this kind of acceptance in Atlanta. I can tell y ou that the relationship between the Braves and the Falcons is excellent and Rankin and I will see that it remains so. The Braves have spent over $50,000 in the promotion of sea son t i ckets already and we are now at a point where it's unrealistic to assume that we can do much more to promote this type of business without assistance. The only way to generate additional business would be for civic groups to get together and, after reviewing our season ticket list, actively solicit all businesses who have not ordered as well as any companies who have r e s ponde d i n a nominal way. I do not know whethe r any one organi zat i on is willi ng to take on this vas t proj ect. I f the r e i s , we would obviously cooperate in every way . 2. Opening Day Plans The Braves ag r ee tha t Bell & Stanton i s the log ica l coordina tor for Opening Day plans. It's my understanding that Opie Shelton will ask them to prepare a program wh i ch will be submitted to us within the nex t ten day s. Thi s program will i nsure that the p ark will be sold out f or April 12 and they wil l be giv en f ull au thori t y t o execute their program. The Brav es will spend $10,000 t owards this campaign with t he understandi ng that we have a l ready spen t or commit t ed a great deal of t hese monies for n ewspap er ads, radio and TV spots, etc. I understand that the additional funds will come from civic and business organiza tions who , o ther than the Brav e s, will most dire ctly b en efit f rom a succ essful pr ogram . 3. Stadium Club The Braves definitely need help in making the Stadium Club a s uccess, part i cular l y in light of the unknown problems wh ich have ar i sen in connect ion with this proj e ct . I b e l ieve it's i n t he spirit of ou r original intent that Atlan ta St adium have a first class club and there is no doubt in my mind that without this facility season ticket sales in the long r un will be affected drastically. Virtually every baseball - . con' t - �I Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. February 10, 1966 Page 3 stadium now constructed or under construction (with the notable exception of Milwaukee) has such a facility, and I might add it's usually part of the original cost of construction. In th:i.scase the Braves have undertaken the financing of this club, but we never expected that the cost of obtaining a liquor license would be so substantial (primarily because of the expense of litigation). At this point, we have a $450,000 commitment which we have undertaken knowing full well that the liquor question remains unsolved, but I am certain that you gentlemen will assist in overcoming this embarrassing situation promptly. I feel that we have demonstrated our good faith in proceeding with the Club on sthedule and Atlanta is too proud of a city to allow harrassing litigation of this kind to exist. We will need members and it's important that we have the assistance of the leadership of this city in attracting a membership of at least 1,000 for the Club. Within the next few days I will be sending you a membership brochure which we intend to use immediately after the litigation and I would hope that the busine ss community will get behind this Club. I assure you it's tastefully designed and will be the finest facility of its kind in any stadium in the United States. The annual dues will be $150 or less for a corporation and less f or individual memberships. The maximum initiation fee for corporations will be $500 and $250 for individuals. I hope you can tell me who might be able to help me on this membership drive since from the Braves standpoint I am taking this project on personally. I am enclosing a confidential report on our season ticket campaign prepared by Jim Fanning of the Braves organization. He had the responsibility of directing this campaign which I believe is the most ex t ensive program ev e r attempted by a Major League baseball t e am in a n ew city. I hope this a pproa ch wi ll l a y the groundwork fo r a much more s uccessful r esult in future years when the harrassments are terminated. I would appreciate any comments you might have regarding the Fanning report. With b e st regards . Si ncerel y , ,:$~ William C. Ba rtholomay Chairman of the Board WCB: l s Enc . cc: Mills B. Lane, Jr. Arthur Montgomery Opie Shelton Bob Rich ardson Allan Bell George Goodwin � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ATLANTA STADIUM ATLANTA, GA. 30312 AC 404—522-7630 February 10, 1966 PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: I want to thank you for taking the lead in setting up Tuesday's meeting to see about coordinating our forces between now and the opening of the season. I attempted to articulate the Braves position properly, but I thought a letter might help as a guide for Bell & Stanton in developing their program. The points discussed at the meeting were as follows: 1. Season Ticket Campaign The results to date are disappointing but not disheartening. The Wisconsin litigation has created serious doubts, particularly in Atlanta, about whether the Braves will ever play a game here and this has hurt our business tremendously. We have also run into serious legal complications in publicizing our Stadium Club and even though this facility is for the exclusive use of season ticket hold- ers, we are put in the most awkward position of not being able to announce plans for the Club or solicit membership. I reconfirmed this position with our lawyers after the meeting and they feel very strongly that there be no publicity until the present hearing is terminated. The Falcon's most successful campaign has hurt the Braves season ticket sale in a number of ways. For example, nobody has any doubts as to whether the Falcons will be able to play their schedule here, as opposed to my estimate that 75% of the companies we solicited have serious doubts as to whether the Braves will open the season in Atlanta. Of course, the low price of football season tickets - con't - Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. February 10, 1966 Page 2 2. makes for a much easier promotion. Nonetheless, I hope I made it very clear that the effect of the Falcon campaign on the Braves campaign will only take place this year since Rankin and I have agreed not to overlap in future years. The Braves recognize the football history of Atlanta and we know that there is a big job to be done in order to share the limelight with Georgia, Georgia Tech and NFL. This situation has been success- fully overcome in other cities, notably Los Angeles and San Francisco, and in a very short period of time I am confident that the Braves will receive this kind of acceptance in Atlanta. I can tell you that the relationship between the Braves and the Falcons is excellent and Rankin and I will see that it remains so. The Braves have spent over $50,000 in the promotion of season tickets already and we are now at a point where it's unrealistic to assume that we can do much more to promote this type of business without assistance. The only way to generate additional business would be for civic groups to get together and, after reviewing our season ticket list, actively solicit all businesses who have not ordered as well as any companies who have responded in a nominal way. I do not know whether any one organization is willing to take on this vast project. If there is, we would ob- viously cooperate in every way. Opening Day Plans The Braves agree that Bell & Stanton is the logical coordinator for Opening Day plans. It's my understanding that Opie Shelton will ask them to prepare a program which will be submitted to us within the next ten days. This program will insure that the park will be sold out for April 12 and they will be given full authority to execute their program. The Braves will spend $10,000 towards this campaign with the understand- ing that we have already spent or committed a great deal of these monies for newspaper ads, radio and TV spots, etc. I understand that the additional funds will come from civic and business organ- izations who, other than the Braves, will most directly benefit from a successful program. Stadium Club The Braves definitely need help in making the Stadium Club a success, particularly in light of the unknown problems which have arisen in connection with this project. I believe it's in the spirit of our original intent that Atlanta Stadium have a first class club and there is no doubt in my mind that without this facility season ticket sales in the long run will be affected drastically. Virtually every baseball - con't - Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. February 10, 1966 Page 3 stadium now constructed or under construction (with the notable exception of Milwaukee) has such a facility, and I might add it's usually part of the original cost of construction. In thiscase the Braves have undertaken the financing of this club, but we never expected that the cost of obtaining a liquor license would be so substantial (primarily because of the expense of litigation). At this point, we have a $450,000 commitment which we have under- taken knowing full well that the liquor question remains unsolved, but I am certain that you gentlemen will assist in overcoming this embarrassing situation promptly. I feel that we have demonstrated our good faith in proceeding with the Club on sthedule and Atlanta is too proud of a city to allow harrassing litigation of this kind to exist. We will need members and it's important that we have the assistance of the leadership of this city in attracting a membership of at least 1,000 for the Club. Within the next few days I will be send- ing you a membership brochure which we intend to use immediately after the litigation and I would hope that the business community will get behind this Club. I assure you it's tastefully designed and will be the finest facility of its kind in any stadium in the United States. The annual dues will be $150 or less for a corpor- ation and less for individual memberships. The maximum initiation fee for corporations will be $500 and $250 for individuals. I hope you can tell me who might be able to help me on this membership drive since from the Braves standpoint I am taking this project on personally. I am enclosing a confidential report on our season ticket campaign pre- pared by Jim Fanning of the Braves organization. He had the responsibility of directing this campaign which I believe is the most extensive program ever attempted by a Major League baseball team in a new city. I hope this approach will lay the groundwork for a much more successful result in future years when the harrassments are terminated. I would appreciate any comments you might have regarding the Fanning report. With best regards. Sincerely, wa AA William C. Bartholomay Chairman of the Board WCB:1s Ene. ec: Mills B, Lane, Jr. Bob Richardson Arthur Montgomery Allan Bell Opie Shelton George Goodwin  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 63 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/577524797f43a280eb7cd23701aa63b5.pdf c56a782c0ad7688c409749bdb7b379c3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February ll, 1966 Mr. William C . Bartholomay Atlanta Braves Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bill: I have read your letter of February 10th very carefully and with great interest. As I understand thi , it will b furni h to Alan Bell when he gets here, and I will take every action to be of assi ta.nee. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:am � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a February ll, 1966 i Mr. William C, Bartholomay Atlanta Braves Commerce Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bill: I have read your letter of February 10th very carefully and with great interest. As I understand this, it will be furnish to Alan Bell when he gets here, and I will take every action to be of assistance. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:am  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 62 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c6f4f05a8a69d59ffd1ca8903307372a.pdf b6d7c9e07b8585bc34e12b5d6f91513c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~U4t143.215.248.55 16:45, 29 December 2017 (EST)a~PJJ~ a~~J~a~~pa/~ff!d m~ a cU/km a {i~ndrJ~ and ~n~~d ~ a C, 6-«~kde~a and ~~ ~ ~~ U4td � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a Lhis ts te corbyfy thal ow Grew Caw Yo tian honorary member f the Abate Braves stirling tenerife, adh. a bjelime contrucl, gualfied te flay tis postion and manage the clat from the stands, and entitled to the courtestes and  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 61 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7e44c7d227d9e0722fc8f49034aad847.pdf 392975b1c87bd02f733d39d50751b6c4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - -- - - ~ - - - - ATLANTA BRAVES P.O. BOX 1122 ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30301 TELEPHONE 522-7632 February 14, 1966 Dear Mayor Allen: Knowing of your participation and great interest in the new Atlanta Stadium the Atlanta Braves are happy to provide a Stadium guest ca.rd for all regularly scheduled National League games for your use. A special telephone nu.rd:>er in our ticket office will be sent to you in order that you may call us when you wish to attend a game. If you will identify yourself and your guest ca.rd number, we will be very happy to leave two reserved seats for you to any National League game. Because of our calling this spring training luncheon at such an early date, our printer has not been able to deliver your leather-encased guest ca.rd and schedule. It will be here shortly and we will have it to you in plenty of time for the season . I hope you will be able to enjoy many happy days at the Stadium. Sincerely, l!;:t-~ President Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ATLANTA BRAVES P.O. BOX 1122 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30301 TELEPHONE 522-7632 February 14, 1966 Dear Mayor Allen: Knowing of your participation and great interest in the new Atlanta Stadium the Atlanta Braves are happy to provide a Stadium guest card for all regularly scheduled National League games for your use. A special telephone number in our ticket office will be sent to you in order that you may call us when you wish to attend a game. If you will identify yourself and your guest card number, we will be very happy to leave two reserved seats for you to any National League game. Because of our calling this spring training luncheon at such an early date, our printer has not been able to deliver your leather-encased guest card and schedule. It will be here shortly and we will have it to you in plenty of time for the season. I hope you will be able to enjoy many happy days at the Stadium. Sincerely, Hon. Ivan Allen, dr. City Hall Atlanta, Georgia  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 60 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9b06a00c2ada80c03cdfa43658c1f3b4.pdf b6ec98ada71a466dcff12a08b8fb249f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. W. A. SCOTT, II, Founder C. A. SCOTT, Editor-General Manager Atlanta~World Published Every Morning Excep t Mond ay, at 210 Auburn Ave. Affiliated Semi-Weeklies 210 Auburn Ave., N . E. MEMPHIS WORLD Atlanta (3), Ga. BIRMINGHAM WORLD Phone: JAckson 1-1459 Februar y llt, 1966 Ci ty of Atlanta The Mayor' s Office At tn: Mr s. P.n..l'l Dr ummond Moseley City Hall Atl anta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Mosel ey: We, l ike everyone else in ~tlanta and t he Southeast , are so enthusiast ic over the raves Baseball t eam coming to t he city that we de cided t o do a special edition for their arrival on April 12, 19660 Sl.lllday, April 10th, the Atlanta Daily Worl d is publishing a '"delcome Braves" edition, crambed with pictures, stories, and figures, showing the full impact of the event. We are anticipating a tremendous response to the event and feel certain that you would i~ant to be a part of this historical event as it occurs. Cost for set, will be er space will will be April a page in this edition, which is being printed in off344.40 ( this covers 168. inches of spaceQ. Cost for lessbe $2.05 per column inch. Deadline for submitting copy 1st. In a few days a representative will call on you to discuss your participation in this event. With best wishes, I am .... Cordially yours, J. R. Sirrmon s Advertising Manager JRS/rs � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document W. A. SCOTT, II, Founder C. A. SCOTT, Editor-General Manager Atlanta Published Every Morning Except Monday, at 210 Auburn Ave. = ey Affiliated Semi-Weeklies 210 Auburn Ave., N. E. MEMPHIS WORLD Atlanta (3), Ga. BIRMINGHAM WORLD Phone: JAckson 1-1459 February 1h, 1966 City of Atlanta The Mayor's Office Attn: Mrs. Ann Drummond Moseley City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mrs. Moseley: We, like everyone else in Atlanta and the Southeast, are so en- thusiastic over the Braves Baseball team coming to the city that we decided to do a special edition for their arrival on April 12, 1966. Sunday, April 10th, the Atlanta Daily World is publishing a "Welcome Braves" edition, crambed with pictures, stories, and figures, showing the full impact of the event. We are anticipating a tremen- dous response to the event and feel certain that you would want to be a part of this historical event as it occurs. Cost for a page in this edition, which is being printed in off- set, will be $34.0 (this covers 168 inches of space). Cost for less- er space will be $2.05 per column inch. Deadline for submitting copy will be April lst. In a few days a representative will call on you to discuss your participation in this event. With best wishes, I am & Cordially yours, Je Re Simmons Advertising Manager JRS/rs  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 19, Folder 16, Document 59 Box 19 Box 19 Folder 16 Folder topic: Atlanta Braves | 1966