Box 3, Folder 17, Document 29

Box 3, Folder 17, Document 29

‘Thursday, June 19, 1969

Quits EOA,

Parham Q

Allison Gets Post

Thomas. M. “Jim” paien he resigned as executive ad-

Ministrater of Ecc:
uty Administrator William WW
his position.
.. Allison will be the first Negro
fo head the agency which ad-
ministers poverty programs for
Atlanta and Fulten. Gwinnett
and Rockdale couiities.
‘Parham, 42, resigned effec-
tive July 15 ta join the staff of
the Institute of Government at
the University of Georgia in
Athens.
_ In his letter of resignation,
Parham, who has headed EOA
for the past two vears, said he
hopes to devote his time to
“matters of long-time prefes-
sional interest, such as child
welfare, crime and delinquen-
cy and income maintenance for
the poor.”

THE EOA BOARD of direc-
tors, accepting Parham’'s resig-
nation ‘‘with very “zep regret,”
said he has been “an able ad-
ministrator and a_ sensitive
humanist.’

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~ Allison, 35, has been on the, KOA staff since the organiza-

tion was founded four years ago.

‘In aecepting the $20,000 a year
‘job, he said he will “follow,

the same general goals that my
predecessor has pursued.”

_ G. Clinton Rodgers, associate
adminisirator for manpower,

‘was appsinted to replace Allison

as deputy administrator.

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