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The Urban Coalition | ACTION REPORT
Federal Bar Building West [ 1879 H Street, N.W. / Washington, D. C. / 20006
Nationa/ Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton
January 2, 1968
The Urban Coalition ends 1967 -- and the first four months of its
existence -- with a feeling of solid accomplishment and a high
degree of optimism for the future. The Washington office has been
established and staffed ... Task Forces, manned by many of the
country's most talented and concerned people, are already producing
effectively ... Local coalitions have been formed, or are being
organized, in many critical areas ... press and public support of
the concept of the Coalition and its goals are strong. For many
people the Coalition has become a symbol of hope; others remain
skeptical. Everyone is waiting to see if the powerful forces repre-
sented in the Coalition can indeed "turn the country around” and
solve the crisis in the cities. We think they can, and will. We
can report that in the dead of winter the individuals who came
together in a common commitment in the heat of August have lost none
of their concern, determination and sense of urgency. The hard work
of program building goes on. The country watches -- and waits.
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
More than 200 participants met in Atlanta on December 13 for a very
successful one-day session on private employment. Businessmen from
eastern and southern states had been invited to exchange information
and practical program ideas. They heard Gerald L. Phillippe, chair-
man of the board of the General Electric Company and co-chairman of
the Task Force deliver a forceful address on the responsibility of
private business in providing jobs and training for the so-called
“unemployables". Other general session speakers included Mayor
Ivan Allen, Jr. of Atlanta, William Flynn, director of the STEP Pro-
gram for the National Association of Manufacturers, Dr. Lawrence D.
Reddick, executive director of the Opportunities Industrialization
Center Institute of Philadelphia, and Augustus H. Sterne, president
of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
A similar regional meeting will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on
January 17. The meeting date for the regional meeting in Kansas
City, Missouri has been changed from January 24 to February 21.
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AND URBAN LEGISLATION
Millions of people tuned in to Président Johnson's television inter-
view on alli three major networks on December 19 heard the President
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National Steering Committee
I. W. ABEL, President, United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh
THE HONORABLE IVAN ALLEN, JR., Mayor of Atlanta
ARNOLD ARONSON, Executive Secretary, Leadership Conference
on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.
ROY ASH, President, Litton Industries, Beverly Hills
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. BARR, Mayor of Pittsburgh,
President, U. S. Conference of Mayors
THE HONORABLE JEROME P. CAVANAGH, Mayor of Detroit
FREDERICK J. CLOSE, Chairman of the Board, Aluminum
Company of America, Pittsburgh
THE HONORABLE JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor of Boston
THE HONORABLE RICHARD J. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago
THE MOST REV. JOHN F. DEARDEN, Archbishop of Detroit
GILBERT W, FITZHUGH, President, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, New York
DR. ARTHUR FLEMMING, President, University of Oregon, President,
National Council of Churches, New York
HENRY FORD II, Chairman, Ford Motor Company, Detroit
THE HONORABLE MILTON GRAHAM, Mayor of Phoenix
ANDREW HEISKELL, Chairman of the Board, Time, inc.,
Chairman, Urban America Inc., New York
JOSEPH D. KEENAN, Secretary, International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Washington, D.C.
THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., President, Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta
THE HONORABLE JOHN V. LINDSAY, Mayor of New York
GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
J. IRWIN MILLER, Chairman, Cummins Engine Company,
Columbus (indiana)
THE HONORABLE ARTHUR NAFTALIN, Mayor of Minneapolis
GERALD L. PHILLIPPE, Chairman of the Board, General Electric
Company, New York
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, President, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, New York
WALTER REUTHER, President, United Auto Workers, President,
Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, Detroit
DAVID ROCKEFELLER, President, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
JAMES ROUSE, President, The Rouse Company, President,
Urban America Inc., Baltimore
RABBI JACOB P. RUDIN, President, Synagogue Council of America.
New York
THEODORE SCHLESINGER, President, Allied Stores Corporation,
New York
ASA T. SPAULDING, President, North Carolina Mutual
Insurance Company, Durham
DAVID SULLIVAN, President, Service Employees international
Union, Washington, D.C.
THE HONORABLE JAMES H. J. TATE, Mayor of Philadelphia,
President, National League of Cities
JOHN WHEELER, President, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham,
President, Southern Regional Council
ROY WILKINS, Executive Director, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, New York
WHITNEY YOUNG, JR., Executive Director, National Urban League,
New York
JOHN FEILD, U. S. Conference of Mayors, National Coordinator
RON M., LINTON, Urban America Inc., National Coordinator
Federal Bar Building West [ 1879 H Street, N.W. / Washington, D. C. / 20006
Nationa/ Coordinators: John Feild / Ron M. Linton
January 2, 1968
The Urban Coalition ends 1967 -- and the first four months of its
existence -- with a feeling of solid accomplishment and a high
degree of optimism for the future. The Washington office has been
established and staffed ... Task Forces, manned by many of the
country's most talented and concerned people, are already producing
effectively ... Local coalitions have been formed, or are being
organized, in many critical areas ... press and public support of
the concept of the Coalition and its goals are strong. For many
people the Coalition has become a symbol of hope; others remain
skeptical. Everyone is waiting to see if the powerful forces repre-
sented in the Coalition can indeed "turn the country around” and
solve the crisis in the cities. We think they can, and will. We
can report that in the dead of winter the individuals who came
together in a common commitment in the heat of August have lost none
of their concern, determination and sense of urgency. The hard work
of program building goes on. The country watches -- and waits.
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
More than 200 participants met in Atlanta on December 13 for a very
successful one-day session on private employment. Businessmen from
eastern and southern states had been invited to exchange information
and practical program ideas. They heard Gerald L. Phillippe, chair-
man of the board of the General Electric Company and co-chairman of
the Task Force deliver a forceful address on the responsibility of
private business in providing jobs and training for the so-called
“unemployables". Other general session speakers included Mayor
Ivan Allen, Jr. of Atlanta, William Flynn, director of the STEP Pro-
gram for the National Association of Manufacturers, Dr. Lawrence D.
Reddick, executive director of the Opportunities Industrialization
Center Institute of Philadelphia, and Augustus H. Sterne, president
of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
A similar regional meeting will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on
January 17. The meeting date for the regional meeting in Kansas
City, Missouri has been changed from January 24 to February 21.
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AND URBAN LEGISLATION
Millions of people tuned in to Président Johnson's television inter-
view on alli three major networks on December 19 heard the President
a a
tt il
National Steering Committee
I. W. ABEL, President, United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh
THE HONORABLE IVAN ALLEN, JR., Mayor of Atlanta
ARNOLD ARONSON, Executive Secretary, Leadership Conference
on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C.
ROY ASH, President, Litton Industries, Beverly Hills
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. BARR, Mayor of Pittsburgh,
President, U. S. Conference of Mayors
THE HONORABLE JEROME P. CAVANAGH, Mayor of Detroit
FREDERICK J. CLOSE, Chairman of the Board, Aluminum
Company of America, Pittsburgh
THE HONORABLE JOHN F. COLLINS, Mayor of Boston
THE HONORABLE RICHARD J. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago
THE MOST REV. JOHN F. DEARDEN, Archbishop of Detroit
GILBERT W, FITZHUGH, President, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, New York
DR. ARTHUR FLEMMING, President, University of Oregon, President,
National Council of Churches, New York
HENRY FORD II, Chairman, Ford Motor Company, Detroit
THE HONORABLE MILTON GRAHAM, Mayor of Phoenix
ANDREW HEISKELL, Chairman of the Board, Time, inc.,
Chairman, Urban America Inc., New York
JOSEPH D. KEENAN, Secretary, International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Washington, D.C.
THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., President, Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta
THE HONORABLE JOHN V. LINDSAY, Mayor of New York
GEORGE MEANY, President, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
J. IRWIN MILLER, Chairman, Cummins Engine Company,
Columbus (indiana)
THE HONORABLE ARTHUR NAFTALIN, Mayor of Minneapolis
GERALD L. PHILLIPPE, Chairman of the Board, General Electric
Company, New York
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, President, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, New York
WALTER REUTHER, President, United Auto Workers, President,
Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, Detroit
DAVID ROCKEFELLER, President, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
JAMES ROUSE, President, The Rouse Company, President,
Urban America Inc., Baltimore
RABBI JACOB P. RUDIN, President, Synagogue Council of America.
New York
THEODORE SCHLESINGER, President, Allied Stores Corporation,
New York
ASA T. SPAULDING, President, North Carolina Mutual
Insurance Company, Durham
DAVID SULLIVAN, President, Service Employees international
Union, Washington, D.C.
THE HONORABLE JAMES H. J. TATE, Mayor of Philadelphia,
President, National League of Cities
JOHN WHEELER, President, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham,
President, Southern Regional Council
ROY WILKINS, Executive Director, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, New York
WHITNEY YOUNG, JR., Executive Director, National Urban League,
New York
JOHN FEILD, U. S. Conference of Mayors, National Coordinator
RON M., LINTON, Urban America Inc., National Coordinator
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