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March 21, 1969
OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM
673 Capitol Avenue, $.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30315
404-524-8876
Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor
J. C. Johnson, Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Dan Sweat, Liaison to Mayor for Governmental Affairs
FROM: Bill Warden, Model Cities Crime & Delinquency Prevention
Consultant
RE: Federal Crime Prevention and Control Monies
Enclosed are articles from the Atlanta Journal and the
Constitution, both of which appeared in their March 19 issues.
Though the point is well made in the articles, I believe that in
the case of Atlanta, the State Planning Bureau has a definite
"plan" in mind. The plan being to let Atlanta have a token
amount of these funds at best and that the use of the planning
funds is a small indicator of things to come in the awarding of
the Omnibus and Safe Streets Action grants. From a politicians
point of view, where there is a door left open like this, it is
merely good thinking to prime the various power bases for future
use. However, the City of Atlanta, over a period of five-plus
years stands to lose several million dollars.
As pointed out in the enclosed articles, the Omnibus Crime and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 was specifically designed and intended
to combat organized urban crime and, more specifically, street
crimes. Organized, and street crime, is not a big problem in
Hahira, Nahunta and Lud@wici but if some action is not taken they
are going to receive substantial funds designed to prevent same.
It seems to me that one of the best ways to combat this might be
to check with a number of the members of the advisory board who
were appointed to assist, theoretically, the state administrator
of the program and funds. Several of the board members are from
the Atlanta area and they and their constituents would be
damaged by this plan by the state politician. I believe they
would react in a manner that we would consider favorable.
Members of this board who are from this area, and who may be
sympathetic to this line of thinking, are J. Carroll Larmore,
Chief Probation Officer, Fulton County; John S. Langford, Fulton
County Juvenile Judge; Norman Shipley, Cobb County Juvenile
Judge; Robert Croom, Fulton County Juvenile Court; Charles Watt,
NCCD and Neil Satterfield, Chatham County United Fund. Too, I
have a speaking relationship with George Murphy who is the
regional administrator at the federal level and if you think
it wise, we could contact him regarding our concerns.
We are ready at any time to assist and cooperate with you in
combating this malicious plan to deprive this city of funds that
rightfully belong to it.
March 21, 1969
OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM
673 Capitol Avenue, $.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30315
404-524-8876
Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor
J. C. Johnson, Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Dan Sweat, Liaison to Mayor for Governmental Affairs
FROM: Bill Warden, Model Cities Crime & Delinquency Prevention
Consultant
RE: Federal Crime Prevention and Control Monies
Enclosed are articles from the Atlanta Journal and the
Constitution, both of which appeared in their March 19 issues.
Though the point is well made in the articles, I believe that in
the case of Atlanta, the State Planning Bureau has a definite
"plan" in mind. The plan being to let Atlanta have a token
amount of these funds at best and that the use of the planning
funds is a small indicator of things to come in the awarding of
the Omnibus and Safe Streets Action grants. From a politicians
point of view, where there is a door left open like this, it is
merely good thinking to prime the various power bases for future
use. However, the City of Atlanta, over a period of five-plus
years stands to lose several million dollars.
As pointed out in the enclosed articles, the Omnibus Crime and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 was specifically designed and intended
to combat organized urban crime and, more specifically, street
crimes. Organized, and street crime, is not a big problem in
Hahira, Nahunta and Lud@wici but if some action is not taken they
are going to receive substantial funds designed to prevent same.
It seems to me that one of the best ways to combat this might be
to check with a number of the members of the advisory board who
were appointed to assist, theoretically, the state administrator
of the program and funds. Several of the board members are from
the Atlanta area and they and their constituents would be
damaged by this plan by the state politician. I believe they
would react in a manner that we would consider favorable.
Members of this board who are from this area, and who may be
sympathetic to this line of thinking, are J. Carroll Larmore,
Chief Probation Officer, Fulton County; John S. Langford, Fulton
County Juvenile Judge; Norman Shipley, Cobb County Juvenile
Judge; Robert Croom, Fulton County Juvenile Court; Charles Watt,
NCCD and Neil Satterfield, Chatham County United Fund. Too, I
have a speaking relationship with George Murphy who is the
regional administrator at the federal level and if you think
it wise, we could contact him regarding our concerns.
We are ready at any time to assist and cooperate with you in
combating this malicious plan to deprive this city of funds that
rightfully belong to it.
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