Box 15, Folder 13, Document 34

Box 15, Folder 13, Document 34

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The Urban Cealifien held an all

Bisa Eat Action Con-
ding Employment
at the Atlant
American Motor Hotel Wednesday,
Dec. 13. The planning conference
jeintly sponsored by the Urban
Coalition's Task- Force on. Private
Employment, The Atlanta Cham-
ber-of Commerce and Mayor Al-
len’s Office, attracted more than
275 local and national participants,

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. greeted the
delegates to Atlanta during the
opening general session In the
grand ballroom. David Sullivan,
president Building Service Em-
ployees ~ International Union AFL-
CIO. presided over the opening
session which also heard remarks
from, Augustus H. Sterne, presi-
Com-
merce, Dr, Lawrence D. Reddick
executive director; Opportunities
(ndustrialization Center Institute
(Philadelphia), and William Flynn,
Director STEP Program of the Na-
tional Association of Manufactur-
ers.

Vernon Jordon, project director

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of voter registration: Southern Re-
gional Council, presided over the

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luncheon gession which
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the third “confere nee T stiended bp
Mr, Phillipps in the past twa weeks
as the Urban Coalition continues to
forus attention on the nation’s

He. noted that the traditional et-
titude of the business world with
regards to job qualifications can
no longer prevail if th Arerican
business and industry is to con-
einue to prosper and expand.

He further stated that the Ur-
ban Coalition has scheduled other
regional action planning conference
to take the message direct to t he
business men everywhere.

Co-chairman of the conference
were Mr. Phillippe, Mr. Sullivan
and Mr. John Wheeler, president;
Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Dur-
ham, N. C. There were five work-
shops.

Workshop A.

Chairman: John
Manager,
Ford Co, Resource Persons: Wil-
liam Downs, Associate Services,
Inc.; Dayton Harwick, Employee

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Vice Fresident. Sears Roebuck
Foundation,
Workshop C. included:

Chairman: Dr. Wenry SBrénner,
Personnel Manager, Xerox Cuor-
poration Resource Fersoms: Cecil

Aexander, Finch, Alexander, Rar-

tects; Berkeley G. Burrell, Presi-
dent, National Business League;
Xen Howard, Industrial Relations,
Eastman Kodak Co.

Workshop D included:
Chairman: Rodney Austin, Persan-
nel Manager, Reynolds Tobacco \Jo.
Resource. Persons: Dr. Louis Kish-



kunas, Assistant Superintendent,
OVT Edueation, Pittsburgh: 4do-
Iph Holmets. Assistant Director,
Economic Development and Em-
ployment National Urban League,
Inc.; James J. Forth, Manager
Employee and Community Relat-
iens, General Electric Co.; Ber-
jamin Goldstein, Director, The
Council for Fquel .Business Op-

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‘Chairman: William Flynn. Di-

réctor, STEP Program National
Association of Manufacturers. .

"Resource Persons: Earl Redwine
Consultant, ESR; Richard Lyle
Assistant Director, Urban Leazue
South Regional Office; John Wil-
gon, .President, Horne - Wilson
GBS: E. L. Klein, eee, RCA.

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