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Box 17, Folder 7, Document 40
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News Release =—=—— IVAN ALLEN. JR.
Mayor of Atlanta
Mrs. Ann Drummond
For further information call — Ja 2- 4463 Executive Secretary
October 20, 1964
FOR USE UPON RECEIPT
STATEMENT BY IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR OF ATLANTA
The Braves are to be congratulated on making a brave decision...
to petition the National League to move their franchise to Atlanta,
They have chosen to make the "national pastime" truly national,
to give the 24 million people who live in these seven Southeastern States a
share in the major leagues,
The people of Atlanta, with their courage in building an $18, 000, 000.
Stadium to attract a major league team are also to be congratulated. They
represent the new, dynamic south, which is no longer willing to be side-lined
on the back benches.
Our Stadium is a southern project, built on southern soil, with
southern money, by southern architects and contractors,
We feel it is uniquely fitting that this decision has been made today,
a date which marks almost exactly the centennial of the day when Atlanta
was left an ash strewn ruin, symbol of a region's defeat.
Today we welcome the opportunity to become a symbol of southern
zest and drive, a major league city, a major league state, in a major league
region.
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Mayor of Atlanta
Mrs. Ann Drummond
For further information call — Ja 2- 4463 Executive Secretary
October 20, 1964
FOR USE UPON RECEIPT
STATEMENT BY IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR OF ATLANTA
The Braves are to be congratulated on making a brave decision...
to petition the National League to move their franchise to Atlanta,
They have chosen to make the "national pastime" truly national,
to give the 24 million people who live in these seven Southeastern States a
share in the major leagues,
The people of Atlanta, with their courage in building an $18, 000, 000.
Stadium to attract a major league team are also to be congratulated. They
represent the new, dynamic south, which is no longer willing to be side-lined
on the back benches.
Our Stadium is a southern project, built on southern soil, with
southern money, by southern architects and contractors,
We feel it is uniquely fitting that this decision has been made today,
a date which marks almost exactly the centennial of the day when Atlanta
was left an ash strewn ruin, symbol of a region's defeat.
Today we welcome the opportunity to become a symbol of southern
zest and drive, a major league city, a major league state, in a major league
region.
230 =
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