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Box 19, Folder 3, Document 14
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GUY BOSSINI DEVALL ae
1007 Sixth Street
Santa Monica, California 90403
Telephone: 459582727
September 17, 1966
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Meyor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
TIME Magazine of September 9, 1966 reports that General Blectric has created
a new division for the purpose of "creating new cities from the sidewalks up."
Where the G. E. concept consists of purchasing a large amount of acreage (a
rather difficult task) near our menufacturing centers, I have presented to
them my concept (see enclosed paper "Housing for Minority Groups") which sug-
gests use of land within urban areas, and G. E. has expressed interest in my
concept. *
My concept begins by creating much-needed new "ghettos" which, in addition to
providing new, decent housing, will also provide work, thus removing the
negroes' reason for marching and creating unrest. ~ This concept is adaptable
to any city. Where today the land adjacent to a ghetto has a poor market
value, in the future it would become very valuable, because it would become
a manufacturing area. If you are favorably impressed with this concept, it
would lend weight toward consideration of my idea by G. KE.
Los Angeles Channel (KTTV) on September 24 will tape a program featuring an
interview and my drawings. If an Atlanta TV station were to ask Channel 11
for a tape of the show, I am sure KITV would be pleased to provide it.
If the same Atlanta TV station were willing for me to appear on TV, I would
be glad to tell of my experiences as a member of a minority group (Italian).
I landed in New York with 25¢ in my pocket, not knowing either the language
or anyonee I could tell how I lived and starved, but never once asked for a
hendout. How many times I envied negroes that could get jobs as train porters
(I wanted to see America) while I could not. I would like to tell of the
many advantages that the U. S. negro has over the new white immigrant - yet
no whites march and yell "We want power!"
Power has to be BARNED. Only dictators grab power--and the U. S. is no land
for dictators.
Yours sincerely,
ppp 70 oe ,
GBdVem Guy Bossini deVall
*As background material for the paper on minority housing, I enclose copy of
paper on road building which I trust you will find of interest.
Enels.
P.eSe If you are willing, and would have the time, to appear on TV in Los Angeles,
please let me mow. I am sure your comments would be of interest to Angelenose
1007 Sixth Street
Santa Monica, California 90403
Telephone: 459582727
September 17, 1966
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Meyor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
TIME Magazine of September 9, 1966 reports that General Blectric has created
a new division for the purpose of "creating new cities from the sidewalks up."
Where the G. E. concept consists of purchasing a large amount of acreage (a
rather difficult task) near our menufacturing centers, I have presented to
them my concept (see enclosed paper "Housing for Minority Groups") which sug-
gests use of land within urban areas, and G. E. has expressed interest in my
concept. *
My concept begins by creating much-needed new "ghettos" which, in addition to
providing new, decent housing, will also provide work, thus removing the
negroes' reason for marching and creating unrest. ~ This concept is adaptable
to any city. Where today the land adjacent to a ghetto has a poor market
value, in the future it would become very valuable, because it would become
a manufacturing area. If you are favorably impressed with this concept, it
would lend weight toward consideration of my idea by G. KE.
Los Angeles Channel (KTTV) on September 24 will tape a program featuring an
interview and my drawings. If an Atlanta TV station were to ask Channel 11
for a tape of the show, I am sure KITV would be pleased to provide it.
If the same Atlanta TV station were willing for me to appear on TV, I would
be glad to tell of my experiences as a member of a minority group (Italian).
I landed in New York with 25¢ in my pocket, not knowing either the language
or anyonee I could tell how I lived and starved, but never once asked for a
hendout. How many times I envied negroes that could get jobs as train porters
(I wanted to see America) while I could not. I would like to tell of the
many advantages that the U. S. negro has over the new white immigrant - yet
no whites march and yell "We want power!"
Power has to be BARNED. Only dictators grab power--and the U. S. is no land
for dictators.
Yours sincerely,
ppp 70 oe ,
GBdVem Guy Bossini deVall
*As background material for the paper on minority housing, I enclose copy of
paper on road building which I trust you will find of interest.
Enels.
P.eSe If you are willing, and would have the time, to appear on TV in Los Angeles,
please let me mow. I am sure your comments would be of interest to Angelenose
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