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M,L jvingtsr,t and Joel stokesMilton called the accaston avestment to Improve overall slum conditions.ISSUE WITHSLCJohn Boone chairman of an Ad Hoc Citizens Committee, which was developed t„o reorganize the Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference, Issueda statement recently taking issue with certain Negro leaders who charged this group was being used by 'Dr. King’s Top Aide, Hosea L. Williams, todisrupt the affairs of the Summit In an effort to broaden his own local leadership.Mr. Boone said, This Ad Hoc Cemmittee represents a genuine effort by 30 of Atlanta’s leading organizations to develop the Summit into what it originally1 set out to be. Mostof the original organizations that created the Summit aire leading this Committee. Re-rganlzation of the Summit is the only way to prevent Individuals from continuing to usethe Summit for personalpurpose.Mr. Boone listed the organizations that are supporting the reorganization movement and the nominating committee that will select nominees for a summit Leader ship Conferenceelection.The organizations are: The Community C(vic Club, Inc.; Perry Homes Tenants Association; Scotts Crossing Civic League; Northwes Community Civic Forum; Atlanta Chapter, Southern Christaln Leadership Conference, Lemuel Civic Club,Foundation: College Park Grass Roots Council; Metro Grass Roots Council; CODCO; Baptist Ministerial Alliance; Young Man’s Civic League; Atlanta Freedom Coalition; Woodlawn Park Coop; Operation Bread Basket; SNCC; Ghandi Youth Society; Wise men; High Point Civic League; Mectianicsvllle Civic League; The thirty-two clubs of the Coordinating Council of Northwest Clubs.The names on the nominating ormittee are: E.Dixon, Edgar Hlllsman, C.A. Samples, Hosea Williams, John Boone, Otis Cothran, C .T. Martin, Clyde Williams, W2.Miller, Willie Ricks, Malcolm Dean, Curtis Bailey, Ron Sturrup, EJi. Dorsey, Bennie T.Smith, Mrs.Sylvia Cason, Mrs, Helen Howard and Fred C Bennett.Five alternates are: Robert Norwood, James Dean, R.Crawford, Oscar McCloud, and Robert Barnes, the present Summit leader-• • iship has betrayed the confidence of the people in that they have not used the organization for the purpose for which it was organized. Mr. Boone also states in fact the Summit 1 a-dershlp Conference at this time is comprised of about six pseudo- Negro leaders, and it was very narrow of the Summit leaders to try to deceive the Negro public into believing thatMr. Williams was trying to wreck the Summit and grabpower while they continued to try to use the.Summit for personal gain.”undyeaileallessingtestradldrejNItNlt;MrN.Anboi]msThboi22an(Jibo211(LboreThJoj21,2.lai
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Thomasville News
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Thu, Dec 28, 1967
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