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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The American Veterans Committee, led by Chairman Mickey Levine, criticized the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy for a politically timed release praising white-collar Negro employment progress in Atlanta, Ga., citing a 1960 audit showing no such hires at VA facilities and defense bases there.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. The American Veterans Committee criticized the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy in letters to members of the Committee by National Chairman Mickey Levine.
The AVC Chairman intimated that a Committee release of October 24 lauding progress in the Government employment of white collar Negroes in the Atlanta, Ga. area was "political." He said, "I refrained from replying to it (the Oct. 24 release) earlier lest any remarks made by AVC be considered 'political' since your release itself seemed to be published at a time rather close to the date of the National election.
A 1960 Audit of Negro Veterans and Servicemen by the veterans organization surveyed the VA Hospital, the VA regional office, and 2 defense bases in the Atlanta area and found no Negro doctors, dentists, social workers, administrators or even office help employed, according to Levine.
The AVC Chairman also said that protests to the Defense Department have been unanswered and the Veterans Administrator replied in pious platitudes."
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Atlanta, Ga.
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October 24, 1960
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1960 audit found no negro doctors, dentists, social workers, administrators, or office help employed at va hospital, va regional office, and 2 defense bases in atlanta area; protests to defense department unanswered; veterans administrator replied in platitudes.
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American Veterans Committee Chairman Mickey Levine sent letters criticizing the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy for a October 24 release lauding white-collar Negro employment progress in Atlanta as political, timed near national election; cited AVC's 1960 audit showing no such employment.