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jty^QulturaL Renter-' 1615 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007 ?╟≤ PHONE: 735-1621 September 5, 1968 Mr. Al Freeman Publicity Director The Sands Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Dear Mr. Freeman s Resolved .?╟≤ That this body work toward the establishment of a center for the performing and graphic arts, the first major iXmenter in the United States to be located in the heart of a minority community and dedicated to the presentation of artists and works of special interest to the residents of this community. April 1966. The Inner City Cultural Center has recently initiated an apprentice training program, designed to train young people, recruited principally from the minority community, in technical and administrative aspects of the communications industry. (Our current enroll- ment is 22 trainees.) Dr. J. Alfred Cannon President and Pounder Mrs, Mary Jane Hewitt first Vice President Mrs. George Seaton Second Vice President Dr. Leon O. Banks Treasurer Mif|;Celia Avena Secretary Mr. C Bernard Jackson Executive Director Miss Josie Dotson Administrative Coordinator We are planning to visit Las Vegas as a city of potential employment in the area of the communi- cations and entertainment industries. We would like very much to visit the Sands and have the opportunity to tour your backstage facilities. None of the trainees and few of the training supervisors have ever been to Las Vegas. We need transportation, accomodations for one day, and arrangements to tour the facilities. Please let us know how we may proceed. Trustees we i00k forward to hearing from you. Mr. Richard Calderon Mr. John R. Cauble Mrs. Isobel Clark Mr. Saul Cohen Mr. Will E. Crocken Sister Marie Fleurette Mr. Ralph C. Guzman Mr. G. Edward Hearn Rev. James E. Jones Mr. Abbott Kaplan Mr. Robert Kennard Mrs. Kate Drain Lawson Mr. Frank Maxwell ?╟≤ ?╟≤ / i Mr. John Mock 9^ Mr. Julian Nava Mr. Max Palevsky Mr Gregory Peck Mr. George Savage Mr. Budd Schulberg Mr. Sebastian Tom Mrs. Florence Vaughn . Mr. Irving Zeiger Sincerely yours, rnard Jackson Executive Director The Inner City Cultural Center