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Stanley Levison — Part 10
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On 4/20/68, CLARENCE JONES discussed with LEVISON
a rally for Senator EUGENE.MC CARTHY to be held at Madison Square
Garden on 5/19/68, and the fact that the MC CARTHY people
wanted to invite CORETTA KING to attend and receive a collection
to be taken up for the PPC.
On 4/21/68, WALTER FAUNTROY, Washington, D.C.
representativeof the SCLC, accepted the Chairmanship of the
meeting to be held 4/22/68, at the Carnegie International Center,
NYC, the purpose of which is to formulate a legislative program
for the PPC. ANDREW YOUNG and RALPH ABERNATHY were to attend
this conference.
This information was furnished tothe Bureau and interested
offices by airtel and LHM dated 4/23/68, captioned, "MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR.; SCLC - RACIAL MATTERS",
5/4/68
On this date, WILLIAM RUTHERFORD, Executive Director
of the SCLC and STANLEY LEVISON discussed the PPC. RUTHERFORD
was critical of the lack of cooperation for the PPC on the part
of the union with which the striking garbage men in Memphis are
affiliated and LEVISON agreed with him.
LEVISON was critical of ANDREW YOUNG for not having
contacted the Field Foundation which had earmarked
$275,000.00 (apparently for civil rights causes and the SCLC
in particular).
LEVISON also was critical of the SCLC leadership and
said the office should be run along business lines.
LEVISON also agreed to prepare speeches for ABERNATHY
at ABERNATHY's request.
This information was furnished the Bureau by letter
and LHM dated 5/7/68, captioned "SCLC - RACIAL MATTERS",
5/9/68
; On this date WILLIAM RUTHERFORD and STANLEY LEVISON
discussed a report read into the Congressional Record by a
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