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Bienvenido!Bienvenu!By Ch",lt!S E. Crowder, Executive Vice PresidentOur goal of becoming an international city seemsto be turning into a reality more each day. We havetaken some giant steps in the last feoN months - twOimportant visits by AtlantaChamber representatives toJapan, a Japanese trade seminarfor Georgia businessmen,the announcements of newAtlanta operations of severalmajor foreign-based firms, andthe increasing number ofvisits by international businessmenand foreign leadersto the Atlanta community.The daily operations of ourstaff are becoming more andmore involved with activities Charles E. Crowderof international scope, and we are being shown thefruits of our international marketing and promot ionefforts on a wider scale each day.In April, as you all know, Atlanta will be the hostcity for the General Assembly of the Organization ofAmerican States. Many of the activities o f this meetingwill be official governmental programs, fortified w ithprotocol and the formalities of meeting dignitaries.But, my recent visit to Japan reminds me that thereis another side to becoming an international c ity.This other side is more personal - the viewpoint of avisitor in another's homeland. It is the viewpoint of astranger in a new enviornment, a visitor who may notbe aware of the customs, tastes, or even the basic"how_to-get-a round" facts of a diHerent society.Sometimes it is hard to remember, as we arestriving for a goal like becoming an international citY,that it is often the small personal efforts, thehospitality and good manners, that do more than any·thing to give a city the reputation for internationalism.The OAS meeting reminds me that we must all beready to help our neighbors who visit us, that wemust learn a needed toleration for the opinions andcustoms of others whose backgrounds may bestrikingly different from our own. These are the thingswe should be doing every day if we want to be trulyinternational.We're making great strides toward our goa\. And,one of the things we have going for us is our expressedreadiness to welcome the people of the world into ourcommunity and into our lives. It all comes down to atradition for which Atlanta is famous, the tradition ofSouthern hospitality - now being served up ininternational style.Forward Atlanta to international statuslEMPLOYERS SUPPORTTHE GUARD & RESERVEGovernor Jimmy Carter has proclaimed the weekof April 1 _ 7, 1974, as "EMPLOYER SUPPORTWEEK" in Georgia, recognizing the National Guardand Reserve as essential to the strength of our nationand the maintenance of world peace. In his proclamation,Governor Carter pointed out that the Guardand Reserve need the cooperation of employers infacilitating the participation of their eligible- employeesin Guard and Reserve programs without impedi·ments or penalty. The proclamation cal's o n employersto join the governor in a pledge and agreement thatthe job and career opportunities of employees of theState of Georgia will not be limited o r reducedbecause of their service in the National Guard andReserve, and will be granted leaves of absence formilitary training in the Guard and Reserve withoutsacrifice of vacation time.The Military Affairs Task Force of the AtlantaChamber of Commerce endorses Employer Supportof the Guard and Reserve Week.TO TELL THE TRUTH . - ,His Name IS Norman ShavinThe syndicated TV series, "To Tell the Truth," willhave two programs of local interest when they are airedon WXIA-T V (Ch 11), Apr. 15-16 (at 7 :30 p.m_).ATLANTA Magazine editor Norman Shavin and hisson appeared on the two programs to'represent Atlanta.How well did the Shavin duo perform in attempt·ing to fool the quiz show panel? Watch for the ansWel'·FORWARD ATLANTA is publishedmonthly by the Atlanta Chamber ofCommerce. Subscription rate is SlOOper year. News and other items of interestshould be directed to the Communica·tions Department, Atlanta Chamber ofCommerce. 1300 Commerce Buildiog.Atlanta. Georgia 30303.President. . .Executive VicePresident.Editor. Bradley Currey, Jr.. Charles E. Crawd erHerb Gershon..Mayor Jackson (I) and President Currey (r) present ldIo6ushipfund check to Hank Aaron.Aaron Scholarsh ip FundBoosted $11 ,000Six hundred scholarship fund supporters attendedan exciting evening with baseball superstar Hank Nronand his lovely wi fe, Billye, on Wedne3day, Februlrv20, 1974. Co.hosting this aHair were Mayor and Mrs.Maynard Jackson and Chamber President and Mrs.Bradley Currey, Jr.Proceeds totaling $11 ,000 were raised during thiscocktail benefit to be applied to the fund designed"to keep high school students in school"The Hank Aaron Scholarship Fund has been citedby the national news media as a unique progrJm. Theprogram founded on September 9, 1973, has wonworldwide acclaim due to the perSOnil commitmentof Hank. "With his love for people and his ItO" ofcommunity goodwill, he has continued_ to give histime and energy in personally involvil"g hlfTl"lf Ifl timplementation of this program," statn CommunityAffairs Director Milt Uncol n .The program is designed for the detlfVlng hschool junior or senior who has demanf1rated h.sincerity, abil ity, and promise, either throug~ tcho&lstachte'Jement or by unusual talent in , pirtiCUlir hekt.such as fine arts sports vocational $kIlls. Of s:rendt.Though no exact stand~rd of gttde'l ts rtQUlrtd. tMstudent will be expected to be working to ach ... ehis full capabilitY and to hive IndQted clearly tilldesire to complete high ,chOO!. F intllV. • need torfinancial assistance outside of the rtgUklr !.-rI11yincome must exist. Each s:hOlalihlP Will QlUY acash award which will be ulld onry (or exptntnrelating to a recipient'S high tchOOlldu~~ VHighlighting this ocCiliOn, M.yoroung.hospitalized due to ill~, .."t hn reptnontJU"., MrLSydney Jacobs, belr.nv ' pt'ocUmI hon from theresKients of [)etTOlt. The deCree convutIJlated .ndcommended Atlanta for the fine tribute to a .--tathlete.Neustadt Heads SE FairMrs. Hope Moore, Chairman of the Board of Directorsof the Southeastern Fair Association, announcesthe appointment of Charles A. Neustadt as the newPresident and Chief ExeoJ'tive Officer of the South·eastern Fair Assodation.Prior to the appointmentof Mr. Neustadt, Mr. OliverM. Healev, Sr., had betnserving as Acting Pmldentsince the deeth of thepreviOUS president, MayorEma"itus William B. Harts­Held.Mr. Neustadt'S bIIck·ground includes Directorof Interl'\ltiol'\ll Marketingand Development forNatlOl'\Il Distribution Ser·viet, • subsidiarY of Eastern Ctw ... A. N.usc.achAir Lines. Atl.anta. Georgia; Director of the Burelu ofInt"l'\Itional Trade for the St.te of OhiO, Columbus,Ohio; and InterNtional Marketing Manager for Av«vProduc:ts, SInti AN. California. He lIfVed with theU.S. Army Intelligence In the Fir East as well as withthe Centr.' In1llhgenCl Agency as a Field o,,*,tionsOtftcer In Europe. He resides In Northwest AtlantaWith his wlf., SIlly, and thr .. children.The Southel".,n Flir Aaociltion, a wholly ownedalbsidiarv of the Atl.nta Chamber of Commerce,operItes the SoutMastern Fair which is held duringthe fill ., well ., promoting the SoutMlltern Fairgrounds .. I tredlt show and e.posltlon center dUringthe remainder of the y r.New Circulation AssistantEMrl M. Rust sClrcolatlOnpromotion aJ,Jlstant forATLANTA M.i9lzIne, an·nou~ Mal'Jl,etu'-.g VicePrnident Ron HIli,MrL Rust, formerly ofCincinnati. Ohio. held positlOftSWith Kent State Uni·..,.,,,ty·s Ot"~ of Radio!TV InformatIOn .nd morertcerltty With WXIA-TV,MrL Rusl IS an honor9ftdulte of Kent State Univerlltywhere she .rned Is.ctwlor 01 Arts Degree inTelecommunications..52