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jj 193 Auburn Ave. ties that would be independent but united in the pursuit of scholarship and research. Sports: Making Atlanta the sports capital of the world and hosting the next Goodwill Games between the United States and the Soviet Union. "We will achieve our ambitions for this city bv facing our challenges head on," said Brown. "We won't just talk about the wonderful world of mass transit.

We will do the civic and political spadework to make metropolitan Atlanta the best-served city in the world in terms of public transportation. "We won't stand still counting airplanes at Hartsfield International Airport, we will do what it takes to be number one in air transportation to see to it that we have the expanded airport andor new airport facilities to handle even more, domestic and international air traffic," said Brown Atlanta's way of doing things, said the new president, is bringing the "dreamers and doers" together in such a way that turns visions into reality. 1 "We are a city of fine neighborhoods that enjoy a strong voice in the affairs of government, said Brown. "We have an enlightened and generous business community. We have great educational institutions that contribute people and ideas to all our endeavors, and we are blessed with political leaders at all levels who help maintain a positive environment for business." Meanwhile, Clendenin announced that the chamber has its largest membership ever at 6,200 The new president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce said the challenge facing him and other city leaders is to "manage our resources and our growth so that we don't sink under the weight of our own progress." Bennett A.

Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of the Citizens and Southern National Bank, made the remarks when he took the reigns of the chamber during the organization's annual dinner meeting last week. He succeeds John Clendenin, chairman and chief executive officer of BellSouth Corp. as president. "The generosity of the business community in Atlanta is unmatched anywhere else in the world," said Brown. He said Atlanta has always been a city that planned, a hallmark that he said should continue.

Brown said while he is pleased with the Atlanta he. now sees, he and members of the chamber have started to try to answer such questions as: "What will Atlanta be like next year7 In 1990? In the year Both Brown and Clendenin praised the efforts of Robert Holder, chairman of the board of Holder Corp. in chairing the Visions 2000 Task Force of the Chamber. A report from the committee outlines a long-range plan of what Metro Atlanta should become over the next 15 years. One of the key points of the report is a call for one government in each of the seven counties follow- ft f5 ing an orderly phase of municipal and county consolidation." Other goals include: Economic development: Attracting more Fortune 500 companies, reaching the lowest unemployment of the U.S.

metro areas and the hosting of one or both of the nation's major political conventions. Liveability: A city with greenscapes and park space from pocket-size to panoramic and more downtown housing. A city that is alive from dawn to dusk with downtown living, entertainment and work. Transportation: A metrowide rapid rail transporation, special commuter trains and vertical commuter aircraft and one-day freight service to such places as Savannah, Charleston, Jacksonville, Mobile and New Orleans. Also, an outer perimeter limited-access highway Leadership: Train high school students for leadership roles and develop a wide range of leaders throughout the metropolitan area.

Education: A historic group- ing of schools, colleges and universi RESTAURANT LOUNGE 2790 Candler Rd. Decatur, Georgia (Across from South DeKalb Mall) 241-7057 111X3 ECSIXJlT I "Nl L2L.J lfL 2u Jo Car tags, seat belts, hospital costs set to fill 1986 legislative agenda By Julie K. Miller Staff Writer I V. ft 'r belt laws beginning in early 1987 Benn, an Atlanta Democrat, said he plans to introduce bills for staggered car tag sales but that small counties have traditionally opposed the change. "I think it interferes with their fishing or something," he said at the monthly meeting of public officials representing south Atlanta and south Fulton County recently.

"I've been trying to get staggered tags through the General Assembly for years." Benn, who serves as president of the Atlanta branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said containment of hospital costs will be looked at, along with Georgia's high infant mortality rate. There is pending legislation that would put a cap on awards to victims in malpractice cases, he said. "I went into the hospital for tests, not for surgery," said "You wouldn't believe the charges. I found out I had things I didn't know I had." 4 1 1 Call us. The chairman of the Fulton County legislative delegation believes car tags, seat belts and ways to curb hospital costs will be key issues in the Georgia General Assembly next month.

County consolidation merging several counties under one government will receive a good bit of attention from legislators all over Georgia, but Rep. Lorenzo Benn of southwest Atlanta said the idea likely will go nowhere. "I think there is a need for it," said Benn, who is in his third term as a representative. "But consolidation is just not going to happen." However, Benn said a mandatory scat belt law, staggered auto tg sales and increased pressure on uninsured motorists will be hot topics when the legislature convenes in January. Although Benn said he docs not like wearing scat belts, he believes And Domtno'i (here pa no dead-end tobe With our promote kwTMMhm pokey, drwan and manapara aiika tuwa tirong growth powntiai Tna contmuoua profii- atonal davatopmant of our ampfoyoat ts tha mason wa rt whata wa wa today.

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