776 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

The Governor's request to the President is one of a series of actions
that he has taken in the continuing effort to meet critical problems
which both caused and resulted from the rioting. The White House
request was point one of a 10-point program which also includes the
following:

2. To aid in the rebuilding effort the Governor has requested a
complete report from the Federal Office of Emergency Planning
on post-riot problems and solutions encountered in Watts,
Newark, Detroit, and other communities which have been torn
by riots.

3. In the effort to assure a rapid and orderly recovery the Governor
said that he has been assured by Congressman Mathias that the
Maryland Congressional delegation will move quickly on his
request to amend the Federal Disaster Relief Act so riot areas
can qualify for Federal assistance.

4. Special efforts are being made to meet the unique problems of
young people in the inner city. In this area the Governor dis-
closed that he has directed his staff to meet with State College
presidents and Dr. Wilson Elkins, the president of the Uni-
versity of Maryland, to prepare a recruiting program for Negro
students to work on enrichment and tutorial projects in the
inner city this summer.

5. Plans are being formulated to appoint a Governor's youth coun-
cil composed of Negro student leadership to take over the di-
rection of volunteer self-help and recreation programs in the
ghetto areas. The council members will meet with the Governor
on an informal basis throughout the summer to discuss prob-
lems and solutions.

6. The Governor has directed Mr. Christian Kahl, his Federal Man-
power Coordinator, to review and reassess all present State em-
ployment programs to assure that prompt attention is given to
the hard-core unemployed, the college graduate or skilled worker
who may not be attaining full earning capacity due to discrimi-
nation, and veterans of Vietnam.

7. In response to major long-range problems the Governor has
asked the Legislative Council to give priority consideration to two
major administration proposals that were referred to the Coun-
cil during the last session of the Legislature. One established a
Statewide Housing Code, and the other created a State Housing