15 Members of Mayors’ Conference Cited for Cities’ Anti-Poverty Work

Fifteen big-city mayors were honored Monday for their cities’ efforts to establish partnerships with business to prevent poverty.

In addition, Mayor Henry W. Maier of Milwaukee received the Michael A. diNunzio Special Award for commitment to volunteerism. The award honors the late general counsel of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, conducting its 55th annual meeting here.

Maier received also the first Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey Award and one of 15 mayors’ awards presented by the group.

Awards were given to Mayors Raymond L. Flynn of Boston, Bernard Sanders of Burlington, Vt., Sidney J. Barthelemy of New Orleans, Joseph R. Paolino Jr. of Providence, R.I., Henry G. Cisneros of San Antonio, Tex., Dianne Feinstein of San Francisco, Charles Royer of Seattle and Robert Menendez of Union City, N.J.

Other awards went to Mayors Maurice Meyers of Beaumont, Tex., Kim Douglas of Bellingham, Wash., Gene Roberts of Chattanooga, Tenn., Robert M. Isaac of Colorado Springs, Colo., William Douglas Workman III of Greenville, S.C., and Kathy Whitmire of Houston.

San Antonio, Tex., and Santa Fe, N.M., were honored by the group as the nation’s most livable cities. San Antonio won top place among cities with populations of more than 100,000. Santa Fe was the winner for cities of under 100,000.