UF00083700_00073.pdf

UF00083700_00073.txt

UF00083700_00073_pdf.txt

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Olllce of the White Houee Freee Secretary

THE WHITE HOUSE

The Preeident todey named eeven Federal. State and local omcxau to the
Advaeory Commleeion on Intergovernmental Relations.

Hellth. Educetlon and Weltere Secretery Robert H. Finch. Hounmg and
Urban Developmnnt Secretery George Romney and Budget Dtrector

Robert F. Meyo were eppotnted from the Federel Executtve French to the
26-member blpertlean body. They replace former Cebtnet membere
Henry Fowler and Remeey Clerk. and FriCe Dentel former Dlrectur o!
the Office of Emergency F reperedneee.

To ll the gubernatorial vecency on the Commteeton created When
Vice Preeldent Agnew reeiuned ee Governor of Merylend. the f-reszdent
appointed Fenneylvenie Cavernor Raymond P. Shefe r.

Two Stete legtelettve leedere. Senetor U. Russell Prrtngton of lllmoxe

end Senetor Robert F. Knowlee of Vs teconein were appointed er :epreeentauves
of the Stete'e lew melting bodice. lndianapolu Mayor Richard C. Luger

wee nemed ee one o! the {our mayor members of the advuory body.

The Advieory Commieeion wee ereeted by Federel law dun-mp, Ln: Admml-
etration of lormer Frendent Eieenhowor to etudy mtergovernmentel
problems end to recommend waye o! tmprovlng Federal-Stetr- vCel
relettone. The Commieeton tncludee repreeentetwe- a! but!) muses oi
Congreee end the generel public ee well ee Federal execulwc .l;'.c'.eln.
Governore, State legteletore. mayor-e end elected counw t)l{lLli1'.

The new Governor-member. Sheler. wee nomtnetcd by the 2\.moz.. .
Governore Conference. Along with preeent membcre Nell-or. A. mun-lune:
of New York end Bulord Ellington of Tenneuee he will :epn: V. t :r..e:
execut'tvee ol the fifty Stetee tn the Commieszon'e deltberumnzl

The new Stete legteletor-I membere. Senetore Arrington oi lllmrns had
Knowlee 0! teconetn were choeen from e alete of 5m: lav mature
eubmttted by the Council of Stete Governments. They replace larch 'rt'oule
Speaker Ben Bernee of Texas end former Senate mxnonty lee-1v?

C. George DeStelano of Rhode lelend.

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Senator Arrington. an attorney and corporation executive. has been a member
of the lllinois legialature since 1944 and Senate Prelidet PW 7" 6
majority leader since 1964. Senator Knowles. an inaurance executive.

was first elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 1955. He was named maJOYiV
leader in 1963 and Freaident Pro Tem in 1967. Boih scum" 110*.

and Arrington are members of the Executive Committee of the National
Conference of State Legislative Leaders; Knowles was president 0 {he
organisation in 1965.

Mayor Lugar. a manufacturer and {arm operator. was elected to head
lndiannpolie city government in I967, after serving as VicePresident o!
the lndianapolis Board 0! School Commissioners. He is a member of the
Indianapolis Urban beague Poard of Directors. He rephces Neal Blaisdell,
former Mayor of Honolulu. Hawaii.