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Show Four Appointed To Democratic Advisory Groups Four appointments to the advisory ad-visory committees which serve the Democratic Advisory Council Coun-cil were announced this week. Dean Acheson, chairman of the committee on foreign policy, announced an-nounced that Gov. G. Mennen Williams of Michigan has become be-come a member of his committee. commit-tee. Gov. Williams is also, a member of the Democratic Advisory Ad-visory council. John Kenneth Galbraith, as chairman of the advisory committee com-mittee on economic policy, announced an-nounced the appointment of two new members of his committee: O. A. Knight, president, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, Denver, and Murray D. Lincoln, president, Nationwide Mutual Insurance In-surance Co., Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Gailbraith announced that at the meeting of his committee on Sept. 14, a sub-committee on "Suburban and Metropolitan Development" De-velopment" was authorized. He has named as chairman of the sub-committee, Wilson W. Wyatt, Louisville; Ky., attorney, who was formerly the administrator of the National Housing Agency. Dr. Gailbraith said that Mr. Wyatt's sub-committee would deal with the maze of problems, surrounding metropolitan area growth in the United States.'' Dr. Gailbraith said that "The Administration Ad-ministration has been lax in focusing fo-cusing the resources of the federal fed-eral government on the rapidly increasing hardships and shortcomings short-comings in the fields of transportation, trans-portation, housing, recreation, health and education which confront con-front our urban suburban citizens." citi-zens." Dr. Gailbraith said that the problems to be considered by Mr. Wyatt's sub committee are so vast and of such magnitude that he had grave doubts if the function of Mr. Wyatt's group could be much more than "exploratory." "ex-ploratory." Dr. Gailbraith said that "a major effort" in the field was needed and that this might necessitate the establishment by the Advisory council of a separate sepa-rate committee to deal with the entire area. One of the primary functions of Mr. Wyatt's subcommittee sub-committee would be to examine the feasibility of establishing such a body. |