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Show Congressmen, Governors Join Committee for Truman Dinner A total of 31 U. S. Senators, 102 Representatives and six governors gov-ernors have become members of the Truman Diamond Jubilee Committee which will head the nationwide celebration of former for-mer President Harry S Truman's 75th birthday May 8. Paul M. Butler, chairman of' the National Committee, said more acceptances for Jubilee committee membership were being be-ing received daily. "We find great enthusiasm for the program pro-gram everywhere we go," he remarked. Roger L. Stevens, New York thousands at Democratic gatherings gather-ings throughout the country. The 90-minute program will feature outstanding names in the stage, movie, television and music mu-sic worlds. The program will dramatize the highlights of Me Truman's eventful life and hbg prominent place in national andC world affairs. igjy Dore Schary, movjp producerE , , will head the production ofcthe? program, which wijHbe jians-: mitted to Democratic-gatherings J? in large cities in theountyj. Special Democratic -jlliesand C parties are being arjttngedj&in financier and play producer, is chairman of the Jubilee committee. com-mittee. A five member honorary committee for the event consists of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widows wid-ows of former presidents, Adlai Stevenson, Senator Lyndon L. Johnson and Speaker of ithe House Sam Rayburn. Highlight of the, May 8 celebration cele-bration will be a - nation-wide closed television circuit on large screen which will be seen by various cities to view4he C gram. In some case n&sies "will -be chartered for, the 4nt. So- cial events ranging from box V suppers to formal dinner parties will precede the program. The proceeds from the local showings of the closed circuit program will be divided equally between the local sponsoring x group and the Democratic National Na-tional committee. ' Jubilee committee members, to jdate, includes Sen, Frank Moss |