Show Senate Unit OPA Op A Nominees r r WASHINGTON AS July 29 The Th he 8 senate ate b banking c committee e Monday una unanimously r ve ved 1 President Truman's three nomi nominees nees for th the p new nw price decontrol decontrol board The c committees committee's action sent to the senate for its consideration possibly Monday but more likely Tuesday these nominations Roy L. L Thompson president of the Federal Lank bank of New Orleans as chairman of at the decontrol decontrol de de- control board Daniel W. W Bell Ben former treasury undersecretary and George H. H Mead Dayton 0 O. paper company exec executive tive as mem mem- bers ar ai- ai Meanwhile Mr Truman ar r ringed to confer at t p. p EST ESTY d Gi ROs pre si presidential e s told fold i d' d r reporters porters port 1 Ross added in m response to questions questions questions ques ques- that all an three nominees have told Mr Truman they will accept the appointments Thompson will arrive tomorrow to meet with Mead and Bell They will be paid at the rate of a year The boards board's first big assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment Is to decide by Aug 20 whether meats dairy products p grains cotton seed soybeans and hundreds of products made from them should be placed back under u price controls at that time If It it makes no decision ceilings auto auto- will be restored Under terms of the 0 OP 1 A Are Are- ye- ye re revival viva vival act the board must hold public hearings before it makes any ruling on these commodities The purpose of this Is t to to obtain the views of ot consumer groups and industry representatives tn Radcliffe predicted the the- board will need a week or so to get organized before beginning hearings hearings hear hear- ings togs about Aug 7 He said the price hearings will last at least a week Industry Appeal The revival law als also bans restoration before Aug 20 of ot ceilIngs ceilings ceil cell ings on eggs poultry tobacco and petroleum After that consent a of the board is required to reestablish reestablish lish Ush controls The board also has sweeping jurisdiction over decontrol of ot all other commodities And it may restore ceilings on any Item If It deems this necessary Industry committees are authorIzed authorIzed authorized author author- to petition the board for re removal removal removal re- re moval of ceilings ceiling if preliminary requests are rejected by 0 OP P A in inthe inthe inthe the case of nonagricultural ral pr products products prod prod- ducts d- d or by bythe the agriculture department depart depart- merit ment in the case of ot farm ties tics Stripped of ot all an this aut authority it had exclusively prior to July 1 O OPA P A dug deep into the Job of fixing new and in general higher ceilings required by the new law |