Show Realtors Ready Defense In Lobby L Probe Pr he WASHING Aug Ang 23 3 Il INSI 1 The National Association of Real Estate Boards prepared Friday Friday Fri Fri- day to tOo defend Itself In fai uJ the event erent eventa of Or a grand Jury fury W Washington r realtors widens Into a 3 just justice department lt probe of the national real estate lobby recently re- re r re recently antry denounced by Pr President sid nt Truman Herbert Hubert U U. U Nt Nelson n. n executive secretary of the association flew tv ro Washington from tram California and met in closed session with officials of the national and District of Columbia boards Nelson announced later th t the group had decided to present a a. common defense and had reta retained ned Henry Price V Washington attorney attar attar- ney ncy as counsel The real estate association leader declared The grand jury Investigation of Washington real estate practices practices practices tices seems to be cloaked in mys mys- tery None of us is quite sure what its it's all about or what the justice department hopes to de tie- However were we're going to be ready to protect ourselves just ourselves just in case Nelson said he believed belieu t the in inquiry in- in might have have political mo mo- motives tives tives He pointed out cut that opt eon 3 nal subcommittees headed by Reps Gamble and Gwinn both New Y York k Republicans had been appointed to conduct interim in investigations in- in of ot the construction rud on and housing fields fields- i and added It 1 may be that the administration wants an investigation of its ib own to compete with the congressional congressional 5 inquiries It Jl was recalled that Air Mr- r. r Tru Tru- man man- manin in reluctantly approving the them m modified rent control bill passed by the G GO dominated P O congress assailed the real naI estate lobby and urged a a. congressional probe of or the group poop group The National l Association 0 oJ of Peal Real Estate Boards is affiliated with some 1000 local boards hoards throughout the nation |