Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-01-04 | Page 2 | Truman Clarifies RFC Board Stand

I Truman Clarifies I Board Mand WASHINGTON Jan 4 P L-P 1 President Truman said Thursday he has under consideration the I nomination of board members for forthe forthe the Reconstruction Finance Corp This was a more qualified statement statement state state- ment than he had made only a week ago as to his intentions regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding the R F C whose man five-man board failed to get senate approval during the last congress The senate decided to hold off action wh while Ie a committee headed by Sen Fulbright D. D Ark was investigating reports of political intrigue in the R F C C. C i At his Dec 28 news conference I Mr Truman was told there were reports he would propose a single I head for the R F C instead of a man five-man board He said the re report report report re- re port wasn't true that he would again send the names of the five board members to the Hie senate when the new congress convened He was asked again if ir he I planned to the R F Fe C board He replied only that he had it under consideration I Walter E. E Cosgriff Salt Lake 1 City is a member of the board I