Show 14F The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday December 21 1986 At Iran Scandal Improves area's Choice $20 & uonder Volker’s Base By Bob Rast Newhouse News Service WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve Board is likely to move cautiously in coming months before de- - ciding whether the economy needs further stimulation through a cut in interest rates or easing the money supply analysts say In addition the resignation of ail thg Fed board member Henry Wal-Iic- h and the scandal may Iran-Cont- ra strengthen Chairman Paul A Volcker’s position and could lead to his reappointment as chairman sev-- eral economists say t Until recently that was considered r emote because the administration 'has sought to fill recent Fed vacan- ! ties with advocates of a more “pro- - growth" monetary policy than 'Volcker generally has followed Wallich 72 has been a resolute inflation fighter and one of Volcker’s F5-era- l closest allies on the Open Market Committee the arm of the board that actually sets monetary policy His resignation was effective Tuesday and gives President Reagan the unusual opportunity to name six of the Federal Reserve Board's seven members In October Emmett J Ric? an- Bounced he would leave the board on Dec 31 to return to the private sector ' So far Reagan has appointed Fed Ylce Chairman Manuel H Johnson -- and named board members Martha Seger Wayne D Angell and H "Robert Heller £ No replacement for Rice has been ’ announced but the word on Wall Street is that Reagan has settled on Robert D Rogers chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas who is a advocate Wallich’s successor will serve until 4 & JP ft? r pro-grow- J £ tfVr January 1988 while Rice’s would remain until January 1990 Both could be reappointed to full terms Volcker originally was named to the Fed by President Carter in 1979 and reappointed to a four-yea- r term as chairman by Reagan in 1983 That term expires next August Because of past sharp differences ’’t ' i lV 4 v A a One Size Fits All No need to worry about selecting the right size! 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