Appointment of Jere W. Thompson as a Member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

The President today announced his intention to appoint Jere W. Thompson to be a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He would succeed Alton M. White.

Mr. Thompson has been serving as president of the Southland Corp. in Dallas, Tex., since 1973. He was elected a director of the corporation in 1961 and became vice president in charge of store operations in 1962. He serves on the board of directors of Mercantile National Bank at Dallas, the Chilton Corp., and is past president and board member of the National Association of Convenience Stores.

He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1954). He is married, has seven children, and resides in Dallas, Tex. He was born January 18, 1932.