Department of the Interior Nomination of Clyde O. Martz To Be Solicitor.

The President today announced that he will nominate Clyde O. Martz, of Denver, Colo., to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. He would replace Leo Krulitz, resigned. Martz has been a partner with the Denver law firm of Davis, Graham and Stubbs since 1969. He was born August 14, 1920, in Lincoln, Nebr. He received an A.B. from the University of Nebraska in 1941 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1947. From 1947 to 1962, Martz was a professor of law at the University of Colorado. He was with Davis, Graham and Stubbs from 1962 to 1967. From 1967 to 1969, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney General.