Emergency Board To Investigate a Railway Labor Dispute Appointment of the Membership.

The President today announced the appointment of the three members of the Emergency Board to investigate the Norfolk and Western labor dispute. They are:

Paul H. Hanlon, of Portland, Oreg., to be Chairman of the Emergency Board. Hanlon has served as Chairman of four previous Emergency Boards under the Railway Labor Act and is the impartial umpire under the Ford/United Auto Workers contract. He is a member and former officer of the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Jerre S. Williams, of Austin, Tex. Williams is a professor of law at the University of Texas. He has previously served on Emergency Boards under the Railway Labor Act. He is vice president of the National Academy of Arbitrators and an author of several books on labor law. He was the first Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, serving from 1967 to 1970.

Jacob Seidenberg, of Falls Church, Va. Seidenberg is an attorney and holds a Ph.D. in economics. He is a former Chairman of the Federal Impasse Service Panel, has served previously on Emergency Boards under the Railway Labor Act, and he is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators.