Nomination of Walter C. Wallace To Be a Member of the National Mediation Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate Walter C. Wallace to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 1984. He would succeed George S. Ives.

Mr. Wallace is presently serving as corporate counsel and director of industrial relations for Multiplant, national manufacturer of metal products. He was partner in the law firm of Ables & Wallace, Washington, D.C., in 1975-1980. He was president of Bituminous Coal Operators Association in Washington, D.C., in 1973-1975. He was vice president for administration of Hudson Pulp & Paper Corp., New York City, in 1962-1973. He was General Counsel for the Presidential Railroad Commission in 1961. He was Assistant Secretary of Labor (Manpower), Chief Staff Assistant to the Secretary of Labor, and 'United States Representative, International Labor Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, in 1955-1961.

He graduated from St. John's University (B.A., 1948) and Cornell Law School (LL.B., 1951). He is married, has one child, and resides in New York, N.Y. He was born March 25, 1924.