National Railroad Passenger Corporation Nomination of Two Members to the Board of Director:.

The President today announced that he will nominate two persons to be members of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). They are:

William T. Cahill, of Haddonfield, N.J., who would replace Robert G. Dunlop, resigned. Cahill was Governor of New Jersey from 1969 to 1973 and is now senior partner in the Haddonfield law firm of Cahill, Wilinski & Cahill. He was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1958 to 1969.

W. Howard Fort, of Akron, Ohio, who would replace Harry Edwards, resigned. Fort is a partner in the Akron law firm of Schwab, Grosenbaugh, Fort & Seamon Co. He is former president of the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce and former chairman of the Akron City Planning Commission.