Nomination of Two Members of the Federal Farm Credit Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Federal Farm Credit Board, Farm Credit Administration, for terms expiring March 31, 1988.

Tom H. Carothers is a rancher in Palestine, Tex. He is director of the Federal Land Bank Association of Tyler and of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He serves as director/secretary-treasurer of the Anderson County Farm Bureau. He is a member and past director of the American Brahman Breeders Association and a member and past chairman, executive committee, of the Build East Texas program. He graduated from Baylor University. He is married and resides in Palestine, Tex. He was born December 17, 1914. He would succeed William Dale Nix, Sr.

Leonard R. Fouls is a farmer in West Point, Ind. He has been serving as chairman of the Lafayette Production Credit Association for 21 years. He is committeeman-vice chairman of the Production Credit Association National Committee. He is a member of the Federal Land Bank Association of Crawfordsville. He is married, has two children, and resides in West Point, Ind. He was born November 19, 1923. He would succeed Melvin R. Bradley.