Nominations Submitted to the Senate

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers.
Submitted October 28, 1977
The following-named persons to the positions indicated:
Louis POLK, of Ohio, to be Chairman of the United States Metric Board for a term of 6 years (new position).
To be members of the United States Metric Board for the terms indicated (new positions ):

For a term of 2 years
CARL A. BECK, of Pennsylvania
FRANCIS R. DUGAN, of Ohio
EDWARD L. GINZTON, of California
HENRY KROEZE, of Wisconsin

For a term GI 4 years
PAUL BLOCK, JR., of Ohio
THOMAS A. HANNAGAN, of Maryland
FRANK HARTMAN, of Michigan
SANDRA R. KENNEDY, of Maryland
ROGER ELLIS TRAVIS, of Massachusetts

For a term GI 6 years
SYDNEY D. ANDREWS, of Florida
JOYCE D. MILLER, Of New York
GLENN NISIHIURA, of Arkansas
SATENIG S. ST. MARIE, of Connecticut
ADRIAN G. WEAVER, of Connecticut

Submitted October 31, 1977
R. DAVID PITTLE, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 26, 1982, vice Thaddeus A. Garrett, Jr.
LIVINGSTON L. BIDDLE, JR., of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of 4 years, vice Nancy Hanks, term expired.

Submitted November 1, 1977
MICHAEL H. WALSH, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of California for the term of 4 years, vice Terry J. Knoepp.
Submitted November 2, 1977
JOHN ARNOT HEWITT, JR., of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Everett T. Keech, resigned.
MONROE G. McKAy, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice David T. Lewis, retiring.
JOHN L. KANE, JR., of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Alfred A. Arraj, retired.
ROBERT F. COLLINS, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Alvin B. Rubin, elevated.

Submitted November 3, 1977
HOWARD A. HEFFRON, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Rail Public Counsel for a term of 4 years (new position).
Submitted November 4, 1977
JAMES K. LOGAN, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice Delmas C. Hill, retired.
ROBERT S. VANCE, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Waiter P. Gewin, retired.

CHECKLIST OF WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASES

The following releases of the Office of the White House Press Secretary, distributed during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.
Released November 1, 1977
Announcement: nomination of Michael H. Walsh to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of California
News conference: on his meeting with the President to discuss national energy legislation--by Douglas A. Fraser, president of the International Union of the United Auto Workers
News conference: on the President's decision to terminate United States membership in the International Labor Organization--by Secretary of Labor F. Ray Marshall
Released November 2, 1977
Announcement: nomination of Monroe G. McKay to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Robert F. Collins to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; and John L. Kane, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado
Advance text: remarks to the general council of the World Jewish Congress
Released November 3, 1977
Announcement: signing of Executive Orders 12017, 12018, and 12019, concerning the Department of Defense
Released November 4, 1977
Announcement: nomination of James K. Logan to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit and Robert S. Vance to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit