Governor Thomas E. Dewey named yesterday Joseph M. Proskauer, honorary president of the American Jewish Committee, chairman of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee for the 300th anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States.
The Governor also appointed United States Senators Irving Mr. Ives and Herbert Lehman and 16 other leading figures in the State to membership on the committee. The State Legislature will name three members each of the Assembly and State Senate to the Committee.
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