Ogden R. Reid, former United States Ambassador to Israel, was appointed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller here today to membership on the State Commission Against Discrimination. He will serve a five-year term, beginning July 1. Mr. Reid is the former publisher of the New York Herald-Tribune.
In announcing the appointment, Gov. Rockefeller stated: “Mr. Reid is not only deeply committed personally to elimination of discriminatory practices and advancement of human brotherhood, but knows from first-hand experience how discrimination damages the United States in the eyes of the world.”
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