Roy H. Millenson was named this weekend minority clerk of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. The appointment was announced by Sen. Jacob K. Javits, New York Republican, who is ranking minority leader of the committee. Prior to his Senate appointment, Millenson served for five years as Washingtion national representative of the American Jewish Committee. The new minority clerk was earlier an assistant to Sen. Javits in the Senate, and during the latter’s service in the House of Representatives. Mr. Millenson was chairman of the National Civil Liberties Clearing House from 1961 to 1963.
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