Morris B. Abram, president of the American Jewish Committee, has been elected president of the Field Foundation, succeeding the late Adlai Stevenson. The foundation was established in 1940 by the late Marshal Field, publisher and philanthropist. Arthu Krim, president of United Artists, was elected treasurer.
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