SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

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Association has tapped golf pro Ken Venturi to speak at a luncheon and hold a golf clinic during its 76th annual convention and buying show Sept. 4-7 at Marriott's World Center, Orlando.

Themed "Technology: Building for the Future." the show will include a technology area featuring three robots and other high-tech exhibits, plus a talk by futurist Rick Richardson.

Also on the agenda: millwork and truss executive committee meetings; a special luncheon for architects, enginers and building officials; President's Awards Breakfast featuring the annual meeting and presentation of the Ken Lipman Memorial Associate of the Year Award, the Industry Services Award and the Francis J. Igou President's Award; enertainment by the Landsharks, and golf and tennis tournaments.

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Association has set its annual convention for April 3-6, 1997, at The Homestead in Hot Springs.

Candidates Urged To Make Housing A Priority

Five major trade associations representing nearly a million businesses, banks and entrepreneurs that build, sell and finance housing have called on President Clinton and Republican contender Robert Dole to re-establish housing as a top national priority, expanding homeownership opportunities and reducing the number of Americans living in substandard shelter by the turn of the century.

Adopted by the National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Realtors, American Bankers Association, America's Community Bankers and Mortgage Bankers Association of America. the joint policy statement, "Toward a National Housing Policy," will be