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Senior'officials of major ilmber, plfiood and specialty wood products companies have agreed that a blue ribbon committee of industry executives study possible amalgamation of the National Forest Products Association, the American Plywood Association, and the American Wood Council into a sinsle national entity.

The special committee on industry o{anization, appointed by the president of National Forest Products Association, met at the Royal Lahina Hotel, Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii, January 5-9.

The committee asked the board of the new American Wood Council to work with the board of NFPA towards coordination of their activities and to explore possibilities of future consolidation.

The committee further urged the NFPA board to actively seek new NFPA affiliates and to solicit the role of representing all group,s on national lumber and wood products issues.

HUD Secretary George Romney assured the Senate Banking Committee that he endorsed the l0-year housing goal which includes six million units for low and moderate income families.

He warned that the goals will not be met without changes in production methods, credit, and labor supply, noting that the goals o'may not overstate need, but they certainly exceed any realistic rate of production in the immediate future."

The Housing and Urban Development Department's 1970 budget request was for over $3 billion, compared with $2.3 billion estimated for fiscal 1969. Increases would be for hisher fund commitments for the model cities program and requireJpayments for federally subsidized housing programs which are expected to provide 700,000 housing units in fiscal 1969 and 1970.

Creation of a forest products division of Kimberly-Clark under the general managership of W. R. W'illiams has been announced by K-C president Guy }Iinard. Minard said the change in cor. porate structure reflects K-C's increasing activity in the solid wood products field.

W'-illiams, formerly manager of the California lumber operations of the Shasta div., based in Anderson, has assumed overall responsibilities for lumber and remanufacturing activities in that state. In addition, he will have charge of lumber production at mills in Marenesco, Champion, and Newberry, Mich., and management of approximately 500,000 acres of lake states timberlands.

The California operations involve three sawmills-Anderson, Mount Shasta and Wildwood, which jointly produce approxirnately 165,000,000 board feet of hardwood lumber products annually, including boards, dimension lumber, millwork, moulding, and box shook.