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EUREKA, CAtlF. o (Generol Ofice) 630 J. Sr. Hlllside 3-7OOl, TWX EK 84 ful speaker. Tom Fox, NRLDA's 1960 Exposition chief, sat in co-pilot position.

Fox briefly outlined the details of the coming 7th annual Building Materials Exposition to be held November 13-16 in San Francisco. He noted that exhibit space in San Francisco's Brooks Hall was already 25/6 ahead, of last year, with more than z/"rds of the space contracted for already. Some of the major outdoor disptrays, Fox said, will include an all-wood school, sponsored by NLMA; a model home by the DFPA; a big outdoor living and garden setup by CRA; and a model aJuminum home.

Gros, an accomplished speaker termed "the best ever" by many of the dealers following his talk, noted that "All conventions are alike in one respect-there is always a delightful dissatisfaction present." However, the well-traveled PG&E executive (just back from his 17th foreign tour since WWII) contrned his remarks to the external forces on our government, notably Russia.

As the tour director for the Khrushchev party when they visited San Francisco, Gros related several exchanges he personally had with the baldheaded mastermind of the Kremlin crew, exchanges