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This report summary stated that ,,in no region, in no ci,ty, and in no group (even among builders with some experience in open-occupancy projects and in minority housing) was there ,any s'ignificant expres- sion that an anti-dis,crimination order mieht result in greater building activity."

The regional breakdown was as follows: 18.2/o of the responses were from builders in the Northeast; 37/o from the Nor,th Central region; 35.6/o from the South and 15.27o from the West. Includ'ing among the southern responses were those from Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Okla.homa. West Virginia, Puerto Rico, in addition to the ,traditional southern states.

There was considerable range of reaction within the regions themselves. For example, in San Francisco, only l\/o of the builders in,dicated they would cu,t back in volume while 38/o of the Los Angeles builders expected a drop and 64/o in Phoenix. In New York 74.5/o expecred a cut-back and 36.74o in Pit'tsburgh

Of the 35/o of the responding builders who indicated that their plans would not change under an Executive Order, most were small_ volume builders who build one to twentv-five

Irorrres a 1'ear. Some 23/o |ailed, to sta,te whether their plans would be afiected. Only 1.3/o expected tha,t such an order would result in an increase in their build'ing volume.

Because it was the larger volume builders who were most apprehensive, the report found tha,t the builders of 577o of the housing units covered by the survey indicate an expected decrease in their building plans.

Of the res,ponding builders who have had actual experien.ce in building for openoccupancy (sales or renta,l to all prospects regardless of race) 33/o share the general view that an anti-discrimination order would have an unfavorable effect on their building plans. No change in plannecl volume was anticipated bV 57% of those with experience ln open-occupancy.

In transmitting the copy to'the President, Mr. Frank called attention to NAHB's Policy Statement on equal opportunities in housing which says: We sincerely believe and earnestly hope that education, toierance, and unclerstanding will gradually lessen, and eventually remove, the community attitudes which have kept builders from further progress toward mee,ting the needs of this portion of the home buildine market.,,

Los Angeles Representotion For Insulite

Promotion of Wayne D. Butler to "Insulite" territory representative with headquarters in Los Angeles was announced by B. W. Evans, dealer sales manager for the Insulite division of Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company.

Wi,th experience in var,ious fields. Butler joirred the Insulite organization last February, completed an extensive sales training program at Minneapolis headquarters and then rvas assigned to the San Jose, Calif., area for field training. His new .terri.tory includes metropolitan Los Angeles and the San Fernando valley.

A native of San Jose, Butler is a graduate of San Jose State college. He seried two years in the U. S. Army medical corps, boing discharged with the rank of lieutenant. Hi and Mrs. Butler, the former Beverlv Mower of Albany, Calif., have three children.

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