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- - { * ‘ Ld f ca ‘MreRo sevelt Headsd - ‘Issues Committee’ i to Give Public Facts WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UP)—Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt today announced the formation of a new nonpartisan “liberal Orgar.zation with the goal of giving the American people “the facts” on important pub- lic issues, Mrs. Roosevelt flew to Wash- ington to hold a news confer- ence at which she outlined plans f-° the group, to be known Eigy as the ‘Natiors' ts ucs Com- ‘anittes '' She said 21 persons Fes ‘abcady have agreed to serveR = on the committee under her chairmanship, oy i mee Fon. # a egi ow aa The former President's wie! ow said 120 prominent citizens invited to serve include both | Democrats and Republicans. but | | those who already have agreed to work with the group were! mostiy well-known Democrats. They included former Secre- tary of Agriculture Cnarles F. Brannan, former Interior See- a retary OscagChapman and sev- ‘teral others from the Truman ‘| Administration. “Our objective,” Mrs. Roose- vell said, “is to refute any man- ifestation of fear, confusion, frustration. and despair. and to help keep America on the path of progress.” She said the United States has | failed to measure up to its op- Portunily “to lead the world in- - to an era of peace and prog-! , ress." i. : + [ J.