President Johnson today appointed an attorney of Jewish faith, Leonard H. Marks, to be the new director of the United States Information Agency, to succeed Carl T. Rowan. Mr. Marks, of Washington, is a board member of the Communications Satellite Corporation, and is experienced in the field of communications.
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