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Digitized from Box 4 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Post Office Box 19188
Washington, D.C. 20036
Committee Members
Sylvia Porter, Chairperson
Columnist
Mayor Joseph Alioto
Chairman, U. S. Conference of Mayors
Arch Booth
President, Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Ronald Brown
Executive Director, National Urban League
Roger Fellows
4-H, University of Minnesota
Carol T. Foreman
Executive Director, Consumer Federation
of America
David L. Hale
President, United States Jaycees
Mrs. Lillie Herndon
President, National Congress of Parents
and Teachers
Robert P. Keim
President, The Advertising Council
Stephen Kelly
Magazine Publishers' Association, President
William J. Meyer
President, Central Automatic Sprinkler
Company
Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
President, General Federation of Women's
Clubs
George Myers
President, Consumer Federation of
America
Ralph Nader
Private Citizen
Richard E. Ohendalski
Boy Scouts of America
Leo Perlis
Director of Community Service, AFL-CIO
Governor Calvin Rampton
Chairman, National Governors' Conference
George Romney
Chairman of the Board, National Center
for Voluntary Action
Theodore A. Serrill
Executive Director, National Newspaper
Association
Stanford Smith
President, American Newspaper
Publishers' Association
Stanley Smoot
President, National Association of Counties
Frank Stanton
Chairman, American National Red Cross
Vincent T. Wasilewski
President, National Association of
Broadcasters
Roy Wilkins
Executive Director, National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People
Douglas Woodruff
President, National Association of
Retired People
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
Committee Fact Sheet
The Citizens' Action Committee to Fight Inflation (the WIN Program)
is an outgrowth of suggestions made at the September 27-28, 1974 "Summit"
Conference on Inflation for a nationwide Citizens' mobilization against
inflation. In his address to the Joint Session of Congress on October 8,
President Ford announced the enlistment of a group of distinguished
Americans to help plan for citizen and group participation in the effort
as members of the Committee.
In an initial meeting with President Ford at the White House on
October 12, the Committee adopted a Statement of Principle: To organize
as a non-partisan working committee.
In addition to Sylvia Porter, who had previously agreed to serve as
national chairperson of the Committee, the following four co-chairmen were
elected at the October 12th meeting: Carol T. Foreman, executive director
of the Consumer Federation of America; William J. Meyer, President,
Central Automatic Snrinkler Company in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Leo
Perlis, director of Community Service, AFL-CIO, and Frank Stanton,
chairman of the American National Red Cross.
The Committee's first recommendations were given to the Nation by
President Ford in a speech in Kansas City, Missouri on October 15, 1974.
The Committee has two task forces in operation. One is on State and Local
Action Committees. Its member organizations and representatives are:
AFL-CIO - Alan Bosch, The Chamber of Commerce of the United States -
Arch Booth, Consumer Federation of America - Carol T. Foreman, The
General Federation of Women's Clubs - Mrs. Carroll E. Miller, William
J. Meyer, President, Central Automatic Sprinkler Company, Lansdale,
Pennsylvania, Ralph Nader, private citizen, U. S. Conference of Mayors -
John Gunther, U. S. Jaycees - Ronald Dodd, a ad Ronald Brown - National
Urban League
A task force on Public Awareness is also operational. Its member
organizations and representatives are: The Advertising Council - Robert
P. Keim, American Newspaper Publishers Association - Stanford Smith,
The American Red Cross - Frank Stanton, The National Association of
Broadcasters - Vincent T. Wasilewski, National Publishers Association
Theodore A. Serrill, Magazine Publishers Association - Stephen Kelly.
Task Forces are in the planning stage for WIN Gardens, individual and
community and for a recycling program.
While representative of a cross-section of American life, the Citizens'
Action Committee - charged with the planning and coordination responsibility
for the "WIN" Program - recognizes the complexity and diversity of our
national community. Accordingly, it does not advocate a single pattern
of citizen participation for the country but rather seeks to encourage
local autonomy and iniative in program development and operation.
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
The following letter has been sent to 54 Governors.
Dear Governor:
We are asking you today to take the leadership to form a statewide
nonpartisan Citizens' Action Committee to Fight Inflation.
One of the first actions of this committee could be to determine ways
and means to slow inflation and save energy statewide. Mayors in your
state today are being asked to take the leadership in forming local commit-
tees. We encourage the state committee to work with the local committees
to assure a coordinated effort.
One of the most effective things your state committee can do would
be to establish a mechanism for measuring and reporting progress within
your state in slowing inflation and saving energy. You could report this
progress to your constituents and to the nonpartisan National Citizens'
Action Committee, which was formed by President Ford on October 8, 1974.
Several Governors have indicated to the President that they are
calling special meetings of their department heads to review ways and
means of assessing the potential inflationary impact of new state
programs, rules and regulations. These efforts, if undertaken by all,
could surely result in significant developments which could produce
great progress in stabilizing the economy.
A public announcement of these plans for local action committees
will be made November 11, 1974.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Sylvia Porter, Chairperson
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
The following letter is being sent to 10, 000 Mayors and principal county
officials in the United States.
Dear
:
As chairperson of the Citizens' Action Committee to Fight Inflation,
I am asking you today to take the leadership in forming a local Citizens'
Action Committee for the non-partisan WIN Program to fight inflation.
The principal county executives are being asked to form committees in
areas outside the boundaries of incorporated municipalities and co-
operation with them. In some instances, cities and counties might decide
locally to join together to have a county-wide or metropolitan WIN, which
is a matter for local decision.
A membership list is enclosed of the National Citizens' Action
Committee to Fight Inflation, which was formed by President Ford on
October 8, 1974. This Committee's composition can serve as a
guideline for the formation of your own local committee.
The National Committee's start-up suggestions for your local group
are also enclosed. Citizens' mobilizing together to slow inflation can be
an important force in conquering this Nationwide problem.
A public announcement of these plans for local action committees
will be made November 11, 1974.
Sincerely,
Sylvia Porter
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
The following is the statement of principle of the Citizens' Action
Committee to Fight Inflation.
The Citizens' Action Committee to Fight Inflation is a nonpartisan,
volunteer working committee. The committee will develop public under-
standing and participation in a nationwide effort to control inflation and
save energy. This nonpartisan committee dealing with a nonpartisan
problem will mobilize the nation through all of its people. The committee
calls on every American, on Federal, state and local governments,
organizations, business and labor to WIN the fight against inflation.
-Adopted October 12, 1974
at the White House
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
The items below are offered as suggestions for getting underway once a
broadly representative WIN Committee has been set up as per our letter
to your Mayor or County Executive. They are suggestions only: Feel
free to amend them as your own imagination or local conditions indicate.
1.
Provide for your city/county/metropolitan WIN Committee to handle
at least four function: Awards, Ideas, Participation, and Public
Relations. Don't forget to arrange for a bulk-mail permit and a
press-release writer.
2.
Set up small (4-5 members) "sector-participation" groups along the
lines of the campaign committees used by your area Community
Chest, Givers Fund, or United Way. Promote "percent-of-sector"
participating competition; i.e., pit the sector-committee for "light
industries" against that for "retail merchants" to see who can get
the higher percentage of their sector's firms participating in WIN.
3.
The official WIN pledges are enclosed for your use. Some suggestions
on format:
A. Lay out the business pledges so they can be receipts-signed or-
stamped by the overall participation committee for display, and make
them available through the mayor's office, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Retail Merchants' Association, farm organizations, etc.
B. Format the consumer pledges for distribution via newspapers
(printing in color or reverse if possible) and also, if desired, for
distribution through banks, groceries, schools and colleges, serve
organizations, union locals and shop stewards, utility offices, etc.
C. The parenthetical phrase "through my union" can be deleted from
the worker pledge to make it directly applicable to non-union employee
groups. Note that the union label on locally produced materials (buttons,
flyers, pledge-forms, etc.) will quite often generate additional
community support.
4.
Secure WIN endorsements from local organizations, schools, and
colleges. Suggest also that they have at least one WIN-orientation
program for their people.
5.
In plants, stores, and service firms (such as hospitals) set up joint
labor-management committees reporting to their related sector-
participation sub-committees; where appropriate, consider special
"employee-to-management" or vice versa awards.
6.
Arrange for regularly-scheduled and placed WIN "new participants"
and "awards" announcements in print and electronic media; include
house-organs and plant-newspapers here, too.
7.
Run newspaper and suggestion-box columns and contests for ideas that
will help WIN work, being sure to involve schools, Boy Scounts, 4-H,
etc. radio stations can devote call-in show time to these, too.
8.
Arrange well-publicized monthly sessions of the city/county/metro-
politan WIN Committee for participation and idea awards; initial
recommendations of winners could come from groups and individuals
within the participation sectors.
CITIZENS' ACTION COMMITTEE TO FIGHT INFLATION
Washington, D.C.
FOR RELEASE: 2 p.m. (EST)
CONTACT: Mrs. Carroll E. Miller
November 11, 1974
(202) 456-6466
The following pledges are suggested for use by local action committees:
Businessman's and Businesswoman's Pledge:
I pledge to my customers that to the very best of my ability
I will hold or reduce prices and will buy whenever possible from
those who have pledged to do the same. I also pledge to be an energy
saver. This signed pledge is evidence of my participation in, and
support of, the WIN Program.
Consumer Pledge
I pledge to my fellow citizens that I will buy, when possible,
only those products and services priced at or below present levels.
I also promise to conserve energy and I urge others to sign this
pledge.
Worker Pledge:
I pledge that I -- through my union will join with my fellow
workers and my employer in seeking ways to conserve energy and
eliminate waste on the job. I also promise to urge others to sign
this pledge. *
*
See item three of thoughts for local WIN committees.