STATE COMPTROLLER INCLUDED

Panama Citians Invited to Japan

Five prominent Panama Citians and a high-ranking state official are scheduled to leave today for Japan on a several-day trip aimed at boosting Japanese-American relations.

Heading the delegation will be state Comptroller Fred O. (Bud) Dickinson of Tallahassee and well-known Panama City banker M.G. (Bubber) Nelson, who also is a former State Road Board member. They will be accompanied by their wives.

Others making the trip include....

The group is making an all-expense-paid trip as official guests of the Japanese government. They will spend from a week to 10 days visiting Expo '70 in Tokyo and travel to the various parts of Japan.

The trip developed as the result of a trip Japanese Sen. Shintaro Abe made to Panama City and Nelson made to Japan last year.

The affable Panama City banker and young Japanese senator became fast friends and Sen. Abe arranged for his government to invite the Panama City group and Comptroller Dickinson.

Sen. Abe.....

Nelson is president of Commercial Bank and Nelson Buick Company. He and Comptroller Dickinson are close personal friends.

Other members....