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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
3
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Elmer Theodore Klassen, born 1908 in Hillsboro Kansas, rose from office boy to president of American Can Co. at 16, studied at Harvard, and was named head of the U.S. Postal Service by the Postal Board of Governors. He becomes PMG on January 1, the first not appointed by the President after postal reform.
Senator Hubert Humphrey told the National Farmers Organization that Republicans are on shaky ground in rural America over farm policy. He said the Nixon administration aims for cheap food to curb inflation, while Dole faced boos when urging industry to enter rural areas at the NFC convention in Kansas City.
Washington AP report on the Group of Ten finance ministers meeting to craft a interim currency system around a possible dollar devaluation. Nixon signaled willingness to realign currencies after Azores talks. ministers aim to settle rates by weekend amid persistent crisis.
U S officials discuss a dollar devaluation of 5 to 8 percent and revaluations of the yen and mark while keeping the franc unchanged. A provisional exchange-rate system could be IMF ratified until Congress acts on dollar change, contingent on allied trade barriers removal and cost-sharing for troops. Trade talks begin with Canada, with likely discussions with the Common Market and Japan.
Rawson Reidel Jr. of Spring Creek has been elected to the Executive board of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. He also serves on the Warren County board of directors. A group photo shows Reidel with Mary Kuzma Warren County Dairy Princess Columbus and Ken Loomis Sugar Grove seated, and standing Yollis Morton Bear Lake Darrell Johnson Akeley Alfred Akins Chandlers Valley and Burdette Weiler Warren.
Washington reports pay for about 1,300 Action agency employees may be reduced for two days due to expired funding and stalled appropriations. Similar delays affect the Agency for International Development and the Office of Economic Opportunity, while Defense payrolls are expected to proceed. Other items include AMA criticism of Price Commission fee guidelines and a judge delaying a rent rise in Wilmington. Housing starts in November show strength, and steel makers secure price boosts from the Price Commission.
The AP reports 14.4 million people received cash welfare in August up 138,000 from July while total public assistance spending fell by 15 million to 1.5 billion. AFDC added 95,000 across 42 states and territories. several states saw increases, while eight states plus Puerto Rico cut AFDC. New AFDC rules targeted unemployment and employment status.
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