Drunk Driving Public Education Campaign Launched
Secretary Volpe kicks off a nationwide effort to curb drunken driving with a national ad campaign by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He cites Nixon's directive to cut the annual 55,000 highway deaths, funded at about three quarters of a million dollars in the first half of a three year program, developed with the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.
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Postal rate hike canceled by Postmaster General
Postmaster General E. T. Klassen announced the cancellation of the planned $450 million rate increase for next January. He ordered a 90 day hiring freeze and outlined four cost saving steps including faster transfers of staff, elimination of temporary workers and consultants, and a focus on service. He urged that service must improve and costs must be cut to avoid future rate increases.
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Nixon urges Congress to reshuffle cabinet agencies
President Nixon urged Congress to approve his plan to merge seven cabinet agencies into four new departments, signaling willingness to proceed this year with only one department. He stressed a Department of Community Development and a Department of Natural Resources to consolidate rural urban aid programs and water resources management, urging action in 1972.
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