Postmaster General Elmer Klassen's ascent mirrors Horatio Alger tale
Elmer Klassen, named last week to head the U S Postal Service, recalls a boyhood vow to someday hold the boss’s job and charts a career from California office boy to CEO. His rise follows postal reform that made the service independent and led to his appointment as the first Postmaster General not chosen by the President.
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Fire destroys Pocomoke Elementary School in Maryland
Authorities say cleaning fluid ignited a fire that destroyed the main building of Pocomoke Elementary School in Pocomoke City Maryland. Firefighters evacuated 43-year-old structure and fuel storage room ignition caused the blaze with no injuries reported.
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Saigon launches twin offensives in Cambodia and Vietnam
South Vietnamese forces press two major drives into Cambodia and southern Vietnam. In eastern Cambodia, fighting erupts at the Chup rubber plantation with heavy casualties reported on both sides. South Vietnamese losses include seven dead and 17 wounded, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties total 61. Air strikes aided the assault along the plantation corridor.
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