The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 47, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 April 1977 — Page 18

APRIL 28. 1»77 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

Nixon-Frost Interviews On WNDU Radio Charles Linster. Program Director tor WNDU Radio, announced that WNDU Radio (AM. 1490 kHz), has arranged for exclusive broadcast rights to the long-await-ed conversations between President Richard M Nixon and David Frost. Ihe conversations will be pre sented in four historic ninetv mm ute broadcasts, beginning Wedncsdav. May 4 After almost three scarsol silence. Richard Nixon will speak pul iov for the first time since his final days. the resigna lion, the pardon, his near fatal illness and his last controversial trip tot hina Mr. Nixon will have no prior knowledge of the questions posed by David Frost nor will he be able to exercise anv control over the editing or content of the programs. 1 he first program will be head Wedncsdav evening. Max 4. at b 30 p.m.. and is titled "Nixon the Man." Ihe second program is scheduled for Thursday. Mav 12 at b:3O p.m. and deals with "Nixon and the World." On Thursday. Mav 19 at 6:30 p.m.. "Nixon and America" will be broadcast. The senes concludes on Wednesday. Mav 25 at 6:30 p.m. with the longawaited program on "Nixon on Watergate." Immediately following each broadcast, a special roundtable anaylsis of the conversations will be conducted by Bob Moore. Vice President of Mutual News.. Nationally known commentators Jack Anderson and James J. Kilpatrick will be featured in the discussions. WNDU Radio will also carry four ten-minute news reports on the conversations each day following the programs. These special reports will follow the Radio New Center broadcasts at 8:30 p.m.. 12:20 p.m.. 5:30 p.m. and immediatcly prior to the Paul Cornell Show at 8:50 p.m.

POSTAL SERVICE ACHIEVES 12-MONTH SURPLUS For the first time in recent history. the Postal Service has finished a full vear with a financial surplus. Postmaster General Benjamin F Bailar announded recently . In a speech before National Postal Forum South, meeting in Miama Beach. Fla., the postmaster general said: "It gives me great pleasure to announce that for the past 12 months of postal operations — from the end of March of last year through the 25th of March this year we have achieved a surplus of approximately $5 million.' Bailar said that "in addition to being in our best operating shape in wars. the postal system is also in the best financial shape since reorganization. and perhaps since the early 1950‘5. Ilie operating surplus "didn't just happen by itself." Bailar said. "It is due to the efforts of everyone in the postal system. It was brought about by the diligent work of our field managers; by streamlining our services; by cutting out unnecessary costs; by greater cooperation from our customers, and bv the improved efficiency and productivity of our employ ees." Bailar noted that the surplus is particularly gratifying, because it occurred during a period when many other government institutions were encountering serious financial pressure. "Our nation's cities arc finding it increasingly difficult to provide the services to meet their citizens' needs at costs they are willing to pay. Our school systems are increasingly troubled in both the financial area and in providing an education that we want for our children." Bailar said. He added that the Postal Service has not only cut its costs, but has. at the same time, aggressively sought to develop a public understanding of some of the hard choices and tough decisions that face the country in postal matters. "In my view." through there was a Congressionally imposed morator-

ium on many of our cost cutting programs" and despite increased operating expenses resulting from the "awesome winter". "This is a record for which we are justifiably proud." Bailar said. "We have a surplus of $45.5 million for the fiscal year to date — from the first of October through the end of March — compated to a deficit of almost a half billion dollars for the same six months last fiscal year. "This is significant, substantial progress. For the first time since postal reorganization, we have a firm hold on our costs and are successfully managing our resources. As a result, we have been able to put off the need for a rate increase until sometime in 1978." "However." Bailar cautioned, "we can't hold off the need for a rate increase forever. Higher rates — or additional income from some source — will be necessary to meet the costs of wage increases that are built into our national collective bargaining agreement and the continuing impact of inflation on all of our operational costs." Bailer spoke to more than 1.000 business executives and government officials at the first of five regional forums to be held during 1977. aimed at developing a closer working relationship between the Postal Service and its customers. JASPER COUNTY AGAIN TOP CORN PRODUCER For a fourth consecutive year Jasper County topped all of Indiana's 92 counties in corn production with a 1976 corp of 18.8 million bushels, state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University report. This was 2.8 million bushels more than its 1975 production and 6.5 million bushels above the 1974 crop. Knox County was a close second, producing 18.6 million bushels in 1976 and replacing Montgomery

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County which slipped to third. Montgomery’s crop totaled 17 million bushels. White and Newton counties placed fourth and fifth with crops of 15.5 and 15 million bushels respectively. Daviess County led the state with the best average yield per acre, according to the statisticians. Average yield was 130 bushels. Knox finished second, averaging 128 bushels per acre, and Rush was third with 125. Seventy-two counties had average yields of 100 or more bushels per acre. The 1976 state average

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yield was a record 110 bushels per acre. Indiana's 1976 corn production totaled 693.000.000 bushels — also a record — grown on 6.3 million acres. SENIOR FELLOWSHIP TO MEET MONDAY, MAY 2 The Senior Fellowship Club will meet on Monday, May 2. at 6:00 p.m. in the Walkerton Community Building for their regular carry-in dinner and program. The hostesses for the evening will be Ethel Bierly, Dorothy Walsh and Harriett Muchowicz.