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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, May 24, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ift 24, 1968 the stars and stripes Juk appointee Gronouski leaving Poland q work for Humph John a. Gronouski. Coming Home Washington up John a. Gronouski a member of both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations resigned wednes Day As ambassador to Poland to take a key Post in vice president Hubert h. Humphrey s Campaign for the presidency. The former postmaster Gen eral s plans to work for Humphrey were Learned shortly after the while House announced Gronouski would return to the United states. Just what role he would playing Humphrey s Campaign was not known but it will be unimportant one against sen. Robert f. Kennedy and sen. Eugene Mccarthy. Gronouski was chosen by John f. Kennedy in 1963 to replace j. Edward Day at the Post office. Snaring a Man with experience during that administration is considered a Plum for the Humphrey Campaign. Gronouski was the first polish american in the Cabinet but the Campaign Post was no expected to be in nationalities activities. He was sent to Warsaw by president Johnson in 1965, and j has been the United states sole diplomatic Contact with red Freeman under fire on funds to help poor China. He was not expected to return from Poland until after the next scheduled meeting with the chinese communist representative May 29. Gronouski recently returned to Warsaw after a month of consultations in  arriving Here one of his first Calls was on Humphrey. The White House announced no successor in the Warsaw Post. While House press Secretary George Christian described the Exchange of letters bet Ween the president and Gronouski on the subject of the resignation As being warm and Friendly. The president congratulated the ambassador for his Excel Lent service in Poland and expressed regrets and very deep  Gronouski served in the Cabinet from 1963 to september 1965 when he accepted the diplomatic assignment. He is a 48-year-old native of Dunbar wis., and once served on the faculty at the University of Maine. He was Wisconsin state commissioner of taxation for three years before becoming postmaster general in 1963. Washington a Secre tary of agriculture Orville l. Freeman clashed with several congressmen wednesday Over his department s handling of fed eral programs designed to fee the n a t i o n s  read ing a statement calling on con Gress to give him More Money and authority to administer t h programs he came under a Freeman barrage of questions from the House committee on education and labor. Much of the questioning concerned Freeman s authority under one Section of the surplus food Law to spend Money on the food stamp and direct commodity programs. Money not spent under the Law is turned Back tothe Treasury. The agriculture department fas returned to the Treasury?to4 million during the past few y,e5s old Plas to turn Back?227 million this year. The congressmen contended Freeman had the authority to use these funds for programs tone p the poor and in fact had in the past. Freeman replied his depart ment is using As much of the Money As it can under the authority he believes it has. He also said there was a Lac of cooperation in Many localities to Start programs. Rep. Charles e. Goodell r the Law Spe that you can distribute Good when you think it is Neces no tip for this Tri London up miss Pamela who paid $36� for a for n Ca of Home to London from Nice of the French strikes she no up since pensive enough. Her cab you Don t want to offend afew members of Congress in key positions but you do have  my interpretation of the Lawis that i Don t have the authority Freeman  of the poor people s Campaign moved Inland out of the crowded room. They were escorted to seats by police As they were tuesday where they remained quietly. The committee is considering Resolution calling for a presidential commission to study malnutrition and report by Jan. 1. Before about 35 persons fro the poor people s Campaign at tending tuesday s hearing  c. Pucinski d-i11., con tended immediate action no further study was needed. These people sitting in this room Don t want to wait he said. They re Here in washing ton now because they want action  can t Tell them there la be More studies. We be had  in plywood City mississippians make themselves at Home in Washington . They Are among those in temporary structures while joining he poor people s Campaign. A 13 top modal winners at White House Washington a thir teen medal of Honor winners were among 900 White House guests wednesday night at president Johnson s annual reception for the armed services. The medal of Honor Winner Sand their wives mingled with the joint chiefs of  an aside to Gen. Lewis Walt . Marines command Erin Vietnam. Of the president said his Marine son in Law capt. Charles Robb had sent Back the first picture since his arrival in Vietnam in april As a Rifle company  looks like he s lost 25 pounds Johnson told  is the husband of John son s oldest daughter Lynda. Of crewman killed in c54 crash Lincoln mass. A one the air Force said the plane. The survivors were it co crewman was killed wednesday a c54, the military version of j James a Randolph the Pilot of when a four eng med air Force the commercial dc4, was on a Serin Field a a Ianth to thu transport Lane crashed in routine  i inn in Playa assigned to the Woods 500 feet from a cleared Section that led to a  other crewmen walked away from the battered  air Force spokesman said the body of the dead Man was strapped in the fuselage. Twin scholars Riverside Calif. A Donald and Wallace Brithinee 19-year-old twins at the univer sity of California at Riverside have been elected to Phi bet Kappa the National academic Honor society. They la graduate in june after three years. In 1965 they were co valedictorians at nearby Fontana High school. Short circuit leaves 400 up in Ait Kan Antonio Tex. A the winding stairs As some did ing the source of the Power fail "wc1 t a Smirt to n a.1a.na.n Var rms t 41\ it to of �  
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