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Y NE41S New York, New York Ju1y 19, 1962 l+itime Agrkulture Aid Waahington„ July 18 (AP).-, preeident' Reanedy today chose John i A. Baker, now director of agricultural credit, as assistant, secretary,ofagrieulture for rural development and conservation. He replaees~Ftank J. Weich, who is resigning too beeome, . vice, , presi- Mentt of l the ' Tobacco l Institute, ihe. Frank J. W elch Leaves Agriculture Post .Leaf Group Elects Welch 'As 0fficial By Charlea•Rtcharda aMn,a*wbr Wu16HING'TON - The Tobacco Institupe has latched onto a, re- aignia; assistant secretary of ag, , riculWre. to be its vice president to work' with groups interested! Upon his retvrn if¢om Russia, fa i tabaeco economy and acieon. Welch's primary responsibilities The fiist, duty - of Frank .J: at the institute will be with Welch, who has been an assist. groups and institutions inter- antt sep'etaryy since early 19a1.ested in the tobaeco economy; will be to lead a U. & , tobacco including tohaoco s c i e nc e: delegation on an e:cb'ange visit George V. A9;en: president of to the Soviet Union. the tobacco institute said. The The election of Welch as an institute itself does not engage Institute vice president was an- in soentific or' agricultural re- po~ed yesterday by President ~~a~, - Georgo V. Allen.. The organiza- Was at,Kentncay - tioo ioth'er vice president isEd- Welch has directedl the re- wud F. RaM amt; who, atso is search and forest' aenvioes; ~M~' which wAl"tie shiftedito andaer Tbe Tobacco institu4e is cpm- asslstant secretary as part of' Prised of U. S. manufacturers of a reorganization planned by tobacco productt: It.k purpose is to dlsseminate information and of Agricvlture Free- un Secretary derstandidg of the industry and maa 'qa products. Welch, i.i a former dean of. Also yesterday President Rea+ agriculture at the Univeisity of ~y named John A, Baker, now Kentucky. Baker's nom:nation director of agriculture credit, to requires eonfirmation by the replace Welch as assistant sen_- WJCSHING'TtDN, July 19 - Senate. In reply to a question, retary of'agriculture for rural de- Frank J; Welch, assistant secre- Pierre, Salinger; While House Qdopnreat and cooaervatiao: tary of agriculture from Feb- press secretary said the snift in With Farnmra Uaios tuary 1961 ,to July' 1962, has assistant secretaries was totlilly been elhcted,a vice president of' unrelated to the Billie Sol Fstes Baker, who, jpined the tlepart- the Tobacco Institute, Inc., an case. ment last year, hed previoualy organization of United 9tates Prior to )oining, the Depar~t- Krved for 10 years as director ;nanufaucturers of tobacco ment of Agriculture in 1961, ef kgialatlve aeruices for the Na- products: ; Baker, had'been idirector of leg. tioaal Farmers Uaioo. President Kennedy Wednes- Islative.servicesfor.the.Nation- Welrh's.responsibilitieswiththes day chose John A'. Baker, now al~. Farmersunion for. 1pY 0 ears, institutee will be to work with ~,p~,and insiiwtiona interested direckor of agii~ultWal Qedi4 ~°g that time; he had,served in tobaceo economy and tobaccr ass assistantseoretaryof'agni-as a.a consultant to: the. State aeience: The institute doesnot cldture forr rurali development.. DEpantment on farmm matters mgaQe in researebi . it.relf: >tad conservation., 'selated to.foreigniaid programs: For, nearly IS years before ~a'said of the election, "With ~• W~elah.h will essume hiss new~ng the jobwith theFarm_. h'~' , utenaivee background and. later this . month, in . timeb}dh persooqt competence, Dr. p06t ers to kadia~Un[ted States deli•ga• Union, Bakerhad tieemem- peldt will be able to seake aa ' i1ort of tobaem representatives ppoyed by the Department of eutstanding, contribution td the 4A an exchange visit to the So- Agriculture in variouss capaci' Tobacco Institutc." Union. The gcuup fs due ties He is a graduate of the Walch' is a formen dean af tS. Univasity a('Arkansaa;, Qniverai al Kentucky College of' leave for Russla early in ~,~ new 4 ualat and aill visit tobacoo post. Baker will Agriculturs; Ha is a, Wcmet di+ areas andimaaufactur supervise eonsec~vation and rector of the lknaessee Valley plants: Russian tobacco rural develoQment pregrams: Aathority and former member of trttepnesentatives are expected to including the Soe1 Conservation, the -Nat~al War, Labor Board. Idbit the, United States later Service and Farmens Co-opera. He has also served'on the Na+ ~ p~ 1fve. Service. (Soaal i Agricultural Research Pol- fcy Atlvicory Contmittee aad the Presideat'a Commissiae on In- tswed Industrial Use of Aprioul, .'4ural Products. z_j[L#_a pative_ at Texas. .-r.:~~;= ~ '! f- _ _., . .. _ 1WINS1`ON-SALFXJbURNAL, Winston-Salem, North Csrolina, July 19,, 1962 Welch Cw ,i _Wj 4 60~ 11ft