U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: Reader's Digest founders honored on new stamp issued by Postal Service

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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 July 1998-U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: Reader's Digest founders honored on new stamp issued by Postal Service (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290698 Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace, noted philanthropists and founders of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. and its flagship magazine, will be honored July 16 with the issuance of a new postage stamp at a dedication ceremony in Pleasantville, N.Y.

"The U.S. Postal Service is pleased to honor two great Americans with the issuance of the Lila and DeWitt Wallace stamp," said Postmaster General William Henderson. "The U.S. stamp program has long honored the history makers who have played significant roles in strengthening the moral fabric of this country. "The Wallaces' legacy of kindness and generous...