A RETIRED U-P-S EXECUTIVE FROM LOUISVILLE WILL BE THE NEW HEAD OF KENTUCKY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
GOVERNOR FLETCHER HAS NAMED JOHN HINDMAN AS THE STATE'S NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY.
HINDMAN REPLACES GENE STRONG, WHO RETIRED, AND WILL BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
HINDMAN WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT U-P-S. HE' HAD BEEN WITH THE DELIVERY COMPANY SINCE 1974 BEFORE RETIRING IN MARCH.

Fletcher names Hindman just before Derby, when a number of business prospects visit Kentucky. The governor may also be hoping the appointment of a Louisvillian will generate some political support from G.L.I. and other republican-leaning, business-friendly groups in Louisville.