Associated Press. (People Meeter).(president Louis Boccardi prepares to retire)(Brief Article)

LOUIS BOCCARDI, president of the ASSOCIATED PRESS for the past 18 years, will retire in "late summer or early fall" after 36 years with the company. No word yet on who will replace him, but Boccardi, who will be 66 when he leaves, has been a staunch advocate of press freedom and was the most …