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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1994
Page
1
The Gazette reports higher postal rates with a 3 cent rise for a first class letter to 32 cents and postcard rate up one cent to 20 cents. Heavy letters over one ounce stay 23 cents for the second ounce. G class stamps are issued without rate markings to cover the change.
The Postal Rate Commission delayed rate hikes for four years by cutting costs through automation and workforce reductions. The official notes the U S rate remains among the world’s lowest while handling 40 percent of global mail, with increases below inflation. Stamp collectors will find the Year of the Bear Lunar New Year stamp, priced at 29 cents, available Friday for two days before a 3-cent rise.
French investigators say the four hijackers carried about 20 sticks of dynamite with detonators under seats on the Airbus A 300 hijacked in Algeria. The plan reportedly aimed to threaten or blow up the plane with 170 hostages over Paris before a Marseille raid ended the standoff.
Willis J Knight works as a parenting facilitator guiding parents at Taylor Elementary School. The article notes his role goes beyond measured test scores and mentions page 1B for full details.
President Clinton will appoint Dan Glickman of Kansas as the new secretary of agriculture in a White House ceremony. Glickman replaces Mike Espy, who resigns amid an ethics cloud, with Vice President Gore expected to attend the 10 a.m. event. Grassley stresses Glickman’s farm state credentials and support for family farms.
Population expert Willis Goudy of Iowa State University says Iowa has reverted to its traditional slow growth, with a 1-year gain of 8,000 bringing the total to 2,829,000. He notes rural losses offset by urban gains as county estimates arrive in spring. The U.S. grew to 260.3 million. Nevada led growth, while Connecticut and Rhode Island declined.
Federal and private data show job tenure today mirrors or exceeds levels from 20 to 30 years ago. Men 55 to 64 average 15.5 years in 1991, women 55 to 64 average 10.4 years, while baby boom dynamics and early career job hopping inflated past perceptions of mobility.
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