Postal Service urged to cut deliveries and push tech use
The commission on Postal Service report criticizes narrow thinking and urges eliminating Saturday mail, cutting overnight sorting, and faster adoption of electronic technology to avoid deficits. It warns first class mail could rise to 28 cents by 1985 and calls for fresh analyses of the mandate to break even and further innovative approaches.
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Speed limit to 90 kilometers per hour nationwide
The Federal Highway Administration orders a full switch to international standards over 90 days, with signs updated by September 30 next year and milepost signs by September 30, 1982. Drivers can adjust speedometers and odometers. some may fear highway disorientation from metric guidance, while old billboards with miles will fade.
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Moderates in Europe Face Threat to West European Stability
Brussels report notes winds across West Europe challenge governing from the center as moderates in France Germany Italy Britain confront rising left and right pressures. Analysts warn extremists, student unrest, and terrorist acts threaten democratic balance and demand careful leadership to preserve stability.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Notice
The Danville Register outlines letter submission rules requiring signed letters, verification contact, and editors' right to edit or shorten letters when space is limited. Letters must include signatures and meeting telephone numbers for verification.
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Rowland Evans And Robert Novak New Cracks In Italy's Communist Party
In Rome the PCI shows strain as it seeks to broaden to the Catholic center while detente falters under Carter's human rights policy. The party battles internal splits, waning support, and clashes with a tough economic scene, risking its historic compromise.
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Carter Era Seen In Carter's Favor In Poll View
A New York Times CBS News poll shows 64 percent of 1,707 adults view Jimmy Carter positively after about three months in office. Voters see him as cautious, wary of big labor, and reluctant to back costly spending while work proceeds on Africa and nuclear policy amid global shifts.
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Carter Era Quiet Times Mask International Strife Reappearing
In his first foreign trip Carter signals relative global calm while noting Soviet relations with the West and the Communist bloc show restraint. Domestic welfare programs cushion social misery as northeast cities face hardship and growth spreads to New York and Cleveland.
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Nixon Returns He May Come Back In Politics
Nixon appears in a renewed political narrative as a possible comeback figure. The piece compares him to Houdini, notes Watergate’s impact, and cites a January transcript showing his view on party direction and court ethics amid fresh scrutiny. It discusses media treatment and Nixon’s complex legacy.
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