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Panel predicts grim Postal Service future in 1985
A federal commission foresees ending Saturday mail delivery to save money and raising first class rates to 22 cents by 1985 while expanding taxpayer subsidies. The panel, voting 6-1 to keep current regulation structure, flags rural post offices and urges involvement with electronic mail services despite likely congressional opposition.
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