Postal service touts banner year despite big deficit
The United States Postal Service closed 1980 with a 306 million deficit yet Postmaster General William F. Bolger hailed a banner year for productivity and mail volume. He cited reduced federal subsidies, rising total mail at 106.3 billion pieces, and gains in efficiency aided by rate stability and nine digit ZIP usage.
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United States Postal Service
William F. Bolger
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Postal Service
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Chickadee checkoff bill eyed to aid wildlife habitat
Iowa lawmakers consider a wildlife checkoff allowing 1 to 10 dollars from state tax refunds to fund the fish and wildlife protection fund for land acquisition or easements. The measure, approved by the Natural Resources Committee, is distinct from party checkoffs though critics note its name may stick.
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Iowa
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Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund
Lowell Norland
Elephant bite costs $200000 in damages at New Jersey park
Elizabeth Ennis of Hempstead, a 68-year-old Long Island woman, won $200,000 from Warner Bros. over a July 8, 1974 incident at Jungle Habitat in West Milford, New Jersey, where a baby elephant grabbed her over a four-foot fence. The 1,000-acre park closed in 1976.
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Reagan Says Iran Hostage Seizure Was Act Of War
In a Washington interview with five national publications Reagan labels the Tehran hostage seizure an act of war and calls for non negotiable hostages release. He criticizes past negotiations, supports resuming SALT talks, and backs a U S military role in the Middle East while aiming to balance the federal budget by 1983 with a package of tax cuts and cuts.
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America
the Tribune
Bureaucrats urged to pedal per GAO report
The GAO urges Washington to shift government travel from cars to bicycles or mopeds. It proposes mileage payments of 4 cents per mile for bikes and 8 cents for mopeds, plus more bike parking and shower facilities, noting obstacles from institutional culture. The GSA opposes mileage pay for cyclists and mopeds.
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Reagan pledges U S troops stay in Korea and boosts ties
President Reagan, pursuing a hands off stance on South Korea internal affairs, says the United States will keep 39 000 combat troops on the peninsula and offer more weapons and defense industry tech to confront continuing threats. A senior official signals possible force strengthening without more ground troops, in a communique after talks with President Chun Doo Hwan.
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