Bolger Says 20-Cent Rate Will Last At Least Two Years
Washington AP Post master General William F Bolger says the new 20 cent first class rate, effective November 1, should hold for at least two years. The Postal Service raised the rate without Rate Commission approval, prompting a legal challenge from the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers and comments from Robert L Hardesty and Ralph Nader about oversight and costs.
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William F. Bolger
Postal Service
Greeting Card Industry
U.S. Court of Appeals
Postal Rate Commission
Robert L. Hardesty
Postal Service Board
Bolger
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Norm Halladay
Ralph Nader
Congress
Rate Commission
Dead recipients draw millions in Social Security checks
Social Security officials disclosed that up to 60 million dollars in improper benefits have been paid to about 10,000 dead recipients. Investigators found 8,518 cases where benefits continued after death, with some relatives using joint accounts. The study covers death records through March 1981 and projects up to 10,000 total cases.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Congress
Social Security
John A. Svahn
Richard Kusserow
Department of Health and Human Services
Svahn
Reagan
Wilson
Medicare
Senate Chaplain Receives Unexpected Pay Raise to 52750
Negotiators on a stopgap spending bill raise Senate Chaplain Richard C. Halverson from 40110 to 52750, matching House chaplain James David Ford. Halverson says he did not seek the raise and feels embarrassed after only a short tenure, noting his surprise at the decision.
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Senate
House
Richard C. Halverson
James David Ford
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Halverson
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Bethesda
Edward Elson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Goat shooting sparks SPCA protest at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg training method for Green Beret medics by shooting goats in the stomach draws criticism from Margo Hubal, a Fayetteville SPCA investigator. She says there is no war and questions why goats must be sacrificed. She learned of the practice from an enlisted man and asked Fort Bragg officials for comment but received none.
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N.C
Humane Society
Margo Hubal
Fayetteville
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
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