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The BG News Thursday Bowling Green State University October 1,1981 Postal stamps raise to 20* WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bolger said the new rate is high Postal Service defied its rate- enough to avoid another increase making watchdog yesterday and for at least two years. Such raised the cost of a first-class stability is important to large stamp to 20 cents, effective Nov. users who must know postal costs 1. Two minutes after it was an- before deciding on mass mailings, nounced, the move was challeng- he said. ed in court. The National Association of The 2-cent increase will be the Greeting Card Publishers filed a Postal Service's first that has not suit challenging the legality of the been approved by the Postal Rate increase at 10:19 a.m., two Commission, which three times minutes after it was announced. rejected requests for a 20-cent THE SUIT in the U.S. Court of rate. Appeals contends the increase is The new price represents a 25 discriminatory because it applies percent increase in first-class to some classes of mail while mail rates this year and a 333 per- some others are being decreased cent increase since 1971, when a or left the same. letter could be mailed for a nickel "I can't believe they are doing and a penny. this right before Christmas," said Robert Hardesty, chairman of Norm Halladay, the association's the Postal Service Board, defend- ed the increase as "reasonable, executive director. "Their own equitable and fiscally responsi- studies show that the reason peo- ble." ple send fewer Christmas cards is Without the higher rates, the increasing postal rates " Postal Service would have had to Consumer advocate Ralph borrow money to meet its costs, Nader said the unilateral increase Hardesty said. He said this by the Postal Service "shows that tUff photo by De»n Koapfler "would have been fiscally ir- it operates totally without over- Police and Ilia squad members attend to Winifred Bedelle, 77, of 249 S. Church St., altar her car crashed Into responsible." sight from any government agen- the home of Mrs. Bertha Hedge, 119 Napoleon Rd. Mrs. Bedelle la listed In fair condition at Wood County , Postmaster General William cy. Hospital In Bowling Green. Proposed tax hike Meg Christian gives her lyrics strength I Kathleen Koshar third album,alhum "Turning"Tnrninp It m^^m^^^^^^^mmm^—^^^mmmmm—mmmm^m News ataff reporter Over," was just released. Christian began her musical may roll back tuition Meg Christian lives in a career at an early age in Lyn- woman's world. chburg, Va. She started "play- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The value of a car instead of the sell- She is part of a growing sup- ing things with strings" when Ohio House Finance Committee ing price. port system that is working to she was 5 years old and even- create a community in which held a marathon session late Under the amendment, that sec- tually became a nightclub Tuesday as it tried to complete ac- women can control their ex- entertainer singing popular tion of the law would be repealed. istence. Christian's contribu- music. tion on its version of Gov. James Also scrapped would be parts of tion to this support system is Rhodes' $13.5 billion budget bill. the earlier bill which imposed the IN 1969. she participated in a Expected approval by the panel through her music. consciousness-raising group for sales tax on certain gift transfers Christian, who performed in would enable a vote today by the of motor vehicles and a $10 sur- women that was trying to full House on the measure, which the Grand Ballroom at the analyze why women felt charge for the transfer of certain University last night, is known includes a $1.8 billion tax hike. vehicles at no cost. frustrated and isolated. She One budget bill amendment as the founding mother of began to examine the words of seeks to encourage state-assisted women's music. She is head of the popular music she was sing- colleges and universities to roll Committee members also Olivia Records, which she ing. back recently imposed student agreed to make the change started in 1973, a recording Christian said she was hor- tuition hikes by picking up part of retroactive so people forced to company that serves as an rified by the words and thought, the revenue the schools stand to pay a higher tax during the time outlet for female artists and is "I don't really want to be sing- lose. the law was in effect could be the largest women's label in the ing this. I want to be singing reimbursed. country. songs that celebrate women's SPONSORED by Rep. Dean lives." Conley (D-Columbus) the They acted after the sponsor of ALTHOUGH music is her A new style of singing measure creates a $50 million a separate House bill dealing with business, the women's move- developed from that fund from which the board of the same subject predicted the ment is also a personal cause to consciousness-raising ex- regents can approve reim- amendment would not end con- Christian. perience. Christian was able to bursements to each institution troversy surrounding the issue "(The recording company) adapt some popular songs to that reduces fees. The amount of unless it was made retroactive. was once a dream where we her beliefs but she had to turn reimbursement would be deter- could train women but it was to composing and other women mined by a formula defined in the Rep. Waldo Bennett Rose (R- not financially feasible," she for new lyrics. amendment. Lima) said that unlike his own said. Christian then took her music To be eligible for the reim- House bill dealing with the same Christian has sold 80,000 to out of nightclubs to concerts bursement, the fee reductions subject, the amendment didn't 90,000 records of her own and where she could work in a must be in effect for the ap- provide for reimbursement of Olivia Records has sold more women-controlled environ- proaching winter term and stay at those involved in casual sales than 200,000. Her latest and the reduced level for the rest of when the book value procedure fiscal 1982, which ends June 30, was in use. Repeal of the casual 1982. sales provision could cost Ohio from $23 million to $32 million in revenue, he said. Four-month budget hampers University Instructional fees at most Ohio Although the state will revert to colleges and universities rose this its previous method of taxing fall because of fiscal problems casual sales, another section of by David Slgworth compounded by earlier cutbacks revenue for the entire year, Eakin tion of $59.7 million for the main salaries — although only by 5 per- the original bill giving a sales tax News ataff reporter said, the four-month interim campus — the additional money cent — and utilities, by $775,000. in state support. break to people who trade in their revenue was multiplied by three. coming roughly from $24.1 million He also mentioned the Univer- Richard Eakin, executive vice old cars for new models will not be This is the year of the Interim Thus, the University is working in instructional fees and $3.8 sity's hiring freeze as a step to cut provost for planning and affected. for the University and the 1981-82 budgeting, said he thinks it is with an estimated $31.8 million in million from miscellaneous in- costs. Other amendments adopted by budget has been no exception. state funding for the main cam- come. THE ONLY full-time personnel premature to make any decisions the committee would: Because of the state's in- about cutbacks on fees at this pus. But anticipated University ex- hired will be those whose positions capability to enact a budget, Dr. penses for the year reach $61 are grant-funded or are fun- time. • Authorize the Ohio Building Richard Eakin, executive vice THIS STATE revenue figure is million, he said. That is where the damentally important to the Authority to borrow funds to plan provost for planning and the lowest in three years, he said, $1.3 million problem comes in, he University, such as cooks in Lawmakers were criticized and construct a proposed $140 budgeting, said the University has citing figures of $32.7 million last said. residence halls, Eakin said. after enactment of a measure million state office building at been forced to deal with a four- year and$32.4 million in 1979-80. EAKIN said the only budget Eakin said these and the other which provided for the sales tax State and High streets in Colum- month interim budget passed by Employing the $31.8 million, items increased by the trustees in cost-cutting steps the University on such non-dealer transactions to bus. Bonds sold to finance the pro- the state in July.