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The article reports that the U.S. Post Office Department is planning to make the entire system self-sustaining by having its own accounting system. Topics mentioned include increase in wage to postal workers effective July 1, 1946, an advice from retired American Telephone & Telegraph Co. comptroller Charles A. Heiss for the Post Office Department in its case for higher rates, and a bill passed by the government to increase parcel post rates 2 U.S. cents per piece.

Reports on the United States Postal Service's failure to deliver on its promise to keep rate increases below the inflation rate. Proposal for a 10 percent hike in 1994 leading to speculation of another rate boost in 1995; Bureaucracy as obstacle to chief executive Marvin T. Runyon's efforts to economize; Failure to realize full benefits of labor-saving technology as reason for soaring costs; More.

The article offers information on the relaxation of the postal charges, proposed by the U.S. Senate for publishers. It states that this is against the legislation that increased the postal charges for magazine and newspaper publishers that depended upon mail. It mentions that publishers had to pay one cent per copy as additional charge for magazines and newspapers using second-class mail. It highlights that the increase rates for third-class mail would cost the publishers a lot.

Reports on the decision by the United States Postal Service Board of Governors to increase the rate for all classes and categories of mail starting July 1, 2001. Increase in nonprofit periodicals and nonprofit standard mail rates.

Presents information on postal rates in the United States, which are scheduled to take effect on January 10, 1999. Percentage increase of the rates; Claim that the increase is the smallest in 27 years, by the US Postal Service; Other measures which will accompany the rate increase.

Reports that the US Postal Service announced on July 1, 1997 that it will seek approval of a variety of rate increases. Average rate increase of 4.5 percent; Amount of money increases would generate; When the rates would take effect.

Reports on the increase in the US Postal Service rates. Rate increase's impact on the economy; Alliance of Independent Store Owners and Professionals executive director Donna Hanbury's comments.

Reports on the effect of President Bill Clinton administration's and Congress' effort to reduce the federal budget deficit on the rates of the United States Postal Service. Possible rate increase by 1995; Postmaster General Marvin T. Runyon's plans to streamline the service bureaucracy; Instability of the postal rates.

Reports on the alliance of mailing houses, advertising agencies and publishers in New York City to endorse a 10.3% increase in postage rates in 1995. Opposition; Incentives to mailers; Rate classes.

Reports on discounts offered by the United States Postal Service. Levels of price discounts; Criteria for availing of discounts; Appending of special codes; Software program procedure; Benefit of extra work.

Informs that the US Postal Service eligibility restrictions on nonprofit third-class mail will take effect from October 1, 1995, with rate increase. Requisites for a publication to be mailed at the third-class nonprofit rate.

Reports the rise in second-class nonprofit postal rates, effective from January 1995. Details of the rise.

Reports that postal rates will be going up in February 1991. The price of a first-class stamp will increase to 30 cents. INSET: Comparison of United States first-class rates with those of....

Reports on the study by Gallup and Pitney Bowes Inc. on mail expenditures of companies in the United States. Expected rate of increase in mail expenditures; Increase in postal rate as a major cause of the increased expenditures; Other factors for the increase; Planned cost reduction strategies.

Reports on the benefits of computerized mail processing systems for large companies in the background of increase in postal rates. Views of Tom Shimko Vice President of US marketing for Pitney Bowes Mailing Systems on mail processing systems featuring computer software; Results of Gallup Poll on companies; Postal service discounts; Facilities available in the Detroit area. INSET: Automation helps get the message across..

Reports on higher postal rates in the United States for December 1994. Opposition from the Direct Marketing Association; Reasons behind the increases.

Focuses on the National Newspaper Association's (NNA) call for support from its members and other newspaper people for the battle over postal rates. Establishment of the Newspaper Alliance for Fair Postal Rates; Financial profile of the NNA; Comments by NNA Chairman Michael Parta.

Reports on the National Newspaper Association's (NNA) establishment of the Newspaper Alliance for Fair Postal Rates. Purpose of the alliance; Comments by NNA chairman Michael Parta.

Reports on the Newspaper Association of America's support of the proposed 10.3% hike in general postal rate for 1994. Filing of papers of support to the Postal Rate Commission; Association's maintenance of its opposition to methods and concepts used to compute the rate increase.

Reports on the US Postal Service Board of Governors' recommendation of a 10.3% across the board rate increase for most mail categories. Reaction of the National Newspaper Association towards the increase.

Reports on the Mailers Council's support for a maximum across-the-board increase in postal rates to cover the United States Postal Service's needs. Remarks by Mailers Council managing director Arthur Sackler; Council members who attended the press conference announcing the council's position.

Looks at the ramifications for libraries of the increase in postal rates that went into effect January 1, 1995. The increase in costs for mailing books; Actions by the King County (Washington) Library System; American Library Association (ALA) testimony before the Postal Rate Commission.

Speculates the possibility of lowering of postal rates in US. Views of Postmaster General Marvin Runyon; Information regarding Postal Service market shares; Marketing strategies; Details..

The article presents information on the mail rate plan of the U.S. Postal Service that favors the use of bar codes and pre-sorting. The changes are supposed to speed delivery by giving a break to high-volume mailers that prepare cards and letters for machine sorting and raising rates for companies that don't. A spokesman for the Direct Marketing Association said his organization is leaning toward supporting the plan. Second-class mail would be split into a low-cost service called Publications Service and another for regular periodicals mail. Publications in the regular periodicals class would see their rates increase about 17%, while those in the lower-cost class would see a 14% decrease.

Reports on the Postal Service's Board of Governors' proposed increase for most classes of mail. Significance of the proposal to advertising mailers; National Newspaper Association's plan to challenge the proposal; Alternative mail delivery operations' reaction to the proposal.

Reports of the United States Postal Service's filing for a 10.3 percent across-the-board increase in postal rates. Backing by the Mailers Council.

Reports on the rise of fourth-class library rate beginning November 21, 1993 as reported by the US Postal Service. Termination of the `revenue forgone' subsidy; Percentage increase of rates as dictated by Congress.

Discusses the effect of the increase in third-class postage rates in the United States on the envelope industry. Effect of technological innovations in communications to the industry; Direct mail as marketing strategy.

Reports on the retail industry's reaction to the Postal Rate Commission's recommendations for rate hikes in bulk mail. Other rate hikes; Effectivity date of rate hikes.

Reports on the reaction of Irving Warden, associate general counsel for the American Bankers Association on postal rate increase. Effect of the postal rate increase on the banking industry; Rate increase for first-class mail; Effect of the postal changes on the industry. INSET: Factors softening the rate increase..

Reports on the lack of opposition from the American banking industry on the government's move to increase postage rates. Justification of the increase; Amount of first-class mails sent by banks yearly; Percentage increase of postage stamp prices.

Reports on weekly magazine and newspaper publishers' concern with the proposed postal-rate increases under review by the Postal Rate Commission. Proposed percentage of increase; Publications likely to be adversely affected; Reason for the proposed hikes; Comment from National Newspaper Association president and chief executive officer Tonda Rush.