The Michigan Daily-Saturday, June 7, 1980-Page 9
Federal judge rules
on poitical postage;
Anderson to benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal
judge handed independent presidential
candidate John Anderson a major vic-
tory yesterday by striking down a law
giving the two major political parties
special low postal rates.
U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in
New York said a new law permitting
low third-class mailing rates only for
the Democratic and Republican
national committees was uncon-
stitutional.
GEORGE FRAMPTON, an attorney
for the Anerson campaign committee,
said the decision would save the
Republican congressman several hun-
dred thousand dollars.
Other Anderson campaign staff
members have estimated that the
decision will save Anderson $344,000 in
the mailing of 6.5 million pieces of mail.
"This will have a real impact,"
Frampton said.
ALTHOUGH Anderson is a
Republican, he is seeking the White
House as an independent. He would
benefit from yesterday's ruling
because the law struck down by Wein-
stein had given preferential treatment
to candidates of the major political par-
ties in the cost of sending mail.
Under the special rates, voted by
Congress as part of the 1980 Postal Ap-
propriations Bill, the two major parties
are charged 3.1 cents per piece of third-
class mail, while everyone else pays 8.4
cents per-letter.
The suit was originally filed by the
American Civil Liberties Union last
Feb. 14 before Anderson began running
Victim rescued but later dies
Chicago firefighters pull 13-year-old Landress Bellemy from the murky
waters of the Chicago River yesterday after Bellemy fell into it "showing off"
for friends. The youth was under water for more than 25 minutes before being
pulled out and revived. He died yesterday in a local hospital.
Unemployment at 7.8%;
highest in Carter's term
(Continued fromPage t) people as a demonstration of our goo
January 1977, when Carter was sworn stewardship.
in. "We do have a serious problem with
MEANWHILE, inflation at the recession that's upon us, but we'r
wholesale level continued to slow, taking the proper action to minimize
signaling the likelihood of further price the damage to our people."
moderation at food, drug, and other
retail outlets in coming months. ON ANOTHER front, the Federa
the Labor Department's Producer Reserve Board reported that consumer
Price Index for finished goods rose a installment debt fell nearly $2 billion in
modest 0.3 per cent last month, down April as Americans paid off more than
from the 0.5 per cent rise in April and they borrowed for the first time since
the smallest monthly increase in more May 1975.
- than 2' years. The decline in consumer debt had
President Carter, speaking to state been expected in the wake of the centra
Democratic leaders invited to the White bank's action on March 14 to slow con
House yesterday afternoon, reiterated sumer borrowing by establishing con
his contention that "we have turned the trols on credit, including retail and
corner on inflation." bank charge cards.
HE DID NOT mention the unem- In New York, major banks adopted
ployment figure. the 13 per cent prime-lending rate and
The index "is the lowest we've had analysts say sharply lower loa
since 1977," Carter said. "And we hope demand and arm-twisting by the
that during the summer we'll have good Federal Reserve could lead to a stil
statistics to present to the American lower rate shortly.
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Saturday. June 7
KING OF THE GYPSIES
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