6 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Friday, September 29,1978 University Daily Kansan Magazines may abandon postal delivery WASHINGTON (AP)—Because of increases in postal rates, in coming years your magazines may be brought to your mailbox and sent ahead of you to your mailbox by a letter carrier. That may save you money on magazine subscriptions, but it has the Postal Service worried about second-class mail and its rates. The publishing industry is preparing for the end-scheduled next July of taxpayer subsidies for that class of mail used to send magazines and newspapers. Many publishers are experimenting with cheaper means of delivery, such as companies with private firms. These companies usually employ youths to fan out through neighborhood hanging plastic bags containing the magazines on door knobs. containing the magazine SINCE THE private firms pay the deliveries, wages than those of postal mail. The firms may be able to undersel the U.S. Mail in many areas, leading publishers to turn away from the Postal Service. service. The congressionally mandated subsidies. . . . The honest-to-goodness restaurant which are due to next year, have been in effect for decades on the theory that publications perform a public service by providing news and education. The subsidies have reduced second-class mail raiders for publishers by $1.2 billion since 1971. However, the phase-out of the subsidies also has resulted in second-class mail rates going up even more steeply than first-class rates. Already an "alternate delivery" industry is springing up to serve mass-circulation magazines that now pay billions of dollars in postal bills yearly to get their products to THERE HAVE BEEN increases in rates for all classes of mail in 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1978. The additional increases for second-class have come annually since 1972. "Since 1971, the price of a first-class stamp has more than doubled from 6 to 15 cents. The rate for a typical large-circulation magazine, such as Reader's Digest, has gone from 2 cents a copy to 10 cents a copy today and is scheduled to go to 12.5 cents next year." Reader's Digest said in a recent article. THE PUBLISHING industry has looked to Congress to restore at least some of the subsides, so far without success. Reader's Digest, which has a monthly circulation of more than 18 million, asked in its article that reader write their senators in support The Postal Service is worried about this development, which reminds officials of its loss of most of its fourth-class, or parcel, volume to private firms. The current experiments with alternate delivery include such major publications as Time, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping and the Wall Street Journal. THESE COMPANIES, led by Ulydian Parcel Service, engage in what postal officials have termed "cream skimming". That means they take the best business and leave the U.S. Mail with the part they don't want. The Postal Service's concern can be seen in the comments of Francis Biglin, the service's top financial officer, to a recent news article. He conceded the Postal Service in the past was "not fully alert" to publishers' needs, but added, "We are in the Postal Service have watched parcel post go to our delivery delivery." He conceded not to let happen in second . . . class." the magazine delivery field, the companies are expected to concentrate on urban and suburban areas, where people live close together. They are not expected to serve rural areas where deliveries are most expensive. The Postal Service would con- Second-class rates have gone up in part for the same reason as first-class. The most important of these is wage increases won by employers sometimes under threat of a national strike. puppetstars has added to the second-class increases. BIGLN SAID the July 6 date made second-class mail a 'much more intense subject' to the Postal Service. Postmaster General William F. Bolger has appointed a high-level committee to study what can be done to retain second-class mail volume. tune to deliver to these areas-at a still higher cost to the remaining customers. By law, first-class mail rates cannot be affected by what happens to second-class since each class of mail is supposed to stand on the same airmail basis. In out special subsidies for the mail bills FEDERAL LAW prohibits competition with the Postal Service in first-class mail but makes no such prohibition for other mail. Publishers say they hope to save consumers from unnecessary future increases in subscription rates through alternate delivery systems. Better Homes & Gardens says private delivery costs about 10 cents a copy and its mail bills now are 12 cents. It already uses a 99-cent box of 65 cities and plans to add at least 10 more. Reader's Digest uses private delivery to about 150,000 California subscribers. "This company isn't testing any longer," said Coleman Hoyt, a vice president. "We are committed to alternative delivery on a permanent basis." The Wall Street Journal uses private delivery for about 15 percent of its 1.2 million daily circulation. Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the newspaper, believes this year to as much as 75 percent by 1982. W. Gilbert Frank JR., vice president, said. TOPEKA (AP)—A special committee of the Kansas Legislature heard a wide range of opinions yesterday on the "freedom of mothers" in their care and place of delivery. Some witnesses urged the Public Health and Welfare Committee to recommend legislation to legalize them and to allow them to receive certain minimum training. Under their proposal, Hearing fosters midwifery debate the midwives could assist women who choose to give birth in their homes. OTHER WITNESSES said the practice of midwifery should be limited to trained nurses. "The passage of a bill on midwifery is of great concern to the consumer," she said. "It is an issue of freedom of choice in the marketplace. And representatives of the Kansas Medical Society spoke out strongly for what they said was a need for deliveries to take place in a hospital or hospital-related set- Professionals for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth, was one of six witnesses urging legislation to legalize the practice of midwifery. Garnet Wrigley, vice president of the Lawrence Association of Parents and "AS CONSUMERS, we have leamed that freedom of choice coupled with proper education is the most feasible way to provide a safe variety of options. When it comes to cutting Guys & Gals hair, we're No. 842-1144 REDKEN KANSAN TV TIMES FOR A PLEASANT CHANGE, TRY OUR MENU Our WORK DESIGN VANILLAYE OF A REAL PAGE. OUR LREAKED, INFORMAL DINING HALL, AND OTHER ITEMS VIRGIN ISU VIRGIN ISU VIRGIN ISU TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS general Electric All-Star Anniversary 8:00; 2:00 John Wayne is the host for this variety salute to America's past 100 years. 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WATCH FOR THE SENSATIONAL 1st ANNUAL FLEA MARKET SALE films sua Midnight Movies Music by The Who, co-starring Keith Moon. Friday & Saturday, Sept. 29 & 30 12 Midnight Woodruff Aud. "While some seek home delivery for economic reasons and others philosophically prefer to incorporate the birth event into the family situation, they all enter into the situation of childbirth as potential consumers." But James Gleason, Topea physician, speaking for the Kansas Medical Society, said the death rate for babies born in the home in Kansas is 118 per 1,000 deliveries, while the death rate for babies born in the hospital in Kansas is 18 per 1,000 deliveries. Douglas Horbelt, Wichita obstetrician, said the position against births in the home is that a woman is not allowed to have an obtracible child. He said perhaps 35 percent of expectant mothers are high-risk or indicated Caesarian delivery. He said in the remaining 65 percent, perhaps 85 to 95 percent could have safe deliveries in the home. But, he said, there is no way to predict which ones are going to be in the other 10 to 15 percent. "A NORMAL, non-eventual delivery can change to a crisis within seconds," he said. Deadline near for senate seats Although there are 21 senate seats and four freshman class officer posts open this fall, Mitchell said yesterday only six people had filed. "last year, we had only six Nunemaker finnish seats and the first fresh class of managers." KANSAN On Campus Events The deadline for filing as a candidate for the fall Student Senate elections is Monday, John Mitchelson, chairman of the Senate Elections Committee, said yesterday. TODAY: BIOLOGY CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union. KU FOLK DANCE CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Potter Lake Pavilion. TOMORROW: MOVEMENT CENTER WORKSHOP will present a concert at 8:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center, 9th and Vermont streets. SUNDAY: CHANCELLOR'S CUP BIKE RACE will begin at 9 a.m. in front of Wescoe Hall. CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES will present the Cleveland Orchestra at 3:50 p.m. FOR ADMISSION FOR HASHANA SERIES will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Union. MONDAY: SUA QUARTERBACK CLUB will meet at noon in the Big Eight Room of the Union. SUA will present Ben Cohen and the Union Hall Post, at 8 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ Paul Gray's Jazz Place 926 Mass. upstairs JAZZ Tonight: The Tommy Johnson Experiment Saturday: The Johnway Moore Band Two nites of exciting modern jazz Admission only *3.00 includes free beer, peanuts, popcorn and soft drinks. Call 843-8575 for reservations.