European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday january 23,1991lst-class postage to Rise to 29<t Washington a the Cost of mailing a first class letter will jump to 29 cents effective feb. 3, the . Postal service announced tuesday. The announcement by the postal service governors completes the Complex 11-month process of raising postage rates. The decision boosts first class postage from a Quarter to 29 cents for the first ounce and from 20 cents to 23 cents for each additional ounce. The Price of mailing a postcard will Rise from 15 cents to 19 cents. Rate increases will also affect other classes of mail including newspapers and magazines which travel by second class mail and third class advertising  of new Stamps have already been printed for use at the new rate. The Stamps labelled a of a Are the sixth in the series of letter designated Stamps used when Quot rates Are changed. They do not carry a numerical Price because the rate was not known at the time they were printed. A Tulip is pictured on the Stamps. The new 29-cent rate was recommended Jan. 4 by the Independent postal rate commission. Norma Pace chairwoman of the postal governors said the rates recommended by the commission were being put into effect under protest. She said that the postal service is asking the postal rate commission for More details of some parts of its recommendations. The postal service originally wanted to charge 30 cents As the Basic first class rate. But cuts in staffing and improved productivity lopped More than $700 million from the Agency a deficit permitting the rate commission to shave a Penny off the new rate. The first class charge is just the most visible part of a Complex array of postal rates recommended in a 437-Page opinion from the commission which also covers charges for mailing parcels books magazines and advertising mail. The commission estimated that the new rates would increase postal Revenue by $6.2 billion enabling the Agency to break even As required by Law. The postal service no longer receives a taxpayer subsidy. Some questions remain As to finances however with the postal service in binding arbitration Over labor contracts with its largest unions. While it Cut the proposed first class rate the recommendation from the rate commission included higher charges for third class advertising mail than had been requested by the postal service. Those rates arc Complex varying widely by the amount of pre sorting the Type of material mailed and combining charges both for number of pieces and total weight of the mail. Overall the third class rates would Rise 25 percent under the proposal rather than the 17 percent hike urged by postal officials a year ago. The rate commission also proposed slightly higher rates for priority mail and express mail than the postal service had sought while slightly reducing the proposed increases for first class postcards second class printed material and parcel  emerge on daring Rescue of Navy Pilot a editors note this Story was taken from a Pool report from Cox newspapers and the Washington Post. It was reviewed by the military Dhahran saudi Arabia apr two . A-10 jets spent eight hours in the air a refuelling four times a a and rattled an iraqi truck with machine gun fire before rescuing a Navy Pilot downed behind enemy lines military officials say. The a-10 pilots said they strafed the truck which was headed straight toward the downed f-14 tomcat flyer a to allow a search and Rescue helicopter to swoop in to Pluck the Pilot from the desert floor. A we could not allow him the truck to be there a said capt Randy Goff one of the a-10 a a warthog pilots. A we  the  military officials did not release the identity of the rescued flyer nor was word immediately available on the Fate of the second Crew member of the two seat Carrier based bomber. They said the Pilot ejected into the featureless expanse of the desert after being hit by ground fire while taking part in the bombing of Iraq. Goff 26 from Jackson Ohio and capt. Paul Johnson 32, of Dresden tenn., members of the 354th tac fighter Wing from Myrtle Beach s.c., spent More than eight hours in the air refuelling four times As they located the Navy Pilot around midday and talked to him Over the radio. A plan was devised to bring in the Rescue helicopter. A it is really exciting a the fact that you think the Guy is going to get rescued a Goff said. A my mind was just  As the Rescue helicopter neared the pre arranged pickup spot a Large iraqi truck drove into the area apparently headed straight for the Rescue site. A unfortunately the truck was in the wrong place at the wrong time a Goff said. The two a los raked the vehicle with 30mm machine guns. The truck was left smoking and in flames As the helicopter arrived. The downed Pilot broke from cover and ran to safety. It was the first time the two a-10 flyers saw him. A a the adrenaline was pumping for two hours after the pickup a Johnson said. A a it a still pumping  when he returned to base there was a Telephone message from the Navy Pilot Johnson said. A a it a pretty much unprintable but yes he a real pleased a he said. Further details on the Mission a  As How Long the Pilot was on the ground the amount of time the rescuers spent in enemy territory and the location of the Rescue a were not immediately  from Page 1 airmen were displayed on television and presumably will join the other prisoners of War who Are being used As human Shields at strategic Sites. F y earlier tuesday . Warplanes continued their nonstop bombing Campaign against Iraq. And the air Force of Qatar saudi arabians Oil Rich neighbor joined the fray for the first time. Navy planes attacked several iraqi boats monday according to army it. Col. Greg Pepin. At a briefing tuesday Pepin said one iraqi mine layer was left dead in the. Water another boat was sunk and two others were chased away in the Northern persian Gulf. The Baghdad government in a military communique carried by Iran a islamic Republic news Agency claimed tuesday that residential areas in Baghdad and other cities had been hit by More than 20 Allied air raids overnight. Baghdad radio also assailed what it called the Allied a crime of aggression against sacred Muslim shrines. A ,. Word that kuwaiti Oil facilities were ablaze was Anta from Page 1. Code provisions apply to military and civilian personnel. One of those states that if a government civilian employee Dies overseas As a result of military action the persons family or estate Are not liable for Federal taxes for the year in which they die or the previous year Keith said. The same Rule applies for military personnel with the added provision that any unpaid tax liabilities that existed prior to the death Are suspended he said. The families or estates of those individuals can file refund claim with the irs to recover any taxes that Are retroactively affected by this regulation Keith said. A this provision is a permanent part of the tax code a Keith said. A it does no to need the a combat theater designation of the presidents executive order for it to be put into effect.�?�. The persian Gulf conflict has Revenue service officials dusting off tax code regulations that have not been used since the Vietnam War he said. Ominous development. In september six weeks after it seized Kuwait drag had threatened to turn the regions Oil Fields into an inferno if it were challenged. Air Force 1st it. Casey Mahon a spokesman for the . Military command in the saudi capital Riyadh said Aerial photography showed Oil Wells and storage tanks had been blown up at the Al Zafra facility in Southern Kuwait just across the saudi Border. Pepin also said Oil storage tanks were on fire tuesday at a pair of major facilities Shuaibi and Mina Abdullah next to each other about 60 Miles North of the Border. Oil Industry executives in Bahrain speculated that the destruction could be a part of iraqis preparations for an expected Allied ground attack. A obviously if there a heavy smoke that a going to affect operations a Pepin said. But he added a we have aircraft and capabilities to work through  they May have blown them up so the dense smoke would give troops cover from constant Aerial bombardment said Commodore Ken Summers head of Canadian forces in the Gulf. He also suggested the installations May have been hit perhaps accidentally by Allied bombers. In Washington the Pentagon operations chief it. Gen. Tom Kelly said the fires were not interfering with . Military activities. The official iranian news Agency meanwhile reported that Allied warplanes staged heavy air attacks monday night and Early tuesday on the strategic iraqi City of Basra site of iraqis military Headquarters governing operations in Kuwait. Y. Iraqis official Ina news Agency also confirmed that Allied bombers from bases in Southern Turkey had struck targets at the Northern Oil Rich Region of Kirkuk As Well As m Basra. The Allied air strikes against Iraq a 10,000 combat and support sorties so far a Are Only the first stage of a Battle that could Lead to a bloody ground War. . Officials have said that iraqis military machine is far from broken. A Low hanging Cloud cover Over Iraq has hampered the Allied air attacks and the Pentagon also Saia Iraq has been using wooden decoys to foil attacks on modified scud missile launchers a prime target. In the air Campaign so far 18 Allied warplanes have been lost including 10 . Aircraft a nine from hostile fire. Twenty four Allied fliers Are missing in action including 13 americans the Pentagon said. Abc and lbs on tuesday showed iraqi television videotape of two More captured . Airmen. They were identified As air Force maj. Jeffrey Scott Tice and capt. Harry Michael Roberts. Two airmen by those names were listed by the Pentagon on sunday As missing in action. Interviews with the two captured airmen were played on iraqi to and radio. In Nicosia where the indistinct broadcasts were monitored one Man could be heard saying he flew an f-16e, based in Doha Qatar and had been on a Mission to attack an Oil refinery near Baghdad. To. Vyvy Vav by president Bush responded with cold fury to iraqis announcement monday that it would scatter captured Allied pilots at potential target Sites in a bid to Stem the Allied air assault. A this is not going to make a difference in the prosecution of the War against Saddam he a said a v Aby by the United states filed complaints about the abuse of Allied prisoners with the . Security Council. In addition to knocking out missile launchers a chief aim of the Allied air attacks is to inflict damage on iraqis dug in ground forces. Refugees crossing into Jordan from Iraq said monday that they saw heavy bombing of the elite Republican guards in Basra Over the weekend. Iraqi forces positioned across the Kuwait Frontier Are apparently reinforcing their positions in anticipation of the coming Battle. Col. Ron Richard with Marine 2nd div intelligence said . Forces have detected a increased movement Back and Forth from the Border a in Southern Kuwait. Y news Briefel killed 2 others Hurt in 2-vehicle Accident Eastern saudi Arabia a a . Soldier was killed and two others were inured when their vehicle collided with a British heavy equipment transporter on sunday. The Accident occurred when a humvee from Btry a 5th in 8th Field arty xviii airborne corps and the British vehicle hit head on. The Driver of the British vehicle was not injured. His passenger suffered minor injuries. The names of the individuals were being withheld pending notification of next of Kin. The Accident is under investigation