European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes thursday March 22 2007 postal rate to hit 41 cents in May the associated press Washington the Cost of mailing a letter will go up on May 14 but youll be Able to lock in that Price no matter How rates Rise in the future by buying the new forever stamp the Post office governing Board agreed monday to accept the new 41cent rate for first class mail recommended in february by the Independent postal Regula tory commission the Board also agreed to the proposal for a for Ever stamp that will always be valid for mailing a letter no mat Ter How much rates increase James c Miller lit chairman of the postal Board said the for Ever stamp could go on Sale As soon As next month at the 41cent rate the postal governors asked the regulatory com Mission to recon Sider some of its proposals saying the suggested Price for sending things such As cat blogs was too High for most peo ple the firs class rate has the great est Impact and the Cost of Send ing a letter will Rise from 39 cents to 41 cents a Penny less than the postal service had originally re Quested but folks sending heavier let ters will see a reduction in the Price that because the 41cent rate is for the first ounce but each additional ounce will Cost just 17 cents Down from the cur rent 24 cents that Means a two ounce letter will Cost 58 cents to mail com pared with 63 cents now the first forever Stamps will sell for 41 cents apiece but they wont have a Price printed on them and they will remain valid for sending a letter regardless of any future rate increases while a forever stamp will Al for most people the firs class rate has the greatest Impact and the Cost of sending a letter will Rise from 39 cents to 41 cents a Penny less than the postal service had originally requested ways be valid for mailing a letter that Doest mean the Price wont go up if rates were to increase to 45 cents for example what a forever stamp would sell for but Stamps already purchased at a lower rate could still be used without adding extra postage in a Telephone interview Miller said there is no limit on sales of the forever Stamps but he said they Are generally intended for Consumers and wont be produced in the massive Rolls often used by businesses shape based pricing is also included in the new rates for exam ple if the contents of a firs class Large envelope Are folded and placed in a let Ter sized Enve Lope mailers can reduce postage by As much As 39 cents per piece three other provisions of the ruling will take effect with the rest of the rates in May but the Post office asked the regulatory com Mission to recon Sider them those Are Standard mail Flats a Cate gory largely com posed of Cata logs the commission recommended an increase for some Catalon mailers of As much As 40 per cent More Man double what the postal service had proposed the surcharge for larger items that cannot be sorted by machines the postal governors would like to see incentives for mailers to provide letters that can be processed at lower Cost on sort ing equipment but the commis Sion didst make a differentiation the priority mail flatmate Box was set at by the com Mission the Post office had recommended the Post office applied for the higher rates last May and the regulatory commis Sion issued its decision feb 26 postage rates last went up in january 2006 Rescue teams leave a morning briefing tuesday at the command station near Mcgrady no As they prepare to search for boy scout Michael Auberry Michael 12 was found around 11 am on tuesday Lynn hey Greensboro no news no boy scout found alive by Estes Thompson the associated press Mcgrady no a Rescue dog led searchers tuesday to a 12yearold boy scout who was weak and dehydrated but alive in the rugged North Carolina mountains about a mile from the Camp he had wandered away from four Days earlier he was a Little disoriented but he was great said Misha mar shall the South Carolina search and Rescue dog association Volunteer whose dog Gandalf found Michael Auberry on a wooded Ridge Michael was across the Stream from the Trail when Gandalf caught his scent she said he want calling for help but he want crying either and he appeared to be in Good physical condition she said he just said to hungry Marshall said and he wanted some water Joe Ware assistant fire chief in Mcgrady said the boy told the Rescue team that picked him up and Marshall up on a nearby Road that he had been drinking some water out of the streams in the area he was Calm though a bit Dis oriented As he talked to the rescuers Ware said he wanted pea nut butter crackers and water Ware said he checked Michael for injuries then he and the other rescuers carried the boy into a Ranger station where a medical team and his parents met him he was later taken by ambulance to a Hospital we have our missing boy scout a jubilant National Park service spokeswoman Tina White said after officials first received word shortly before 11 am that he Michael had been found the radio communication from the search team that found Michael set off a Celebration among leaders of several scout troops waiting for news about the boy a lot of tears a lot of hugs White said and members of Michaels Church joined hands to Pray at the staging area this shows that when every body works together Good things happen said associate minister Susan Norman Vickers of Christ United methodist Church we just believed that he was going to be found earlier the boys father talked about his Confidence in the res Cue teams searching for his son in the Damp Cool wilderness what we got Here is our son who lost lost somewhere out there and we dont know where he is Kent Auberry said weve got great professionals looking for him were just waiting for the news dog teams about 70 people and a plane with heat sensing equip ment had been searching the Rug ged area around the Camp site overnight temperatures were in the upper 30s to Low 40s on tuesday Milder than on sunday night when temperatures dropped into the 20s grand canyons Glass deck opens Hualapai Indian reservation Dian leaders and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin awaited their Chance tuesday to walk beyond the Edge of the grand Canyon during opening ceremonies for a Glas Bottom observation deck that lets tourists gaze deep into the chasm hundreds of invited guests gathered at this re Mote reservation to dedicate the grand Canyon sky walk a Horseshoe shaped Structure that extends 70 feet beyond the canyons Edge with no visible sup ports above or below Hualapai indians allowed a Las vegas Developer to build the million skywalk in Hopes of creating a unique attraction on their Side of the Canyon no pair claims half of pot Atlantic City no a new Jersey couple claimed half of the record million Mega Mil Lions Jackpot monday and said they Are festive immediately Elaine and Harold Messner chose the Cash option for the prize from the March 6 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