Word: postalized
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...matter of hours he ("and it breaks my heart even to consider such action") would have to take a whole string of drastic steps: 1) shut down post offices on Saturdays, 2) stop Saturday mail deliveries, 3) trim business-district deliveries and 4) curb third-class mail and postal money-order services...
...happen to Postmaster General Summerfield, trying to bully Congress like that. Then it became apparent that Summerfield had some real convincers in his holsters. Last January he had warned Congress that he would have to come in for an emergency appropriation. One reason was that Congress had revised the postal workers' pay structure, increasing the payroll $17 million a year. Beyond that. Summerfield had the solid argument that unprecedented growth of population and of economic activity in the U.S. had increased the amount of mail handled yearly by the Post Office Department from 36 billion items to 56 billion...
Postmaster General Summerfield's shock treatment for Congress in threatening to curtail sharply postal service will probably get him the money he needs to operate his department for the remainder of the fiscal year. While Congress is acting on his request for $47 million, Summerfield should also reemphasize the need for an increase in some of the postal rates in order to place the Post Office Department in a sounder financial position...
...raising the rates on advertising Congress would move toward eliminating the annual postal deficit. While there is not a categorical imperative to operate the department without a loss, the profit-seeking advertiser should bear the full burden of his cost to the government. Summerfield should couple with his present demands a new rate schedule which would bring this adjustment about...
WASHINGTON, April 9--Republican House leaders agreed today to back Post master General Summerfield's request for an extra 47 million dollars to maintain full postal services through June...