bulletinWashington, D.C. 20260/Thursday, August 26, 1971/Seven Pages

All Postal Installations

8-Cent Prevent Drug AbusePostage Stamp

The 8-cent Prevent Drug Abusepostage stamp will be first placed onsale at Dallas, TX, on October 5,1971.

POSTMASTERS SHALL NOTPLACE THIS STAMP ONSALE BEFORE OCTOBER 6,1971

Size: 0.84" x 1.44" (vertical)ISSUED IN SHEETS OF 50Initial printing: 130 millionDesigner: Miggs Burroughs

To obtain first day cancellations,collectors may submit requests to thePostmaster, Dallas, TX 75221. SeePostal Service Manual, section 257.2.Selected mint stamps will be avail-able at the Philatelic Sales Unit,Washington, DC 20036, beginningOctober 6, 1971. All production willbe tagged.

All classes of post offices will re-ceive an initial supply of the stamps

All Post Offices

CommemorativePostal Cards

Postmasters at all classes of officesare urged to requisition a supply ofthe 6-cent America's Hospitals com-memorative postal card scheduled forrelease on September 16, 1971. Yourrequisition for this item will consti-tute the basis for the future automaticdistribution of neiv issue commemo-rative surface postal cards.

Submit Form 3216, Requisition forPostal Cards and Aerogrammes—Bulk Quantities, for quantities of 500,1,000, 2,000, 5,000, and multiples of5,000 to the Electronic Data Process-ing Section, Office of the Comptrol-ler, Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20401 using Item257.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

First Class Post Offices

Savings Bond PosterThe U.S. Treasury Department

will mail a U.S. Savings Bond poster,SBD-939A, Help an Old Lady—BuyUS. Savings Bonds, to all first-classpost offices in the very near future.

First-class offices will receive suffi-cient posters for distribution to theirstations and branches. The poster isfor display on public lobby bulletinboards for a period not to exceed 30days.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

under the automatic distributionschedule.

First-class post offices requiringadditional bulk quantities should im-mediately submit a separate requisi-tion (Form 3356) to the Bureau ofEngraving and Printing using itemNo. 451.

First-class post offices requiringless-than-bulk quantities in additionto the automatic distribution and allother post offices may submit a req-uisition (Form 17) to their desig-nated sectional center facility on theirnext scheduled requisitioning date.—Communications and Public Af-fairs, 8-26-71.

All Post Offices

Registered MailingsEisenhower Silver Dollar

Post offices will be receiving regis-tered parcels originating at theNew York, NY, Post Office, MintBranch; and the San Francisco, CA,Post Office, Mint Branch. The postalunits have been authorized to dis-patch these registered parcels withoutan originating office postmark. Thedate of mailing will appear on the ad-dress label. Receiving offices will post-mark these registers upon receipt.

Dispatches made from the postalunits at New York, NY, and SanFrancisco, CA, will contain duplicatecopies of the computer prepared dis-patch bills. A receipted copy of thebill WILL NOT be returned to thedispatching office unless a discrepancyis noted.

Discrepancy reports for dispatchesoriginating in San Francisco should beaddressed to:

Superintendent of RegistryPost Office Box 3790San Francisco, CA 91320

—Support Group, 8-26-71.

CONTENTSPag*Col

8-Cent Prevent Drug Abuse Post-age Stamp 1 1

Arrest of Postal Offender 6 3Catalog Enclosure 2 1Civil Service Retirement An-

nuitants 4 3Commemorative Postal Cards— 1 2Conservation of Power and

Energy 2 3Contract Uniform Program 2 2Decals for Airmail Only Collec-

tion Boxes 5Executive Order 11615Express Mail ServiceForm 4510Health Benefits ProgramInternational Money Orders.

64232

Money Orders—U.S 7Registered Mail 6Registered Mailings—Eisenhow-

er Silver Dollar 1Savings Bond Poster 1Wage-Price Freeze Pamphlet 2

322

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20830, 8-26-71, Page 2 POSTAL BULLETIN

All Postmasters

Catalog Enclosure

To help mailorder firms complywith the President's program for sta-bilizing prices, the Postal Service willduring this period of adjustment, per-mit catalog mailers to enclose anerrata circular with the catalogswithout requiring payment of post-age at the higher bulk third-class ratefor other third-class matter. This isin addition to the enclosures presentlyauthorized by section 134.71, PostalService Manual.

The circular may be enclosed withthe provision that:

a. The additional circular is forthe sole purpose of amending pricesin the catalog with which it isenclosed.

b. The circular contains only a listof the items affected, without any ad-vertising, and with price correctionsonly.

c. This provision for the additionalcircular is temporary and will bewithdrawn when circumstances war-rant.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

All Offices That Issue InternationalMoney Orders

International Money OrdersFluctuation in Exchange Rates

Due to the possible fluctuation inexchange rates, international moneyorder exchange rates quoted in tables2 through 15 of part 171.22 of thePostal Service Manual may not re-flect the current exchange rate. Allpurchasers of international moneyorders should be advised accord-ingly.

Change in Postal Service ManualEffective September 1, 1971, the

maximum amount that may be senton any one day by the same pur-chaser is £50. To reflect this change,delete from footnote 1 of section171.219 the amount £40; insert theamount £50.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

First- and Second-Class Post Offices

Contract Uniform ProgramStatements of amounts due Lion

Uniform, Dayton, OH, under con-tract 70-1-0149 are being sent topostmasters and installation heads bythe CPA firm of Kertner, Sellers,Taylor & Clark, Vandalia, OH.These statements are not to be proc-essed for payment and are not to beforwarded to the San FranciscoPostal Data Center. If the invoicecovering the purchase cited on thestatement has been processed forpayment, destroy the statement. Ifthe invoice has not been processed forpayment, take the action necessary toclear the purchase so that the in-voice can be processed for pay-ment promptly.—Support Group,8-26-71.

All Post Offices

Wage-Price FreezePamphlet

All post offices will shortly receivea supply of a pamphlet entitled TheWage-Price Freeze: Questions andAnswers, published by the Cost ofLiving Council.

This pamphlet should be placed inthe lobbies of all post offices,branches and stations so as to bereadily available, free of charge, tocustomers. The supply will be lim-ited to a predetermined amount foreach post office with no provisions forreordering. The standard proceduresfor dissemination of Internal Revenueforms will be used for distributionof this pamphlet.—Communicationsand Public Affairs Department,8-26-71.

All Offices With Vehicles

Form 4510, Request forSearch of NationalDriver Register

All installations were informed byPOSTAL BULLETIN dated March 19,1970, that Form 4510 was discon-tinued and should no longer be sub-mitted to Headquarters. Postal in-stallations are again reminded thatthis form is no longer used. Please see462.21c(l), Vehicle Services Hand-book M-52, for the correct proce-dure.—Customer Services Group,8-26-71.

All First Class Post Offices

Conservation of Powerand Energy

POSTAL BULLETIN 20765, July 2,1971, requested that every effort bemade to conserve electric power andenergy without regard to emergencyconditions.

Regional Instruction No. 531-FAC-53 was issued outlining generalmethods and procedures for reducingenergy requirements, both of anemergency and continuing nature.

The Postmaster General has beenrequested by the Office of EmergencyPlanning to provide a quarterly re-port on USPS efforts toward the con-servation of power and energy.

All first class post offices are re-quested to provide a report to theregional director of engineering divi-sion on positive efforts they havetaken to conserve power and energy.Regions will provide the affected of-fices with a reporting program andschedule consistent with the require-ments of the Office of EmergencyPreparedness. Regions will compilethe information received from localoffices and prepare a quarterly reportto Headquarters of approaches andsuccessful actions.

The regional report should be for-warded to the Director, EngineeringOffice, Mail Processing Group, 1100L St. NW., Washington, DC prior toOctober 1, 1971, and quarterlythereafter.

Monthly reports are to be filedwhen there is something significantto report of an unusual nature ortrend and used to update the quar-terly report.

Reports should be as brief as pos-sible, covering: (a) Measures im-plemented, (b) their impact onpostal operation and on energy con-servation, and (-c) problems en-countered. Where possible, reportsshould include rough estimates ofpower reduction especially duringpeak periods. Data used in their com-pilation should be retained atregional level.—Mail ProcessingGroup, 8-26-71.

20830, August 26, 1971, Page 2

POSTAL BULLETIN 20830, 8 -26-71 , Pag* 3

All Postal Installations

As announced in POSTAL BULLETIN20814, May 13,1971, page 4, a healthbenefits open season will be held fromNovember 15 through November 30,1971. During the open season, an eli-gible employee not enrolled in a Fed-eral health plan may register to be en-rolled. An employee already enrolled,may make changes in his registration.Requisitioning Forms

All installations should have a suf-ficient supply of the following formson hand to take care of increased de--mand during the open season:

a. Standard Form 2809, HealthBenefits Registration Form.

b. Standard Form 2809A, TheFederal Employees Health BenefitsProgram.

c. Standard Form 2810, Notice ofJOhange in Health Benefits Enroll-ment.

These forms may be requested fromthe supply centers during regular req-uisitioning periods on Form 1580,Requisition for Supplies. If additionalforms are needed between regular re-quisitioning periods, submit a request

"on Form 1580 for the emergency sup-ply needed and endorse the requisi-tion to indicate the emergency.

Automatic Distribution of Brochuresand Pamphlets

The supply centers expect to re-ceive revised editions of certain healthbenefits brochures and pamphlets in

jnid October 1971. When received,they will promptly make an automaticdistribution of the following revisedhealth benefits material to all installa-tions:

a. Pamphlet BRI 41-117, OpenSeason Instructions.

b. 1972 Brochures of the two Gov-'rernmentwide plans.I c. 1972 Brochures of employee or-I ganization plans.1 The automatic distribution is ex-I pected to be completed to all instal-*) lations in sufficient time for the openjj season. In the meantime, do not sub-

lit requisitions for the revised pub-lications to the supply centers or theCivil Service Commission.Comprehensive Medical PlanBrochures

Comprehensive plans are availablewily to employees residing in the par-ticular geographic area served by the

HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMplan. The supply centers no longer Arpin, Marshfield, Auburndale,stock comprehensive medical plan Muladore, Sherry, Sigel, Hansen,brochures. Each postal installation Cary, Rock, Richfield, and Cam-located in areas served by compre- e r o n i n W o o d County; Fremont,hensive plans must request a supply S h e r m a n L y n n a n d Sherwood inof the plan s brochures directly from « - , , , , - . , ^ , , „the appropriate plan(s). You should G l a r k County; and Green Valley,request sufficient brochures to meet Emmet, Cleveland, Brighton, Eauanticipated needs. Plaine, Day, McMillan, and Spen-

A new comprehensive group prac- cer in Marathon County).tice prepayment plan, tentatively Below is an updated list of thecalled the Compcare Health Plan, comprehensive medical plans withhas been approved to participate in tU _ . . „ , , , ,the health benefits program effective t h e a d d r e s « * « J phone numbers forin January 1972. ThiTplan is in the requesting brochures. This list re-State of Wisconsin and has the fol- P l a c e s the o n e m a previous POSTALlowing enrollment area: BULLETIN. Retain this list for future

Milwaukee County and the greater u se- Complete open season instruc-Marshfield Community in Wiscon- tions will be given in a later POSTALsin (the townships of Lincoln, BULLETIN.

Nnuofplan Brochure number Requttlt far brochuresFamily Health Program BRI 41-187 Henry Schulti, 2925 North Palo Verde, Long Beach, CA

908lfi.Telephone: (213) 421-9341.

Foundation for Medical BRI 41-29 Michael A. Monnich, Post Office Box 230, Stockton, CACare. . 94201.

Telephone: (209) 466-9636 Xl l .Kaiser Foundation Health BRI 41-28 Att: Mr. Stanley Burt, 1616 N. Vermont Avenue, Los

Plan. Angeles, CA 90027.Telephone: (213) 687-6609. Also 667-6672-Xnronments.

Kaiser Foundation Health BRI 41-31 Mrs. Lucille Bailey, Post Office Box 116, Oakland. CAPlan. 94604.

Telephone: (415) 271-4875.Ross-Loos Medical Group BRI 41-64 James P. Arthur, 947 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA

Telephone: (213) 623-1381X421.Kaiser Foundation Health BRI 41-188 James G. Sims, 2046 Franklin Street, Denver, CO 80218.

Plan of Colorado. Telephone: (303) 892-0640 X366.Group Health Association.. BRI 41-41 Daniel J. Sullivan, 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW..

Washington, DC 20037.Telephone: (202) 965-2098.

Hawaii Medical Service BRI 41-44 Arnold M. Nishi, Post Office Box 860, Honolulu, HI 96808.Association. Telephone: (808) 944-2261 or 944-2360.

Kaiser Foundation Health BRI 41-34 Mrs. Sarah MitsuyuU, 1697 AlaMoana, Honolulu, HI 98815.Plan. Telephone: (808) 949-6811X103.

Medical Service Bureau BRI 41-47 John Beck, Breier Building, Lewiston, ID 83601.Plan. Telephone: (208) 743-8534.

Columbia Medical Plan BRI 41-189 Mis. Gloria Diets, Columbia Insurance Office, BannekerRoad, Columbia, MD 21043.

Telephone: (301) 730-6363.Harvard Community BRI 41-198 Richard Napolitano, 690 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02216.

Health Plan. Telephone: (617) 261-3100 X267.Community Health BRI 41-113 Ron Hemmelgarn, 13936 Woodward, Highland Park, MI

Association. 48203.Telephone: (313) 883-4100.

Group Health Plan BRI 41-43. James Erlandson, 2600 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 56108.Telephone: (612) 646-6861.

Group Health Insurance.... BRI 41-40 Dominlck Bortoluiti, 227 West 40th Street, Mew York,NY10018.

Telephone: (212) 564-8900 X244.Health Insurance Plan of BRI 41-27 William Lievow, 626 Madison Avenue, New York, N Y

Greater New York. 10022.Telephone: (212) 764-1144, Ext. 321.

Kaiser Community Health BRI 41-175 Roger Cooley, 55 Public Square, Room 722, Cleveland,Foundation. OH 44113.

Telephone: (216) 621-5600.Kaiser Foundation Health BRI 41-33. Arthur A. Amato, Suite 216, Riviera Plaza, 1618 S.W.

Plan of Oregon. First Avenue, Portland, OR 97201.Telephone: (503) 224-7720, Ext. 72.

National Hospital Associa- BRI 41-53 E. O. McKeen. 1501 S.W.Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97206.tion Plan. Telephone: (603) 224-7100.

Group Health Cooperative BRI 41-52. D. J. Sherman, 200 16th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102.Plan (Puget Sound). Telephone: (206) 326-9400, Ext. 441.

Washington Physicians BRI 41-36 Jim I. Goodman, 1800 Terry Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.Service. Telephone: (206) 624-6423.

Western Clinic Plan BRI 41-46 Miss Barbara Haywood or Mrs. Marcelyn Berglund, SixthAvenue at South K Street, Taooma. WA 98406.

Telephone: (206) 627-9151, Ext. 31 and 38.Compcare Health Plan BRI 41-204 David S. Neugent, Post Office Box 2023, 4115 North

Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 63201.Telephone: (414) 445-0700.

Seguros de Servido de BRI41-114 Eusebio Melendes, Correo General Apartado 3628, BanSalude de Puerto Rico. Juan, PR 09936.

Telephone: (809) 766-3232, Ext. 223,281, and 241.

—Support Group, 8-26-71.

20830, August 26, 1971, Pag* 3

n20830, 8-26-71, Page 4 POSTAL BULLETIN

All Post Offices

Express Mail Service

For the past 9 months the PostalService has been offering on an ex-perimental basis a new service calledExpress Mail Service. The purpose ofthis notice is to provide postmasterswith background information on thisprogram.

Express Mail Service is designed tobe the fastest, most reliable service inthe nation for the transmission of highpriority business documents and ma-terials between major metropolitanareas.

Express Mail is now in an opera-tional test phase, wherein the serviceis offered on a limited basis for thepurpose of developing and perfect-ing operational procedures. To date,over 5,000 Express Mail shipmentshave been delivered by the PostalService with 97.5 percent deliveredon time. (If a pouch is delivered even2 minutes after the deadline it is con-sidered a failure.)

It is anticipated that in the comingweeks Express Mail will enter themarket test phase. The service willnow be widely promoted in an effortto generate substantial volume. Ex-press Mail service will be available inthe following offices which comprisethe operational test (plus some addi-tional offices under consideration):

MiamiMilwaukeeMinneapolisNewarkNew OrleansNew YorkOklahoma CityOmahaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghRichmond*Rochester*St. LouisSan AntonioSan FranciscoSeattle*Atlanta

*Do not have

BaltimoreBostonChicagoCincinnatiClevelandDallasDenverDetroitHartfordHoustonIndianapolisJacksonvilleKansas CityLos AngelesLouisvilleMemphisWashington, DC

Downtown service.

Express Mail offers a range of serv-ice options, from which a customercan select the degree of service mostsuited to his needs. With the excep-tion of the Downtown service de-scribed below, Express Mail services

are all prearranged and scheduled.The scope, frequency, and pick-upand delivery times are defined in asales agreement with each customer.Neither postal insurance nor registryservice is available for Express Mail.

An Express Mail customer maypurchase the full service, includingpickup and delivery, or he may deletethe pickup and/or the delivery fea-ture. When partial service is selected,the customer deposits and/or picksup Express Mail at airport mail fa-cilities. The rates for Express Mailvary with weight and distance, as wellas the amount of service (i.e. pickupand delivery) provided. When pick-up or delivery by special delivery mes-senger is involved, volume discountsare also applicable. (The currentminimum rate for airport-to-airportservice is $3; a 10-lb. piece, New Yorkto Chicago with pickup and delivery,would be $25 less any applicablediscount)

An Express Mail service may beimplemented 10 days after the PostalService determines it is operationallyfeasible to meet the potential cus-tomer's specific service request. If therequested service cannot be achievedwith reliability, the customer is in-formed and alternate service isnegotiated.

All Express Mail is transported inspecial orange and blue pouches. Thepouch is made up and sealed by thecustomer for services involving pick-up and/or delivery by special deliverymessenger. In these cases the pouchis the "envelope" and the weight ofthe pouch is included in determiningthe applicable rate. When only serv-ice between airports is desired, Ex-press Mail pouches are made up bypostal personnel.

Downtown-to-downtown service.—The Downtown service offers guaran-teed overnight service for mail de-posited at designated lobby windowsbefore 5 p.m. Pieces are available forpickup at 10 a.m. the next businessday at the designated window in thedestination city. The sender mayapply for a full refund for any itemnot available by 10 a.m. regardless ofthe reason for the delay.

All Postal Installations

Civil Service RetirementAnnuitants

The Civil Service Commission ischarged with the responsibility of ad-ministering the Civil Service Retire-ment System.

When an employee under CS re-tirement coverage separates from theU.S. Postal Service because he resigns,transfers to another Federal agency,retires, or dies, his retirement recordsare transmitted to the Civil ServiceCommission for appropriate action.

The Commission adjudicates thesecases and assigns a number to indi-viduals added to its annuity rolls.For retirees the number is prefixed bythe letters t'CSA"; for survivors of de-ceased employees and annuitants thenumber is prefixed with "CSF." Thisannuity claim number is includedwith initial correspondence from theCommission and appears on each an-nuity payment check to the right ofthe individual's name.

After receipt of this number anyquestion an annuitant (or his sur-vivor) may have regarding retire-ment benefits should be sent to theBureau of Retirement, Insurance andOccupational Health, U.S. Civil Serv-ice Commission, 1900 E Street, NW.,Washington, DC 20415. The annuityclaim number must be included insuch correspondence for positiveidentification of the individual'srecords. It is also helpful if the fullname and date of birth is included.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

The Downtown service, unlike theother Express Mail services, is avail-able to anyone, without pre-arrangement, Special Services arenot available, but a mailing receipt isgiven and proof of customer pickupis retained at the delivery office. Thecurrent rate increases with weightand distance, ranging from a flat rateof $1.50 for pieces up to 8 oz., to $22for a 40 lb. piece to zone 8.

Postmasters should contact the As-sistant Regional Postmaster General,Customer Services, of their respectiveregion if they need further informa-tion.—Customer Services Group,8/26/71.

20830, August 26, 1971, Pag* 4

POSTAL BULLETIN 20830, 8-26-71, Pas* 5

All Postal Installations

DECALS FOR AIRMAIL ONLY COLLECTION BOXES

Beginning August 30,1971, all postoffices participating in the airmailimprovement program will receivedirect from the manufacturer a suffi-cient quantity of new decals and 154-inch width red reflective tape forimmediate application on all Air-mail Only collection boxes. This no-tice provides detailed instructions andillustrations for the proper applicationof the decals and tape.

These new decals are identified asLabel 7-A and Label 7-B. Label 7-Ais an outline of a jet plane in red onwhite background. Label 7-B readsAIRMAIL in red letters on whitebackground. These items will bestocked in the area supply centers ata later date. Do not submit requisi-tions for these labels or tape untilnotified of their availability.

Prior to application of the decalsand tape, the white portions of allAirmail Only collection boxes must,if necessary, be repainted to removeany Airmail and Airmail Only mark-ings and to insure that the white por-tion of the box extends down to apoint approximately 37J/fc inchesabove the ground (approximatelyone-fourth inch above collectionschedule holder on new styleboxes). Necessary painting must bedone just prior to the applicationof the decals and tape so thatthere will be no customer con-fusion as to the proper identity of theboxes. Previous painting instructionsrelating to the application of the newseal (Sign 70) were issued in POSTALBULLETIN 20806 dated March 18,1971.

Because of deviation from originalpainting instructions, some officeswill have to repaint the blue portionof the box to achieve the above di-mensions. Correct painting of theboxes is vital for proper applicationof the red reflective tape stripping. Ifthe blue and white separation pointis not as prescribed (one-fourth inchabove collection schedule holder),difficulty may be encountered apply-ing the tape securely due to rivets pro-truding from the box. The red reflec-

BLUE-WHrTE SEPARATION UNE

APPLICATION OF STfflPPMGTO CORNEROF BOX

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tive stripping tape is identified as postoffice Item No. D1188-E.

On snorkel boxes, the strippingshould extend only to the edges of thesnorkel portions of the box. The tapewill be positioned to extend up fromthe top of the collection scheduleholder on the new style boxes. On theolder model boxes, it will cover one-fourth inch of blue and will extendup to cover 1J4 inches of white. Stripsto cover all corners must be cut andapplied separately. This will providefor proper adhesion of the tape onthe corners of the boxes.

Label 7-A (the jet plane) will becentered on the shelf beneath thedrop handle one-half inch down fromthe top of the shelf. Label 7-B (theAIRMAIL decal) will be placed onboth sides of the box 1 inch up fromthe red reflective stripping (2j4inches above the blue and white sepa-ration point) and centered 3J4 inches

from the left side of the panel. It willnot be placed on the front or back.

NOTE: The dimensions indicatedwill be applicable on the majority ofall boxes. The dimension indicated as3J4 inches for centering purposes willvary depending on manufacturer andage of the box. Uniform appearancerequires the decals to be applied at thesame vertical height and identicallycentered on each panel {shelf). Themoveable adhesive feature allows forinitial decal placement using verylight finger pressure to "tack" in posi-tion. If misalined at this point, thedecal can be removed and reap pliedwithout damaging the adhesive sur-face. Final application and maximumadhesion should always be accom-plished using item O—51 plastic appli-cator, readily available in the areasupply centers.—Customer ServicesGroup, 8-2&-7I.

20830, August 26, 1971, Pag* 5

20830, 8-26-71, Pag* 6 POSTAL BULLETIN

All Contracting Officers and Postal Data Centers

Executive Order 11615 Providing for Stabilization ofPrices, Rents, Wages, and Salaries

Pending further definitization of actions to be taken in support of the Presi-dent's wage-price freeze, the following interim procedures are announced:

1. Effective upon receipt of this announcement, the following certificationto be executed by the contractor, shall accompany all purchase orders anddelivery orders, and shall be included in new solicitations and resultingcontracts:

CERTIFICATIONSTABILIZATION OF PRICES, RENTS, WAOES, AND SALARIES

a. In accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11615 ofAugust 15, 1971, stabilizing prices, rents, wages, and salaries, thecontractor certifies that to the best of his knowledge and belief, theprices quoted are not in excess of those pertaining to a substantialvolume of actual transactions in effect during the 30-day periodending August 14, 1971, for like or similar commodities or services.If no transactions occurred in that period, the prices quoted maynot be in excess of the highest price in the nearest preceding 30-dayperiod in which transactions occurred.

b. The contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause,including this paragraph b, in all sub-contracts for supplies andservices issued under mis contract.

2. Solicitations which have been opened but not yet awarded need notbe amended to include the provision required for new solicitations in para-graph 1 above; however, if practicable, bid opening dates should be extendedso as to permit amendment of the solicitation to include the above provision.The provision in paragraph 1 above shall be included in negotiated procure-ments not yet awarded, and in all price-bearing contract modifications.

3. Contracting Officers shall promptly report through normal procurementchannels all suspected violators of Executive Order 11615.

4. The above instructions supersede those contained on page 1 of PostalBulletin 20829 of August 19, 1971, same subject.—Support Group, 8-26-71.

Be Sure

That Proper Postage

Is Paid On All Letters

And Packages

AU Offices With City Delivery Service

Registered Mail

Reports have been received of ir-regular procedures in the handling ofregistered mail by city carriers usingcanvas satchels. As these satchels arenot equipped with pockets in whichto keep registered mail separated fromordinary mail, the proper handlingand protection of this type of mail isprecluded.

Sections 252 and 262.2 of City Car-rier's Instruction Handbook, M-41,provide for carriers to place registeredarticles in the pocket of their satchel.This provision is a safeguard to avoidpossible loss or misdelivery of valuablemail. Postmasters should review theprocedures at their offices to assurethat the instructions in M-41 arebeing followed.

Canvas satchels were originally de-signed for use by auxiliary carriers orhelpers employed at Christmas time.However, since some regular and sub-stitute carriers prefer to use the can-vas rather than the leather satchel,consideration is now being given tomodifying the canvas satchel to in-clude a pocket for registered articles.In the interim, postmasters willpromptly obtain and issue leathersatchels to carriers who are assignedregistered mail for delivery to pre-clude use of canvas satchels withoutpockets. If changes are made in thissupply item, notice will appear in thePOSTAL BULLETIN.—Customer Serv-ices Group, 8-26-71.

All Postal Installations

Arrest of Postal Offender

The following postal offender hasbeen apprehended:

Anthony Mochado Lcandro

Destroy the wanted circular con-cerning him.—Assistant PostmasterGeneral, Inspection Service, 8-26-71.

20830, August 26, 1971, Pag* 6

POSTAL BULLETIN 20830, 8-26-71, Pog« 7

Post OfficesMISSING OR STOLEN MONEY ORDER FORMS—DO NOT CASH THESE ORDERSTo be posted and used by window clerks; destroy previous notices. Insert in proper sequence any interim notices

from Inspection Service.101,657,190 to 101,657,299

V'l 914,785,752 to 1,914,785,9981923,904,133 to 1,923,905,9991,934,695,700 to 1,934,696,3991940,484,700 to 1,940,485,4491,945,919,000 to 1,945,919,6491,951,442,300 to 1,951,442,9491552,455,800 to 1,952,456,149

$1,961,462,068 to 1,961,462,499(1,972,020,251 to 1,972,020,999h,974,24O,275 to 1,974,240,299' 1,988,476,115 to 1,988,476,2991,989,297,969 to 1,989,297,9981,990,815,692 to 1,990,815,8991.995,283,891 to 1,995,283,9031,995,283,905 to 1,995,283,9181,996,425,004 to 1,996,425,0991,998,626,008 to 1,998,626,0182,002,950,646 to 2,002,950,849*2,27O,328,OOG to 2,270,331,9993,739,643,695 to 3,739,643,9993,775,379,873 to 3,775,380,0993,780,914,000 to 3,780,915,9993,783,617,300 to 3,783,617,5493,784,278,600 to 3,784,279,9993,795,243,100 to 3,795,243,699

*3,800,811,000 to 3,800,813,4993,807,175,050 to 3,807,176,8493,814,699,327 to 3,814,700,3993,821,218,295 to 3,821,218,9493,822,851,800 to 3,822,852,999

.3,824,755,350 to 3,824,755,5493,829,844,700 to 3,829,846,1993,835,070,789 to 3,835,070,9493,835,499,928 to 3,835,499,999

-3,835,991,724 to 3,835,991,8993,837,655,450 to 3,837,656,0993,839,928,954 to 3,839,930,1993,841,935,838 to 3,841,936,1493,842,062,454 to 3,842,062,499

[ 3,843,639,500 to 3,843,639,999f 3,844,441,871 to 3,844,442,049t3,845,366,450 to 3,845,366,5993,845,695,000 to 3,845,695,9993,845,696,682 to 3,845,697,0993,846,051,100 to 3,846,051,1493,848,031,913 to 3,848,031,9993,848,782,156 to 3,848,782,2293,850,366,300 to 3,850,366,3493,850,441,500 to 3,850,441,649^3,850,802,900 to 3,850,803,9993,851,524,500 to 3,851,525,9993,851,892,287 to 3,851,892,4493,852,637,300 to 3,852,637,6493,852,682,169 to 3,852,682,6493,853,300,405 to 3,853,300,4993,855,010,850 to 3,855,011,249

^3,856,837,250 to 3,856,837,5993,857,603,365 to 3,857,603,549

3,858,463,234 to 3,858,463,2993,858,700,031 to 3,858,700,5493,859,880,300 to 3,859,880393,859,902,600 to 3,859,902,9493,860,606,800 to 3,860,607,7493,866,798,050 to 3,866,798,7993,866,872,184 to 3,866,872,399

48,346,211 to 48,347,9994,537,957,777 to 4,537,958,049

(Grey)4,544,018,500 to 4,544,019,399

(Grey)52,984,300 to 52,984,999

528,271,908 to 528,271,999535,945,701 to 535,945,749539,427,650 to 539,428,049542,307,506 to 542,307,749544,882,800 to 544,883,999550,794,604 to 550,794,699553,878,045 to 553,878,099556,051,500 to 556,051,999556,123,122 to 556,123,249556,858,248 to 556,859,999561,778,350 to 561,778,449572,334,250 to 572,334,349

5,583,514,274 to 5,583,515,9995,611,934,000 to 5,611,935,9995,634,099,997 to 5,634,101,9995,646,932,000 to 5,646,933,9995,647,270,759 to 5,647,271,9995,656,140,000 to 5,656,143,9995,656,522,036 to 5,656,525,9995,659,292,000 to 5,659,293,9995,659,763,800 to 5,659,765,2995,666,020,000 to 5,666,021,9995,668,669,900 to 5,668,671,3995,669,971,950 to 5,669,972,7495,671,762,600 to 5,671,763,9995,674,407,000 to 5,674,410,4995,679,794,000 to 5,679,795,9995,680,311,775 to 5,680,312,0495,692,340,350 to 5,692,341,8495,693,147,100 to 5,693,148,0995,694,032,000 to 5,694,033,9995,694,251,950 to 5,694,253,2495,697,680,050 to 5,697,680,8995,702,676,097 to 5,702,676,4995,702,742,678 to 5,702,742,9995,706,359,534 to 5,706,359,9995,715,987,617 to 5,715,987,9495,719,153,900 to 5,719,154,2495,720,508,103 to 5,720,508,2995,723,012,354 to 5,723,012,6995,726,496,150 to 5,726,496,8995,730,585,350 to 5,730,586,4495,732,926,465 to 5,732,926,4995,733,457,000 to 5,733,457,9995,734,520,545 to 5,734,521,3995,734,575,785 to 5,734,575,9495,735,588,400 to 5,735,588,899

5,736,756,600 to 5,736,756,8995,737,782,752 to 5,737,782,8995,737,799,850 to 5,737,800,4995,738,371,621 to 5,738,371,7995,739,290,150 to 5,739,290,8995,741,036,103 to 5,741,036,2995,749,572,650 to 5,749,573,0995,752,380,572 to 5,752,380,749

69,005,844 to 69,005,99972,077,164 to 72,077,99973,764,000 to 73,767,999

7,388,138,197 to 7,388,139,9997,390,556,000 to 7,390,559,9997,426,790,000 to 7,426,793,9997,476,996,930 to 7,476,997,9997,486,840,031 to 7,486,840,5997,489,060,600 to 7,489,061,3497,501,478,069 to 7,501,478,0997,506,705,190 to 7,506,705,9997,514,290,319 to 7,514,291,4997,514,610,785 to 7,514,611,1997,523,874,654 to 7,523,874,6997,524,379,837 to 7,524,379,9997,528,356,600 to 7,528,357,1997,531,626,400 to 7,531,626.6497,532,070,000 to 7,532,070,0997,532,958,525 to 7,532,958,7497,537,723,350 to 7,537,723,5497,537,957,777 to 7,537,958,0497.538,076,000 to 7,538,076,1497,538,407,068 to 7,538,407,1497,539,023,400 to 7,539,023,9997,539,234,300 to 7,539,234,5497,544,018,500 to 7,544,019,3997,545,209,900 to 7,545,209,9497,548,032,900 to 7,548,033,3997,550,113,188 to 7,550,113,7997,550,171,471 to 7,550,171,5497,550,231,692 to 7,550,231,8497,550,311,600 to 7,550,311,7997,557,598,450 to 7,557,598,7997,557,797,700 to 7,557,797,8997,557,827,450 to 7,557,827.6997,557,859,350 to 7,557,859,6997,557,943,250 to 7,557,944,049

80,329,250 to 80,329,29989,044,000 to 89,046,999

8,383,281,180 to 8,383,281,4998,552,624,000 to 8,552,624,9998,564,303,759 to 8,564,303,9028,566,386,853 to 8,566,386,8998,566,492,869 to 8,566,492,9998,566,539,177 to 8,566,539,4998,582,585,200 to 8,582,585,2998,584,198,259 to 8,584,198,2998,584,389,510 to 8,584,389,600

99,362,233 to 99,362,39999,765,744 to 99,766,149

20830, August 26, 1971, Pag* 7•.«. •ovtuainuiT Minima orricti itii