Postal Rate Revision: Hearings Before the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 11140 and Related Bills; Bills to Eadjust Postal Rates, and for Other Purposes. May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26; June 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 1960Considers H.R. 11140 and related bills, to increase postal rates in 1960. |
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... follows :) [ H.R. 11140 , 86th Cong . , 2d sess . ] A BILL To readjust postal rates , and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , SHORT TITLE ...
... follows :) [ H.R. 11140 , 86th Cong . , 2d sess . ] A BILL To readjust postal rates , and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , SHORT TITLE ...
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... follows : hereafter , none of the funds appropriated to the Post Office Department from the general fund of the Treasury shall be withdrawn from the Treasury until the Postmaster General shall certify *** to the establishment of such ...
... follows : hereafter , none of the funds appropriated to the Post Office Department from the general fund of the Treasury shall be withdrawn from the Treasury until the Postmaster General shall certify *** to the establishment of such ...
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... be glad to supply it for the record , Mr. Lesinski . It will be easy to calculate . Mr. LESINSKI . Thank you . ( The information follows :) THIRD - CLASS MAIL Effect on revenues if single - $ 14 POSTAL RATE REVISION.
... be glad to supply it for the record , Mr. Lesinski . It will be easy to calculate . Mr. LESINSKI . Thank you . ( The information follows :) THIRD - CLASS MAIL Effect on revenues if single - $ 14 POSTAL RATE REVISION.
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... follows : The committee wishes to make one further important point . Ever since September 24 , 1950 , Congress has required fourth class mail and parcel post to be self - supporting . This recommendation for a public service ...
... follows : The committee wishes to make one further important point . Ever since September 24 , 1950 , Congress has required fourth class mail and parcel post to be self - supporting . This recommendation for a public service ...
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... follows :) POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Summary of proposed postal rate increases , April 1960 Class of mail Section of bill 1st - class mail . Letters . 2 ( a ) . Ounce . Drop letters . 2 ( b ) . do .. Post and postal cards . 2 ( b ) . Each ...
... follows :) POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Summary of proposed postal rate increases , April 1960 Class of mail Section of bill 1st - class mail . Letters . 2 ( a ) . Ounce . Drop letters . 2 ( b ) . do .. Post and postal cards . 2 ( b ) . Each ...
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85th Congress adjusted advertising airmail amount Association average basis bill budget bulk mail bulk third-class mail catalogs CAWLEY CHAIRMAN charge chart circulation class mail classes of mail committee Conard-Pyle Co Congress Congressman copy CORBETT cost ascertainment DAVIS delivery Department's direct mail dollars economy effect expense fact FARRAND figures first-class mail fiscal fourth-class gentleman GILLETTE going Government GROSS GUYER impact increase in postal IRWIN JOHANSEN legislation LESINSKI letter loss magazines MAGINNIS mail rates mail service mail users matter McKinsey McKinsey & Co ment million National newspapers nonprofit Office and Civil operations ounces PORTER Post Office Department postage costs postal deficit Postal Policy Act postal rates postal service Postmaster pound profit proposed increases public service publishers question REES revenue Saturday Evening Post second-class mail STANS statement subsidy SULLIVAN SUMMERFIELD taxes Thank third third-class bulk volume WALLHAUSER Western Auto
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Page 186 - The rates on periodicals that are approved domestically as controlled circulation publications, when mailed by the publishers are 5 cents for the first 2 ounces and 2 cents for each additional 2 ounces or fraction, to all countries. (2) Airmail...
Page 521 - I will be happy to answer any questions you or the members of the committee may have.
Page 631 - States, and exacting such postage as may be requisite to defray the expenses...
Page 615 - ... and airmail — and .similar revenue, expense and volume data for each of its special services — special delivery, money order, insurance, collect-on-delivery, registry, and postal savings. In this undertaking each class of mail and each special service is viewed as a separate entity and the expense fairly attributable to each includes its proportionate share of joint and overhead expense as well as expense for which it is directly resi>onsible.
Page 2 - ... per centum of the weight of copies mailed to subscribers during the calendar year) when sent by the publisher thereof from the post office of publication or other post office, or when sent by a news agent to actual subscribers thereto, or to other news agents for the purpose of sale...
Page 316 - While the Postal Establishment, as all other Government agencies, should be operated in an efficient manner, it clearly is not a business enterprise conducted for profit or for raising general funds...
Page 294 - Since legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate to preserve COLA equity we urge you to support HR 1074 and S.
Page 2 - The estimated difference between the postage revenue collected during the year on mailings of newspapers and periodicals published by and in the interests of religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic, agricultural, labor, and fraternal organizations, and that which would have been collected at zone rates of postage...
Page 3 - With the first mailing of each issue of each such publication, the publisher shall file with the Postmaster a copy of such issue, together with a statement containing such information as the Postmaster General may prescribe for determining the postage chargeable thereon.
Page 2 - PUAS countries (see § 211.2 of this chapter) — 3 cents for the first 2 ounces and 1 cent for each additional 2 ounces or fraction.