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WORKING CONDITIONS AND POSTAL CONSTRUCTION

PROGRAM-U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
POSTAL FACILITIES AND MAIL

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

JULY 21, 28, SEPTEMBER 22, OCTOBER 28, NOVEMBER 9,
DECEMBER 7, 8, 9, 1971; MARCH 1, 8, 9, JUNE 14, SEPTEMBER 13,
26, 27, 28, OCTOBER 4, 1972

66-353

Serial No. 92-23

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1972

COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE

THADDEUS J. DULSKI, New York, Chairman

DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina, Vice Chairman
H. R. GROSS, Iowa

MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona
DOMINICK V. DANIELS, New Jersey
ROBERT N. C. NIX, Pennsylvania
JAMES M. HANLEY, New York
CHARLES H. WILSON, California
JEROME R. WALDIE, California
RICHARD C. WHITE, Texas
WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan
LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana
FRANK J. BRASCO, New York
GRAHAM PURCELL, Texas
BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida
ELIZABETH (Mrs. George) ANDREWS,
Alabama

EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois
ALBERT W. JOHNSON, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM LLOYD SCOTT, Virginia
JAMES A. McCLURE, Idaho
LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, Maryland
JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California
ELWOOD HILLIS, Indiana
WALTER E. POWELL, Ohlo
WILLIAM O. MILLS, Maryland
RICHARD W. MALLARY, Vermont

JOHN H. MARTINY, Chief Counsel

VINCENT M. GAUGHAN, Staff Director and Special Counsel
VICTOR C. SMIROLDO, Counsel

WILLIAM A. IRVINE, Assistant Staff Director
THEODORE J. KAZY, Senior Staff Assistant
FRANCIS C. FORTUNE, Coordinator
ROBERT E. LOCKHART, Assistant Counsel
RALPH J. DEVLIN, Staff Assistant

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THOMAS R. KENNEDY, Staff Assistant, Room B-345 (b), Rayburn Building-Ext. 56741

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Faught, Hon. H. F., Senior Assistant Postmaster General, U.S. Postal
Service, accompanied by Robert Coven, Office of Program Manage-
ment, U.S. Postal Service___

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Testimony of-Continued

French, James H., attorney, Contracts and Property Division, Law
Department, U.S. Postal Service---

Garcia, Antonio, structural engineer, Veterans' Administration, accom-
panied by Bowie Johnson, Assistant General Counsel, Veterans'
Administration

Kieb, Ormonde A., former real estate consultant to the U.S. Postal
Service
Lombard, Harry D., district engineer, New York Engineer District,
Army Corps of Engineers, accompanied by Paul Gill, assistant direc-
tor, postal construction, bulk mail facilities, Army Corps of Engi-

neers

Lunsmann, John, Jersey City, N.J., a former postal employee_.
Miller, Morris, president, Manhattan-Bronx local, American Postal
Workers Union, AFL-CIO_

Nilan, Patrick J., legislative director, American Postal Workers Union,
accompanied by Edward Bowley, legislative aide, American Postal
Workers Union___

Nunlist, Hon. Frank J., former Assistant Postmaster General, Bureau of Operations, Post Office Department_-_.

Parish, Col. John V., District Engineer, Lower Mississippi Valley Division, Memphis District__.

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420, 612

Parsons, James F., president, Speaker Sortation Systems Division
A-T-O, Inc., accompanied by Don East, vice president‒‒‒‒‒
Patton, D. Kenneth, administrator, Economic Development Adminis-
tration, New York, N.Y_____.

Rademacher, James H., president, National Association of Letter Car-
riers, AFL-CIO___

Rebh, Brig. Gen. George, Chief, U.S. Army, Postal Construction Sup-
port Office, accompanied by M. Randall Head, Assistant General
Counsel, Office of Chief of Engineers, and P. M. Gill, Assistant for
Bulk Facilities, Corps of Engineers, Postal Construction Support
Office

Rosen, Albert, president, Philadelphia Postal Union__

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Stroud, Mason Carroll, Distribution Procedures Specialist, Logistics
and Engineering Department, U.S. Postal Service_
Suter, Albert E., executive vice president, Lester B. Knight and Associ-
ates, accompanied by Robert J. Cardinal, vice president, and Frank
M. Covey, Jr., general counsel.

437

Tracy, Col. John P., formerly chief, Leasing Operations Branch, Realty
Division, U.S. Post Office Department..

White, Robert L., president, National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, presented by John W. White, presidential aide, and accompanied by Erie R. Doyle and Celeste Gee___.

471

382

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Whitney, Frank, president, Kidde-Briscoe Construction Co. and Walter
Kidde Contractors, Inc---

227

Wieman, Robert H., Manager, Transportation Services Division, Logistics and Engineering Department, Mail Processing Divisions, U.S. Postal Service---

443

Statements from

Cole, Arthur B., consultant___

460

Dulski, Hon. Thaddeus J., chairman, Post Office and Civil Service
Committee

431

Horton, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of
New York, with attachments.

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Long, Hon. Clarence D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland---

504

Mikva, Hon. Abner J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois--‒‒

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Sarbanes, Hon. Paul S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland---.

505

Communications from

Acox, Clarence W., president, New Orleans Branch 124, National Association of Letter Carriers, dated June 23, 1971, with attachment

68

Cavell, George R., letters dated April 23 and May 11, 1970___.

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Communications from-Continued

Chicago Truck Terminal employees, letter dated October 27, 1971_-_-
Clarke, F. J., Lt. Gen., U.S.A. Chief of Engineers, Department of the
Army, dated September 21, 1971___--

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Dulski, Hon. Thaddeus J., letter dated November 30, 1971_.

500

Dunn, William E., executive director, the Associated General Con-
tractors of America, letter dated September 9, 1971, to F. J. Clarke,
Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers---
Dunn, William E., executive director, the Associated General Con-
tractors of America, with enclosure.

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Klassen, Hon. E. T., Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, dated
February 24, 1972 and February 8, 1972_.

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Landes, David, director of environmental improvement, Greater
Miami Postal Union, letter dated October 21, 1971---.
Milliken, Hon. William G., Governor of the State of Michigan, Lan-
sing, Mich., dated January 18, 1972__.

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Nix, Hon. Robert N. C., chairman, Subcommittee on Postal Facili-
ties, and Mail dated February 29, 1972.
Patton, D. K., administrator, Economic Development Administration,
city of New York, letter dated March 6, 1972, enclosing a sum-
mary report on the Brooklyn Army Terminal site___.
Remus, Gerald J., general manager, city of Detroit Metro Water De-
partment, Detroit, Mich., dated December 20, 1971, with
closure

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Rooney, Hon. John J., letter dated November 30, 1971Rosen, Albert, president, Philadelphia Postal Union, letters submitted for the record regarding working conditions in the Postal Service__ Sarbanes, Hon. Paul S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, letter dated October 25, 1971, with attachment----Additional material

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An agreement between the postal unions and the Postal Service on the subject of "Safety and Health".

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"Post Office 'Error' Is Mere $60 Million," article by Jack Anderson in the Washington Post of January 26, 1971_

"Overrun "Shocking' on Postal Building," article by Philip Shandler
in the Evening Star on January 27, 1971_--_.
"Mail In The Swamp," remarks by the Honorable H. R. Gross in the
Congressional Record of October 27, 1971.

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Employment record of George R. Cavell, Program Director, Bulk Mail
Processing, U.S. Postal Service--

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Principal corporate officers making up the TENDUN joint venture_ Principal corporate officers of the architectural firm, Lester B. Knight & Associates, Inc-----

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Memoranda of agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the
Corps of Engineers__

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"Report of Investigation of December 11, 1971, Accident at Port Huron Water Intake Tunnel".

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"Progress Report on Lake Huron Tunnel Tragedy".

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"Mail Facility A Real Gas," from the Washington Daily News.
"Ask Why Post Office Unit Built On Swamp," from the Des Moines,
Iowa, Register___

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"Workers Dispute Methane Danger," from the New York Times__
"What's News," from the Wall Street Journal___.
Excerpt from title 40, United States Code, relating to bonds_--

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Excerpt from chapter I, part 10, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to bonds-

A summary report on the Brooklyn Army Terminal site__ "Examination of Selected Terminated Architect-Engineering Design Contracts, U.S. Postal Service," a report made by the General Accounting Office for the Subcommittee on Postal Facilities and Mail__ Schedule of various mail routings under the national bulk mail system_ "CBS Morning News With Bob Hart (December 17, 1971). Appendix, containing correspondence between the Office of the Postmaster General and the subcommittee chairman, relative to matters before the subcommittee, and a compilation of various news stories_

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