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094916 1 (1976-09-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxki0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DIVISION( SEP 1 '1976 GG5- 360 The Honorable Paul LaxaltIIll IIIIIIIIIIllI SUnited States Senate . U M 094916 L Dear Senator Laxalt: This is in response 7o your March 15, -1976, letter request- ing that we independently review the Postal Service's evaluation S?1 of an alternative mail processing systemiproposed by Mr. John F. Stephenson of Las Vegas, Nevada. p In brief, Mr. Stephenson proposes that --an 8-digit code be adopted in place of the current 5-digit ZIP code, and --the code be placed in a standardized location on envelopes. According to Mr. Stephenson, if this were done, low-cost elec- tronic machines could be used to sort most mail thus eliminating the need for costly manual sorting operations. Over the years, Mr. Stephenson has advanced his'position with the Postal Service both directly and indirectly through several congressional offices. The Service evaluation sent to you on March 8, 1976, which you asked us to review, is identical to others--going as far back as August .1974. As such, it repre- sents nothing new in the'&Wh of ahalysis, but then neither does Mr. Stephenson offer anything additional to what he has proposed over the years. The June 30, 1976, letter the Service sent you was more re- sponsive. It stated that Mr. Stephenson's estimatcs on equipment performance and cost savings are completely beyond state-of-the- art technology and practical applications in postal facilities. This Service response was not the result of a detailed evaluation. It was written by a Service official with expertise in mail I '9Yel

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