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Show Parcel Post changes effective January IS mi i, , i. ,i 4-1 :i 111 n:f ikfn I on liTnur Viflr frrim am, rf- say, New York, from any office of-fice in the Provo area. Other changes being enforced enforc-ed under the Parcel Post Reform Re-form Bill include regulations involving in-volving the size and weight of parcels. The present regulation prohibiting pro-hibiting mailing of parcels over ov-er 20 pounds between firstclass post offices is gradually being changed so that the limit is now 25 pounds. Within the next four years the maximum weight is expected expec-ted to be raised to 40 pounds. ing the mail will redistribute mail to its associate offices and route them directly to other regional re-gional centers. To facilitate this concept, the Post Office needs to consolidate consoli-date parcel post rates within the same area. Thus, replacing the present system of calculating parcel post rates according to mileage, the new system will set a uniform uni-form rate for all parcels originating origi-nating from offices served by a particular sectional center. This means that a parcel will cost the same if sent to, These sectional centers serve as "clearinghouses" for the 40-70 40-70 associate post offices in its area. They were chosen on the basis of central location to associate as-sociate post offices, accessibility accessibil-ity to all methods of transportation, transpor-tation, and adaptability to mechanization. Sectional centers will receive and process all mail originating originat-ing from its associate offices and route them directily to other regional centers. This eliminates intermediate stops and mail handling en route. Regional centers receiv- The eventual goal is overnight over-night delivery of all priority mail between any two post offices of-fices in the country. Central to the ZIP Code concept con-cept is the system of transportation transpor-tation built around 552 sectional section-al centers under the 10 major national centers. Utah, under national area 8, now has four sectional centers: Ogden, 843; Salt Lake City, 840; Provo, 846, 847; Price, 845. After completion of the interstate inter-state highway, Richfield will be used as the fifth center for area 847, now under Provo. Rates for mailing parcel post will be "adjusted" to round figures fig-ures beginning Jan. 15, 1967, it 'was announced this week. This will mean rate increases of up to 11 cents a pound for mailing parcel post. This rate adjustment is part of the Parcel Post Reform Bill adopted by the 89th Congress to facilitate installation of the ZIP Code program by the U.S. Post Office Department. The ZIP Code program is designed de-signed to minimize rising costs of operation while at the same time streamlining services. |