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Post Office Bulk Mail Sparks Wide Public Debate
Washington reports on bulk mail or third class mail, its vast reach of eighteen billion pieces yearly, and how occupants receive junk mail. Mrs. Robert L. Richard leads a Palo Alto protest by sending bulk mail to Washington, while the Postal Service defends the system as vital to the economy and explains how lists are bought and used by firms to target customers with or without names.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Post Office Department
Robert L. Richard
Palo Alto
Calif
Joan of Arc
Post Office Department
Alabama
Richard
R. L. Park & Co
R. L. Polk and Co
Soap Company
Congress