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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1966
Page
18
A school contest winner John Burr 10 Elba New York writes about water sources. The article explains springs groundwater water table artesian wells and how rainfall infiltrates soil and rock to form underground water and pressure that causes natural springs and wells to rise.
Sylvia Porter reports that the 1966 Christmas mail period is the biggest and worst log jam in U S post office history. Weather woes could worsen delays and threaten timely delivery of cards and packages.
The item notes a Christmas drawing with a prize of Britannica books and asks entrants to provide name age and address. It also discusses holiday mail volume, deadlines, ZIP codes, stamp values, safe packaging, and a two year 100 million mechanization plan to modernize mail processing linking 75 large post offices.
Cities plan to install optical scanners and other modern devices to mail processing. Officials aim to speed delivery and reduce errors with new technology.
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