Postal Board Shelves 5-Day Delivery:
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service voted to prohibit the elimination of Saturday delivery slated to take effect on August 5. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe had announced the move in February--minus approval from Congress or the Postal Regulatory Commission--in hopes of trimming some $2 billion from the ailing Postal Service's operating budget.
Congress foreshadowed the action taken yesterday by the Postal Service when, in March, it rubber-stamped an extension of the Continuing Resolution that funds Postal Service operations. The C.R. contains language stating that funding is dependent on mail service continuing at 1984 levels.
