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1967GOVERNMENT SERVICES
SHOWS THE ROLE OF PEOPLE & MACHINES IN TODAY'S MODERN POST OFFICE. EXPLAINS THE PROCESSES OF SORTING, CANCELING, & TRANSPORTING MAIL. DEMONSTRATING THE SPEED OF TODAY'S POSTAL SERVICE, 1967

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BOY WRITING & MAILING POST CARD OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. WRITES IT AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. LICKING STAMP.
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PRE-TEEN MAILS POSTCARD IN MAIL BOX
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MAILMAN PICKS UP MAIL FROM MAILBOX. PUTS IN MAIL SACK
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U. S. MAIL TRUCK ON URBAN STREET, MAIL TRUCK ARRIVES AT POST OFFICE, BACKS UP TO LOADING DOCK.
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CUSTOMERS AT POST OFFICE COUNTER PURCHASING STAMPS, ETC.
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CU PACKAGE BEING SENT BY THE U. S. MAIL SERVICE.
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POST OFFICE WORKERS POSTAL WORKERS UNLOADING SACKS OF MAIL. SEPARATING, SORTING MAIL. LETTERS, MAIL ON CONVEYOR BELT.
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CU 8 CENT STAMP. AIR MAIL STAMP.
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MAIL, LETTERS SHOOTING THROUGH CANCELLING MACHINE CU CANCELLED STAMP. MACHINE FLIPS LETTERS OVER
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WORKERS PLACE CRATES OF MAIL ON CONVEYOR, MAIL ON CONVEYOR
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CU TELEVISION CAMERA. CU MONITORS RECORDING MAIL CRATES ON CONVEYOR, WATCHING FOR BREAKDOWNS.
CONTROL CENTER WORKER DISCOVERS A BREAKDOWN.
WORKER CALLS ON RADIO. COMMUNICATIONS. CONVEYOR FIXED. CRATES BEGIN TO MOVE AGAIN
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WORKER SUPERVISES AUTOMATED SORTING MACHINE. CU WORKER PUSHING KEYS TELLING MACHINE WHERE MAIL WILL GO. LETTERS SORTED BY ZIP CODE IN CUBBY HOLES.
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TRACKING SHOT BUSY POST OFFICE INTERIOR
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CU FLASHING BLINKING LIGHTS. SORTING MACHINE SORTS LETTERS OF THE SAME SIZE. UNIFORM SIZE.
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LETTERS DROPPED INTO CUBBY HOLES, WORKER EMPTIES LETTERS AND PUTS INTO TRAYS. TRAYS ON CONVEYOR.
LETTERS PUT INTO SACKS
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MAIL SACKS LOADED ONTO CONVEYOR
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POST OFFICE WORKERS SORTING MAIL INTO BINS
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LOADING SACKS OF MAIL INTO TRUCKS.
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MAIL PLANES TAKE OFF & LANDS
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UNLOADING MAIL BAGS FROM TWA PLANE ONTO HELICOPTER AIR MAIL. MAIL TRUCK MEETS HELICOPTER
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POSTMAN MAKING DELIVERY IN SUBURBIA; BOYS LOOK AT POSTCARD
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