The Nation - News from Oct. 8, 1986

The postal governors approved a $7.2-billion, five-year building program for handling increased mail volume, especially in the fast-growing South and West, and for replacing aging post offices elsewhere. The building improvement program accounts for more than half of an overall $11.7-billion plan that also includes $2.3 billion for letter-sorting equipment, $1.5 billion for computers and other management tools, $279 million in vehicles and $362 million for stamp-vending machines and other customer service equipment.