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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 28, 1983
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literature they were asked to request at periodic intervals. The data col
lected was sent to Pasadena each month where it was carefully tabulated and
analyzed.
Some of the noteworthy results of the program, after its first year and a
half in operation, are listed below:
• Average nationwide delivery for first-class mail, which in
cludes Mr. Armstrong's co-worker/member letters, is three
days. Within five days 95% of the letters are normally re
ceived. Over 99% arrive in excellent condition.
• Delivery of The PLAIN TRUTH, which is mailed third class by
R.R. Donnelley from Glasgow, Kentucky, averaged 11 days. Of
the 1,754 magazines monitored, only 74 suffered minor
damage. Only one magazine failed to arrive.
• When The PLAIN TRUTH was changed from second class to third
class, a move that saved the Work many thousands of dollars
in postage, delivery time remained the same.
The accompanying maps show the average delivery time of first-class letters
and The PLAIN TRUTH for each state.
Because the program has proved to be an invaluable aid in monitoring our
service, it is being continued, with 40 monitors being added to give a more
complete picture. Since volunteer help is used, the cost to the Work \S
minimal.
LEGEND, AVERAGE
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
AVERAGE DELIVERY TIME IN DAYS
FROM POSTAL CENTER TO MAIL MONITOR
June 1981-July 1982
� 2 DAYS
QSSS] 3 DAYS
ffl!mm 4 DAYS
-5 DAYS
SOURCE, HPC HAIL MONITOR SYSTEM.
NOTE
FIRST-CLASS HAIL Nor MONITORED IN BLANK STATES.