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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, AUGUST 6, 1986
PAGE 11
FROM FLEET ADMINISTRATION
New Development
Legislation was introduced in 1984 requiring that
vehicle components, such as doors and fenders, be marked with
identification numbers to discourage thieves who tear down vehicles to
sell the parts. This law states that auto manufacturers must mark as
many as 14 parts on some models. Buick has for some years now included
special door locks and security systems on many cars in an effort to
deter vehicle theft.
According to the 1986 ·General Motors Public
Interest Report, a new development for 1987 will be plastic labels
printed with the vehicle ID number that will be attached to various
components. An attempt to remove this label would leave pieces of the
adhesive behind, which cannot be removed without damaging the surface
of the part. If the label is stuck back down, the pieces of adhesive
will show through, proving that the label has been tampered with.
Safety Tip
Never crowd the center line. Ride in the center of your
lane and give that center line plenty of room. On a four-lane road,
make a habit of using the far right lane as a matter of preference and
habit. This not only keeps you away from the center line, but traffic
in the right lane usually moves with fewer interruptions, because
vehicles turning right cause fewer delays than those turning left. If
you see an oncoming vehicle veer into your lane, move immediately to
the far right of the lane.
--Dean May, Fleet Administration
MAIL PROCESSING UPDATE
PLANNED CUTBACKS SUCCESSFUL; MEMBERS BIGGEST SUPPORTERS; MEMBERS'
EXAMPLES; WAY OF GIVE
Planned Cutbacks Successful When the budget was prepared in December
of last year, Mr. Armstrong approved a reallocation of the Work's
resources in order to bring the first commission more in line with the
second. The plan is now beginning to show the intended results.
As an example, early in the year growth for incoming mail was at 35
percent. The year-to-date figure is now -2 percent.
We expect this trend to stabilize during the summer months and begin to
show a gradual increase next fall.
The three major measures that affected the amount of mail received
were:
• Eliminating the blow-in PT subscription cards. These accounted
for a large portion of the cards received in 1985.
• Discontinuing the stitch-in return envelopes from "The Plain
Truth."