FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1979
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NEW TIMES FOR SPEEDPOST SERVICE
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE LATEST TIMES OF POSTING OF SPEEDPOST WILL BE EXTENDED BY ONE HOUR FROM MONDAY FOLLOWING THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF GREENWICH MEAN TIME PLUS NINE.
+THIS MEANS THAT SENDERS WILL GAIN ONE MORE HOUR TO INCLUDE THEIR LAST MINUTE MAIL,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID.
THE LATEST TIME OF POSTING TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE EXTENDED FROM 11 A.M. TO NOON WHILE THAT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL BE TO 6 P.M.
SPEEDPOST MAIL TO OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS SINGAPORE, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, KUWAIT AND SWITZERLAND WILL BE REVISED SIMILARLY,
MEANWHILE, DELIVERY OF PARCELS, REGISTERED ITEMS AND ORDINARY MAIL TO THE IRISH REPUBLIC WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED AND THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED NOT TO DELIVER MAIL TO THIS COUNTRY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
+WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC THAT THE INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS WHICH BEGAN LAST FEBRUARY ARE CONTINUING AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE A DATE FOR THE RESUMPTION OF POSTAL SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
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