April 2003
Have You Seen Any of These Missing Children?
Please participate in the NALC/USPS Child Alert Program.
Tear out this page and carry it with you. If you have information on any of
these missing persons, tell your Postal Service
supervisor.
Rosmery Acosta
Born: 11-24-88
Date Missing: 2-15-03
Missing From: Paterson, NJ
Tricia Agostini
Born: 12-11-85
Date Missing: 3-20-03
Missing From: Lake Worth, FL
Brittany Antunes
Born: 10-18-89
Date Missing: 12-2-02
Missing From: Visalia, CA
Samantha Baskin
Born: 7-21-88
Date Missing: 12-9-02
Missing From: Pembroke
Pines, FL
Layla Beza
Born: 10-2-87
Date Missing: 2-21-03
Missing From: Berlin, WI
Rachel Robbio
Born: 7-24-88
Date Missing: 1-23-03
Missing From: Ft. Lauderdale,
FL
Tony Bennett
Born: 11-20-95
Date Missing: 5-30-02
Missing From: Lucedale, MS
Zoie Bills
Born: 7-29-99
Date Missing: 4-21-02
Missing From: Detroit, MI
Dylan Brabander
Born: 1-26-02
Date Missing: 9-7-02
Missing From: Tonkawa, OK
McKenna Smith
Born: 5-11-96
Date Missing: 1-27-03
Missing From: Ludlow, MA
Taylor Smith
Born: 9-7-97
Date Missing: 1-27-03
Missing From: Ludlow, MA
Cameron Smith
Born: 10-26-00
Date Missing: 10-30-01
Missing From: Mobile, AL
Hannah Stone
Born: 12-7-96
Date Missing: 8-8-00
Missing From: San Rafael,
CA
Darrell Tapia
Born: 5-13-97
Date Missing: 2-4-03
Missing From: Lakewood,
CA
Logan Bowman
Born: 2-15-97
Date Missing: 1-7-03
Missing From: Galax, VA
Please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hot Line 1-800-843-5678
TDD 1-800-826-7653
Missing Children Poster Display Instructions
Please display this poster prominently on bulletin boards in retail lobbies of main Post Offices,
classified stations, and branches. Operators of contract postal units may display this poster at
their option.
Companion posters, authorized for display on bulletin boards maintained by employee
organizations, appear periodically in The Postal Record, a publication for members of the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
This poster is published in cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, the United States Department of Justice, and the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Information appearing on this poster is selected solely by NCMEC.
In addition to Postal Bulletin updates, NCMEC distributes information via broadcast fax.
Notification of newly reported missing children is sent to designated district "Missing Children"
coordinators at fax numbers provided by district managers. Within 24 hours of receipt of a
facsimile Missing Children poster, district coordinators should distribute copies to all postal
facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in Post Office
lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other postal facilities, unless notification is received (from
NCMEC) to remove a particular poster sooner. The broadcast fax network is used to distribute
posters and information in only the most urgent cases of missing and exploited children. This
system supplements, but does not replace, the missing children information in this Postal Bulletin.
Missing Children posters are available to the U.S. Postal Service only as described above. If
postal employees are contacted by individuals or local agencies about displaying a sign or poster
of a missing child in local Post Offices, the individual or agency should be politely informed that
the U.S. Postal Service displays only those posters provided by NCMEC, because it has been
designated by the U.S. Department of Justice to be the national clearinghouse and resource
center for missing and exploited children. The individual or agency should then be referred to
NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678.
NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FACT SHEET
Percentage returns released April 13, 2003, by the Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Board
ANNUAL
RETURNS |
G
Fund |
F
Fund |
LBA
Bond
Index |
C
Fund |
S&P 500
Stock
Index |
S *
Fund |
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index |
I *
Fund |
EAFE
Stock
Index |
| 1993 |
6.14 |
9.52 |
9.75 |
10.13 |
10.08 |
- |
14.57 |
- |
32.68 |
| 1994 |
7.22 |
-2.96 |
-2.92 |
1.33 |
1.32 |
- |
-2.66 |
- |
7.75 |
| 1995 |
7.03 |
18.31 |
18.47 |
37.41 |
37.58 |
- |
33.48 |
- |
11.27 |
| 1996 |
6.76 |
3.66 |
3.63 |
22.85 |
22.96 |
18.52 |
17.18 |
6.27 |
6.14 |
| 1997 |
6.77 |
9.60 |
9.65 |
33.17 |
33.36 |
26.61 |
25.69 |
1.46 |
1.55 |
| 1998 |
5.74 |
8.70 |
8.69 |
28.44 |
28.58 |
7.51 |
8.63 |
20.46 |
20.09 |
| 1999 |
5.99 |
-0.85 |
-0.82 |
20.95 |
21.04 |
32.70 |
35.49 |
26.81 |
26.72 |
| 2000 |
6.42 |
11.67 |
11.63 |
-9.14 |
-9.10 |
-8.76 |
-15.77 |
-14.11 |
-14.17 |
| 2001 |
5.39 |
8.61 |
8.44 |
-11.94 |
-11.89 |
-2.22* |
-2.52* |
-15.42* |
-14.88* |
| 2002 |
5.00 |
10.27 |
10.26 |
-22.05 |
-22.10 |
-18.14 |
-17.80 |
-15.98 |
-15.94 |
*Rates of return for May
(inception of S and I Funds) through December 2001.
2002
MONTHLY
RETURNS |
G
Fund |
F
Fund |
LBA
Bond
Index |
C
Fund |
S&P 500
Stock
Index |
S
Fund |
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index |
I
Fund |
EAFE
Stock
Index |
| April |
0.46 |
1.89 |
1.94 |
-6.06 |
-6.06 |
-1.06 |
-0.98 |
0.25 |
0.66 |
| May |
0.45 |
0.88 |
0.85 |
-0.75 |
-0.74 |
-2.39 |
-2.21 |
1.29 |
1.27 |
| June |
0.43 |
0.97 |
0.87 |
-7.10 |
-7.12 |
-6.67 |
-6.84 |
-3.87 |
-3.98 |
| July |
0.43 |
1.19 |
1.21 |
-7.70 |
-7.80 |
-9.93 |
-9.73 |
-9.99 |
-9.87 |
| Aug. |
0.40 |
1.58 |
1.69 |
0.67 |
0.66 |
0.58 |
0.58 |
-0.26 |
-0.23 |
| Sept. |
0.37 |
1.63 |
1.62 |
-10.87 |
-10.87 |
-6.84 |
-6.74 |
-10.75 |
-10.74 |
| Oct. |
0.33 |
-0.44 |
-0.46 |
8.77 |
8.80 |
3.38 |
3.28 |
5.42 |
5.37 |
| Nov. |
0.34 |
-0.01 |
-0.03 |
5.87 |
5.89 |
6.76 |
6.90 |
4.49 |
4.54 |
| Dec. |
0.38 |
2.08 |
2.07 |
-5.85 |
-5.88 |
-4.32 |
-4.21 |
-3.27 |
-3.36 |
2003
MONTHLY RETURNS |
G
Fund |
F
Fund |
LBA
Bond
Index |
C
Fund |
S&P 500
Stock
Index |
S
Fund |
Wilshire
4500 Stock
Index |
I
Fund |
EAFE
Stock
Index |
| Jan. |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.09 |
-2.67 |
-2.62 |
-2.35 |
-2.16 |
-4.24 |
-4.17 |
| Feb. |
0.32 |
1.41 |
1.38 |
-1.49 |
-1.50 |
-2.56 |
-2.54 |
-2.29 |
-2.29 |
| March |
0.33 |
-0.05 |
-0.08 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
1.55 |
1.48 |
-1.90 |
-1.96 |
| LAST 12 MONTHS |
4.69 |
11.79 |
11.69 |
-24.71 |
-24.76 |
-22.38 |
-21.86 |
-23.51 |
-23.23 |
| Fund |
Invested In |
Index Tracked |
| G - Government Securities Investment Fund |
Special issues of U.S. Treasury securities |
N/A |
| F - Fixed Income Index Investment Fund |
Barclays U.S. Debt Index Fund |
Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate bond index |
| C - Common Stock Index Investment Fund |
Barclays Equity Index Fund |
S&P 500 stock index |
S - Small Capitalization Stock Index
Investment Fund |
Barclays Extended Market Index Fund |
Wilshire 4500 stock index |
| I - International Stock Index Investment Fund |
Barclays EAFE Index Fund |
Europe, Australasia, and Far East stock index |
Future performance of the funds will
vary and may be significantly different from the returns shown above. See
the Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for detailed information about
the funds and their investment risks. The monthly returns of the TSP Funds
represent net earnings for the month after deduction of accrued administrative
expenses and, except for the G Fund, after deduction of trading costs and
accrued investment management fees as well. The returns for the four indexes
shown do not include any of these deductions.
* Implemented May 2001.
Please post on bulletin boards. Discard/recycle all previous notices.
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This office will be CLOSED
Monday,
May 26, 2003,
Memorial Day.
