October 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.
Amanda Sloderbeck
Born: 5-9-87
Date Missing: 8-6-02
Missing From: Brooklyn
Center, MN
Raven Sampson
Born: 1-17-00
Date Missing: 4-28-03
Missing From: Oklawaha, FL
Tehona Sampson
Born: 1-26-95
Date Missing: 4-28-03
Missing From: Oklawaha, FL
Christopher Rice
Born: 11-20-85
Date Missing: 4-29-02
Missing From: Nashville, TN
Kristalynn Reeve
Born: 9-21-86
Date Missing: 7-1-03
Missing From: Tacoma, WA
Kenny Magno
Age progression to 4 years
Born: 9-4-98
Date Missing: 8-27-01
Missing From: Bloomington, IN
Alexis Lopez
Born: 8-29-00
Date Missing: 5-19-01
Missing From: Las Vegas, NV
Bethanie Lane
Born: 5-6-93
Date Missing: 7-3-02
Missing From: Colorado
Springs, CO
Christopher Lane
Born: 12-2-91
Date Missing: 7-3-02
Missing From: Colorado
Springs, CO
Kaylee Knox
Born: 6-20-99
Date Missing: 1-28-03
Missing From: Galveston, TX
Matthew Cortes
Age progression to 6 years
Born: 8-10-96
Date Missing: 10-29-00
Missing From: Tulsa, OK
Jose Castro
Born: 7-25-00
Date Missing: 4-23-02
Missing From: Grand Rapids,
MI
James Burn
Age progression to 6 years
Born: 2-4-95
Date Missing: 4-15-96
Missing From: Binghamton, NY
Rolandis Laurel Anderson
Age progression to 11 years
Born: 2-28-90
Date Missing: 6-20-97
Missing From: Elkhart, IN
Rommel Roshawn Anderson
Age progression to 13 years
Born: 4-3-88
Date Missing: 6-20-97
Missing From: Elkhart, IN
Laroya Bray
Born: 10-4-87
Date Missing: 3-26-03
Missing From: Los Angeles,
CA
Jonathon Arciniegas
Born: 12-19-00
Date Missing: 8-30-03
Missing From: Los Angeles,
CA
Laura Arciniegas
Born: 6-27-97
Date Missing: 8-30-03
Missing From: Los Angeles,
CA
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 OfficesTM,
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 the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (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
ServiceTM facilities in their districts. Missing Children posters are to be displayed for 30 days in
Post Office lobbies, workroom floor areas, and other Postal Service 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 Service 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 October 2, 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
|
|
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
|
|
April
|
0.33
|
0.83
|
0.83
|
8.26
|
8.24
|
8.31
|
8.33
|
9.82
|
9.80
|
|
May
|
0.34
|
1.87
|
1.86
|
5.26
|
5.27
|
9.42
|
9.50
|
6.07
|
6.06
|
|
June
|
0.20
|
-0.30
|
-0.20
|
1.20
|
1.28
|
2.20
|
2.38
|
2.30
|
2.42
|
|
July
|
0.30
|
-3.41
|
-3.36
|
1.78
|
1.76
|
4.60
|
4.67
|
2.35
|
2.42
|
|
Aug.
|
0.40
|
.73
|
.66
|
1.94
|
1.95
|
4.12
|
4.19
|
2.39
|
2.41
|
|
Sept.
|
0.40
|
2.68
|
2.65
|
-1.14
|
-1.06
|
-1.35
|
-1.24
|
3.08
|
3.08
|
|
LAST 12 MONTHS
|
4.08
|
5.49
|
5.41
|
24.16
|
24.40
|
32.78
|
33.81
|
25.89
|
26.01
|
|
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.
2003 International and Military Mail
Christmas Mailing Dates
In response to customers' requests for this year's Christmas mailing dates, we are publishing the
following recommended mailing dates. To ensure delivery of Christmas cards and packages by
December 25 to military APO/FPO addresses overseas and to international addresses, we suggest
that mail be entered by the recommended mailing dates listed below.
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Military Mail Addressed To
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First-Class
Mail®
Letters/Cards
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Priority
Mail®
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Parcel
Airlift Mail
(PAL) 1/
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Space
Available Mail
(SAM) 2/
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Parcel
Post®
|
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APO/FPO AE ZIPs 090-092
|
Dec 11
|
Dec 11
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Dec 4
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Nov 28
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Nov 13
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APO/FPO AE ZIP 093
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Dec 4
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Dec 4
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Nov 26
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Nov 13
|
Nov 13
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APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094-099
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Dec 11
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Dec 11
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Dec 4
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Nov 28
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Nov 13
|
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APO/FPO AA ZIP 340
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Dec 11
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Dec 11
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Dec 4
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Nov 28
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Nov 13
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APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962-966
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Dec 11
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Dec 11
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Dec 4
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Nov 28
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Nov 13
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1/ PAL: A special service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis.
PAL is available for Parcel Post not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in
length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the
regular surface rate of postage for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.
2/ SAM: Parcels paid at Parcel Post postage rates are first transported domestically by surface
and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis. The maximum
weight and size limits are 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined.
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International Mail Addressed to
|
Global Airmail
Letters and Cards
|
Global Airmail
Parcel Post
|
Global Economy
(Surface)
|
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Africa
|
Dec 8
|
Dec 8
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Oct 16
|
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Asia / Pacific Rim
|
Dec 15
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Dec 15
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Oct 30
|
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Australia / New Zealand
|
Dec 15
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Dec 15
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Oct 30
|
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Canada
|
Dec 15
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Dec 15
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Nov 21
|
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Caribbean
|
Dec 15
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Dec 15
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Nov 7
|
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Central and South America
|
Dec 8
|
Dec 8
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Nov 1
|
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Mexico
|
Dec 15
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Dec 15
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Nov 7
|
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Europe
|
Dec 15
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Dec 12
|
Nov 7
|
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Middle East
|
Dec 15
|
Dec 15
|
Oct 23
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This poster replaces the version published in Postal Bulletin 22110 (9-4-03, page 57).
Discard/recycle the previous version.
Please Post on All Bulletin Boards.
- International Network Operations,
Network Operations Management, 10-16-03
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