ASSOCIATED THIRD CLASS MAIL v. U. S. POSTAL SERV.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Edward Day, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Roger P. Craig, Deputy Gen. Counsel, U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C., with whom Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Louis A. Cox, Gen. Counsel, U.S. Postal Service, Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., and Ronald R. Glancz, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee United States Postal Service.

Peter J. Carre, Washington, D.C., with whom Mozart G. Ratner, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for intervenor-appellee National Association of Letter Carriers.

Charles R. Work, Washington, D.C., with whom Lewis A. Rivlin, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for amicus curiae National Mass Retailing Institute urging reversal.

Before WRIGHT, Chief Judge, WILKEY, Circuit Judge, and FLANNERY, District Judge.