▁" Off - Off - B road way " ▁theatre ▁Laura ▁Evangel ista ▁Al var ado ▁Card oz o , ▁ 9 1 , ▁Venez uel an ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁nun ▁who ▁was ▁beat ified ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁August in ian ▁Rec ol lect ▁Sister s ▁of ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Austin ▁Dun can - J ones , ▁ 5 7 , ▁British ▁phil os opher ▁ ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁Larry ▁O ' B rien , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post master ▁General ▁( and ▁the ▁future ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ) ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁should ▁be ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁government ▁corpor ation . ▁ ▁" If ▁we ▁ran ▁our ▁tele phone ▁system ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁run ▁the ▁post ▁office , ▁the ▁car rier ▁p ige on ▁business ▁would ▁still ▁have ▁a ▁great ▁future ," ▁O ' B rien ▁told ▁a ▁gather ing ▁of ▁magazine ▁publish ers ▁and ▁edit ors . ▁ ▁The ▁Post al ▁Re organ ization ▁Act ▁would ▁be ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁cabinet - level ▁department ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Post al ▁Service . ▁The ▁island ▁kingdom ▁of ▁T ong a ▁adopted ▁a ▁new , ▁decimal ▁system ▁of ▁currency ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁its