President Carter has nominated Alvin Gandal, a postal official since 1969, to a five-year term as chairman of the Postal Rate Commission. The nomination is awaiting Senate confirmation. The five-member commission reviews rate revisions proposed by the Postal Service.
Gandal, 45, who holds a law degree from Case-Western Reserve University, served as a legal advisor in the Postal Service General Counselï¿??s Office, was director of the Office of Arbitration Procedures and is currently director of the Office of Contract Analysis. Gandal, who is the father of two sons, is the nephew of Mrs. Philip Slomovitz of Southfield, Mich. She is the wife of Philip Slomovitz, editor of The Jewish News of Detroit and a vice-president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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