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Christmas Mail Deluge Tests Alaska Route Sled Delivery
The department expands Christmas mail handling with vending machines and contract carriers to move 241,000 pounds of parcels in harsh routes. Airlifts and dog sleds reach St. Lawrence Island as 1959 year end rush peaks. Postal workers expect 1.5 billion postals and 250000 extra machines to speed delivery in remote areas.
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