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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
3
Washington dispatch notes postmen toil through long shifts and festive fatigue to clear a flood of letters, cards, and parcels. The Postal Service projects millions of pieces per day during peak season and hires 50 000 extra staff to handle the Christmas rush.
Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor announce plans to travel to Europe. They will avoid Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after Taylor’s appendectomy. They intend to drive to Paine Springs and continue with holiday plans.
Across the eastern half of the nation the advent of a southerly air flow reduced chances of a white Christmas while the far West saw snow and cold. Temperatures plunged in the Rockies and Great Basin with gusty winds near 50 mph. Central Plains to Northeast reported unseasonable warmth in places. Snow affected western Washington and Montana, while river flooding and evacuations occurred along the Coquille in Oregon.
Earl Warren's son Robert Warren, chief justice, is on his honeymoon in Southern California after his marriage Saturday. The couple, attended by Warren family, begin their life together as the Warren family celebrates in California.
A polio patient aged 19 from Georgetown died after three weeks away from the iron lung. The case involved a race toward Christening rites and a family struggle as illness worsened. The patient left Fayetteville, traveled 35 miles, and returned to a hospital where life support failed. The death occurred during a holiday period, with the family recounting the dire circumstances.
MIAMI Fla. A dispatcher’s call spurred cabbies to search their vehicles for a lost jewel case and money. Bill McGuire located the gems and handed them to T Florin, a hotel guest. Melvin Saltzman found a briefcase with $365 in cash and $1,000 in traveler's checks, returning them to George Cardozo. Both drivers reported rewards.
Stockton police officer Loren Sutherland heard a burglar alarm and waited by a trapdoor on the department store rod. Berzana Lynch, 12, was charged with burglary after officers found a quantity of stolen items including half dollars, a cigarette lighter and several wrist watches from a jewelry shop in the building.
Noel Missouri volunteers at the Noel Post Office expect to stamp the Noel postmark on about half a million pieces of mail this Christmas season. Much of it comes in large batches from individuals and companies seeking the Noel lunch on their greeting cards.
Private detectives offered free services to locate the missing husband of Mrs. Alvin Jordan, 28 year old crippled woman. Private Del Glenn Magill and others arrived at the Jordan home with Christmas gifts and a television set for the woman and her daughter, highlighting city private eyes' generosity.
An Argentine patrol has traversed the Palmer Peninsula in Antarctica as part of International Geophysical Year observances. The army team reportedly crossed the Great Uspallata Glacier and the Antarctic Mountains, reaching elevations up to 6,000 feet.
A fragment mentions a product described as completely automatic with a bright aluminum feature and an unclear listing or specification including a 5.88 price or rating and 210 units or capacity. No clear entities or events are identified.
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