Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mississippi Valley and the U.S. East Coast last week got gales and snow and cold waves, and the spell of bad weather swept east as far as Russia. The reason for the turnaround, according to Meteorologist Jerome Namias of the U.S. Weather Bureau: the planetary wind was on holiday during the holidays. Now it is back on its job and trying to make amends...
Seeing the picture you had [Dec. 23] of the Holt family and the eight Korean-G.I. children they had adopted was a highlight for me in the holiday season. One of those eight was a little girl that I picked up from the mud of a paddyfield in Korea 2½ years ago. She was frightened and ostracized by the other village children. I came in contact with Mr. Holt on his first trip to Korea, and this little girl was one of the first he adopted; I shall always remember him for his genuine love and concern...
...Brandeis coaching staff has cancelled the freshman swimming meet, which was to be held in Waltham tomorrow. Brandeis authorities called off the meet for the observation of a religious holiday...
Retailers, who gloomily saw sales slump a month ago, last week had plenty to cheer about. A last-minute burst of holiday shopping wiped out losses of early December. Last week's sales, said the Federal Reserve Board, were so "extraordinarily good" that they boosted December's retail total to 1% or 2% above the 1956 record...
Even better, cash registers kept on jingling merrily after Christmas. "Our post-Christmas season started off with a bang," said Rich's department store in Atlanta, which broke all holiday sales records. Reported Dallas A. Harris & Co.: "Crowds on Dec. 26 were just fantastic...