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and the Delaware River as firemen wet down the area. Fire originated in overheated oil cylinder used in processing of illu Timbers, HANDS ACROSS EQUATOR: Doing: their bit to cement inter-American relations are David P. Rusk, 20, son of Secretary of State-designate Dean Rusk, and Delcia Bence 20, of Buenos Aires. They announced their engagement in Scars-dale, N. Y.

Both attend the University of California at Berkeley. Unifax on Way I NTT. 4t 40! is a ho Shiver Me The Weather Man, well-bundled in scarf, knitted cap and boots, today had a Christmas present for shivering Philadelphians. It'll be a "mild" 30 tomorrow, Christmas Day. This after -a bone-chilling cold snap that has set live new cold records and tied two so far this month has to rank as welcome holiday news.

The mercury tumbled to a record-tying 10 at 6 a.m. today, the third straight day a new low. mark has been entered or tied in Weather Bureau books. Today will get no warmer than 20, with about three hours of fine, powdery snow to give a white Christmas outlook hours before the Big Day arrives. THE WEATHER MAN promises no accumulation but the fine fall is expected to make driving extremely hazardous.

The snow and cold is not expected to deter holiday motorists in the Philadelphia area and across the nation from killing themselves at a ndw record pace over the 78-hoi Yuletide weekend. The National Safety Council predicts 510 road deaths between 6 p.m. yesterday to midnight Monday, 160 more than Che normal for a non-holiday period in December Bearir of Yule Gifts Collapses, Dies in Auto Walter Mills, 59, of 3123 Rorer was pronounced dead Ion arrival at Northeastern Hospital after he collapsed at the wheel of his auto as he and his wife started out to deliver Christmas His wife, Mae, 57, suffered neck cuts when she leaped from the car as it went out of control, crashed into a snowbank. Mills was an employe of the Art Loom Rug and Carpet Howard St. and Allegheny Ave.

10 Mi mw's BY 8:30 A.M. today, 56 traffic deaths and four fatalities from fires were reported by United Press International. York and Michigan led with 11 each. Georgia had 5 and The holiday traditionally has more Philadelphlans on the move than at any period during the year. Railroads, bus companies and airlines reported record business, even with extra equipment added.

And the NSC expects more than 74 million cars to take to the nation's highways over the three-day weekend. EVEN AS A SLIGHT warming trend was developing over the eastern one-third of the nation, UPI counted 97 weather deaths in the last five days, including Mrs. Camille Herb, of Valley Stream, N. mother of 11 children. She died when her car skidded and overturned near her home.

Buffalo, N. was isolated by a 12-inch blizzard. Some 450 train passengers shivered for eight hours in a stalled train in rural Illinois. Next Time The next time it snows, streets carrying buses and trolleys will have top priority in the city snow emergency program. Managing Director Donald C.

Wagner announced that under revised plans the city's snow fighters will plow the bus routes. PTC has agreed to take full responsibility for keeping trolley lines open. Wagner said that hereafter all top city officials will be summoned to a strategy session in event of any heavy snow alert. PTC, which was criticized for halting service without consulting the city, will participate. The Daily News will NOT be published Monday, Dec.

26, the Christmas holiday. All regular editions "on sale Tuesday. THE WEATHER (Official U. S. Weather Forecast) Philadelphia and vicinity Mostly cloudy and cold today, light snow, no accumulation.

Fair, cold tonight. Fair, not as cold tomorrow. High today 20. Low tonight 10. High tomorrow 30.

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i PRETTY LATE SHOPPERS: Sally Mulholland (left) lof Southwest Philadelphia, and Terry Zebrowsky, of-Kensington, brave center city's wintry blasts in quest of last minute gifts. Only one more shopping day till Christmas, and this is it! Dally News Photo by Lou Zacharlai Scores in City Offer Hearts, Homes to Abandoned Baby Baby waif Christopher Joseph Noel (for Christmas) is Philadelphia's most popular personality today. "It seems as if the whole city wants to adopt him," said Sgt. Margaret Shanahan, a sort of cop-mother of the child. The 2-month-old baby was found by a teenage couple under a window of the accident ward at Frankford Hospital during Thursday nights bitter cold.

His picture In yesterday's Daily News Christopher was held by William Smith, 18, of 870 Bartlett captured the hearts of scores of Philadelphia couples. Smith and a friend, Sharon Palmer, 17, of 3916 N. Darien found the MANY WHO PHONED the Children's Reception Center, 18th and Callowhlll the Police Juvenile Aid Division and the Daily.News said they would be happy to take in the blue-eyed, blonde-haired waif for Christmas and from then on. "It's a crazy world," one young husband said. "Some people Just can't have children but want them.

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