Nightly News   |  December 08, 2011

Postal cuts threaten Christmas tradition

Three post offices in towns with Christmas-themed names are targeted for closing. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And more tonight about those post office cutbacks. Three post offices in places with Christmas-themed names are targeted for closing. In the past, as you may know, people have sent their holiday mail to be postmarked in places like Bethlehem , Indiana , and Chestnut , Illinois , and Antler , North Dakota . But all three of those post offices could be shutting down. They're on the list of 3700 post offices slated to close.