Mail freezes, multiple windows open

Mail program freezes on my MacBook Pro, Snow Leopard OS 10.6.7. Under "Windows" on program shows multiple windows present open. Seems to be consuming all memory. How do I close all these windows? Bringing "all to front" just freezes program. Reset has not help.
Thanks, freshtry

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