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46. June 8, 1948. Tension over truce brings new climax to Palestine
War. President tours the Nation; speaks at Chicago; [parades with
veterans in Omaha]. 410 midshipmen say farewell to Annapolis. Midget
auto race [Polo Grounds, New York]. English Derby [won by My Love].
Sweepstakes ticket brings $25,000 to Bronx family [of Frank
Bisconti].

47. June 11, 1948. Palestine truce opens the way to peace. President
Truman hailed in Far West. Senator Vandenberg on ERP [before Senate
Appropriations Committee]. Atlantic City, Shriners parade. West
Point graduation. President Auriol visits Normandie. U. S. visitors
[shopping in] Canada. U. S. Olympic divers [Marjorie Guestring,
Sammy Lee, and others] display fine form at Los Angeles.

48. June 15, 1948. President, hailed at Los Angeles, flays Congress,
and winds up tour of Nation. Italy: recently-elected President Luigi
Einaudi takes command of the army. Japan: Cardinal Spellman calls on
the Mikado in Tokyo. Paris [U. S. war dead honored at tomb of
Napoleon]. Santa Cruz [Reba Watterson selected as California's entry
in Miss America contest]. New Jersey: Miss Atlantic City title goes
to Wanda Sullivan. Sports: horseracing [Tokyo]; gymnastics [Austrian
Olympic candidates at Salzburg]; water skiing [Cypress Gardens,
Fla.]

49. June 18, 1948. President hailed at Los Angeles; flays Congress.
Truman winds up tour of nation. Foreign flashes: President [Einaudi]
of Italy; Cardinal Spellman in Japan; U. S. memorial in Paris. Santa
Cruz, California, selects entry for Miss America. New Jersey: Miss
Atlantic City chosen. Sports: Nippon Derby [at Tokyo]; Austrian
gymnasts [at Salzberg]; water skiing [at Cypress Gardens, Fla.].

50. June 22, 1948. The Republican 1948 convention in Philadelphia
[arrival of delegates and candidates; General Wainwright, Speaker
Joe Martin, Earl Warren, and others; Stassen and Taft headquarters;
opening ceremonies; keynote address by Governor Green of Illinois].
Sports: Splashketball [at New London, Conn.]; Salinas [Calif.]
rodeo.

51. June 25, 1948. Dewey wins! New York governor nominated by
Republicans. [Speaker Martin takes over as permanent chairman;
address by former president Hoover. Nominations: Senator Martin
places Dewey's name in race; Bricker nominates Taft; Representative
Walter Judd presents Stassen. First two ballots cast. Warren and
Taft withdraw in favor of Dewey; Stassen, Martin, others withdraw to
make Dewey nomination unanimous. Dewey appears and is greeted with
ovation. Accepts nomination.]

52. June 29, 1948. [Earl] Warren nominated for vice president by the
Republicans. German story: [Russian currency issued in Berlin; U. S.
and British planes fly food to city during Red blockade]. Palestine:
[refugee movements to and from Israel, during truce period].
Mountbatten leaves India [Governor General relinquishes post; first
Hindu Governor General installed]. Miss America of 1947 weds
[Barbara Walker of Memphis]. Sports: Joe Louis quits the ring [after
victory over Joe Walcott]; kids' Soap Box Derby [Ellwangen,
Germany].

53. July 2, 1948. Venezuela President [Gallegos visits Truman in
Washington]. Dewey and Warren at Pawling, N. Y. Eric Johnston says
British film quota is unreasonable. King Gustav [of Sweden has]
ninetieth birthday. Genzano [Italy] street paved with flowers. AFL
union show in Milwaukee. Tyrone Power talks to graduating class at
Tampa University. Sports: women's AAU diving and swimming [at San
Diego]; Olympic bike race [at Milwaukee]; kids' rodeo [at Eugene,
Or.].

54. July 6, 1948. Latest films of East-West Berlin crisis [breakup
of four-power Kommandatura; black market and currency confusion;
blockade of land travel from West Germany]. Pope Pius is hailed by
vast throng of workers in Rome. Secretary [of the Army] Royall tells
how new draft law will work. Youngsters learn about government in
own junior city [in Kansas City]. Sports: racing; Grand Prix [auto
race in Monaco]; fishing; porpoise hunt [in Florida]; boxing; U. S.
Olympic finals [in Boston].

55. July 9, 1948. Japanese city [Fukui] wiped out by earthquake. U.
S. planes ease food shortage in Berlin crisis. Eisenhower greets
fellow-freshmen at the Columbia University. Chinese-American bathing
beauties parade for title. England: [Falkenburg aces Australia's
Bromwich in] Wimbledon tennis. Bavaria: German daredevil [walks
tight wire over the Bavarian Alps]. Georgia: stock car race [at
Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta].

56. July 13, 1948. The Democratic 1948 convention in Philadelphia
[delegates and leaders arrive]. Palestine: British evacuation;
parley between Jews and Arabs; Jewish refugees bound for Palestine.
Count Bernadotte arrives in New York. Japan: General MacArthur and
General Eichelberger attend military parade.

57. July 16, 1948. Truman, Barkley nominated by Democrats [at the
Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia]. Southern group
[Mississippi and Alabama] bolts the convention. Truman in violent
attack on GOP.

58. July 20, 1948. Security Council vote forces new Palestine truce.
Nation mourns General Pershing, dead at 87. "Dixiecrats" hold own
convention at Birmingham. World events: Berlin situation [fleets of
planes come to Templehof Airport]. Togliatti shooting [Italian
Communist leader wounded after assassination attempt]. Durocher
[welcomed by Giants] and Shotten [welcomed by Dodgers]. One-hundred
thousand-dollar Gold Cup [Race; turf-goers join Hollywood Park to
watch Shannon II, an Australian horse, win.]

59. July 23, 1948. East-West crisis at a climax over "battle of
Berlin." General Clay arrives [in Washington] with report; American
B–29's fly to England; U. S., British jets cross Atlantic;
anti-Communist rally in Berlin. News flashes: Hershey [director of
Selective Service] and volunteers; Lieutenant Murphy [most decorated
American soldier, receives Legion of Honor in France]. Commies
arrested [top leadership in American Communist Party is arraigned in
New York]. Athletes [Olympic team] arrive in England. Portola trek
[modern horsemen follow the trail of Spanish adventurers in
California]. Sports: Olympic torch is lighted; water skiing [in
Seattle]; sand skiing [in Colorado].

60. July 27, 1948. Third party nominates Wallace. General Clay, U.
S. chief in Berlin, reports on crisis. Dewey holds conferences on
foreign affairs. Giant 180–passenger transport plane [Constitution]
joins U. S. Navy. Ku Klux Klan meets [in Georgia] to initiate 500
new members. Parade and frolic mark aquatennial at Minneapolis.
Killer admits mass slaying [in Van West, Ohio].

61. July 30, 1948. President demands action by Congress in special
session. Taft speaks for the Republicans. News flashes: Canadian
ship on reef [off the coast of British Columbia]; pneumatic weapons;
whaling off British Columbia; grasshopper plague in Argentine;
Chicago celebrates railroad centennial. Sports: Sydney [Australia]
dog show; skiing Australia [in New South Wales]; Del Mar
[California] racing opens.

62. Aug. 3, 1948. World's greatest airport opened at New York.
Congress probes Communist spy ring in U. S. Thousands killed and
injured in German blast [at I. G. Farben chemical plant]. Broadway
show [cast of "The Play's the Thing"] flies to Colorado to aid
Central City fete. Olympic games [at Wembley Stadium in London].

63. Aug. 6, 1948. Dramatic hearings in Washington on Red spies in U.
S. Dayton, Ohio: Univis Lens Company strike. Longview, Wash.: dock
fire. Independence, Mo.: Truman walks and votes. U. S. athletic
stars shine in London's Olympic Games.

64. Aug. 10, 1948. Red spy hearings [in Washington] reveal Russia
got A-bomb material. England releases first pictures of its atomic
plant [at Harwell]. Hollywood stars aid UN charity show in Paris.
High wire walker celebrates his 82nd birthday [Ivy Baldwin of
Eldorado Springs, Colo.]. Americans in clean sweep of Olympic events
in London.

65. Aug. 13, 1948. Ex-U. S. government officials [Victor Perlo and
others] deny Red espionage charges [made by Elizabeth Bentley in
Washington]. Violence marks flight of Soviet teachers in New York
[Samarin and Mrs. Kosenkina flee Russian control]. Olympics:
marathon and relay [in London]. Trotting: Hambletonian [at Goshen,
N. Y.]. Golf: Tam O'Shanter [Tournament in Chicago]. Racing: Del Mar
[Los Angeles].

66. Aug. 17, 1948. Babe Ruth passes [in New York]. U. S. orders
Russian teacher [Mrs. Kosenkina] to testify before [House] Committee
[on Un-American Activities]. Operation Splash: B–29 drops lifeboat
for air-sea rescue [at Mitchell Field, N. Y.]. President Truman
hails Youth Month [in Washington]. Tyrone Power visits Madrid.
Sports: Soap Box Derby at Akron; water skiing in Maryland.

67. Aug. 20, 1948. Throngs gather [at Yankee Stadium in New York] to
pay homage to Babe Ruth. MacArthur visits new republic of Korea.
Canadian oil well [in Alberta] goes on a rampage, floods farmland.
Grandmas display charm and wit in Chicago contest. Daredevil high
diver [Sol Solomon] uses little water, makes big splash [at
Palisades Park, N. J.]. Great action filmed as Olympic Games close
in London.

68. Aug. 24, 1948. Treason trials face Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose. U.
S. demands recall of Russian Consul [Lomakin] in teacher case.
Australia supports UN appeal for war orphans. Invasion tactics shown
in landing on Virginia coast [joint Army, Navy, and Air Force
operation]. Sports: all-star football; [in Chicago, College
All-Stars beaten by Chicago Cardinals]; North-South football [in
Cincinnati]; France-U. S. swimmers [meet in Paris]; star sailboating
[at Seattle].

69. Aug. 27, 1948. U. S.—Soviet crisis as Russia shuts its
consulates. Mrs. Kosenkina exposes Red lie. Charge of perjury faces
Chambers or Hiss at Red inquiry. West guards zones in Berlin against
Russian raiders. A salute to youth in sports: kids baseball [Kansas
City, Kansas]; girl water star [five-year old Frances Roller]; kids
boxing [Williamsburg Settlement playground in Brooklyn].

70. Aug. 31, 1948. World conference of churches held in Amsterdam.
Nation mourns Justice Hughes. News flashes: Communists march on
Berlin City Hall; 25–year-olds register in peacetime draft. Names in
the news: President Truman ends vacation; John A. Costello in New
York; Jacob M. Lomakin leaves Russian consul; Winston Churchill
visits France; Darryl F. Zanuck in Italy. Sports: horse racing,
American Derby [Citation wins]; Ice Capades of 1949.

71. Sept. 2, 1948. Queen Wilhelmina feted at end of 50–year reign.
Chief Communist in U. S. [Alexander Stevens] identified by former
Reds. World events: Greek war [against Communist insurgents]; Berlin
plane crash [of American cargo plane]; [Navy] flying boat Mars [sets
non-stop record]; Lourdes pilgrimage [of Americans]. Governor Green
hails National Youth Month. Sports: Navy-Notre Dame football
training; Eisenhower fishing. Pennsylvania week.

72. Sept. 7, 1948. Victor Kravchenko, who chose freedom from
Soviets, tells about teacher case. World's smallest republic
[Freeville, N. Y.] run by boys and girls. Automatic garage designed
to solve parking problems. New Chinese money issued to combat wild
inflation. National AAU long distance swim meets.

73. Sept. 10, 1948. Presidential campaign opens: Truman speaks in
Detroit; Stassen's answer to the President. Queen Wilhelmina
abdicates throne; Juliana succeeds. Dancing champions show fine form
at Harvest Moon Ball. Sports: U. S. wins Davis cup; pro football for
charity [Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams]; shooting rapids
[of Niagara River] in barrel.

74. Sept. 14, 1948. Huge Berlin rally against Russians ends in
violence. News flashes: Canadian oil well fire [at Leduc Field];
Governor and Mrs. Dewey register; girls hail Pope [Square of Saint
Peters]. U. S. Air Force marks first anniversary. Pennsylvania Week
is proclaimed by Governor Duff. Hollywood benefit circus. Miss
America [Beatrice Shopp]. Sports: mountain climbing, Rocky Mountain
National Park; auto hell drivers.

75. Sept. 17, 1948. A marked man [Mikhail Samarin] talks. East-West
clashes turn Berlin into city of turmoil. Film flashes: President
greets "Youth of the Year"; Miss Truman opens "first voter" drive;
woman [Margaret Chase Smith] wins Senate election; ground broken in
New York for UN capitol; oil tanks explode in California fire. Mrs.
America [Maria Strohmeier]. Sports: Giants-Bears football;
Charles-Bivins boxing; motorcycle hill climb.

76. Sept. 21, 1948. Presidential campaign; Truman speaks in Iowa;
Dewey starts tour of West. French communist demonstration ends in
riot. Assassination of Bernadotte shocks world. Marshall given
humanity award by Variety Clubs. Sports: Bears-Redskins football;
Pendleton Round-up; International Tuna Cup matches.

77. Sept. 24, 1948. Truman-Dewey Presidential campaign. UN pays
homage to martyred Bernadotte. Hurricane; Atlantic-born storm lashes
Florida. Coast Guard rescue [of fishing schooner by] Cutter Bibb.
Paris opera ballet helps mark New York's Golden Jubilee fashion
show. Variety Club award given Boston Tent. B–29 and baby jet plane.
Sports: Marcel Cerdan, new middleweight champ; Capt. Walker, flying
daredevil.

78. Sept. 28, 1948. East-West Berlin crisis turned over to United
Nations. Politics: Presidential campaign tour in California,
President Truman addressing Los Angeles throng; Governor Dewey at
Hollywood Bowl. Air Force reunion featured by great show in New
York. Community Chest parade in Kansas City hails Youth Month.
Football highlights: Notre Dame-Purdue; Army-Villanova;
California-Navy. Boston Braves win National League championship.

79. Oct. 1, 1948. East-West showdown before UN. Soviet Chiefs pay
final tribute to Zhdanov. Presidential campaign: Truman sees ex-Vice
President Garner in Texas; Dewey tours California, then Pacific
Northwest; Warren opens GOP office in New York. Thousands witness
Greek Holy Cross celebration. Fort Bragg training turns enlistees
into fighting men. Sports: North Carolina-Texas football; Hell
drivers, Trenton, N. J.; trotting [Delaware, Ohio].

80. Oct. 5, 1948. President Truman returns to Washington. Governor
Dewey addresses huge crowds in Middle West. Canada: RCAF air rescue.
India: Ganges River overflows. Fortunate fish get preview of 1949
swim suits. 80,000 youngsters march in Boston C.Y.O. parade.
Cornerstone rites at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. National cotton
picking contest in Arkansas. Youth committee aids stricken boy from
Australia [John Reid]. Cleveland-Boston play-off. Army-Lafayette
football. Penn-Dartmouth football. Michigan-Oregon football.

81. Oct. 8, 1948. Russian action in Berlin crisis on trial at UN.
Hurricane hits Cuba. Coast Guard rescue off Bahamas. Truman hailed
in Philadelphia. National Youth Month marked in Philadelphia. Delta
airliner [Douglas DC–6] christened by Linda Darnell. All Golden
Horses display fine form at Springfield, Mo. Sports: World Series
highlights, first and second games; Notre Dame-Pittsburgh football;
Grand Prix auto race. Community Chest Drive, Jersey City premiere
"Apartment for Peggy."

82. Oct. 12, 1948. [Truman greets Marshall upon his return from UN
Assembly in Paris.] Churchill visits RAF. Juliana honors Wilhelmina.
Japanese rulers meet press. President Truman in New Jersey. Governor
Dewey in New York City. Sports: Cleveland wins World Series;
Army-Illinois football.

83. Oct. 15, 1948. The Dewey story [a film presentation of the life
of Thomas Dewey]. President Eisenhower installed at Columbia
University.

84. Oct. 19, 1948. The Truman story [a film presentation of the life
of Harry S. Truman]. The pigskin parade: Pennsylvania 20, Columbia
14; Michigan 28, Northwestern 0.

85. Oct. 22, 1948. President attends American Legion's Miami
convention. Dewey at Herald-Tribune forum. London, [British]
Commonwealth conference. Athens, Secretary Marshall in Greece. Rome,
Secretary Marshall in Italy. Tokyo, MacArthur and Korean president.
Washington, Clay reports on Berlin air life. "Seapower for peace" is
U. S. Navy slogan on its birthday. Governor Bradford urges support
of [Boston] Community Fund. 50th American Royal Exposition hailed in
Kansas City. The Mirror Building is dedicated in Los Angeles.
Army-Harvard football. Columbia University class rush.

86. Oct. 26, 1948. World events. Miners riot, France. Gwalior
festival, India. Historic Wright plane returns to America. Baruch
says Russia forces us to make atomic weapons. In the feminine world:
Royalty at wedding, London. Youth month contest winner, New York.
Football highlights: Michigan-Minnesota; Army-Cornell; Clemson-South
Carolina.

87. Oct. 29, 1948. World Events. London: King and Queen ride to
Parliament. France: French mine strikes. Florida: Operations Combine
[jet bombing]. Industry: Coal mining machine. Free apartment won by
veteran in Miami contest. [Irish] Sweepstakes winners. Sweater
fashions. Sports: Penn-Navy football; North Carolina-L.S.U.
football; roller skating derby.

88. Nov. 2, 1948. DPs land in New York. Pennsylvania smog. UN plan
to lift Berlin blockade vetoed by Russia. Henry Morgenthau returns
from tour of Israel. Tight rope walker in breath-taking act in the
Alps. 80–year-old barber in Lowell, Ohio, disregards inflation.
Sports: Citation wins walkover [Pimlico Special]; Notre Dame-Navy
game; California-Southern California; S.M.U.-Texas football.

89. Nov. 5, 1948. Truman's dramatic triumph. Israeli forces battle
Arabs in the Negev. Chicago: six day bike race. Canada: Gorgeous
George, wrestler.

90. Nov. 9, 1948. Truman returns to Washington in triumph. DeGaulle
victory [following elections for his party in the French Senate and
the Council of the Republic]. Athenagoras heads Greek church. Men
enter Army in nation's first peacetime draft. French arctic
expedition. Theatre of Atoms [a laboratory established by
Westinghouse at Pittsburgh]. Army-Stanford football. Penn State-Penn
Football.

91. Nov. 12, 1948. Thunderbolt hunters; science reveals phenomenon
in lightning. Flood-ruined Vanport, Oregon, is salvaged. Long Island
bumper crop of potatoes buried. Fashions in furs. Michigan-Navy
football. Melbourne Cup [Race, Australia] Stag hunt near Paris. Dog
training: pups herd sheep [in Australia].

92. Nov. 16, 1948. Britain hails birth of son to Elizabeth. Tojo
sentenced to die for Jap war crimes. President Truman on vacation.
Dock strike paralyzes Eastern shipping. Florida citrus crop. Mrs.
Patton christens tank. Mackenzie King resigns as prime minister.
Football highlights: Philadelphia, Army-Penn football; South Bend,
Notre Dame-Northwestern.

93. Nov. 19, 1948. Bikini A-bomb ship, USS Pensacola, sunk by Navy.
President Truman on vacation in Florida. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is
honored in England. Ft. Bliss, Texas, centennial. Spectacular
display of Australian armor. Embroidery fashions. Radio City ice
skating. Australian kid acrobats. Women wrestlers. Pro basketball:
Minneapolis Lakers-N. Y. Knickerbockers.

94. Nov. 23, 1948. The President goes back to work. Town in Kansas
[Goodland] is buried by a blizzard. Mrs. Kosenkina quits hospital
after 99 days. Navy jet aviation: Lockheed Constitution take-off;
Navy jet fighter [Cutlass] makes test run in Maryland. Harvard-Yale
football; Michigan-Ohio State football; USC-UCLA football.

95. Nov. 26, 1948. UN votes down Red proposal to cut armaments. 802
European DP's land at Boston. A picture a minute with new camera.
The smallest plane in the world [San Diego, Calif.]. Milkman in
Illinois inherits fortune from Denmark. Football highlights of 1948.

96. Nov. 30, 1948. Dock strike ends. Santa Claus parade [New York
City]. Churchill honored [London University]. African wedding [of
the King of Buganda]. Father Flanagan statue unveiled at Boys Town.
Cornell upsets Penn, 23–14, to win Ivy League title. Georgia wins
Orange Bowl berth, beating Georgia Tech. Army-Navy gridiron upset.

97. Dec. 3, 1948. Nationalists fight Chinese Reds in Suchow battle.
Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek [arrives in Washington]. ERP presidential
conference. Movie stars attend royal command show in London. The old
and new in aviation: Wright plane returns [to U. S.]; reversible
propeller. Japanese children give Nippon version of American music.
Salmon fishing. Water skiing.

98. Dec. 8, 1948. President attends gift presentation to USS
Missouri. Fog in England. French gratitude train. Truman and
daughter [at the Washington Press Club]. Chambers and Hiss. WAC
Colonel [Mary Hallaren, sworn into Regular Army]. 4–H Club winners.
Barbara Ann Scott [arrives in New York]. Sports: Notre Dame-USC;
high school championship [Philadelphia]; high school all star
football [Charlotte, N. C.]; 6–man wrestling [Montreal].

99. Dec. 10, 1948. Western Berlin votes against Communism. [City
Council selects the Social Democrat, Reuter, for Mayor.] U. S.
marines land in China as Red peril grows. U. S. evacuees leave
[Shanghai] China. Spy inquiry [by Committee on Un-American
Activities] reveals papers taken from State Department. California
pays tribute to Barkley. Football player of the year [Doak Walker
receives Heisman trophy in New York]. Skating Vanities of 1949 [at
Chicago]. [War wounded Xmas fund. Skouras theatres join Journal
American in launching drive.]

100. Dec. 14, 1948. President Truman presented with turkeys. Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt returns [from the United Nations meeting in
Paris]. President Prio of Cuba in New York City. Russian airmen flee
Iron Curtain [to American zone of Austria]. New type helicopter
performs amazing acrobatics in tests [Windsor Locks, Conn.] Water
show [at Palm Desert, Calif.] Citation wins at Tanforan. Spirit of
Christmas [at Bethlehem and Nazareth].

101. Dec. 17, 1948. Thousands of lives lost in sinking of Chinese
vessel. Endurance fliers [over Indio, Calif., in the air 26 days].
Airlift training in Montana. Fog fails to halt Berlin airlift. The
season's greetings: Cardinal Spellman [at New York Foundling
Hospital]; international greetings [from children of foreign
diplomats in Washington]; underwater Santa Claus [at Marineland,
Fla.] Kid's boxing [at Madison Square Boy's Club in New York].
French bike race [for the Ile de France championship].

102. Dec. 21, 1948. Britain's royalty at christening of Prince
Charles. Aviation: Wright brothers' plane [returned to Smithsonian
Institution]. Collier trophy award [Truman honors airplane builder
Bell and research engineer Stack for supersonic speed]. Wrecked C–47
saved [takes off from Illinois wheat fields]. Zanuck honored [for
"Gentlemen's Agreement"]. Pro football champions [Eagles vs.
Cardinals, Browns vs. Bills]. Boat parade opens Fort Lauderdale
fishing festival. Barbara Ann Scott along Broadway [champion on
skates].

103. Dec. 24, 1948. Headliners of 1948: Democracy vs. Communism
[Berlin airlift. Czechoslovakia falls to Reds. Masaryk a suicide].
Marshall Plan signed by President. Italian Christian Democratic
Party defeats Communists. In France, Reds aim to sabotage Marshall
Plan. Mrs. Kosenkina jumps from consulate window to escape Reds.
Reds sweep across China. State of Israel proclaimed. Bernadotte and
Ghandi murdered. India gains independence. Japanese war criminals
hanged. Japan hit by earthquake. Truman elected. Elizabeth Bentley,
Chambers, and Hiss [in spy scandal]. Floods in Pacific Northwest.
Pershing dies at 87. Eisenhower becomes president of Columbia
University. Truman honors Bell and Stack for rocket plane. Air
Forces' B–36 takes off. Wilhelmina abdicates, and Juliana assumes
crown. Winthrop Rockefeller marries coal miner's daughter. King
George and Queen Elizabeth married 25 years. Royal baby, Prince
Charles, with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

104. Dec. 28, 1948. Rescue saga of 13 men marooned on Greenland
icecap. Rome: war veterans riot [demanding increase of pensions].
Long Island: Shinnecock lighthouse [razed]. China gold rush [bank
places gold on sale]. Stage and screen stars entertain wounded vets
[Broadway columnist Ed Sullivan arranges show]. Petrillo signs
contract for musicians. Warm Springs kids flown home for the
holidays. Connie Mack celebrates 86th birthday. Swimming forum in
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Volume 32, 1948/49.

1. Dec. 31, 1948. Sports highlights of 1948. Sports highlights of
1948: horse racing, motor mania, golf, boxing, baseball, football,
winter sports, the Olympics.

2. Jan. 4, 1949. Dramatic rescue of 12 fliers from Greenland icecap.
Puerto Rico inaugurates first elected governor. Senator Barkley and
Bob Hope [return from Germany]. Nation ushers in the new year with a
bang. Picturesque parade hails Orange Bowl classic in Miami.
Tournament of Roses [Pasadena]. Football: Rose Bowl; Orange Bowl;
Sugar Bowl; Cotton Bowl.

3. Jan. 7, 1949. President asks Congress for new laws. Colorado
blizzard. Arkansas tornado. Eisenhower launches Boy Scout drive. Two
former kings [Duke of Windsor and King Leopold] play golf. Golden
Gloves bouts thrill fans with slam-bang slugging.

4. Jan. 11, 1949. Marshall resigns; Acheson to head State
Department. Nature on the rampage: gales lash English coast;
record-breaking rain causes flood in Birmingham, Ala.; blizzard
sweeps over Rocky Mountains. Women in politics [at the Women's Press
Club, Washington]. Gay mummers stage picturesque parade in
Philadelphia. Governor Warren inaugurated at Tallahassee. A million
dollars in mink auctioned at Minneapolis. Aerial daredevils thrill
crowds at Miami air show. French boxing fans see leather fly in
bantamweight bout. New York photographers pick Florida girl as their
Queen.

5. Jan. 14, 1949. News of the nation: Senate hears Acheson;
California snowfall; Florida bathing-suit fashions. France expresses
thanks to U. S. by Gratitude Train. German kids laugh, cry, and
thrill to marionette show. Sports: St. Louis U. beats Long Island U.
in basketball; Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament; Silver Skates
finals at Madison Square Garden.

6. Jan. 18, 1949. Top U. S. Reds go on trial in New York. The March
of Dimes Poster Girl visits President Truman; Mrs. Roosevelt
inaugurates 1949 March of Dimes drive. Heavy snows cause great
damage in western states: South Dakota town of Wall buried in
20–foot drifts; starving deer come down from mountains to be fed.
Aviation: Light plane [piloted by Bill Odum] sets distance record;
jet powered missile [demonstrated at Point Mugu, California]. Winter
sports: Speed skating, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; ski-jumping classic
at Fox River Grove, Ill.

7. Jan. 21, 1949. The inauguration of President Truman: inaugural
speech; inaugural parade; inaugural highlights.

8. Jan. 25, 1949. Rhodes: Israel and Egypt discuss peace. Israel:
new nation prepares for first election. China: civil war nears end
as Chiang retires. Dean Acheson becomes Secretary of State.
[Archbishop] Athenagoras leaves for enthronement [as Patriarch of
Eastern Orthodox Church, Istanboul]. President Truman and Petrillo.
Winston Churchill paints on Riviera. New York film critics honor
Olivia De Havilland. Yachting: Sydney-Hobart racing classic. Skiing
dog.

9. Jan, 28, 1949. "Operation Haylift" feeds snowbound livestock in
Utah. London: 3000–pound Nazi bomb is removed. Mexican floods. Rome:
blessing animals. David Ben-Gurion wins Israel backing. Mao
Tze-Tung, Chinese Red general. Tyrone Power meets De Gasperi.
Aviation: huge Jet bomber XB–47. Sports: Boudreau signs up; ski
jumping at Dubuque, Iowa; water skiing at Cypress Gardens.

10. Feb. 1, 1949. History in Israel: new state holds first election;
refugees arrive from Cyprus. Canadian Parliament [opens]. Chicago:
gas plant explodes. Los Angeles: March of Dimes parade. Tyrone Power
weds Linda Christian in Rome ceremony. Sports: Millrose games; Santa
Anita racing; French skiing.

11. Feb. 4, 1949. French Gratitude Train arrives in New York.
Carbondale, Pa.; mine [cave-in] threatens town. New Hampshire: Wacs
test clothing. Philadelphia: wind blast tunnel [to test effect of
air pressure on pilots], March of Dimes fashion show. Sled dog race.
Ski jumping; Sverre Kongsgaard. Comedy diving.

12. Feb. 8, 1949. Cardinal Spellman protests Communist trial of
Hungarian Cardinal [Mindszenty], Chinese refugees flee Nanking as
Reds advance. Giant 180–passenger Constitution plane flies across U.
S. French Gratitude Train welcomed in Washington. Awards presented
for contributions to brotherhood. Ice skating: Middle Atlantic speed
races. Rodeo in Palm Springs.

13. Feb. 11, 1949. XB–47 jet bomber spans U. S. in less than four
hours. Athenagoras, new Greek patriarch, is enthroned. Washington:
Governor Dewey at Lincoln Day dinner. Italy: Mt. Cassino rebuilt.
New York: $2,500,000 worth of narcotics seized. Duluth: Minnesota
ski club invitational meet. Army boxing at Ft. Myer, Va. Surf
carnival in Australia.

14. Feb. 15, 1949. America speaks on brotherhood [speeches by Dwight
D. Eisenhower, James A. Farley, Henry Ford II, Paul Hoffman, and
William Green]. Hitler's chancellory blown up by Reds. "Flying Wing"
jet bomber crosses U. S. non-stop. William Allen White honored in
Emporia. Bowling congress [meets at Atlantic City]. College ski meet
at Banff, Alberta. St. Paul hails 1949 winter carnival.

15. Feb. 18, 1949. Truman sees great display of power by U. S. Air
Force. Oil tank explosion in New Jersey. U. S. Army supplies shipped
to China. Paris publishing house ransacked. New tubeless tire. Tea
experts meet in New York. Hollywood spotlight: Photoplay magazine
awards. New York dog show top honors go to champion boxer. French
Gratitude Train arrives at Chicago. Wrestling in Paris. Mr. New York
City [selected by Brooklyn YMCA].

16. Feb. 22, 1949. Papal consistory protests trial of Hungary
Cardinal [Mindszenty]. Air Force ditches B–17 [as scientific
experiment]. Navy demolishes old blimp hangar. Secretary Royall
reports on tour of Pacific bases. "Down to the Sea in Ships"
premiere. Helicopter herder chases marauding elk into corrals.
Florida: school for umpires. Mexican sailfishing. Maine: giant
bobsled.

17. Feb. 25, 1949. Dr. Chaim Weizmann becomes Israel's first
president. Huge crowd hears Pope denounce dictatorships. Carnival
time in Europe. Colorado's historic Cripple Creek train makes last
run. French Gratitude Train welcomed at Los Angeles. New York: Anna
Louise Strong [Pro-Communist writer given grand jury subpoena].
Germany: man in ball. Chicago: Miss Photoflash. World ice skating
championships held in Paris.

18. Mar. 1, 1949. Hawaii's famous Mauna Loa goes into action again.
U. S. naval aviation: Caroline Mars; Martin Mauler. Spectacular show
put on by Fort Bragg flame throwers. Spring hat fashions. French
Gratitude Train arrives at San Francisco. Sports: Santa Anita
handicap; ski jumping at Iron Mountain, Mich.; gliding contest;
cliff diving at Nassau.

19. Mar. 4, 1949. B–50, giant U. S. bomber flies around the world
non-stop. Historic armistice is signed between Israel and Egypt.
Brussels meeting of European union heckled by Reds. "Chicken Every
Sunday" premiere in Tucson, Arizona. California [police recover loot
stolen by Gerard Dennis]. New Orleans: Mardi Gras. "Snake Pit"
plaque award. Baseball; New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals
training. Smith College swimmers.

20. Mar. 8, 1949. Vishinsky, Gromyko promoted in Red cabinet change.
President Truman on vacation [Key West, Fla.]. Security Council
admits Israel to UN. U. S. and Canadian spies [Valentin Gubitchev,
Judith Coplon, and Sam Carr and his wife]. Swedish freighter runs
aground off Holland. Get-rich-quick (?) fad sweeps nation in Pyramid
Clubs. Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cleveland Indians
training. Pro basketball: Lakers and Globe Trotters. Collegiate
basketball: Notre Dame-NYU.

21. Mar. 11, 1949. Odom flies 5,010 miles non-stop in light plane.
Axis Sally [Mildred Gillars] convicted. B & O train robbers.
President Truman receives honorary degree [Doctor of Laws at Rollins
College in Florida]. Special film award is presented for "The Snake
Pit." Don't throw away your old carpets: wear 'em as hats. Joe Louis
turns in his gloves for a desk. Brooklyn Dodgers start baseball
training. Detroit Tigers get in shape. Chariot racing revived in
Rome.

22. Mar. 15, 1949. Coal miners quit as Lewis orders two-week
holiday. Tokyo: new Japanese police force marks 1st anniversary.
Rome: blessing cars. Scientists restore fabulous Egyptian temple of
Karnak. Fashions from Paris. Colleges run "Mother Is a Freshman"
beauty contests. Banished ball players [Fred Martin, Max Lanier] sue
major leagues. Philadelphia Athletics get into form. Pittsburgh
Pirates train in California. Chicago Cubs get in shape at Los
Angeles. Canoe bogganing at Bridgton, Maine. Boys boxing [Boys
Athletic League of New York].

23. Mar. 18, 1949. Sons and daughters of Erin parade on St.
Patrick's Day [New York City]. Truman plays host on his vacation [at
Key West]. North Atlantic Pact. Moshe Sharett arrives at New York.
Russia returns the Milwaukee. Last minute rush to pay income tax.
Young war orphans from Baltic lands find refuge in U. S. Navy
football practice. Mutts dog race. Golden Gloves tournament of
champions [Madison Square Garden].

24. Mar. 22, 1949. Democracies unite in North Atlantic Defense
Treaty: European members discuss Pact; Secretary Acheson says Treaty
is necessary; Italian Communists denounce Pact. New York: dope
seizure. Tyrone Power in England. Oak Ridge [home of atomic energy]
opened. $20,000,000 luxury Shamrock Hotel is opened in Houston.
President Truman is given an "Oscar" by the newsreels. Invitation
basketball [San Francisco vs. Loyola]. Motorcycle mud race.

25. Mar. 25, 1949. President talks on housing and rent control.
Communists here for international peace conference. Professor Counts
warns of Red infiltration. Churchill arrives in New York. Polish
seamen [jump ship to remain in U. S.] London riots [by British
fascists]. Variety Boys' Club is dedicated in Los Angeles. Evzones
of Greece to celebrate their independence in U. S.

26. Mar. 29, 1949. Feelings run high at Red-sponsored "peace" talks
in New York. Pope Pius thanks American people for their charity.
Greeks celebrate independence day with parade in New York. Royal
Evzones pay a call on President and Mrs. Truman. Royal Evzones visit
Chicago. Hollywood spotlight: Academy Award winners. Tornado sweeps
five states, taking terrific toll. Roller derby [Brooklyn]. Grand
National Steeplechase [Aintree, England]. Sweepstakes winners.

27. Apr. 1, 1949. Greece celebrates 128th anniversary of
independence. Bevin and Gromyko arrive at New York. Israeli war
heroes to tour U. S. Secretary Johnson says U. S. must remain
strong. "Fido" demonstration [at Los Angeles Airport] disperses fog
for aviation safety. B'nai B'rith honors Spyros P. Skouras in
Philadelphia. 9–year-old Italian prodigy [Roberto Bonzi] conducts
Paris orchestra. Intercity Golden Gloves [Madison Square Garden].
Water skiing [by Willa Worthington at Cypress Gardens, Fla.] New
Jersey handicap drive [to employ the physically handicapped].

28. Apr. 5, 1949. 12 nations sign Atlantic Pact in Washington.
Churchill declares atom bomb saves Europe from Reds. Cerdan-Terpin
fight [Empress Hall in London]. East-West basketball [Madison Square
Garden]. AAU [men's indoor swimming championships at Daytona Beach,
Fla.].

29. Apr. 8, 1949. Army Day parade [Washington, D. C.] UN assembly
meets. Bank fugitive [Richard Crowe] caught. Hope diamond sold.
Rome: Pope Pius XII celebrates his golden anniversary. London: the
lights go on again in England. College professor [George Keller]
makes a hobby of training "killers" [tiger, lion, jaguar, panther].
Fashions for tall girls. Pee Wee Golf [Tournament at Dubsdread
Country Club in Orlando, Fla.]

30. Apr. 12, 1949, U. S. parades power here and abroad on Army Day:
New York, Trieste, Germany. California: girl killed in well.
Florida: chiefs of staff meet. Greece: King Paul and Queen Frederica
[celebrate the opening of the Canal of Corinth]. New York: the Big
Top comes to the big town. Golf: Masters Tournament [Augusta, Ga.]
Navy kids boxing [Annapolis]. Kid swimmer [23 month old Dennis
McShane].

31. Apr. 15, 1949. U. S. Northwest hit by worst earthquake. Delaware
Bay: tankerfreighter crash. South Carolina: women marines. Italy:
Way of the Cross re-enacted. Chaim Weizmann arrives [in U. S.]
Dwight Taylor, boy scientist. Acrobatic dog. California rodeo.

32. Apr. 19, 1949. The nation observes Easter: Hollywood Bowl; New
York City. Nation ponders strangeness of "crying statue." U. S.
answers Russia's Atlantic Pact blast. Dr. Bunche returns from
Palestine. Missouri River shortened for flood control. Dancing
champions crowned in Paris. Bill Barris and Dick Riedel break
endurance record [of 726 hours in the air]. President Truman opens
the baseball season.

33. Apr. 22, 1949. The President has a busy day in Washington.
Chinese Red troops cross the Yangtz on way to Nanking. Doolittle's
raiders, who bombed Tokyo, mark anniversary. Deep sea fishermen go
after big tarpon in Mexican meet. Eire: new Irish republic
proclaimed. Germany: anti-Red parade ends in riot. Japan: Nipponese
take to square dancing. Egyptian fair. Circus entertains crippled
children of Warm Springs.

34. Apr. 26, 1949. Communist advance to south imperils Nationalist
China. London: Commonwealth premiers [received by King George], New
York: war orphans [arrive from Europe]. Puerto Rico sugar crop.
Washington: Dr. and Mrs. Weizmann and Mr. and Mrs. Truman. Mother of
eight seeks new husband. Brother and sister do stunts outside 13th
floor window. Speed skating [at Colorado Springs]. Hell drivers [at
Los Angeles Coliseum].

35. Apr. 29, 1949. Victory for airlift; Reds move to end Berlin
blockade. Washington: Secretary Royall resigns. California:
endurance fliers [land after six weeks in the sky]. New York:
Christopher Society awards. Hollywood: Richard Widmark hand imprint
in cement. Texas: Mrs. E. A. Gillis, mother of year. Greece: King
Paul and Queen Frederica visit Kalavrita. Egypt excavates buried
treasure of ancient kings. Swimming-diving, National AAU meet.
Shooting rapids on McKenzie River.

36. May 3, 1949. Last of evacuees flee Shanghai as the Reds close
in. New York: Loyalty Day parade. Virginia: Queen Shenandoah crowned
at Apple Blossom fete. Berlin: new gambling casino opens.
Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University president [Hunter Guthrie].
Aviation: Able Mable, a Martin bomber. Track meet: the Penn Relays.
AAU gymnasts [Chicago]. Ski clowns at Cypress Gardens.

37. May 6, 1949. Russia agrees to end Berlin blockade: New York; Big
Four meeting; Berlin, barge canal dispute; at Grafenwöhr, Gen. Clay
bids good-bye to his troops. New York Jews hail Israel's first
anniversary. Mme. Pandit is India's first ambassador to U. S.
Colonel Demarest. The incident of Leo Durocher. Sydney horse show.
Motorcycle hill climbers [East Lewiston, Idaho].

38. May 10, 1949. Triplets expected, quadruplets born, parents
pleased. Secretary of Defense [Johnson] praises men of Berlin
airlift. Surrounded Shanghai barricades itself against Reds.
Princess Margaret vacations in Italy. Variety Club honors Herbert
Hoover. Hollywood Park track destroyed by fire. The Kentucky Derby.

39. May 12, 1949. Israel becomes 59th member of United Nations.
Berlin hails end of Red blockade. Shanghai witnesses public
execution of Chinese Reds. Washington: bond wagon christened. New
York: Dr. Bunche honored. Quantico: Marine maneuvers. Memphis:
Cotton Carnival. Canadian Golden Gloves. Girls baseball training
[West Baden, Ind.]

40. May 17, 1949. Blasts and fire damage N. Y.-N. J. Holland Tunnel.
Blockade of Berlin is lifted. Truman honors "women of achievement"
[voted by the Women's Press Club of Washington]. "I Am an American
Day" [Central Park, New York City], Barkley salutes Israel. "It
Happens Every Spring" premiere. Aviation: Truculent Turtle flight.
Goodall golf [New Rochelle, N. Y.]. The Preakness.

41. May 20, 1949. General Clay comes home from Berlin. Truman opens
"Opportunity" Bond drive. Another Roosevelt enters politics
[Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.]. Pope Pius proclaims new saint [Jeanne
de Lestonnac]. President Dutra of Brazil arrives in U. S. "It
Happens Every Spring" premiere [at Ann Arbor, Mich.]. Barkley
salutes Israel [at Madison Square Garden]. U. S. Air Force tests
inflated building for radar work. Water sports: Florida introduces
the skim boat [at Cypress Gardens]; Wellesley Sophs win crew race.

42. May 24, 1949. Foreign ministers of the "Big Four" meet in Paris.
Rioting in Berlin over rail strike against the Reds. Floods,
tornadoes strike in central and western U. S. Mechanical crib
[automatic "night nurse" rocks the cradle]. New jet fighter F–90
[ground-tested at Burbank, Calif.]. Giant flying boat [at Alameda,
Calif.] Tulip time in Holland, Mich. Water festival [Saginaw, Mich.,
has new water system]. Sports: P.A.L. boxing [tournament]; Mr.
America [contest]; Los Angeles relays [at Coliseum].

43. May 27, 1949. "Big Four" discuss German problems at Paris
meeting. The nation pays final tribute to Secretary Forrestal.
Airborne maneuvers at Fort Bragg, N. C. Greek Queen visits war
orphan camps. Canada starts big spring log drive. South Sea preacher
arrives [Seventh Day Adventist missionary]. Oysters do grow on trees
down in Puerto Rico. First outdoor art fair held at Columbus [Ohio].
Sports: Navy boxing [at Alameda, Calif.]; girl water skier [Willa
Worthington].

44. May 31, 1949. Atomic Energy Commission is investigated. A.F.L.
holds union industries show in Cleveland. Rita Hayworth weds Aly
Khan in France. Latest in trailers for vacation [trailer display at
Crystal Lake, Ill.]. High temperature test for supersonic pilots.
Winston Churchill in Glasgow.

45. June 3, 1949. Eisenhower awards Columbia degrees to old comrades
[Generals Lucius Clay and Omar Bradley]. England frees Eisler. Alger
Hiss on trial. Hirohito visits Nagasaki. Annapolis color girl. The
wedding of Rita and Aly. Terrific spills at Indianapolis 500–mile
race.

46. June 7, 1949. Marshall honored by 16 countries of ECA plan.
Annapolis graduation. Moscow parade. Tokyo stock exchange is
re-opened. Photographers beauty queen. Celebrities golf [Bob Hope,
Bing Crosby, and government officials]. English Derby. Sweepstakes
winner.

47. June 10, 1949. West Point graduation. California: How not to fly
[stunt aviator Sammy Mason]. Virginia: Navy hell week [for
demolition teams]. Kentucky: Trappist monks centennial. Berlin
railroad strike. Nagasaki [celebrates 400th anniversary of
introduction of Christianity to Japan by] St. Francis Xavier. Summer
skiing. Tuna fishing.

48. June 14, 1949. President Truman attends reunion of war buddies.
Will Rogers Memorial Hospital [taken over by Variety Clubs]. New
rescue boat [tried by Coast Guard]. Beautiful blonde contest. Milk
festival [Harvard, Ill.] London: trooping of colors. France: French
stunt flying. Australian storm. U. S. Open Golf. Belmont Stakes.

49. June 17, 1949. Trieste voters prefer Italy over Reds. Hitler's
yacht. Stratosphere balloons. Ku Klux Klan on the march. Fan
fashions. Wrestler learns about bear hugs the hard way. St. Louis
chimps prove monkeys "ain't so cwazy."

50. June 21, 1949. Chambers vs. Hiss in dramatic New York Red spy
trial. Paris: De Gaulle at General Le Clerc ceremonies. South Africa
gold mining. London gets all dressed up for Ascot racing. Girl
channel swimmer [Shirley May France] Dynamite man [Leo Simon].

51. June 24, 1949. Big Four come to terms; German-Austrian decisions
made at Paris talks. New York: 1 pound portable iron lung.
Indo-China: Ex-Emperor Bao Dai. Colorado: Governors' conference.
Boxing: Charles-Walcott fight. Wimbledon tennis. Indian canoe race.

52. June 28, 1949. The heat is on [scenes of people on the Eastern
Seaboard seeking relief from the heat]. New Jersey: oil refinery
fire. Flash flood at St. Petersburg, W. Va. Governor Warren weds.
Masonic parade, Florala, Ala. Seattle: tractor-type landing gear.
Marines summer training at Little Creek, Va. Wales: quad families.
Miss Atlantic City. Equipoise Mile at Arlington Park, Chicago. New
Zealand skiing.

53. July 1, 1949. Washington: counterfeiters seized. English
channel: Princess Astrid sinks. Ceremony of the walking towers at
Nola, Italy. New York: PAL outing for orphans. Santa Monica: St.
John's hospital [breaks ground for new wing]. 74–year-old man held
on charges of swindling women. Fashions for coeds. Rapids boat race
on Arkansas River. Water ski capers.

54. July 5, 1949. Judith Coplon found guilty in spy trial. Irene
Dunne honored with the Catholic Laetare medal. Chinese war orphan
[arrives in New York]. Australian floods. Wimbledon tennis. Night
water skiing.

55. July 8, 1949. Western Union Fleet maneuvers [British, French,
Dutch, and Belgian ships]. General Patton memorial statue [Tilly,
France]. Jap war prisoners return from Russia. U. S. Navy displays
Douglas Skyraider. California co-ed wins beauty crown as "Miss
Chinatown." Central City hails opening of Gala 1949 festival.
Wimbledon tennis. Henley regatta. Summer ski jump [Lake Placid].

56. July 12, 1949. Hiss trial ends. Snyder in London. Mrs. Perle
Mesta sworn in [as Minister to Luxembourg]. Senator Johnson [speaks]
on movie taxes. Strange stone-age race discovered in New Guinea.
Battery to Coney swim [by Shirley May France]. Night trotting
[Roosevelt Raceway, Westbury, L. I.] Dog soccer.

57. July 15, 1949. Two air disasters cause fearful loss of life in
India and California. The President says U. S. can prevent a
depression. Bathing suit fashions. All Star baseball [Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn].

58. July 19, 1949. President Truman signs housing bill, opening new
era. West Virginia: chiefs of staff meeting. Connecticut: Navy
rescue bell. Virginia: Navy ROTC training. London: 2,500–pound dud
bomb near hospital. Munich: studio fire. England's bonnie Prince
Charles at 8 months.

59. July 22, 1949. Truman at Shriners Diamond Jubilee [in Chicago].
Seattle plane crash. Ile de France [returns to the tourist trade].
Chicago glue plant fire. Switzerland: Czech tennis players [Vladimir
Cernik and Jaroslav Drobny]. Washington: Jackie Robinson [testifies
before the Un-American Activities Committee]. "You're My Everything"
premiere [in Hollywood]. Science: Seat ejector bail out [tested at
San Rafael, Calif.]; Cosmic ray rockets [tested by the Navy].

60. July 26, 1949. Atlantic Treaty signed by Truman; arms fight
looms. 50,000th D.P. arrives [in Boston]. Anniversary: Israel "V"
Day [celebrated in Tel Aviv]. The blue Danube [is re-opened to
travel]. Earl of Harewood [is engaged to Marion Stein]. Clifton Webb
in Rome. Frog jumping jamboree [at Boys' Club, in Worcester, Mass.]
Paris swimming meet [in Tourelle Pool]. [Coaltown wins] Arlington
Handicap.

61. July 29, 1949. Australian flood ruin [outside Sydney]. Ile de
France arrives [in New York]. Hirohito sees swim meet [in Tokyo].
Log drive in Idaho [on the Clearwater River]. Grandmother beauty
contest [in Chicago]. Amputees baseball [at New York's Polo
Grounds]. Lesnevich-Charles training [in New Jersey]. Del Mar racing
[Bolero wins the Inaugural Handicap]. International motorbike race
in Vienna. Summer ski jump [at Guilford, N. H.]

62. Aug. 2, 1949. Acheson denies arms to Europe will start war.
Churchill in Italy. New Viking "invasion" [on the Kentish coast].
New Jersey: freak mid-air crash. Canada: rain maker [Donald Johnston
comes to the aid of farmers]. New York: tall girl beauty contest.
Water sports: snowbird yachts [in New Port Harbor, Calif.];
two-year-old diver [Dennis McShane]; water ski show [in Cypress
Gardens].

63. Aug. 5, 1949. Marshall advises a strong front against Russia.
Truman meets [American Legion] Boys' Forum. [Douglas] Fairbanks and
CARE. Nation pays tribute to Herbert Hoover on 75th birthday.
Shirley May France [prepares to swim the English Channel]. Mr. Ideal
Man [Sonny Myers]. Cheer leaders' school [Sam Houston College, in
Texas].

64. Aug. 9, 1949. Pin-point bombing supplies Alpine observatories
[with necessary provisions]. R.O.T.C. cadets [at Fort Eustis, Va.]
Indian "landlords" [receive annual payment from Canadian
government]. Tallest man [Clifford Thompson]. Aviation science [jet
planes tested]. French horse show [in Paris]. New Zealand deep sea
fishing. Aqua glamour [diving exhibition by Olympic performer, Helen
Crlenkovich, in Hollywood]. World premiere of "Slattery's
Hurricane," in Miami, Fla.

65. Aug. 12, 1949. Earthquake devastates many towns in Ecuador.
Forest fire in Montana. Philippine President [Elpidio Quirino] in
Washington. President Truman signs National Security Bill. U. S.
Coast Guard celebrates its 159th anniversary. Sports: Tam-O'Shanter
golf [Lloyd Mangrum wins first prize]; the Hambletonian [is won by
Miss Tilly].

66. Aug. 16, 1949. Vice President Alben Barkley is honored by his
home town, Paducah, Ky. Berlin kids' holiday. Aviation: Overhead
cable used as runway [near Baltimore]; Operation Foil [joint
American-British bombers test England's defenses]; carrier-based jet
fighters [tested]. Sports: All-star football [in Chicago]; Soap-box
Derby [at Akron, Ohio]; Junior Rodeo [at Post, Texas].

67. Aug. 19, 1949. Twelve nations discuss age-old plan for a united
Europe. Helicopter maneuvers [at Quantico, Va.] Bradley, Collins [at
swearing-in ceremony]; Johnson [attends meeting of Armed Forces
Policy Council]. Mayor O'Dwyer [attends inauguration of Harry Brandt
as president of the Independent Theatre Owners Association]. Miss
America [Bebe Shopp on the French Riviera]. New Yorkers see movie
premiere in the clouds. Sports: Tournament of Saracens [in Arezzo,
Italy]; Sheriff's Rodeo [in the Los Angeles Coliseum].

68. Aug. 23, 1949. Gar Wood's boat [the twin-hulled Venturi].
Disabled vets convention [in Cleveland]. Motion Picture Appreciation
Week [celebrated in Little Rock, Ark.] Fortifications in Swiss Alps
[revealed as Switzerland celebrates its 658th year as an independent
nation]. Amphibious maneuvers [at Little Creek, Va.]. Bernarr
MacFadden [at Dansville, N. Y.]. National A.A.U. Swimming [Meet at
Memorial Coliseum Pool, Los Angeles]. Connie Mack honored [in New
York]. Baseball Congress [Semi-Pro Tournament at Wichita, Kan.].

69. Aug. 26, 1949. Forest fires in France. Ecuador 'quake
reconstruction. President Truman signs North Atlantic treaty. Tom
Clark sworn in as Supreme Court Justice. Harold McGrath sworn in as
Attorney General. Asbury Park baby parade. Campbell's speedboat
[Bluebird aims to surpass record]. National Doubles tennis finals.
Auto race in Britain. Women's AAU swimming [San Antonio, Texas].

70. Aug. 30, 1949. Truman addresses American Legion in Philadelphia.
Terrific hurricane rips Florida with 162–mile winds. [Paul Hoffman]
head of ECA tours Europe. F.D.R.'s great grandchild [Nicholas Delano
Seagraves]. Firemen of Italy [give demonstration of climbing
perpendicular buildings]. Davis Cup singles. Little League baseball
[Hammonton, N. J., vs. Pensacola, Fla.]

71. Sept. 2, 1949. Washington five-percent hearing. Legionaires on
parade [Philadelphia]. $4,000,000 grocery fire in San Francisco.
Coast Guard wins battle over polio in epic of the sea. Skating
spectacle of the 1950 Ice Capades. Women swimmers in three-mile test
[Clemonton Lake Park, N. J.]. New York Giants train at Saranac Lake.
Helldrivers [Middleboro, Mass.]

72. Sept. 6, 1949. New Legion Commander [George Craig, of Indiana].
GAR's final encampment [at Indianapolis]. F. D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
takes a bride. Greek King sees successful assault on guerrillas.
Naples fiesta. Football training. Vacation schooner.

73. Sept. 9, 1949. International economics [discussed at State
Department in Washington]. President Truman on tour [to the
Allegheny County Fair]. Fatal crash marks National Air Races at
Cleveland. Miss America, spectacle of beauty. If you see double,
blame it on this twin convention [Huntington Beach, Calif.]. Labor
Day parade at Princeton, Indiana. National tennis. Canadian 15 mile
swim. Shirley May France [English Channel swimmer].

74. Sept. 13, 1949. Tacoma rebuilds ill-fated bridge "Gallopin'
Gertie." Supersonic jet speed features British air show. Mrs.
America; Miss America. Brother-sister diving act [Kathy and Bubber
Tongay]. Table tennis wizardry.

75. Sept. 16, 1949. New German President [Theodor Heuss]. Hapsburg
wedding. Theatre men hear [Charles] Sawyer. Rocket probes cosmic
ray. Boilermakers get new home [Kansas City]. Variety Club hat
auction. Harvest Moon Ball. Science is K.O.'d in wild-punching
Australian bout.

76. Sept. 20, 1949. Canadian steamer burns at dock; 200 killed and
injured. New Supreme Court Justice [Sherman Minton]. Greek Premier
[Tsaldaris] arrives for UN. Secretary Johnson lauds movies. Theatres
of Texas collect $170,000 for polio fund. Swimming family [Mercers
swim from Manhattan to Coney Island]. Roller Derby. Polo
championship. Football training [Univ. of Miami].

77. Sept. 23, 1949. Romulo elected president as UN Assembly opens.
Barkley on U. S. reclamation. Labor parade in Athens. Sweater girl
of 1949. Introducing "Satan's Angel," veteran paradog. Weight
lifting in Paris. Yacht racing [Ocean City, N. J.]. Danish gymnasts.

78. Sept. 27, 1949. Does Russia possess the atom bomb? President
Truman announces that an "atomic explosion" occurred in Soviet
Union. It's still swim time in California. Los Angeles: University
of Southern California defeats Navy. South Bend: Notre Dame trims
Indiana.

79. Sept. 30, 1949. Truman signs trade bill. Greek Holy Cross
celebration [Asbury Park, N. J.] Report from film council [made by
George Murphy]. Kansas honors Randolph Scott. Navy sea-air
exercises. Pennsylvania Week. Fashions in velvet. Rodeo at Madison
Square Garden. Army-Davidson football. Yogi acrobatics.

80. Oct. 4, 1949. Steel strike. [George] Marshall new Red Cross
head. Truman at Boyle dinner in Kansas City. New York: veterans
yield souvenir guns. London: Harewood-Stein wedding. Tyler, Texas,
rose festival. Tank maneuvers at Fort Bragg. Yanks and Dodgers win
pennants. Dartmouth-Penn football. Tulane-Georgia Tech football.
Pennsylvania Week.

81. Oct. 7, 1949. UN building flag raising. Truman on Community
Chest drive. Child of the year [Natalie Wood]. First jetliner in
America. Truman sees paratroops at Ft. Bragg. Queen of the mermaids
[at Weekiwachee Springs, Fla.] The World Series.

82. Oct. 11, 1949. Yankees win World Series. North Atlantic defense
parley. Operation Bulldog [airmen test England's ability to repel an
air attack]. Spellman visits Pope Pius. Football highlights:
Southern California-Ohio State; Texas-Oklahoma; Army-Michigan.

83. Oct. 14, 1949. The Navy fires its broadside during Capital
hearing. Washington: [Premier] Nehru [of India] arrives. Arizona:
endurance flyers. Minnesota: Irving Brown talks [on popularity of
American films abroad]. All Golden Horse Show [at Springfield, Mo.]
Princess Elizabeth's horse. Prison rodeo [Texas State Prison].

84. Oct. 18, 1949. Eleven top U. S. Reds guilty after record trial.
[Premier] Nehru before U. S. Congress. Jeanne Crain in cement [at
Grauman's Chinese Theatre]. Holy Name Holy Hour. The pigskin parade:
Notre Dame-Tulane; Yale-Cornell; California-Southern California.

85. Oct. 21, 1949. Navy-Air Force feud reaches climax at Congress
hearing. Fireworks attend UN Council vote on Yugoslavia. Lumber ship
afire at sea. Nehru honored at Columbia University. MacArthur host
to General Collins. Lowell Thomas arrives [in New York]. Mr. Canada.
All girl rodeo [Corpus Christi, Tex.]. Texas-Arkansas football.

86. Oct. 25, 1949. Truman attends UN cornerstone rite in New York.
U. S. communists start five-year prison terms. Nehru at Wellesley.
Barkley hailed at Florida University. 2000–year-old scrolls found
[Book of Isaiah presented at a ceremony at the Library of Congress].
Football highlights: Penn 28, Navy 7; Michigan 14, Minnesota 7.

87. Oct. 28, 1949. Record flight by British jet. Tucson-Greece
affiliation [Greek Foreign Minister Constantine Tzaldaris is a
visitor to Tucson, Ariz.]. Lady Godiva memorial [unveiling ceremony
at Coventry, England]. Nehru addresses Parliament of Canada. How to
get rich quick [Sweepstake winners]. Pro tennis [Richard Gonzales
and Jack Kramer]. Water skiing [Cypress Gardens, Fla.]

88. Nov. 1, 1949. 100,000th displaced person lands in U. S. Mrs.
Eugenia Anderson sworn in as Ambassador to Denmark. Columbia
University class rush. ECA report by Eric Johnston. Vice President
Barkley engaged. Drama of the Yukon—gold strike or hoax? New York
Variety Club is acclaimed by Mayor O'Dwyer. The pigskin parade: Ohio
State rips Northwestern; California stops UCLA; Alabama nips
Georgia; Notre Dame sinks Navy.

89. Nov. 4, 1949. Nation's worst civil air crash kills 55 over
Washington. Admiral Sherman sworn in. Israeli housing for refugees.
Greece marks "no" day [anniversary of ultimatum to Axis in 1940].
National Horse Show [Madison Square Garden, New York]. Wrestling in
Canada.

90. Nov. 8, 1949. Armistice Day 1949—let there be peace. President
Truman visits Twin Cities. Football highlights: Stanford upsets
Southern California; Notre Dame tops Michigan State; Army routs
Fordham.

91. Nov. 11, 1949. Coal mine strike is called off temporarily.
Barkley named grandfather of the year. Tyrone Powers come home. Hero
paratrooper [Marvin O. Smith] is decorated for mid-air rescue. This
young French driver has a way with Paris traffic. New York elections
won by Lehman and O'Dwyer. Ohio State—Pittsburgh football. Death at
the races [Rex Mays killed at Del Mar Race Track]. Florida State
University circus classes.

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