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57. Mar. 13, 1948. Baseball: world champions [Yankees] warm up in
Florida; [Pittsburgh Pirates in Hollywood]. Truman and MacArthur
will accept if nominated. Greek Army pushes border offensive. A
queen comes home [figure-skating champion, Barbara Ann Scott in
Montreal]. Top Turf thriller [Salmagundi wins Santa Anita Derby].

58. Mar. 17, 1948. Ship news: "Elizabeth" brings in celebrities [J.
Arthur Rank, Mrs. Gretchen Fraser, Dick Button, former King Michael
and Queen Helen of Rumania]. Dewey wins first primary [New
Hampshire]. All eyes on ice champion [Barbara Ann Scott welcomed by
Prime Minister Mackenzie King in Ottawa]. Tragedy behind the Iron
Curtain [suicide of Czech Foreign Minister—Jan Masaryk; other scenes
in Prague].

59. Mar. 20, 1948. Eighty-day pin derby [American Bowling Conference
Annual Tournament in Detroit]. Spring football: civilian coach
[George Sauer] leads Navy. British repeal 75 per cent tax on U.S.
films [comments by Eric Johnston]. People in the eyes of the world:
[Dick Button, figure skating champion]; romance out of a story book
[radio singer Jane Froman marries airline pilot John Curtis Burn in
South Miami]; [Major General Bennett E.] Meyers goes to prison.
Byrnes asks action on Russia. Baseball: life with the Dodgers [in
Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic].

60. Mar. 24, 1948. Peace in a free world: America hears the price
[as President] Truman denounces Soviet. Prague [Jan Masaryk's
funeral]. Brussels [Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and
Luxembourg sign a 50–year agreement]. Paris [meeting of the 16
nations which are cooperating in the European Recovery Program].
[President Truman in New York for St. Patrick's Day ceremonies;
shakes hands with Governor Dewey].

61. Mar. 27, 1948. Twisters rip through nine states. Hollywood
awards its Oscars [Academy awards presented to Celeste Holm, Loretta
Young, and Ronald Colman]. 50–1 shot captures Grand National
[Sheila's Cottage wins at Aintree, England; two typical Sweepstakes
winners in New York City].

62. Mar. 31, 1948. Report on U.S. defense; match Russia's might
[Secretary of Defense Forrestal makes recommendations to Senate
Armed Services Committee for expansion of U.S. military forces;
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan reports the presence of alien
submarines off our shores]. Art with war record [German art
treasures exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington].
New tests for American buzz bombs [JB–2's tested at Eglin Field,
Fla.]. Golden Gloves: East vs. West [Dick Guerrero vs. Leland Pillen
and Luis Ortiz vs. Wallace Smith at Madison Square Garden].

63. Apr. 3, 1948. [Guy] Lombardo sets speedboat mark. Air Force
honors a pioneer [Brigadier General Billy Mitchell]. Roosevelt sons
back Ike [Eisenhower]. Italy at the crossroads [of Democracy and
Communism]. The light of faith: [Hollywood Bowl for Easter; cherry
blossoms in Washington, D. C.; Easter parade on New York's Fifth
Avenue].

64. Apr. 7, 1948. Top-flight basketball; Oilers [of Oklahoma] win
Olympic trials [from Kentucky University]. Fashion news: special
from Paris. Senate [Armed Services] Committee hears Wallace. A
salute to the U.S. Army [Army Day, 1948].

65. Apr. 10, 1948. Foreign aid rushed under new law [Marshall Plan].
Ex-dishwasher [Greek immigrant] buys a [Pennsylvania] town.
Canada-U.S. amity hailed at Williamsburg, Va. Now it's Grandpa Ike.
Trousseau for a princess [Ann of Bourbon-Parma]. Mountbatten visits
Burma.

66. Apr. 14, 1948. Water classic [Dixie water ski championships,
Cypress Gardens, Fla.] Hoffman heads E.R.P. [European Recovery
Program]. Marshall leads U.S. at parley of the Americas [at Bogota,
Colombia]. Primary upset: [Harold E.] Stassen victor in Wisconsin.
First pictures: Soviet, British planes crash in Berlin.

67. Apr. 17, 1948. Hockey champions [Toronto team defeats Detroit
team in Stanley Cup finals]. Lewis ends coal strike [meeting of
Senator Styles Bridges, Mr. Lewis, and Ezra Van Horn]. Kiddie on the
keys [four-year old Jerard Jennings plays the piano, xylophone, and
drums]. Italy's hour of decision [pre-election demonstrations].

68. Apr, 21, 1948. Bogota's reign of terror [scenes of the rioting
which followed the assassination of Jorge Gaitan]. Fur crying out
loud [fur coats for men in Hollywood]. Russia's Supreme Council in
session [Stalin applauded]. England pays homage to an American
[royal family present as Mrs. Roosevelt unveils statue of her
husband in Grosvenor Square, London].

69. Apr. 24, 1948. Citation wins pre-Derby turf classic! [The
Chesapeake Stakes at Havre De Grace, Md.]. Bogota, Colombia: Savage
revolt leaves its mark [after revolt following assassination of
Jorge Gaitan]. Play ball! [President Truman throws first ball to
start major-league season, at New York-Washington game]. First
pictures: Italy goes to the polls [scenes at April 14 elections,
ending campaign between Communists and Christian Democrats].

70. Apr. 28, 1948. Air Forces stockpile in Texas [planes being taken
from storage at Kelly Field, in Air Force expansion program].
Cross-wind landing gear introduced. Variety Clubs honor Marshall
[present Humanitarian Award to Secretary of State George Marshall].
America sends subs to Turkey [scenes of transfer of vessels, New
London, Conn.]. Reuther shooting stirs nation [United Automobile
Workers' head is victim of murder attempt]. 100,000 hear De Gaulle
attack Soviet Union [at Marseilles].

71. May 1, 1948. Famed warship ["Texas"] becomes state shrine. Mrs.
Roosevelt warmly greeted in Holland. Marshall home from Bogota. Zero
hour in the Holy Land. Wrestling gets a new-looker [Gorgeous George
in Los Angeles].

72. May 5, 1948. Reds riot in Milan. Circus thrills amid ruins
[Frankfurt, Germany]. Royalty's hour in England: [installation of
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh into the Most Noble
Order of the Garter; Silver Wedding Anniversary of the King and
Queen].

73. May 8, 1948. Apple blossom time [at Winchester, Va.]. General
[Eisenhower] takes leave of his troops at Fort Meyer, Va. May Day
around the globe—Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, New York. 1948 Kentucky Derby
[won by Citation].

74. May 12, 1948. Taft vs. Stassen in Ohio. Alabama rejects Truman.
Dewey stumps Oregon. "Lillipup" [Chihuahua] wows Texas. Truman on
housing; family life meeting hears President. Uncle Sam's women
divers show form [Las Vegas, Nev.].

75. May 15, 1948. Road to friendship; Canada, U.S. hail newest
highway link. News in art: fresh air sculpture in Washington Square,
New York. Record exhibit: 23 countries show products at Paris fair.
[In Birmingham, England, the British Industries Fair reaches record
proportions]. Rail strike averted [by President].

76. May 19, 1948. Churchill sees hope in unified Europe. Wilhelmina
announces abdication. Soviet-U.S. notes discussed by Marshall.
French greet first ship in [Marshall] aid plan. "Right-to-work" law
is urged by Cecil B. DeMille. Palestine: last films before end of
mandate. Skyful of silk: Army's largest peacetime 'chute maneuver.

77. May 22, 1948. People in the eyes of the world. Paris "falls" to
visitors from London [Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh].
Big names tee off in benefit drive [in Washington, Bing Crosby,
General Bradley, and Attorney-General Clark lead the parade in
National Celebrities Golf Tournament]. Young Democrats hear Truman
in Washington. Meat strike: Minnesota calls out National Guard. Mr.
America muscles in [George Zifferman of California wins
weight-lifting and beauty contest]. Rally hails new state in
Palestine.

78. May 26, 1948. Report from Palestine [Sir Alan Cunningham,
British High Commissioner, leaves Jerusalem; new state of Israel
proclaimed in Tel Aviv; Haganah troops prepare for attack; refugees
set sail from Europe for Palestine; American Jewish volunteers
interned at Lebanon]. Bob Hope dad to 4,000 kids [in Helldorado
celebration at Las Vegas, Nev.]. Sports flash: the Paris walk
[postmen's walking race]. Election in South Korea [in U.S. zone].

79. May 29, 1948. Dogdom's high society [18th Annual Morris and
Essex Dog show at Madison, N.J.] U.S. meets first President of
Israel [Dr. Chaim Weizmann confers with President Truman]. "Queen
Mary" brings many celebrities [Ambassador Stanton Griffis, Russian
Ambassador Jacob A. Malik, Mae West]. GOP hopefuls set for battle of
delegates [Stassen, Dewey, Taft, and Vandenberg].

80. June 2, 1948. Palestine: days of trial [Dr. Chaim Weizmann guest
of President Truman at the White House; Jewish refugees arrive at
Tel Aviv]. Father Flanagan: Boys Town says farewell [mourns priest's
death]. 2,460 sheep cross Coulee [Dam]. Jesse James reported alive
[Colonel Frank Dalton claims to be former outlaw]. Golf classic:
Hogan wins second PGA championship [St. Louis].

81. June 5, 1948. Taps for "Salt Lake City"; Navy sinks cruiser used
in atom test. Drew Pearson receives "Father of the Year" award from
[General] Eisenhower. World premiere [of "The Emperor Waltz"] in
Hollywood. News on the novel side: the human fish [Margaret Hutton
demonstrates swimming technique in a Los Angeles Pool; three bears
in the Vienna woods].

82. June 9, 1948. Floods take toll. Pacific Northwest hit by raging
waters [Vanport and Portland, Or.; Fraser River Valley, B.C.] News
around the globe: Smuts loses in South African elections; Italy
greets aid cargo from U.S.; new stamps honor heroic clergymen [the
four chaplains who died on a torpedoed transport in 1943]; U.S.
statesmen [James F. Byrnes and Senator Arthur Vandenberg] honored at
Columbia [University]; at Brest, France, President Auriol reviews
fleet. Heavyweight boxing: German champ [Hein Ten Hoff] retains
title.

83. June 12, 1948. Heel 'n' toe classic: Harry Laskau walks into
America's Olympic line-up. Canada: show window of the world.
[Viscount Alexander, Canada's Governor General, opens Canadian
International Trade Fair in Toronto]. Inside Czechoslovakia:
[Communists take over Czechoslovakia's Parliament]. President Benes:
last films before resigning. President Truman makes 10,000 mile
speaking tour. English Derby run before million fans.

84. June 16, 1948. Water sports: tuna fish on the hook [in the
Bahamas]. Three Americans [Barney Balaban, John W. McCormick,
William F. Halsey] honored by inter-faith group. It's here again:
the great vacation season. "Queen Mary" brings popular English actor
[Sir Ralph Richardson to begin work on film adaptation of "The
Heiress"]. Vandenberg assails cut in foreign aid. Palestine:
cease-fire showdown [Bernadotte's truce].

85. June 19, 1948. Freedom train begins 10th month of tour. Zoo
circus: chimps no chumps at clowning. New look gets into the swim
[Paris beach wear]. Politics: presidential fireworks [Republicans in
Philadelphia; Truman continues western tour]. Babe Ruth: his number
becomes immortal.

86. June 23, 1948. U.S. sailors fight for Olympic berths. American
girls rout British at Wimbledon. Nippon goes to the races. France
remembers: memorial to fallen Yanks dedicated. Truman family [on
West Coast]. New ocean phenomena uncovered [Swedish oceanographers
film undersea life].

87. June 26, 1948. GOP meets to name '48 ticket. Republican National
Convention opens in Philadelphia. 1094 delegates weigh the chances
of favored and dark-horse candidates. Taft, Stassen, and Dewey hold
featured spotlight. Governor Dwight H. Green delivers keynote
address.

88. June 30, 1948. Dewey wins! Republican candidate for president
chosen by unanimous vote. Comprehensive newsreel round-up of last
days of convention. Dewey appears before convention to deliver
victory address.

89. July 3, 1948. Berlin: new days of crisis [U.S. airplanes
fly food into city; Germans exchange marks for new currency].
[Lord Louis] Mountbatten's farewell to India [retires as
Governor-General]. Palestine: Haganah, Irgun clash over arms
ship [at Tel Aviv]. Dewey and Warren: GOP set for big campaign
[first press conference of Republican nominees; Dewey attends
church at Pawling, N.Y.]. Joe Louis: champ says he'll retire
[after victory over Joe Walcott]. Patty Berg wins Western
[Open] Golf title [at Chicago].

90. July 7, 1948. Rhodes: world watches [Count Folke] Bernadotte's
peace moves [for solution of Palestine problem]. Eric Johnston
protests British film quota [in Washington]. Pawling, New York: the
Deweys hosts to the Warrens. "Adopted" town [Maille, France] meets
U.S. benefactors [Mr. and Mrs. Girard Hale of Santa Barbara,
Calif.]. Eyes of the sports world on Olympics [National Track and
Field Meet at University of Minnesota]. San Diego: women aquatic
hopefuls.

91. July 10, 1948. France's turf classic: "My Love" wins the Grand
Prix [de Paris]. Hero of Israel [Colonel David Marcus] brought home
for burial [at U.S. Military Academy]. Czechoslovakia: first Red
president [Clement Gottwald] takes over. Fashion news: furs look
ahead. Good government, junior style [Youth Month in Kansas City,
Mo.]. Mt. Rainier: summer skiers beat the heat.

92. July 14, 1948. Jap 'quake destroys an entire city [Fukui].
Bavarian Alps: tight-rope sensation two miles up [acrobatic act by
Siegward Bach]. Personalities in the news: [General Eisenhower
greets classes at Columbia University; leaves home for a game of
golf with George Allen; California Democrats seek to draft
Eisenhower for nomination; Truman is host to President Gallegos of
Venezuela.] Heat-beaters: ice-cold ski-jumping [at Lake Placid,
N.Y.].

93. July 17, 1948. Democrats take over in Philadelphia. [Eisenhower
headquarters close. Pepper announces candidacy.] U.S. ready for
Olympics. Final track tryouts [in Evanston, Ill.] marked by upsets.
Olympic teams picked for swimming, diving [in Detroit].

94. July 21, 1948. Crucial test confronts Democrats. Truman and
Barkley nominated at heated session. [Delegates from Alabama and
Mississippi bolt convention. Truman delivers acceptance speech.
Barkley is awarded vice-presidential nomination by acclamation.]

95. July 24, 1948. New truce for Palestine. Jews, Arabs heed order
by UN. Nominees of South: states' rights convention names ticket
[Thurmond of South Carolina and Wright of Mississippi].
Dodgers-to-Giants: Durocher astounds baseball [becomes new boss of
the Giants]. Pershing goes to rest; U.S. in last tribute to AEF
chief.

96. July 28, 1948. Gymnastic eyeful: 20,000 women in biggest Sokol
drill [in Prague]. Vanport: flood city lifts head above waters [of
Columbia River]. Master's voice saves dog [flying 3,000 miles,
Queenie rejoins her master in Los Angeles]. The international scene:
Berlin crisis holds number one spot [Berliners protest Russian
blockade]; Clay recalled from Berlin; FBI arrests top Reds [Foster
and others]; draft plans announced. [Major General Lewis B. Hershey
assumes charge of draft]. B–29's arrive in England.

97. July 31, 1948. 1948 Olympiad: London host to topflight athletes.
Week end at Pawling: Dewey keeps pace with world issues.
Aquatennial: Minneapolis stages great water spectacle. Wallace party
states policy; pro-Soviet line upheld by convention.

98. Aug. 4, 1948. Canadian ship crashes on reef [off of British
Columbia]. Chicago hails 100 years of railroading. West Point goes
Hollywood [and awards "Oscars"]. President calls 80th Congress in
special session. Summer sports flashes: underwater aquaplanes
[Silver Springs, Fla.]; Stymie retires [as world's biggest
moneymaking race horse]; Cheyenne rodeo; Calgary Stampede.

99. Aug. 7, 1948. Aerial crossroads of the world [Truman and Dewey
are present at dedication of New York's International Airport].
Israel salutes heroes on "Nation Day" [at Tel Aviv]. Blast wrecks
[I. G. Farben] chemical plant in [Ludwigshafen] Germany. Spectacle
and thrills mark Olympic Games [at Wembley Stadium, London. The
Royal Family attends opening ceremonies.]

100. Aug. 11, 1948. [American Legion] Boys Forum sees government at
work [in Washington]. America dominates Olympics: [record of winning
performances by Uncle Sam's team in London Olympiad].

101. Aug. 14, 1948. Greek army advances [toward the Albanian
border]; regulars close in on rebels. Canada: St. Laurent to succeed
Mackenzie King. New Olympic films; sports report from London.

102. Aug. 18, 1948. The strange case of the Soviet teachers [Oksana
Stepanova Kosenkina and Mikhail Ivanovitch Samarin]. New films from
London climax action in Olympic track events.

103. Aug. 21, 1948. Accent on Young America; new program rallies
nation to its youth; [President Truman receives new stamps
commemorating Youth Month]. Babe Ruth, 1895–1948 [dies in New York].
Hiroshima, three years after [destruction by atomic attack].
Palestine: incident in no-man's land [bodies exchanged under UN
observation]. Largest airborne lifeboat 'chuted from B–29 [at
Mitchell Field, N.Y.]. Greatest woman Olympic star comes home [Fanny
Blankers-Koen returns to Amsterdam, Holland].

104. Aug. 25, 1948. Greatest oil discovery in Canada [new field
opened at Edmonton, Alberta; gusher out of control]. Babe Ruth goes
to rest [body lies in state; requiem mass at St. Patrick's, New
York]. Korea republic proclaimed. [New President Rhee greets General
MacArthur]. Olympic fade-out: final events and closing ceremonies
[at London].

1948/49.

1. Aug. 28, 1948. Middies, cadets join forces in amphibious test [on
Virginia coast]. Cologne Cathedral reopened for seven hundredth
anniversary. [Secretary of Defense] Forrestal talks defense plans
with Canada [at Ottawa, attends policy meeting at Newport, R.I.].
Axis Sally [Mildred Elizabeth Gillars] faces trial for treason [in
Washington]. [Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri) also under charges]. Grid
preview: [Chicago] Cardinals beat [College] All-Stars [in Chicago].
Seattle, Washington sail classic [North American Star Boat Sailing
Championships].

2. Sept. 1, 1948. Soviet rejects U.S. note on teachers [severs
consular relations after Kosenkina protest]. Back to school
fashions. [Alger] Hiss vs. [Whittaker] Chambers: key witnesses face
to face at spy hearing [before House Un-American Activities
Committee]. Heat wave [temperatures near record levels in New York].

3. Sept. 4, 1948. Best on the ice; skate stars preview gayest
carnival [Ice Capades of 1949]. World churchmen meet in Amsterdam.
Headlines, news, and people: draft call inductions set for November;
Soviet Consul [Jacob Lomakin] sails from New York; U.S. Olympic
stars home after London sweep. Red hot football; temperature 99
degrees [Dodgers vs. Yankees].

4. Sept. 8, 1948. Ship news; celebrities sail aboard Queen Mary.
Wilhelmina of Holland ends 50 year reign. Football, collegians get
ready: Irish eye third straight national crown; Army rated tops in
East; Navy faces tough schedule.

5. Sept. 11, 1948. UN moves to France; Paris ready for delegates of
58 nations. School daze; twirlers learn tricks with the sticks
[Huntsville, Texas]. Aid for Greece; U.S. builds bridges to speed
recovery. The novel in fashions. China fights inflation with money
reforms.

6. Sept. 15, 1948. Spirit of the dance; amateur hoofers wow crowds
at Harvest Ball [Madison Square Garden, New York]. Campaign
fireworks; Truman, Stassen deliver opening verbal blasts. Juliana
takes oath as Dutch ruler.

7. Sept. 18, 1948. Boston baseball fever; Beantown eyes first subway
series [as Braves and Red Sox lead major leagues]. Russia drives for
rule of Berlin. U.S. united on foreign policy, says Vandenberg. Pope
spurs anti-Red campaign. Stars aid charity; Hollywood under the big
top.

8. Sept. 22, 1948. Newest on the rails [20th Century Limited].
Elections: "As Maine goes, so goes ...?" [Maine goes Republican].
Campaign for packages aids European needy. Ground broken for UN
capitol [in New York City]. Youth of the Year [Bob Mathias and
Arthur Cook greeted by Truman]. Brandenburg Gate incident in Berlin.
Czechoslovakia mourns Benes. Football: Giants trim Bears for
charity.

9. Sept. 25, 1948. Presidential race quickens; Truman, Dewey swing
West on big tours. Babes in the news [quadruplets in Great Britain].
Marshall's busy days: [receives Humanitarian Award of 1947 by
Variety Clubs International; flys to Paris for meeting of United
Nations General Assembly]. Bernadotte assassination rocks UN. Jet
plane sets world speed mark, 671 m.p.h.

10. Sept. 29, 1948. Winds on rampage; $25,000,000 loss as hurricane
rips Florida. Vive Cerdan; French battler wins middleweight boxing
crown. Bernadotte: body of slain UN mediator flown home. Dewey vs.
Truman; highlights of Western campaign trips. Amazing new aircraft
"Parasite Jet" [XF–85] flown for first time.

11. Oct. 2, 1948. Top performers keep 'em laughing at AAF reunion
[boxing bout between Bob Hope and Jack Dempsey]. Last rites for
Bernadotte in Sweden. Nation hails return of King Football
[California vs. Navy; Notre Dame vs. Purdue; Army vs. Villanova].

12. Oct. 6, 1948. Truman or Dewey? Presidential race enters final
weeks. "Lab in sky" speeds television, radar progress [I. T. & T.
electronic engineers probe the secrets of microwaves]. United
Nations, new war of words [debate in Paris]. Italian Reds rally for
Togliatti in Rome. First pictures of Politburo at Zhdanov funeral in
Moscow. Break-neck stunts [Joie Chitwood and his Auto Daredevils].

13. Oct. 9, 1948. World Series fever: Cleveland meets Braves, with
[Bob] Hope. President Truman's Washington homecoming. GI's insurance
sends Jap ex-pilot to U.S. college. Sports: Citation wins Belmont
classic by 8 lengths; Northwestern upsets Purdue; North Carolina
beats Georgia.

14. Oct. 13, 1948. Coast Guard saves 23 from plane on [Florida]
Keys. Report on Palestine [Bartley Crum returns from the Holy Land].
1948 World Series.

15. Oct. 16, 1948. Marshall's flying visit from Paris. Churchill
urges U.S. to keep atom bomb. Cleveland takes the [World] Series.
Football game of the week: Army vs. Illinois.

16. Oct. 20, 1948. "Little Henry," world's first ram-jet helicopter.
Speedboat racing; weirdest water arena [Danbury, Conn.] The Dewey
story [a film presentation of the life of Thomas Dewey].

17. Oct. 23, 1948. Gridiron heat wave: 86,000 see mighty Michigan
crush [Northwestern] Wildcats; Penn beats Columbia in final seconds.
The Truman story [a film presentation of the life of Harry S.
Truman].

18. Oct. 27, 1948. Stephenson paces Army win over Harvard. North
Japan floods take awful toll. General Clay [gives] first hand report
on Berlin. General MacArthur host to President [Syngman Rhee] of
Korea. Eric Johnston gives views after trip to Russia. Governor
Dewey calls for unity in world affairs. Invasion; American Legion
wins Miami "beachhead" [10,000 attend National Convention].

19. Oct. 30, 1948. UN, Paris: Reds veto bid to end Berlin crisis.
France seeks showdown in mine strike. First DPs sail under new U.S.
law. Coast-to-coast battle of ballots. College football parade: Penn
state vs. Michigan State; Minnesota vs. Michigan.

20. Nov. 3, 1948. France's labor crisis; latest films of mine
strike. Troubled China celebrates Independence Day. Fashions: Navy
goes overboard for new look. The story behind the airlift, Berlin.
Roller Derby highlights fall sports.

21. Nov. 6, 1948. Nation hails Marine Corps on anniversary. First
DPs arrive in New York. Morgenthau reports on Palestine trip.
Football's parade of champions: California vs. USC, Georgia Tech vs.
Duke, Notre Dame vs. Navy.

22. Nov, 10, 1948. Israeli victory in Negeb desert fighting.
Truman's smashing victory [with 304 electoral votes].

23. Nov. 13, 1948. Washington's greatest victory show. Capital
welcomes Truman. Football: Army power crushes Stanford. 80,000 see
Penn State topple Penn.

24. Nov. 17, 1948. Snowbirds [on Mt. Rainier] rush season for ski
doings. France: Troops restore order in mine crisis. Tanks come out
of mothballs [Tacoma, Wash.]; Army introduces its newest tank [the
General Patton] at Maryland's Aberdeen Proving Ground. Fashions?
Look what Paris has! Touchdown parade: Missouri is shown by
Oklahoma.

25. Nov. 20, 1948. Riots in Paris; police battle Reds on peace
anniversary. Justice—Tojo and company sentenced. It's a boy for
Princess Elizabeth. Patton tank christened by widow. "Red Dean"
[Hewlett Johnson] visits U.S. Fightin' football: Irish rally to beat
Northwestern; Army vs. Penn, Cadets win in final seconds.

26. Nov. 24, 1948. Bikini vet ends career; Navy sinks cruiser
Pensacola. An American family [the Trumans] vacations in Florida.
Canada welcomes new Prime Minister [Louis St. Laurent]. Nation's
youngest Governor [Herman Eugene Talmadge of Georgia]. Milady looks
to '49; hats on to fashions. Cleveland wins 10th straight to top pro
grid.

27. Nov. 27, 1948. Latest jet: Navy's "flying wing" fighter
[XF7U–1]. Hollywood stars off to London via Canada. Our busy
President [in Key West, Fla., at Blair House, Washington, and at the
Washington airport greeting Secretary of State Marshall]. Football:
Southern Methodist vs. Baylor; Michigan vs. Ohio State; Harvard vs.
Yale.

28. Dec. 1, 1948. Aviation's mighty mite: Wee-Bee plane in debut.
Amazing salt harvest, Puerto Rico. 1948 touchdown review; the
season's All-America plays.

29. Dec. 4, 1948. Army vs. Navy. Underdog Navy ties unbeaten Army
[in football game.] President Truman sees game.

30. Dec. 8, 1948. Flight tests prove worth of air brakes [at
Caldwell, N.J.] "Yankee Doodle" in Tokyo [children play tunes
learned from GI's]. [Baby six months old floats in swimming pool.]
From Hollywood sheer nonsense [stockings]. Reds claim Suchow. Mme.
Chiang Kai-Shek seeks aid for China's government. From Suchow
[combat pictures of crucial battle].

31. Dec. 11, 1948. New spy evidence. Government seizes microfilms of
stolen data [found in pumpkin]. Stars over London [screen
luminaries, Billy de Wolfe and others, meet the Royal Family].
President salutes the "Mighty Mo" at Norfolk, Virginia. Christmas
comes but once a year. Upset! USC ties mighty Notre Dame.

32. Dec. 15, 1948. World's biggest warplane, B–36, gets screen test.
Washington: new sensations at spy inquiry [by House Un-American
Activities Committee]. Bogus $10 and $20 bills flood big cities.
Report from China: evacuation of U.S. civilians from Shanghai; 1200
U.S. marines arrive at Tsingtao.

33. Dec. 18, 1948. [Kaman] helicopter magic. Preview of tomorrow's
flight [in Windsor Locks, Conn.]. Women [Wacs and Waves] in uniform
make news. Quebec welcomes a favorite son [Louis St. Laurent, Prime
Minister of Canada]. Newfoundland signs to join Canada. Pre-holiday
visit with President Truman. Palm Desert, Calif.—wasteland to
wonderland.

34. Dec. 22, 1948. Gloves in bloom; from New York sidewalks to
boxing fame [Madison Square Boys' Clubs]. "Sinbad" [gorilla] makes
debut [in Chicago zoo]. China ship [Kianyga] disaster. UN ends Paris
session. Charity at Yuletide [Cardinal Spellman at New York
foundling hospital].

35. Dec. 25, 1948. Kitty Hawk presented to National Museum. Baby
Prince [Charles of Edinburgh] makes debut before cameras [at
christening]. Movie celebrities [Alan Ladd, Sue Carol, and Joan
Caulfield] home for the holidays. Attorney General Clark urges
stronger espionage laws. Pro grid finals: Cleveland routs Buffalo;
"Snow Bowl" Eagles down Cardinals in blizzard [at Philadelphia].

36. Dec. 29, 1948. Intersectional basketball thrills big city [at
Madison Square Garden]. French raze Red radio towers [in Berlin].
From Paris, a hat to fit your profile. Ku Klux Klan initiation
ceremonies [in Georgia; Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt cites child
membership as hate-breeding].

37. Jan. 1, 1949. Headline news stories of 1948: Harry S. Truman,
man of the year; revolt in Bogota; Hiss versus Chambers; Oksana
Kosenkina; Olympic games; Gandhi, India's last tribute; Palestine, a
state is born; the Berlin crisis; the airlift; the UN in 1948.

38. Jan. 5, 1949. Atom ore; pitchblende bonanza in Colorado. U.S.
returns original Magna Carta to England. Pact signed ending ban on
recordings. 1948 in sports.

39. Jan. 8, 1949. Football welcomes New Year. 1949 Bowl games: [The
Longhorns of Texas meet the Bulldogs of Georgia in the Orange Bowl;
Northwestern and California fight in Rose Bowl; Southern Methodists
triumph over Oregon in the Cotton Bowl]. Stars over Berlin:
Operation Good Cheer. [Prominent American entertainers and public
figures bring a touch of home to the men of the Berlin Airlift].

40. Jan. 12, 1949. Nature hits hard across the nation. [Blizzard
strikes in the Rocky Mountain states, sweeping eastward across the
Middle West. 120 homes demolished by tornado in Warren, Ark.] Truman
asks: Tax boost, inflation control, Labor Act repeal. President
outlines "Fair Deal" program as Congress meets with Democrats in
control. Sports highlights: Clemson noses out Missouri [at
Jacksonville's Gator Bowl]; Skiing—at your door [on the slopes of
Mt. Hood, Oregon].

41. Jan. 15, 1949. Rockies area hit anew in worst winter. Cairo:
last rites for [Nokrashy Pasha], Egypt's slain premier. George C.
Marshall—a statesman steps down. Child minister's wedding rite stirs
debate.

42. Jan. 19, 1949. Russia's big show; 31st anniversary of Bolshevik
Revolution. Weather flash; snow in California. Dean Acheson
testifies before Senate Committee. U.S. tightens patrol on Mexico
border [to check illegal immigration of Mexican laborers]. Curtain
time for kiddies [Punch and Judy shows in Austria].

43. Jan. 22, 1949. Pilotless jet [Gorgon IV] in longest flight.
Rocket ship climbs 13,000 feet in a minute. Lookin' to spring, "Miss
Budget" picks cotton. Washington: Truman "joins" a union [American
Federation of Musicians]. Paris: Garry Davis opens drive for "world
citizens." New York: top U.S. Reds go on trial. Ski jump classic
[Fox River Grove, Ill.]; Olympic champ from Norway wins U.S. meet.

44. Jan. 26, 1949. The inauguration of Harry S. Truman.

45. Jan. 29, 1949. China at the crossroads [Chiang Kai-Shek leaves
for a self-imposed exile and General Li Tsung-jen, successor to
Chiang, sues for peace with Communists]. Rhodes: Egypt-Israel
armistice talks. Palestine: Israel air force at rites for RAF pilot.
Near Haifa [young people from Canada, United States, and Mexico
arrive to build "All-American" Israel settlement]. Acheson
officially takes over [as Secretary of State]. Skate festival
[Hollywood Ice Revue].

46. Feb. 2, 1949. Film record of Russia's "peace offensive." "Cold
war" over best seller ["I Chose Freedom" by Victor Kravchenko]. News
on the novel side: [Willa Worthington makes bathing suits of metalic
fabrics. Tiny Koala bears in Australia.] Fastest bomber [XB–47] in
super-jet take-off.

47. Feb. 5, 1949. Israel 8 months after statehood [holds first
election]. Canadian Parliament opens. Report from the western
blizzard front. Distance Stars from Europe in Millrose meet [at
Madison Square Garden].

48. Feb. 9, 1949. French say 'merci' for our bounty [with Gratitude
Train]. UN commission pushed search for Palestine peace. Senate
debates new labor bill. First pictures: Soviet moves all troops from
Korea. Norwegian wings 290 feet in U.S. ski meet.

49. Feb. 12, 1949. Baseball's $100,000 success story; a guy named
Joe [DiMaggio]. Tokyo: Royall begins tour of Pacific defenses.
Pilots who fled Russia start tour. Marshall Plan youth [high school
students from 14 nations] meet President Truman. Capital hails
'thank you' train [from Paris]. Dramatic first films: retreat from
Nanking.

50. Feb. 16, 1949. Protests grow over sentencing of Mindszenty.
Washington: Dewey gives formula for saving G.O.P. India: one year
after death of Gandhi. "Most popular star": fans again pick Crosby.
A salute to Brotherhood Week.

51. Feb. 19, 1949. Bridge collapses on trains near Paris. Boy Scouts
report to the "Boss" [twelve Eagle Scouts visit President Truman].
Cairo students study world's oldest pyramid. Canada's Premier visits
Washington for major talks. Bowling Congress [annual tournament in
Atlantic City]. Varsity skiing: Washington U. wins from Canada's
best [Banff, Alberta]. Yachting special: rough winter skippers in
Miami classic [16th annual Lipton Cup Race].

52. Feb. 23, 1949. Consistory in Rome [denounces the Hungarian trial
of Cardinal Mindszenty]. Baseball's Gardella case. A night at the
dog show [73rd Westminster Kennel Club show in New York]. Sky power:
President sees Air Force's biggest show [at Andrews Field,
Maryland].

53. Feb. 26, 1949. Royall reports on the Far East. For Milady,
scarves set new style note. Romance rumor links Princess Margaret to
a commoner [former Army Captain Tom Egerton]. Bob Hope receives
"Achievement Award" [presented by Look Magazine]. Israel makes
history: First Assembly convenes in Jerusalem.

54. Mar. 2, 1949. 300,000 hear Pope denounce Communism. Israel,
Egypt sign armistice. [First films of the inaugural of Dr. Chaim
Weizmann as President of Israel]. The economic state of the Union
[Leon H. Keyserling surveys America's economic condition].

55. Mar. 5, 1949. War report from Greece. Israel, Arabs begin
exchange of prisoners. News from Germany: Red troops mark Army Day
in Berlin; Fritz Kuhn freed, seeks U.S. citizenship. Fashion
debate—hemlines long or short?

56. Mar. 9, 1949. Spring and baseball, they'll soon be here [New
York Yankees at St. Petersburg, Fla.] Cardinal Spellman leads
students digging graves. B–50 hops around globe non-stop. The champ
hangs up his gloves [Joe Louis officially retires and turns
promoter].

57. Mar. 12, 1949. Baseball's world champions [Cleveland Indians]
look to '49—with [Bob] Hope. Soviet mission forced to quit U.S. zone
[Frankfurt]. News diary of the First Family [President Truman
receives outgoing and incoming Secretaries of Defense; leaves for
Key West, Fla. Margaret Truman christens the "Clipper America."]
Security Council votes Israel's admission to UN. Sports spectacle;
basketball's greatest "freeze" [Minnesota Lakers vs. Harlem Globe
Trotters].

58. Mar. 16, 1949. Odom flies Hawaii-N.J.; gas costs $75. Russia
returns lend-leased U.S. cruiser [the Milwaukee]. Danish minister
[Gustav Rasmussen] in U.S. for pact talks. Axis Sally guilty of
treason. Modern version: Great train robbery! [Two desperadoes rob a
B&O express near Martinsburg, W. Va.] Smallest engine, smallest car
[makes its debut in Munich, Germany].

59. Mar. 19. 1949. Baseball's "elder statesman" [Connie Mack in
Florida with the Philadelphia Athletics]. Restore temple [at Karnak
on the Nile] destroyed by 'quake in 27 B.C. "Canada Day" at West
Point. Science news: world's lightest solid [plastic foam].
Czechoslovakia, one year after the Red seizure. Speed in sports:
200–mile cycle derby [Daytona Beach, Fla.]; amateur Grand National
[Hunt Steeplechase at Cheltenham, Eng.].

60. Mar. 23, 1949. Springtime on skis in Alberta [new ski lift opens
at Banff]. Israel's first trans-Atlantic cargo ship [the S. S. Haifa
is dedicated in New York. Moshe Sharett, Israeli Foreign Minister,
comes to U.S. for conference on the United Jewish Appeal]. For atom
workers: remote control hands [shown at the Argonne National
laboratory in Chicago]. Russians transfer "Milwaukee." [Lend-leased
vessel reverts to the American Navy]. Spectacular waterfront fire in
California [Army dock and warehouse at Oakland become smoking
ruins].

61. Mar. 26, 1949. The Atlantic Pact. An analysis of the significant
aims embodied in the proposed twenty-year treaty.

62. Mar. 30, 1949. West Berlin outlaws Red currency. Graphic report
on China's "Last Bastion" [on the island of Formosa]. Easter
fashions are "ooh la la." Welcome for Winnie [Churchill arrives in
America]. When in Greece, Yankee sees, Yankee does [members of
American armed forces sight-see in Athens].

63. Apr. 2, 1949. Peace parley [of the Cultural and Scientific
Conference for World Peace meeting in New York]. Oscars: Hollywood
makes annual awards. Peron takes oath of new constitution. Grand
National: 66–1 shot wins classic at Aintree [England].

64. Apr. 6, 1949. Water artistry [at Cypress Gardens, Fla., by Willa
Worthington, water-ski champion]. Queen Mary docks in New York with
Andrei Gromyko and foreign ministers of Belgium, Luxembourg and
England aboard. New Defense chief [Louis Johnson] meets the press.
UN seeks peace for the entire Middle East. "Gorilla" flees zoo;
climbs Eiffel Tower.

65. Apr. 9, 1949. Newcomers win titles in National AAU swim meet.
Newfoundland welcomed as 10th province. For the cause of peace,
twelve nations sign [North Atlantic] pact in Washington.

66. Apr. 13, 1949. Nation salutes men in khaki: Army Day, 1949.
Tragic hospital fire in [Effingham] Illinois. Mailman makes "gem" of
a delivery [$1,500,000 worth of precious stones]. Pope Pius XII
marks 50 years of priesthood. General Assembly [of UN] meets in New
York.

67. Apr. 16, 1949. The Kathy drama [body of Kathy Fiscus recovered
from abandoned well at San Marino, Calif.] Greek King re-opens
historic Corinth Canal. China: tension mounts amid bids for peace.
Speed in sports: break-neck cycle race [at the Montreuil motor
course, France]; dressy turf opening at Longchamp [in Paris].

68. Apr. 20, 1949. What price housing? [Analysis of the need for new
homes, as Congressional debate on the Government's housing bill is
opened].

69. Apr. 23, 1949. Acting UN mediator, Ralph Bunche, arrives in New
York from Palestine. Stephen T. Early appointed first Undersecretary
of Defense. Burt Lancaster returns to the circus. A day of devotions
[Easter]. Baseball gets down to business [President Truman throws
the first pitch in the 1949 season; Red Cross distributes booklet
"Care and Protection of Dodger Fans"; Grantland Rice selects Boston
Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates].

70. Apr. 27, 1949. DP's stage anti-Communist demonstration [Munich].
Taxes slashed in Canada. News portraits of Farouk and beautiful
sisters. Truman rallies nation to bond drive. Erin hails birth of
Republic of Ireland.

71. Apr. 30, 1949. Olympia wins Wood Memorial by a neck [at Jamaica
race-track]. World's record: [96 painters] paint vet's house in 2
min., 32 seconds. New "cure" reported [Ringling Bros. Barnum &
Bailey circus visits Bellevue Hospital]. China: decisive stage of
civil war.

72. May 4, 1949. California fliers set endurance mark [1008 hours in
the air]. Philip Jessup and Andrei Gromyko arrive to open
negotiations on lifting Berlin blockade. Secretary of State Acheson
speaks before Senate Foreign Relations Committee for ratification of
North Atlantic Pact. World Congress of Partisans of Peace assembles
in Paris. Steve Belloise scores technical knockout over Jean Stock
[Paris].

73. May 7, 1949. Berlin blockade lifted! May Day, U.S. and abroad:
orations delivered by Communists and pro-Allies at Brandenburg Gate,
Berlin; Communists' parade, and DeGaulle's rightists stage rally in
Paris; parades in New York City. Runnin' on water; zany skiers skip
over the waves [Cypress Gardens, Fla.] Shanghai—the great exodus.
Blossom Festival [Winchester, Va.]; [Bob] Hope bobs for the apple.

74. May 18, 1949. Berlin blockade lifted: [preparations being made
in Berlin; New York City is scene of historic agreement.] Freedom's
timetable: European Recovery Program; Western European defensive
unity; North Atlantic Pact; agreement on Berlin. Frankfort, Germany:
report on steps toward Western German Republic. Exclusive interview
with Gen. Lucius D. Clay. Tribute to the men of the Berlin airlift.

75. May 21, 1949. $5,000,000 race track fire [Hollywood Park].
Variety Clubs honor [Herbert] Hoover. Report from Shanghai;
last-ditch defenses. "Little Four" [Collins quadruplets] born in New
York. Ponder, 16–1 wins Kentucky Derby.

76. May 25, 1949. Executions in streets of Shanghai. Hague machine
smashed in Jersey City. Israel wins United Nations membership.
Marines test "invasion" with helicopters [at Quantico war games].
The amazing Acrojets [F–80 Jet planes presented by Air Force].

77. May 28, 1949. Thrill-packed Preakness: Capot beats Palestinian
by a head. Berlin freed from the blockade. I am an American: we
reaffirm faith in our government. [U.S. citizens restate their
allegiance on "I am an American Day."]

78. June 1, 1949. [Hollywood] stars help launch big bond drive [in
Independence, Mo.] Washington greets Brazil's chief executive
[Eurico Gaspar Dutra]. F.D.R., Jr. [of New York] elected to
Congress. U.S. salutes hero of the peace: General Clay honored as he
retires.

79. June 4, 1949. Big Four open talks on Germany. Nation mourns
Forrestal. Border fiesta; eyes of Texas on Laredo. Names and events
on the sports scene: crown new Mr. America; one-woman track team
[Fanny Blankers-Koen winner at Ninth Annual Coliseum Relays at Los
Angeles]; Dempsey referees mat title bout.

80. June 8, 1949. Key issues debated by Big Four Council in Paris.
Lest we forget [program on Memorial Day and the fifth anniversary of
D-Day].

81. June 11, 1949. West Germany constitution comes into force.
Newest [trailer] coaches hit the open road. President Dutra Inspects
TVA installations. Admiral Kirk sworn in as ambassador to Russia.
Lilienthal testifies at atom probe. News on the novel side: unicycle
demonstrated in Bordeaux, France; 55 Hamadryads arrive at the
Munich, Germany, zoo.

82. June 15, 1949. Snead wins PGA title 2nd time. Eisler freed; will
not return to U.S. General Clay bids the army farewell. British
royalty sees "trooping the colors." Rita [Hayworth] and Aly [Khan]
take their vows.

83. June 18, 1949. Crosby, Hope tee off with Capital "brass."
Marshall honored for aid to world. Russia's biggest show of might
[May Day parade in Moscow].

84. June 22, 1949. Soviet aims enforced at Czech Congress. Workers'
protest rally turns into riot [Tokyo]. Franco opens Spanish
Parliament. Congressman Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., in Israel. First
woman U.S. Treasurer takes over [Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark]. Next
heavy champ—Walcott or Charles? Tuna stalkers have field day in
Bahamas.

85. June 25, 1949. Close finish in National Open golf. Truman meets
buddies [in Little Rock, Ark.]; makes major address. Will Rogers
Hospital taken over by Variety Clubs. Britain honors George VI on
53rd birthday.

86. June 29, 1949. Ku Klux Klan in headlines again [initiates new
members at Stone Mountain, Ga.] "Little England" puts on the dog
[annual dog show at Hyde Park, London]. Mr. [Franklin D.] Roosevelt
[Jr.] goes to Washington. Stand up and be counted, a preview of the
1950 census.

87. July 2, 1949. Cyclists from U.S. and Canada ride in New
Hampshire. Financial page: how a crisis in wheat was averted.
Gaullist, Red rallies bring out 20,000 police. Cleveland: baseball
fan a pole-sitter 'til tribe leads. Beach styles in a "glass" by
themselves. Mister, your hat [hats for men by West Coast designer].

88. July 6, 1949. Ezzard Charles beats Walcott in title bout. July
Fourth, a salute to our country—a special documentary-newsreel
production.

89. July 9, 1949. U.S. stars aid French charity drive. Texan weds
granddaughter of late Kaiser [Wilhelm]. Florida Governor [Fuller
Warren] weds girl from California. Greatest show of man-made
lightning [General Electric's high-voltage engineering laboratory at
Pittsfield, Mass.] Premier Tito bids for trade with the West.
Regatta: Golden Bears win on the Hudson.

90. July 13, 1949. Unique rites mark feast of St. Paulinus [at Nola,
Italy]. U.S. mobilization plan urged by Baruch. Canada votes;
Liberal Party wins in landslide. Baseball: Joe DiMaggio returns to
line-up. Square dancing by moonlight [New York Central Park].

91. July 16, 1949. Nocturnal aquatics in Puerto Rico. New president
of World Bank [Eugene R. Black]. Irene Dunne receives award from
Notre Dame. Judith Coplon convicted of espionage. American GI
[welcomes] Chinese orphan [in New York].

92. July 20, 1949. 2900–mile bike race; 120 cyclists begin grueling
"Tour de France." Western Europe unites in mass fleet maneuvers. New
Red menace for Japan [2,000 Japanese soldiers return from Soviet
prison camps]. Lake Placid, N.Y., ice-cold ski jumping. Wimbledon:
America's Ted Schroeder wins tennis final.

93. July 23, 1949. "All star" baseball; movie favorites go to bat
for hospital fund. New drive on for cuts in luxury taxes [Senator
Edwin C. Johnson explains the bill]. Automatic drive in; hamburgers
a la push button. Crippling dock strikes [in Honolulu and London].

94. July 27, 1949. Tragic air crashes in California and India.
Truman reports on economic state of the nation. American League All
Stars whip Nationals.

95. July 30, 1949. Gay Paris celebrates Bastille Day. Fire destroys
big movie stage in Munich. Tokyo receives gift of animals from Salt
Lake City. President signs bill for vast building program. Rare
films of a future king [Prince Charles of England].

96. Aug. 3, 1949. Truman speech follows 5–hour Shriner parade [in
Chicago]. Jackie Robinson testifies on Negro loyalty. Airliner
crashes into homes [Seattle]. France bids for return to sea power
[luxury liner, Ile de France returns to trans-Atlantic passenger
service].

97. Aug. 6, 1949. Latest films from strike waterfronts: London
walkout ends; Hawaii sees violence. President Truman signs North
Atlantic Treaty. Israel honors heroes on first Army Day [in Tel
Aviv]. Minnesota celebrates Aquatennial [in Minneapolis]. Argentina
hails 133rd year of independence [in Buenos Aires]. U.S. Tars make
flat top their training field [the football squad of the Pacific
Fleet on the U.S.S. Boxer].

98. Aug. 10, 1949. Ile de France makes Atlantic postwar debut.
1,000,000 attend funeral of Korean patriot [Kim Koo, in Seoul].
Churchill blasts British Labor Party. Sport news around the globe:
Charles, Lesnevich set for bout for heavyweight crown; new swim
stars thrill Japan [Konishin Furuhashi and Shirou Hashizume, in
Tokyo].

99. Aug. 13, 1949. 1,000,000 hear Pandit Nehru hit Communism. Danes
re-invade Britain after 1,500 years [a mock raid at Broadstairs,
England]. Probe "buzzing" in fatal air collision [above New Jersey].
Sports: U.S. retains international speedboat trophy [the Harmsworth
Trophy]; Ponder wins rich turf classic [at Arlington].

100. Aug. 17, 1949. U.S. declares war on grasshoppers. Local boys
meet their government [100 boys of the American Legion Forum, in
Washington]. Greece: guerilla power wanes; refugees flock back home.
A 75th birthday salute [to] Herbert Hoover, only living ex-president
of the United States.

101. Aug. 20, 1949. Watercade thrills 3,000 at benefit show [for the
Lou Costello Jr. Youth Foundation, in Hollywood]. Sawdust trail to
the silver screen [Cecil B. DeMille studies the Ringling Brothers'
Circus, in Chicago]. China, the story of a nation's defeat: State
Department's "White Paper" on China reveals failure of Nationalist
regime; new course charted for America's anti-Communist policy in
Far East.

102. Aug. 24, 1949. The tops in sports. "Miss Tilly" trots off with
the Hambletonian. Mangrum wins rich golf prize by a 3–foot putt [in
Chicago]. President of Philippines [Elpidio Quirino] in New York.
Monkey vs. parrot [at the Parrot Jungle, in Miami].
On-the-spot-coverage: Ecuador earthquake.

103. Aug. 27, 1949. Hometown boy winner of Soapbox Derby [Freddie
Derks of Akron]. Syria's President [Husni Zayim] and Premier [Muhsen
Berazi] are executed. Dame fashion says, ties right. Barkley
dedicates airport [Paducah, Ky.] West Germany goes to the polls.

104. Aug. 31, 1949. World's biggest rodeo [Los Angeles Coliseum].
The Senate "5 percenter" investigation. Atlanta mourns a first
citizen [Margaret Mitchell]. [Dr. Otis Barton goes] down under the
sea in a steel ball [off Santa Cruz Island, Calif.] New steps toward
a unified Europe [at the Alsatian city of Strasbourg].

1949.

1. Sept. 3, 1949. Greatest swim performance on record [Tokyo team at
the National AAU meet]. Harry Truman's busy day: Washington to Miami
[to attend the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars]
and back. First tests for Gar Wood's "no-roll" boat. Honor
baseball's "elder statesman" [Connie Mack].

2. Sept. 14, 1949. Forest fires hit southwest France. Theodor Herzl
reburied in Jerusalem. President Truman [signs proclamation for the
Atlantic Pact]. Tom C. Clark [sworn in as member of Supreme Court].
Philip Mickman [youngest person to swim the English channel].
Ecuador—how a stunned nation is digging out [from an earthquake].

3. Sept. 17, 1949. The great Florida hurricane. Canada opens biggest
"show window" [70th annual National Exhibition in Toronto]. Truman
tells aims of British-U.S. dollar talks. "Little World Series"
[Pensacola, Fla., vs. Hammonton, N.J.]. U.S. retains Davis Cup.

4. Sept. 21, 1949. [American] Legion "invades" Philadelphia [at
their 31st annual convention]. Drama on the Washington scene [Senate
Committee investigating five-percenters questions John Maragon and
Major General Vaughan]. Fancy blades in hot capers on frozen stage
[Ice Capades of 1950 at Atlantic City].

5. Sept. 24, 1949. Football back in headlines [Notre Dame, the New
York Giants, and University of Georgia]. Shoes to conquer dame
fashion. Spotlight on the Balkans [Marshal Tito closes
Yugoslav-Greek frontier; Greek Army fights Communist guerrillas].

6. Sept. 28, 1949. President Truman [makes a policy address in
Pittsburgh]. Shirley May France [fails in attempt to swim English
Channel]. Robeson concert erupts into violence [Peekskill, N.Y.]
[British officials arrive in New York to discuss] the big dollar
question. Gonzales beats Schroeder for U.S. singles title.

7. Oct. 1, 1949. Sports special. Baseball's big push. [Behind the
scenes with the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York
Yankees, and Boston Red Sox; last-minute predictions.]

8. Oct. 5, 1949. Mercy mission in the Arctic [supplies parachuted to
polar explorers marooned for three months]. New German Parliament
gets down to business. Theatre owners get together in movie capital.
"World Series" of the dance [Harvest Moon Ball].

9. Oct. 8, 1949. Vishinsky speaks (in English) for stronger UN.
"Wrestling on wheels" hits big time [Roller Derby at Madison Square
Garden]. Defense Secretary [Louis Johnson] praises record of film
industry. Tragic ship fire at Toronto pier.

10. Oct. 12, 1949. UN tackles problems of the hour. King Abdullah of
Jordan hailed in Spain. The pound; the story behind devaluation.
Navy previews newest in "soot suits" [fireproof suits]. Remove wraps
from [Peruvian] mummy 3,000 years old. Wired for high thrills
[European aerialists in Bavaria].

11. Oct. 15, 1949. Russia and the atom. Football season opens with
spectacular performances; USC vs. Navy; Michigan vs. Michigan State;
Notre Dame vs. Indiana; Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt.

12. Oct. 19, 1949. Football; Rose Bowl champ wins opener
[Northwestern vs. Purdue]. Film industry pledges to guard freedom.
Fashions: Paris and New York. Yoga experts in fantastic gymnastics.
Unification aboard a carrier [Defense chiefs meet on the aircraft
carrier, Franklin D. Roosevelt].

13. Oct. 22, 1949. New York gets a subway series [New York Yankees
and Brooklyn Dodgers to meet in 1949 World Series]. Royal family
goes to the wedding [of the Earl of Harewood]. Football: Penn State
vs. Army; Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern; North Carolina vs. Georgia.

14. Oct. 26, 1949. 82nd Airborne puts on show for President [at Fort
Bragg, N.C.] 1949 World Series: Yankees win opening game; Dodgers
win second.

15. Oct. 29, 1949. World Series finale: Yankees defeat Dodgers in
5th game to win title. Football: Navy vs. Duke; West Point vs.
Michigan.

16. Nov. 2, 1949. Wild West goes to prison [18th Annual Texas Prison
Rodeo]. A report on American films abroad. Nehru here on visit of
state. Air Force-Navy controversy gets hearing.

17. Nov. 5, 1949. Report on Communism. Eleven leaders of U.S.
Communist party found guilty; parade welcomes Nehru to New York. The
British authorities prepare for possible Communist difficulties in
Hong Kong; liner arrives in Hong Kong with pictures of the Communist
entry into Shanghai. Football: Notre Dame 46, Tulane 7.

18. Nov. 9, 1949. Russia protests, but Yugoslavia wins UN seat.
What's swimmin' for '50? [California styles]. B–36 rebuttal; airmen
and Army answer charges of Navy. Football: Minnesota vs. Ohio State;
Southern Methodist vs. Rice.

19. Nov. 12, 1949. Truman attends UN cornerstone ceremony. Eyeful of
stars at Hollywood premiere [of "The Heiress"]. Portugal cheers
visit of Franco. Football: Michigan vs. Minnesota; Army vs.
Columbia.

20. Nov. 16, 1949. Tennis: Gonzales loses to Kramer in pro debut.
Oldest known Bible scrolls on display [at the Library of Congress,
Washington]. Highlights of Franco's visit to Portugal. Newest in
aviation: new channel wing plane is shown in Maryland; two Italian
pilots introduce an air-car in Milan. Eisenhower urges parley on
nation's welfare.

21. Nov. 19, 1949. King leads Greece in war remembrance. Bidault
takes over reins of French government. First U.S. woman ambassador
sworn in [Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, Ambassador to Denmark]. Barkley and
Mrs. Hadley set the date. Eric Johnston reports on tour of Europe.
[Direct broadcast from the delivery room to fathers-to-be at
California hospital.] Football: Irish roll over Navy.

22. Nov. 23, 1949. Horse is king at big show [61st National Horse
Show at Madison Square Garden]. Pre-wedding portraits: Barkley and
Mrs. Hadley. New Navy chief Sherman succeeds Denfeld. America's
worst civil air crash [airliner and P–38 crash over Washington's
National Airport]. The height of diving thrills [at Miami Beach].

23. Nov. 26, 1949. Defense chiefs attend big firepower show.
Minnesota "wild about Harry" [President Truman celebrates two
anniversaries in St. Paul and Minneapolis]. First tests for the
water-walker [in Bavaria]. Bathing suits "arty." Football: Army 35,
Fordham 0; Notre Dame 34, Michigan State 21.

24. Nov. 30, 1949. Big top goes to college [Florida State University
studies about the circus]. Coal strike truce. The top political
story of '49 [November elections]. Soviet embassy [in Washington]
stages lavish reception. Pro grid thriller [Philadelphia Eagles vs.
Los Angeles Rams].

25. Dec. 3, 1949. Student riders in Texas "Bronco Bowl." Acheson
promises Germany support. Washington: tribute to Unknown Soldier.
Football: Ohio State 30, Illinois 17; Army 14, Penn 13; Notre Dame
42, North Carolina 6.

26. Dec. 7, 1949. Pioneer days recalled at photo museum [the home of
George Eastman]. The meaning of Thanksgiving, featuring At home, The
pilgrim, and The spirit of Thanksgiving.

27. Dec. 10, 1949. Happy ending to search for B–29 [northeast of
Bermuda]. Vice President Barkley and bride win hearts of nation.
Gridiron climax: California 33, Stanford 14; Ohio State 7, Michigan
7; North Carolina 21, Duke 20.

28. Dec. 14, 1949. Honors for promoting American Way. The hot dog
makes a hit in Tokyo. 1949 All-America football team.

29. Dec. 17, 1949. Santa Claus Lane opens in Hollywood. Stanton
Griffis, new Ambassador to Argentina, presents credentials to
President Peron. Vice President Barkley and bride at Sea Island, Ga.
Princess Elizabeth joins Duke of Edinburgh. Broadway says its
farewell to Bill Robinson. The Army-Navy game.

30. Dec. 21, 1949. Baseball in December; behind the scenes with Big
League performers during the off-season.

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