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145. May 20, 1948. Jews fight for new "Israel" state. Violence in
Korea voting. Swedish girl gymnasts here. Styles up in Central Park
[fashions inspired by the motion picture are shown in Hollywood].
College rodeo aces thrown [at Austin, Tex.]. Dynamite lady blown up
[in Birmingham, Ala.].

146. May 25, 1948. Dewey tops Stassen in Oregon [primary to name
Republican convention delegates]. Truman visits boys' school [Girard
College in Philadelphia]. Navy jets join the fleet [off Newport, R.
I.]. New Russ envoy arrives [Deputy Foreign Minister Malik]. New
Israel president [Chaim Weizmann]. Father of 25 [C. F. Warden of
Dexter, Mich.] honored. Fire damages Dutch palace. Tulip time in
"Holland" [Mich.]. Canine bluebloods in [Morris & Essex] show. Track
stars shine in [Los Angeles] meet.

147. May 27, 1948. Marshall appeals for UN children [in address at
Madison Square Garden]. Truman sees Israel president [Chaim
Weizmann]. Oil well goes on rampage [in Alberta]. Sheep cross Coulee
Dam. Goofy hair styles shown [in Hollywood]. Sporting highlights:
Solons in baseball slugfest [Congressmen in inter-party game in
Washington]. British soccer champs win [in New York].

148. June 1, 1948. Famed warship goes to grave [cruiser "Salt Lake
City" torpedoed in naval maneuvers]. Oil well drilled at sea, off
Louisiana. Eight die in British railway wreck. Bear cubs take first
steps [in Vienna Zoo]. Drew [Pearson] draws award [as "Father of
'48"]. Lacrosse thrills sports fans [Johns Hopkins-Maryland U. game
in Baltimore]. Joe trains for Joe [Joe Louis and Joe Walcott prepare
for title fight].

149. June 3, 1948. UN strives for Zion peace. Northwest hard hit by
floods [scenes at Vanport, Or. and elsewhere in Pacific Northwest].
First "Marshall" aid arrives [ERP shipments in Greek and Italian
ports]. Columbia honors notables [degrees given to Vandenberg,
Byrnes and others]. Bumper pineapple harvest [in Puerto Rico].
German boxers in [Berlin] slugfest.

150. June 8, 1948. Midshipmen graduation [at U. S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis]. Truman on western tour. Canada Trade Fair opens [at
Toronto]. [New York] cops take kids for ride. Long-shot wins the
Derby ["My Love" wins British classic at Epsom Downs]. Midget [auto]
racers in New York debut.

151. June 10, 1948. Vandenberg blasts ERP fund slash [by House of
Representatives]. Truman goes sightseeing [during western tour].
West Point graduation. Four-hundred-dollar exemption for [U. S.]
tourists [in Canada]. Third generation midget is two. Olympic divers
in tryouts [in Los Angeles].

152. June 15, 1948. Plane [Air Forces' XS–1] flies faster than
sound. Northwest greets Truman. Wedding of [King] Michael [of
Rumania] and [Princess] Anne [of Bourbon-Parma]. New flood peril in
Canada. Zoo chimps thrill the kids. Gala Golden Jubilee parade [in
Greater New York anniversary]. Fans honor Babe Ruth. Citation wins
triple crown [finishes first in Belmont Stakes].

153. June 17, 1948. Danish ship ["Copenhagen"] hits mine. French
honor Yank heroes [shrine at Paris unveiled by President Auriol].
Puerto Rico raises [sugar] cane. Flying barnyard takes off
[planeload of livestock leaves New York for Italy]. Rodeo aces ride
'em rough [at Livermore, Calif.]. Trick pistol shooters [at York,
Pa.]. Steeplechase thrills and spills [at Temple Gwathmey Handicap,
New York].

154. June 22, 1948. Republican convention; GOP leaders meet [in
Philadelphia] to pick candidate. [Governor Green makes keynote
speech]. UN guards fly to Zion [from New York]. Miss Press
Photographer [Peggy Sullivan chosen in contest at Atlantic City].
New picture star ["Jane," a chimpanzee, arrives in Hollywood].

155. June 24, 1948. Dewey wins! New York governor sweeps GOP
nomination on the third ballot at Phila[delphia] convention. Former
President Hoover addresses the convention.

156. June 29, 1948. Governor Warren [of California] chosen by GOP to
be Dewey's running mate. [Lord Louis] Mountbatten leaves India
[after retiring as Governor-General]. French tire workers strike.
New "invasion" of Holland [Colorado beetle attacks crops].
Telescopic ladder shown [in England]. Water skiers "join" fleet [at
Newport, R. I.]. Electric surfboard tried [in Los Angeles]. German
kids' soapbox derby.

157. July 1, 1948. Villagers hail benefactors [people of Maille,
France, greet the Girard Hales of California]. [Eric] Johnston hits
[British] film quota [in Washington]. Dewey and Warren confer [at
Pawling, N. Y.]. Truman awards honor medals [presents Congressional
medals to three World War II veterans]. Naples honors U. S. war
dead. Colorful flower festival [at Genzano, Italy]. Olympic diving
queens [at San Diego, Calif.].

158. July 6, 1948. Warship ["New Jersey"] joins mothball fleet [at
Bayonne, N. J.]. U. S. Israel hero [David Marcus of New York]
mourned. Prince [Akahito of Japan] visits U. S. school [in Tokyo].
$7,500,000,000 check signed [by Treasury Secretary Snyder in
Washington]. Small story on a big scale [miniature auto factory in
Madrid]. Kids build "junior city" [in Kansas City]. Jap swimmer
[Konoshin Furahashi] sets record [in Tokyo]. Skiers beat summer heat
[at Mt. Rainier, Wash.].

159. July 8, 1948. Allied aerial shuttle answer to Red blockage [of
Berlin]. Earthquake rips Jap city [of Fukui]. President Truman
honors [Simon] Bolivar [in ceremony at Bolivar, Mo. with President
Gallegos of Venezuela]. Crack-ups mar auto race [in Atlanta]. Summer
ski meet at Lake Placid, N. Y.

160. July 13, 1948. Democrats: delegates convene in Philadelphia [to
nominate candidate for presidency. Senator Barkley makes keynote
address]. Olympic teams are selected in track and swimming. [Trial
meets held at Evanston, Ill. and Detroit].

161. July 15, 1948. Truman nominated; President calls for special
session in acceptance speech at Philadelphia. [Barkley picked as
running mate]. Racing thrills: cycle classic in Holland; [at Assen,
thousands witness international motorcycle speed races]. Crashes
mark "midget" debut [opening of Coliseum auto track at Los Angeles].

162. July 20, 1948. Hero's burial for General Pershing [at Arlington
Cemetery, Va.]. Anti-Truman ticket named [Strom Thurmond and
Fielding Wright chosen by States' Rights convention in Birmingham].
Mediator [Count Bernadotte] returns to Zion [from New York]. World's
largest blast [lifts top of mountain, in dam construction at
Bristol, Va.]. "Dummy" scores touchdown [mechanical tackling dummy
in football practice at Ventura, Calif.]. [All-Dixie Air Show at
Chattanooga].

163. July 22, 1948. The world crisis. [Aerial shuttle to Berlin;
Russia refuses to negotiate dispute with West]. B–29's arrive in
England. General Clay here from Berlin [returns for conference in
Washington]. Top U. S. Communists seized [arrest of William Foster
and others in New York]. French mark Bastille Day [in Paris].
[General Lewis B.] Hershey explains new draft. Turks get U. S.
submarines. Farmer Brown's "magic cell" [demonstrated at Middleboro,
Mass.]. [Tiger kittens arrive at Bronx Zoo].

164. July 27, 1948. [General Lucius] Clay sees no war over Berlin.
Progressives name [Henry] Wallace [in Philadelphia convention].
One-hundred-eighty-passenger plane [Lockheed Constitution] spans U.
S. Refugees [from Latvia] flee Reds by sea [arrive in Boston]. Pope
sees war-wounded kiddies [at Vatican]. Stars greet contest winner
[Abbott and Costello meet Mrs. Bessie Lawrence at Los Angeles].
Aquatennial parade [in Minneapolis]. "Shooting stars" zoom [jet
planes at Washington display].

165. July 29, 1948. Truman asks Congress to act on anti-inflation
program. Canada whalers set up shop. Argentine fights locusts.
Inflation hits the Army [demonstration of pneumatic weapons]. New
look at the beach [calisthenic classes at Wildwood, N. J.]. U. S.
riders in Aachen win. Calgary Stampede [in Alberta] a whopper.

166. Aug. 3, 1948. 1,000 planes open new New York airport. 200 die
in German blast [of the I. G. Farben plant]. Olympic games [London].

167. Aug. 5, 1948. The Olympic games; Yanks gain in track and
swimming.

168. Aug. 10, 1948. Highlights of the Olympics. Superforts out of
storage [bombers to augment expanding air force]. Puerto Rico
housing boom. Beauty reaches new heights [with all contestants six
feet or over].

169. Aug. 12, 1948. A century of friendship [between U. S. and
Canada celebrated at Niagara Falls]. [Herbert] Hoover visits
birthplace. Swiss mark 667th birthday. Kids on outing at [Long]
Beach. Mermaid [Nancy Tribble] displays technique. Thrills from the
Olympics.

170. Aug. 17, 1848. Nation mourns Babe Ruth. Bumper wheat harvest
[in Northwest]. Latest Palestine news [Menachem Beigin returns to
Irgun forces and UN truce team negotiates return of Jewish dead].
Truman host to youngsters. Kids in Soap Box Derby [Akron, Ohio].
Canoe jousting in France. Olympic heroes come home.

171. Aug. 19, 1948. Olympic curtain falls. Last rites for Babe Ruth.
Korea hails independence. Biggest oil rush in Canada. Highest dive
in the world [Sol Solomon dives 128 feet]. Lassies unlimber lovely
legs.

172. Aug. 24, 1948. Joint defense chiefs confer. U. S. ousts Russ
Consul [Jacob Lomakin]. "Axis Sally" [Mildred Gillars] home for
trial. Outstanding daughters chosen [by All-American Congress]. Miss
Canada is crowned. New fur styles take a bow. The world of sports:
Cards top grid All-stars; hillclimb [motorcycle] aces over the top
[Tacoma]; sheriffs hold own rodeo [Los Angeles].

173. Aug. 26, 1948. Mrs. Kasenkina blasts Reds. Highlights of spy
probe [Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers before House Un-American
Activities Committee]. Flames ravage [Montreal] freight yard. Africa
hails Donald O'Connor. Five-year old [Frances Roller] water skier
debut.

174. Aug. 31, 1948. First peacetime draft begins. Red Consul sails
from U. S. World Council of Churches [meets in Amsterdam]. The world
of sports: Citation wins American Derby; ice stars in sparkling show
[Ice Capades of 1949]; Olympic champs come home.

175. Sept. 2, 1948. Late films from Berlin. U. S. seizes top Red spy
[J. V. Peters]. Dutch hail Queen's jubilee. Town Criers'
championship [in England]. Governor Green hails youth. It's
Pennsylvania week [David Selznick prepares commentary for film
honoring Pennsylvania]. Army, Navy and N. D. gridders out.

176. Sept. 7, 1948. Shanghai fights inflation. Canadian National
Exposition. "Ike" [Eisenhower] dedicates [General Rose] Hospital,
Denver. Gala Belgian festival [Ommegang]. Babies have day in sun.
Woodsmen, spare that toe [Spanish woodsmen compete in axe-chopping
contest]. Tiny swimmer [Mary Michaels] takes bow.

177. Sept. 9, 1948. Politics: Truman opens campaign; Stassen replies
for GOP. Juliana takes Dutch throne. A harvest of dance rhythm
[Madison Square Garden]. Thrills at the Air Races [Cleveland]. Labor
Day celebrated.

178. Sept. 14, 1948. Berlin crisis; tension rises in blockaded city.
New superforts in production: Seattle [production of B–50 bombers];
Washington [top Air Force chiefs reveal rapid increases]. Pope
blesses huge rally [Italian Catholic Action clubs]. Miss America of
1948 [Beatrice Shopp]. Jalopies go up in smoke [in Chicago's battle
against traffic deaths]. Cowboys bite the dust [rodeo in Ellenburg,
Wash.]. Gov. Duff lauds state [Pennsylvania].

179. Sept. 16, 1948. 200,000 pay homage to Pope. Flames rip Dutch
warehouse [Amsterdam]. New luxury train [20th Century Limited] takes
bow. Mrs. America of 1948 [Maria Strohmeier]. Government honors
[Pennsylvania] railroad. Mathias "Youth of the Year." Gay nineties
festival held [Newport, R. I.]. Giants claw Bear gridders.

180. Sept. 21, 1948. Count Bernadotte mourned. Truman and Dewey
campaign. Jet [F–86] sets new speed mark. Marshall flies to Paris.
The world of sports: Bears scalp Redskins; International Tuna
contest [Wedgeport, Nova Scotia].

181. Sept. 23, 1948. Hurricane lashes Florida. Truman and Dewey go
west. Bernadotte rites at Paris. Mexico marks independence [138th
anniversary]. Movies aid Greek children. Aviation in the news: Air
Force birthday; Flying Tiger Air Circus; "Parasite" plane tested
[McDonnell XF–85].

182. Sept. 28, 1948. Truman and Dewey seek votes in California.
18,000 airmen attend reunion [Madison Square Garden]. Children
pledge peace [commemorating 130 years of peace between Canada and
the United States]. Football: California 21, Navy 7; Notre Dame 28,
Purdue 27.

183. Sept. 30, 1948. Bevin warns Russia. President Truman visits
Texas; Dewey hailed in Northwest. Dutch royalty at the Hague.
Football: Minnesota 20, Washington 0; Tulane 21, Alabama 14.

184. Oct. 5, 1948. Politics: Truman and Dewey wind up extensive
campaign tours. Strikes cripple Paris. Daring designs in swim suits.
Gridiron highlights: Penn 26, Dartmouth 13; Michigan 14, Oregon 0;
North Carolina 21, Georgia 14.

185. Oct. 7, 1948. The World Series; Braves win first game, 1–0;
Indians tie series in 2nd, 4–1. Truman pledges fight for peace. Cuba
hit hard by hurricane. Prisoners hold own rodeo [Huntsville, Texas].

186. Oct. 12, 1948. Indians win; Cleveland wins sixth game, 4–3, to
take the World Series crown. U. S. stands firm on Berlin. Football:
Army 26, Illinois 21; USC 7, Rice 0.

187. Oct. 14, 1948. "Ike" [Eisenhower] takes office at Columbia.
Ram-jet helicopter tested [at the McDonnell plant, St. Louis]. The
Dewey story [a picture round-up of New York's Governor].

188. Oct. 19, 1948. The Truman story [a film presentation of Harry
S. Truman]. Football highlights: Penn tops Columbia, 20–14; Michigan
routs Northwestern, 28–0.

189. Oct. 21, 1948. A salute to the Navy [on the 173rd anniversary].
Clay lauds Berlin airlift. Dewey urges unity for peace. Legion
welcomes President Truman [in Miami]. Big toll in Jap floods. Duck
hunting at Tule Lake. Warfare on the campus [Class Rush at Columbia
University].

190. Oct, 26, 1948. Berlin; airlift increased as Russia vetoes
parley. Red strikes peril France. 40 die in airliner crash
[Prestwick, Scotland]. The pigskin parade: Army crushes Cornell,
27–6; Michigan tops Minnesota, 27–14.

191. Nov. 2, 1948. France acts to break coal strike. Flying lab
takes off [Caldwell, N. J. Converted B–17 tests new Wright Typhoon
gas-turbine engine]. Machine speeds coal mining [Colmol tested, New
Lexington, O.] The trial of Ilse Koch. Dean of baseball [Connie
Mack] honored. Mrs. America on air tour. Football highlights:
California 21, Washington 0. Ole Miss 32, Boston College 13.

192. Nov. 4, 1948. U. S. welcomes 813 DP's. Marine anniversary
marked [173rd birthday]. Football highlights: Notre Dame 41, Navy 7;
Georgia Tech 19, Duke 7; Northwestern 21, Ohio State 7; Southern
Methodist U. 21, Texas 6.

193. Nov. 9, 1948. Truman wins; President re-elected as Democrats
win majorities in House and Senate. Fighting in Palestine. Coal
minerettes "shine," England. Greece hails war heroes. "Queen Mary"
overhauled. Michigan State 46, Oregon State 21 [football].

194. Nov. 12, 1948. Truman gets Capital ovation; leaves for Florida
vacation. First inductees sworn in. Fires ravage coast town [Topanga
Canyon, Calif.] The pigskin parade: Penn State topples Penn;
Southern Methodist U. tops Texas A. & M.; Army crushes Stanford.

195. Nov. 16, 1948. French miners returning to work as Reds are
beaten at the polls. Army tests new M–46 tank, Aberdeen, Md. Texas
tests jet jalopy. Dutch smoking contest, Zwolle, Holland. Little
Poppy Queen chosen, Montreal. The world of sports: Northwest hails
ski season; Michigan routs Navy gridders.

196. Nov. 18, 1948. Tojo to hang for war crimes. Strike ties up New
York port. Prime Minister King retires. Truman on Florida vacation.
Football: Notre Dame tops Northwestern; Army overtakes Penn.

197. Nov. 23, 1948. Navy sinks cruiser "Pensacola" off coast of
Washington. British hail new Prince [son born to Elizabeth and
Philip]. Mrs. F. D. R. gets Oxford degree. Truman meets the press
[at vacation headquarters, Key West, Fla.] Canada's new Prime
Minister [Louis Saint Laurent is sworn in]. Western style baby
contest [Las Vegas, Nevada]. Football thrills: Alabama upsets
Georgia Tech.

198. Nov. 26, 1948. Truman sees Marshall on crisis [conference on
the international situation]. Navy tests twin jet fighter [the
Chance Vought XF7U]. Midwest hit by blizzard. Football highlights:
Harvard beats Yale, 20–7; S.M.U. defeats Baylor, 13–6; Michigan
stops Ohio State; North Carolina tops Duke.

199. Nov. 30, 1948. Salt harvest from the sea [Puerto Rico]. Wrist
camera demonstrated [Germany]. World's smallest plane [the Wee-Bee
tested in San Diego]. Beauty and the beasts [Jane Fulton arrives by
plane in New York with two lion cubs]. Spectacular ice revue [Sonja
Henie in Indianapolis]. French groaners mix it [wrestling exhibition
in Paris].

200. Dec. 2, 1948. Navy battles Army to 21–21 tie. Preview for Santa
Claus [thousands thrill to parades in New York, Philadelphia and
Hollywood]. Father Flanagan [of Boy's Town] honored [by Variety
Clubs in Omaha]. Georgia tops Georgia Tech.

201. Dec. 7, 1948. Suchow falls to Communists as Mme. Chiang seeks
U. S. aid. Highlights in the film world: [Queen Elizabeth greets
film stars in London]; [Donald O'Connor crowns "Helen of Troy" in
Los Angeles beauty contest]; ["Miss Alaska" arrives in Hollywood].
New [reversible] propeller slows airplane. The "Squirrel Cage" jeep
[tested at Quantico, Va.]. Penn State tops Washington State. Skiers
get "jump" on season [at Cypress Gardens].

202. Dec. 9, 1948. Probe new micro-film spy data. Hoffman off for
China visit [prior to making recommendations for possible U. S.
aid]. First Lady of the army [Col. Mary Hallaren takes the oath of
office]. Santa rides into Holland. U. S. C. battles Irish to draw.
Wrestling free-for-all [Montreal]. School gridders in 6–6 tie [in
Philadelphia].

203. Dec. 14, 1948. Crisis in the Far East [Nationalist troops fight
encirclement on the road to Nanking]. Widen spy case probe [Sumner
Welles appears before Un-American Activities Committee]. Dutch try
Nazi hangmen of Amersfoort. Cuba's President [Carlo Prio] in U. S.
[Truman greets Prio]. Fashions for the holidays. [Mme. Elanora
Garnett in New York]. Catty style show held [7th annual Cat Show in
Brooklyn].

204. Dec. 16, 1948. Incident in the Negeb Desert [medical supplies
for Egyptian troops held up by Israel]. President Chaim Weizman
visits Jerusalem. Novel [Kaman] helicopter tested [in Windsor Locks,
Conn]. Aluminum shoes new fad [in Austria]. Legion chief [Perry
Brown] comes home [Beaumont, Texas]. Santa holds open house in
Savage, Md. Pro football thriller [Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore
Colts].

205. Dec. 21, 1948. Thousands lost off China; refugee ship strikes
mine. United Nations adjourns [General Assembly comes to an end in
Paris]. Israel prisoners returned [Jewish prisoners of the Arabs
exchanged]. "Sinbad" [baby gorilla at the Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo]
gets a bath. Small fry slugfest [Madison Square Boys Club, New
York]. Holiday greetings: [Children of foreign diplomats send
Christmas greetings. Children from the Foundling Home are guests of
Cardinal Spellman].

206. Dec. 23, 1948. The Royal christening [of "Bonnie Prince
Charlie" by the Archbishop of Canterbury]. Aviation in the news:
"Kitty Hawk" enshrined [in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington];
the carrier, Rendova, rescues 33 airmen forced down in the Pacific;
President Truman presents the Collier Trophy to supersonic fliers.
Blizzard cripples East [New York buried under 20 inches of snow].
Pro-football finals: Eagles edge Cards, 7–0; Browns rout Bills,
49–7.

207. Dec. 28, 1948. Jap war criminals hang. GI's in Germany play
Santa. War brides beat deadline [46 brides arrive by air in New
York]. New gold [for China] from stolen coins. [Lashley] quads have
their first communion. The world of sports: "The Angel" startles
Spain [during a wrestling bout in Barcelona]; Marines win grid title
[at College Park, Md.]

208. Dec. 30, 1948. Fliers await new rescue attempt on Greenland
icecap. [Engineers] topple 168–foot [Shinnecock] Lighthouse [at
Hampton Bays, L. I.] Guns cut up for scrap. Petrillo signs new disk
pact [with manufacturers]. Truman goes for a walk [in Independence,
Mo.] 86 candles for Connie Mack. College swim stars shine [at 10th
annual East-West Swim Forum at Coral Gables, Fla.] Financial chaos
in China. [Forty patients flown home for the holidays from Gonzales
Warm Springs Foundation, in Texas.]

209. Jan. 4, 1949. UN debates Indonesia crisis. Flames gut Montreal
store. Dutch feel scars of war. Breed new strain of [Siberian]
Husky. [English] bull pup for Leathernecks. The world of sports:
Basque weight-lifters vie [in Spain]; Santa Anita season opens [with
California Breeder's Championship Stakes].

Volume 22, 1949.

210. Jan. 6, 1949. Earthquake rocks [penal colony on Maria Madre]
Island, Mexico. Airlift fliers entertained [in Berlin]. Highlights
of the Bowl games: The Rose Bowl [Northwestern Wildcats beat
California]; the Sugar Bowl [Oklahoma beats the Tarheels]; the
Cotton Bowl [Southern Methodists beat Oregon]; the Orange Bowl
[Texas beats Georgia].

211. Jan. 11, 1949. Truman asks increased taxes in message to new
Congress. [In Seattle] 11 Yale men die in crash. Scores dead in
tornado [in Warren, Ark.] Tokyo raider [Rev. Mr. Deshazer returns]
in peace role. Sporting highlights: [Tommy Bruen swims in a hole in
the ice at Lac Des Sables, Canada]; KO's feature "Gloves" tilts [at
Ridgewood Arena, Brooklyn].

212. Jan. 13, 1949. Marshall resigns State post; [Dean Acheson named
by President to replace Marshall]. Last rites for Premier Nokrashy
Pasha in Cairo. Tragedy mars air show [in Miami]. Four-year-old
minister [Marjoe Gortner, performs wedding ceremony]. 18,000 Mummers
parade [in Philadelphia]. Miss Press Photographer [Jean Crow]
selected. Revelry marks annual [Chelsea] Arts Ball [in London].
Florida Governor inaugural [Fuller Warren takes oath as 30th
governor].

213. Jan. 14, 1949. California shivers as Florida sizzles. France
says thanks [for Friendship Train]. Destroyers come out of
mothballs. Kids steal show [German children see Punch and Judy
show]. Mangrum cops Los Angeles Open [golf tournament]. It's ice
time [Silver Skates at Madison Square Garden].

214. Jan. 18, 1949. Top Reds go on trial [in New York]. The March of
Dimes. Truman "joins" union. Traffic signal talks [London]. Pigeons
strut [550 birds of 35 varieties at pigeon show in Montreal].
Chihuahuas on parade [in Miami]. Ski jumpers soar in [Norge Ski
Club] meet. Aviation in the news [Gorgon IV, pilotless ram jet
aircraft tested by Navy; Air Force's X–1 rocket plane climbs 23,000
feet in two minutes].

215. Jan. 20, 1949. The inauguration; Truman takes oath of office;
denounces Communism in speech.

216. Jan. 25, 1949. Volcano in action [Paracutin in Mexico]. Acheson
is sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Fights end dive for cross [in
Greek church ceremony in New York]. Chamois hunting in the Alps.
[Holstein] bull in a China shop [Hamilton, Ontario]. Jack Frost
fleet sails [in ice regatta at Fox Lake, Ill.] Sonja [Henie] in gala
ice revue.

217. Feb. 3, 1949. Operation Haylift [to save starving livestock of
western ranges]. Italian art on display [Wildenstein Galleries]. New
jet bomber [Boeing XB–47] tested. Italy sends ships to Soviet.
Metallic bathing suits. Ski jump chills and spills [Dubuque, Iowa].
Water skiers over the jumps [Cypress Gardens, Fla.]

218. Feb. 8, 1949. Greek Reds wipe out town [Naoussa]. Dominion
Parliament opens [at Ottawa]. Blizzard toll rises in West. Gas blast
wrecks [Chicago] plant. March of Dimes parade. Track stars shine in
meet [Millrose Games]. Learning how not to ski.

219. Feb. 10, 1949. U. S. hails French gift train. Soviet troops
quit Korea. New sonic plane [X–4] tested. Snowmobile in Arctic
debut. March of Dimes style show. Texas holds Citrus Fiesta. Spanish
fly-weights mix it [Luis Romero vs. Luis de Santiago]. New U. S.
ski-jump record [of 290 feet set by Sverre Kongsgaard on Olympian
Hill, Wash.]

220. Feb. 15, 1949. Cardinal Mindszenty faces death penalty. Navy's
air giant spans continent with 90 aboard. Thousands flee Nanking.
Thank You train at Capital [Washington]. Rodeo rough stuff [Palm
Springs]. Ice skating championships [Mid-Atlantic titles at
Newburgh, N. Y.]. Joe [DiMaggio] ends hold-out.

221. Feb. 17, 1949. A split party [Dewey gives reasons for defeat
before 900 Republicans at the Lincoln Day Dinner]. Athenagoras heads
Orthodox church. Record narcotic haul [New York City]. "Fourty"
years old [Badgett quads celebrate tenth birthday]. India [pays
tribute to Gandhi a year after his assassination]. Leavenworth,
Wash. [winning ski jump of 260 ft. made by George Thrane].

222. Feb. 22, 1949. Canadian chief [Prime Minister Saint Laurent]
visits Truman. Winter sets the keynote [winter pageant at St. Paul].
Don't spare the strikes [57 day bowling tournament in Atlantic
City]. Brotherhood Week.

223. Feb. 24, 1949. President reviews air might parade. Operation
Snowball [82d fighter group at Manchester, N. H.]. DeGaulle sounds
warning of coup. Help to China [sent from Bangor, Wash.] Make-up
magic [make-up artists display skills in Holland]. Boxer is top dog
[Westminster Kennel club show in New York].

224. Mar. 1, 1949. Final mission for flying forts [B–17's make crash
landings on water to determine damage]. Margaret [Truman] is 25.
Gone with dynamite [navy blimp dirigible hangar demolished
scientifically at Hoama, Ja.] Honeymoon fashions. Mop-up rebellion
[London char women on strike]. Governor General [Alexander]
snowshoes [in Canada]. Scampering on skis [Bruno Engler at Banff].

225. Mar. 3, 1949. Israel inaugurates first president. Pre-Lenten
levity [Mardi Gras in New Orleans]. France's merci [Thank You train
arrives in Los Angeles]. Papal protest [against Communist foes of
the Church who convicted Cardinal Mindzsenty]. Athletes get the gate
[Ogden starting gate used at Madison Square Garden]. Soaring without
wings [ski jumpers]. Magic on ice [Dick Button keeps world figure
skating crown in Paris].

226. Mar. 8, 1949. Milestones in aviation [Caroline Mars carries 218
passengers from San Diego to Alameda; Martin Mauler takes off with
9,000 lbs. of bombs and rockets; towing winch yanks gliders off
ground at 25 mph]. Volcano eruption [Mauna Loa]. U. S. envoy [Selden
Chapin] returns [from Hungary]. Princess on skis [Holland's
Princesses Beatrix and Irene in Austria]. 30 die in train wreck
[Spain], Huskies start training [175 oarsmen vie for places on
Washington State championship crew]. Ski record falls [Iron
Mountain, Mich.]

227. Mar. 10, 1949. [B–50] bomber circles world non-stop. Cardinal
[Spellman] provides own grave-diggers [during strike]. Battering
rams. Clinging barnacles [removed from a whaling ship in drydock].
Negro rights get a boost [Gene Tunney and Levi Jackson are chairman
and vice-chairman of Urban League's Campaign]. New Orleans
celebrates [Mardi Gras]. Chapeaux madame [Paris millinery styles].

228. Mar. 15, 1949. Cold war victory. Portuguese re-elect President
[Carmino]. Uranium discovery [Saint Sylvestre, France]. Israel
approved as UN member. Gale batters Dutch coast. The Life of Riley
[premiere in Cincinnati]. Pyramid [Clubs] sweep country.

229. Mar. 17, 1949. Odom sets non-stop air mark. Axis Sally guilty.
Lewes, Del. [Cruiser Milwaukee returned from Russia]. Holland
carnival. [Joe Louis retires as heavyweight champion]. Prime
Minister Atlee inspects operations of Berlin air lift. President
Truman receives degree from Rollins College. Rugged hats [made from
carpet]. Hare and hounds [hunt in Spain].

230. Mar. 22, 1949. Restoration of [Temple of] Karnak [at Luxor,
Egypt]. Truman vacation [Key West]. International fires [Amsterdam,
Holland; South London; Bronx, New York]. Motorbike race [won by Don
Evans, Daytona Beach, Fla.]. Flea weight pugs [children boxing in
New York City]. Steeplechase [Cheltenham, Eng.]

231. Mar. 24, 1949. Atlantic Defense Pact is mapped. 67 war orphans
find U. S. haven. Zionist appeal for Palestine. First Israeli ship
dedicated. British clothes rationing ended. Fire destroys Army pier
[Oakland, Calif.] The Irish are on the march [New York City]. Ski
meet [Snoquolmie, Wash.]

232. Mar. 29, 1949. Cradle of atom open to public [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]
Texas gets swank hotel. President Truman wins "Oscar" [for his
mimicry of radio commentator]. That rocket didn't rocket [new
experiment by Jene Maynor in Chicago]. Put-puts in the mud
[motorcycle race in Seattle]. Hair-raising finals [San Francisco
wins over Loyola at Twelfth Invitation College Basketball title].

233. Mar. 31, 1949. 5,000 riot in London. Conference [of the
Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace] arouses
criticism. Chinese troops train U. S. fashion. Two celebrities from
England [Winston Churchill and family and J. Arthur Rank arrive in
New York]. The Greeks have a word for it [American servicemen
entertained by dances in Athens]. An ancient horse show [Verona].
Bike obstacle race [Spain]. Spellman appeal [for Catholic
charities].

234. Apr. 5, 1949. Pickets protest leftist parley [of the Cultural
and Scientific Conference for World Peace]. Greek independence day
[celebrated in New York City]. Tornadoes kill 29 [in the south and
southwest U. S.] Argentina gets new constitution. Academy awards.
Grand National Steeple Chase [England].

235. Apr. 6, 1949. Fog dispersal [at the municipal airport, Los
Angeles]. Atlantic Pact envoys arrive. Egg beater drives ship
[cycloidal propellor on an Army tug]. Spring fleecing [Canada].
Oxford-Cambridge classic. Skiing in the trees [Willa Worthington at
Cypress Gardens].

236. Apr. 7, 1949. Atlantic Pact signed. Churchill says bomb checks
Reds. East-West cagers meet [Madison Square Garden]. A crooked
[outboard speedboat] race [Sammamish River].

237. Apr. 8, 1949. 74 die in hospital tragedy [Effingham, Ill.]
Final Army Day parade. Pope's anniversary [of his ordination into
priesthood]. Skiing in paradise [Sun Valley, Idaho]. Kid fashions.
Circus in New York.

238. Apr. 12, 1949. Efforts fail to save tot in well [Kathy Fiscus].
Corinth canal re-opened. U. S. envoy to Israel [James MacDonald].
Spanish victory parade [Madrid]. General Ike [Eisenhower]
coordinates [problems of armed services]. Baby swimmers. Motorbike
maniacs [France]. Midget maulers [Annapolis].

239. Apr. 15, 1949. Earthquake shakes Pacific Northwest. The Fallas
of Valencia [St. Joseph's Day celebrated in Spain]. Canadian ice
spectacle [Montreal Ice Carnival]. Two strikes on DiMaggio
[sidelined by recurrence of heel injury]. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
makes an appeal for CARE.

240. Apr. 19, 1949. Easter across the nation. Puerto Rico gets a
trade school. Fliers set new endurance record [for continuous
flying]. Bus training [given English bus drivers]. Toronto takes
third Stanley cup straight.

241. Apr. 22, 1949. Ukraine refugees riot against Reds. Texas City
rebuilds [after explosion of two years ago]. President spurs U.S.
bond drive. Egyptian exposition. Aerial hot rods. Roller derby.

242. Apr. 26, 1949. Chinese Reds shell British warships. New
streamliner [train built in America to be sent to Spain]. Revelry
unconfined [costume ball of art students in New York]. Hero's reward
[96 painters paint Okinawa veteran's home in 2-1/2 minutes]. Window
ledgerdemain [Betty and Benny Fox]. How not to drive. Olympia wins
Wood Memorial [Jamaica].

243. Apr. 29, 1949. The cold war thaws out? [Russia makes overtures
for abatement of cold war]. Valley of the kings [excavation of tombs
of ancient kings of Egypt]. It's springtime [in Holland]. Steve
Belloise wins [middleweight bout with Jean Stock].

244. May 3, 1949. Americans flee Shanghai trap. May Day is loyalty
day [protest Communist influence in New York City]. Aqua-maniacs
[Cypress Gardens]. Twists and turns [top gymnasts of colleges
demonstrate]. Soccer finals [Wolverhampton vs. Leicester in
England].

245. May 6, 1949. Russia agrees to lift Berlin seige. Israel
anniversary. Tokyo fire. Marine review. Queen Juliana is 40.
Physical education [Jersey City community demonstrates value of body
conditioning]. Leo Durocher is cleared. New slants on diving.

246. May 10, 1949. Shanghai digs in for Red assault. U. S. must
remain strong, says Johnson. Hoover honored [receives Humanitarian
award of the International Variety clubs]. Collier's award [to
Congressmen Rayburn and Vandenberg]. $5,000,000 fire [at Hollywood
Park track]. Four-in-a-row [Collins quadruplets]. [Ponder, an]
outsider wins [Kentucky] Derby.

247. May 13, 1949. UN admits Israel. Reds executed in Shanghai.
Cotton Carnival [Memphis]. Blockade lifted [Berlin].

248. May 17, 1949. Supplies pour into Berlin by land. Holland Tunnel
rent by blasts. Capot wins Preakness.

249. May 20, 1949. U. S. acclaims General Clay. Brazil's President
[Gaspar Dutra] welcomed to Capital. Gloves across the sea [America
and Europe in international Golden Gloves in Chicago]. President
asks bond support.

250. May 24, 1949. Tornadoes kill 45. New York hails President
Dutra. Air giant [Marshall Mars] carries 309. Rockabye baby
[motorized crib]. Tulip time [Holland, Mich.] Mister Muscles [Jack
Delinger receives title of Mister America]. Los Angeles relays.

251. May 27, 1949. Four powers meet in Paris. Reds take Shanghai.
Queen of Greece cares for tots. Navy head [Francis Matthews] sworn
in. Oyster trees [on coast of Puerto Rico]. Reading aids [presented
by Mrs. Lewis Douglas to paralytics at London hospital]. DiMaggio
still out [with heel injury]. Motor jockies [climb Blue Barrons
hill, Tacoma, Wash.]

252. May 31, 1949. Lillienthal defends atom program conduct. Dutra
visits TVA. New Soviet envoy sworn in [Alan Kirk]. General Clay
comes home. Ali Baba's cave discovered [near Cairo]. Roller vanities
[performed by U. S. skaters in Paris]. Cut in out [exhibition of
horse against dogie at Breckenridge, Texas].

253. June 3, 1949. Rita [Hayworth] and Aly [Kahn] wed. Graduation
day [Columbia University awards honorary degrees; color presentation
at Annapolis]. Glamour mule [flies to Hollywood for Universal's new
picture]. Bill Holland wins auto classic [Indianapolis].

254. June 7, 1949. President honors General Marshall. [Miss Chicago
selected as] Miss Press Photog. Middies graduate [Annapolis]. May
Day in Moscow. Derby day [England]. Golfing celebrities [Bing
Crosby, Bob Hope, and government heads].

255. June 10, 1949. Mobs riot in Tokyo. Tribute to Franco [at
opening of third assembly in Madrid]. Italian anniversary [third
anniversary of Italian Republic]. Washington premiere of "Illegal
Entry." West Point graduation. How not to grow old [Sammy Mason does
stunt flying]. Summer not skiing.

256. June 14, 1949. Truman dedicates memorial stadium [Little Rock,
Ark.] Dallas premiere of "Calamity Jane." Will Rogers Memorial
[hospital turned over to Variety Clubs for research center for
tuberculosis]. Trooping the colors [England]. Drop the handkerchief
[flag retrieved from ground by plane in France]. Dr. Carey
Middlecoff cops the open. Capot wins Belmont. Rodeo roughhouse
[Livermore, Calif.]

257. June 17, 1949. Dewey endorses European help. Wanna buy a yacht?
[Hitler's 3,800–ton yacht in New York harbor]. Exiled monarch [King
Humbert of Italy] visits museum [Spain]. The Klan gathers
[initiation into hooded order] French swim meet. June skiing [Mount
Hood, Ore.] Chimp-antics.

258. June 21, 1949. New Army head [Gordon Gray] is sworn in. Beach
treasure [machine for cleaning beaches]. Fast service [demonstrated
by London waiters]. Firemen's holiday [Eindehoven, Holland]. Hot rod
coppers [training at police school in England]. The Ascot [British
racing classic]. Hillybilly air show.

259. June 24, 1949. West Pointers get paratroop briefing. Drought
perils vegetable crop [in New York area]. 43 escape death in plane
crash [Memphis]. Mass production poultry [Lemfoerde, Germany]. Heavy
champ crowned [Ezzard Charles]. Motorcycle marathon [Isle of Man],
Wimbledon tennis.

260. June 28, 1949. Aviation strides [the Paraplane; B–50 gets
tractor tread landing gear]. Man-made lightning [in the laboratories
of the General Electric Co.] Miss Atlantic City. Chinatown's baby
parade [New York]. Marble champs. Riggs wins pro tennis title.

261. June 30, 1949. Mine sinks channel boat [three miles out of
Dunkirk]. Landslide returns Liberals in Canada. Princess Elizabeth
and Prince Philip visit the Channel Islands. Counterfeiters nabbed
[Washington]. Fiesta of Towers [Nola, Italy]. Balloon jumping [by
Bob Deindorfer on Long Island]. Cops are hosts [to 7,500 orphans at
Coney Island]. Water Skiing [Seattle, Wash.]

262. July 5, 1949. Judy Coplon guilty. Irene Dunne honored [at Notre
Dame]. Happy climax to a war saga [Chinese orphan arrives in New
York to join family of American GI]. Fire-proof gas tanks. Slingshot
plane. Water ski ballet [Puerto Rico]. Model plane show [Andrews Air
Force base]. Motorcycle races [Barcelona].

263. July 8, 1949. Jap prisoners of war return. Navy unveils stinger
[A D Sky Raider]. Critters and cowboys. Dutch olympics. Wimbledon
tennis. Timber toppers [Albany, Ore.]

264. July 12, 1949. Jury disagrees in Hiss trial. Madame Minister
[Perle Mesta sworn in as Minister to Luxemburg]. New Senator [John
Foster Dulles of New York]. Royal review [120th anniversary of the
royal guard in Holland]. [Senator] Johnson asks tax cut. Italians
beat U. S. soccer team 8 to 2 [New York]. Dog ball. Ladies go to the
mat [Austria].

265. July 15, 1949. President denies slump. Air tragedies [near
Bombay and Los Angeles]. Western Europe rearms. Eucharistic Congress
denounces Communism [at Nancy, France]. Outboard speedsters.

266. July 19, 1949. Dock strike perils food for Britain. Midget test
plane [one tenth size of Navy's new seaplane]. President signs
Housing bill. Fire razes studio [near Munich, Germany]. Royal
portrait [Prince Charles at 8 months]. Thar's gold in that gold cup
[Solidarity wins $136,000 for his owners]. Horse-play [bronc busters
at Calgary].

267. July 22, 1949. Big parades [Shriners in Chicago and Lions Clubs
in New York]. Hit the silk [Air Force men shot out of plane going
550 mph]. [Navy fires rockets from seaplane tender] eighty miles up.
A reply to Robeson [from Jackie Robinson]. [Leo Spitz of
Universal-International host when Ralph Bunche receives award.] Air
crash kills 6 [near Seattle; 13 killed near Bombay]. The bull wins
[matadors in Portugal]. Rough horse play [Spain].

268. July 26, 1949. Atlantic Pact signed. War planes out of
retirement [for use by National Guard]. Drive-in church [North
Hollywood]. Doug [Fairbanks] Jr. honored [by King George for sending
food packages to Europe]. [Youth of the Netherlands pay] tribute to
a Queen. Aquacentennial [Minneapolis]. Water ski capers.

269. July 29, 1949. Atom secrets to be kept [in U. S.] [King and
Queen of Denmark witness re-enactment of the Viking days]. Greek
fleet maneuvers. New [luxury liner] Ile de France. Patriot's funeral
[Kim Koo, "Tiger" of Korea]. Jap swim aces. Motor madness
[motorcyclists in the International races in Austria]. [Bulls loosed
in street and arena at Pamplona, Spain].

270. Aug. 2, 1949. Clark named to Supreme Court. MacGrath chosen new
U. S. Attorney. Big brass [Admiral Denfeld, Generals Omar Bradley
and Hoyt Vandenberg] off for Europe. [Norsemen from Denmark arrive
in England on 1500th anniversary of first Viking invasion of
Britain.] Now she can be taller [beauty contest]. Rain to order
[Saskatchewan]. Calms and squalls [at Dutch boat races]. Ponder does
it again [at the Arlington Classic].

271. Aug. 5, 1949. Germany today [four years after VE day].
President [Truman] greets a U. S. "president" [of the Legion Boy's
Forum]. Japanese women have their day [on the anniversary of women's
suffrage]. Safety first in Palestine [as land mines are removed].
["Red" Hill goes] over [Niagara Falls] in a barrel. Can they "bear"
it? [bears at Palisades Park, N. J.].

272. Aug. 9, 1949. Care packages go to hungry Greeks. Those oo-la-la
bathing suits. It pays to be X-rayed [Indians at Cardston, Alberta].
Strato-man [Clifford Thompson, 8 feet 7 inches tall]. Gridiron
clinic [Hot Springs, Ark.]. Postman's day off [walking race by
French mail carriers]. Motorcycle madcaps [England].

273. Aug. 12, 1949. 6,000 die in Ecuador quake. Coast Guard has
[159th] birthday. Philippines President [Elpidio Quirino arrives in
Washington]. "That's My Baby" [premiere in Chicago]. Mangrum wins
Tam O'Shanter [golf tournament]. Miss Tilly wins Hambletonian.

274. Aug. 16, 1949. Jet fighters land on carrier. Coldest spot in
Canada [National Research Council's test laboratory]. Dutch
Princesses [Beatrix and Irene] go riding. Old swimming hole—Berlin.
Football makes its bow [Eagles vs. All-Stars]. Small fry rodeo
riders [Post, Texas]. The Soap Box Derby.

275. Aug. 19, 1949. Congress probes five-percenters. Air crash
survivors land [rescue ships arrive in Ireland]. Ruth Nichols and
crew members fly to Windsor Locks, [Conn.] Europe strives for unity
[Council of Europe at Strasburg]. Helicopters fly off carrier
[during amphibious maneuvers at Quantico].

276. Aug. 23, 1949. "Flying saucer" found [Glen Burnie, Md.] Swiss
Alpine fortress ["Maginot"]. Gar Wood's new boat [Venturi]. [Mohawk]
Indians adopt Sophie Tucker. National Baseball Congress [Wichita,
Kan.] Connie Mack honored. Jap swimmers star in meet [in Los
Angeles].

277. Aug. 26, 1949. French forest fires. Earthquake aftermath
[Ecuador]. Glamor on gay White Way [world premiere of "Sword in the
Desert"]. Clark and McGrath sworn in. Film star [Ann Blyth]
"elected" [honorary] mayor. Beauty Queens let down hair [Palisades
Park, N. J.]. Death on the dirt track [International Trophy race at
Silerstone, Eng.]

278. Aug. 30, 1949. Truman attends Legion convention. Hurricane
lashes Florida. U. S. retains Davis Cup. F.D.R. great-grandchild
poses. Pendleton round-up.

279. Sept. 1, 1949. The American Legion on parade [Philadelphia].
Vaughan and Maragon testify in Senate "five percent" probe. Coast
Guard saves polio victim. The Ice Capades of 1950.

280. Sept. 6, 1949. Legion picks new commander [George N. Craig].
Nehru on visit to Tibet. [Woman supervises the demolition of
war-scarred buildings in Berlin.] Lend-lease trolleys [from New York
arrive in Vienna]. Girl baseball stars [of All-American Girls
League]. Gridders [on Giants team] visit [Will Rogers Memorial]
Hospital. Highboard diving maniacs.

281. Sept. 9, 1949. The battle of Peekskill [at meeting of concert
of Paul Robeson]. British here for dollar talks. Spectacular 4–alarm
fire [Philadelphia]. Beauty Queens assemble [Atlantic City]. Modern
"Moby Dick" saga [off African coast]. Shirley May [France] forced to
quit [channel swim]. Labor Day Parade [Princeton, Ind.]

282. Sept. 13, 1949. 1949 beauty queens chosen [Miss America crowned
at Atlantic City, Mrs. America at Asbury Park]. New Tacoma Narrows
Bridge. World's biggest airliner [Brabazon I]. Film festival at
Cannes. Weight-lifting champs [Montreal]. Stunt flier [Tommy Walker]
crashes plane.

283. Sept. 16, 1949. Money parley in Washington. Theater owners hear
good news [Commerce Secretary Sawyer advocates repeal of wartime
excise tax on admission to theaters]. Germany gets new Chancellor
[Konrad Adenauer]. Sliding cargo decks. Millinery modes. Harvest
Moon Ball [Madison Square Garden].

284. Sept. 20, 1949. 121 dead in cruise ship fire [Toronto]. Defense
Secretary [Louis Johnson] lauds movies. Washington-Utah football.
Roller Derby champions. Texas theatres aid polio fund.

285. Sept. 23, 1949. Romulo heads 4th UN Assembly. Britain reacts to
devaluation. Fire sweeps French factory. Sweater sweepstakes. Yanks
win Ryder Cup. Tuna Tourney [off Wedgeport, Nova Scotia].

286. Sept. 26, 1949. Nation stirred by Truman report that Russia has
the atom bomb. Preview of 1950 swim suits. Football highlights:
Southern California sinks Navy; Georgia Tech upsets Vanderbilt.

287. Sept. 30, 1949. Navy show [Defense Secretary Johnson and Joint
Chiefs of Staff see impressive demonstration of air-sea power].
[House of Princeton University's psychologists.] [Units of the
American fleet pay] visit to Spain. Movie pledge [for support of
public good made by George Murphy]. Yogi, not Berra. Horse opera [at
Madison Square Garden].

288. Oct. 4, 1949. 500,000 out in steel strike. Truman has a busy
week [in St. Louis and Kansas City]. King's nephew [Earl of
Harewood] weds. Gridiron highlights: Army routs Penn State; Michigan
defeats Stanford; Notre Dame tops Washington.

289. Oct. 7, 1949. Air troops stage huge mock battle. Cardinal
[Spellman] visits Pope. Truman asks Community Chest support.
Marquess [of Milford-Haven] and his fiance. Canada tests jetliner.
Sports in the swim: 9–year-old Buck Niles; tiny tot swimmers
introduced by Lisa Bengston.

290. Oct. 11, 1949. Atlantic Pact; western nations gird for defense.
Football: Army upsets Michigan; USC, Ohio State tie; Navy overcomes
Duke; Oklahoma tops Texas.

291. Oct. 14, 1949. Congress hears service feud. Labor leader lauds
U. S. movies in cold war. Columbia snowed under by Yale.
Steeplechase thrills [Belmont Park, N. Y.]

292. Oct. 18, 1949. Top U. S. communists found guilty. Hong Kong
girds against Reds. Football: Cornell crushes Yale; Notre Dame routs
Tulane; California upsets USC.

293. Oct. 21, 1949. Yugoslavia named to Security Council. Army
answers B–36 charges by Navy. [Army reveals substandard conditions
under which defense personnel must exist in Alaska.] Bronc bustin'
beauties [Corpus Christi, Texas]. Stanford sinks Washington.

294. Oct. 25, 1949. Truman dedicates United Nations home. $3,000,000
in diamonds shown. Football: Army routs Columbia; Penn "sinks" Navy;
Michigan tops Minnesota.

295. Oct. 28, 1949. British crisis [Atlee tells Parliament that
budget must be trimmed $700,000,000]. Mrs. Anderson named envoy to
Denmark. [Sea lion that swam English Channel is welcomed at Hermosa
Beach, Calif.] Gonzales loses in pro debut. Arkansas beats
Vanderbilt in upset. [Millions of ducks and geese pass through Tule
Lake, Calif., on their way south.] Grunt and groan a la Francaise
[Miquet and Asserati].

296. Nov. 1, 1949. Warns Europe on U. S. aid. Scores hurt in train
wreck [Azusa, Calif.] Goofiest hats ever seen. New York Mayor lauds
movies. Football: Notre Dame sinks Navy; Ohio State tops
Northwestern; California trips UCLA.

297. Nov. 4, 1949. Air crash [over the Washington airport] kills 55.
Brush fire makes hundreds homeless [in the San Fernando Valley,
California.] New Navy Chief [Admiral Forrest Sherman]. USC wins
40–28 over Washington. Duke wrecks Georgia Tech. Catch-as-catch-can
[Ivon Robert vs. Fred Atkins in Montreal].

298. Nov. 8, 1949. Infantry in action for top brass [at Fort
Benning, Ga.] Truman hailed in Saint Paul. Football: Army crushes
Fordham; Wisconsin nips Northwestern; Stanford blasts USC.

299. Nov. 11, 1949. President Truman urges world brotherhood. Big
Three meet [in Paris]. Family reunion [of war torn family in
Germany]. Flames raze Liverpool dock. Football: Army edges Penn;
Notre Dame routs South Carolina.

300. Nov. 15, 1949. Paratrooper saves buddy when chute collapses.
[British frigate]. Amethyst gets welcome [when she returns from
China]. [Anti-communist Berliners hear Pres. Theodor Heuss of the
West German Republic.] Vice President Barkley chosen top grand-pop.
Kiddie car—Paris style. Football: Boston College tops Clemson; Pro
Eagles topple Rams.

301. Nov. 18, 1949. Airborne baby [baby of refugees from Poland born
over the Atlantic]. Shah [Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran] visits U.
S. Negro women honor Bunche. New bomber unveiled. Putting on the dog
[parade in New York]. Football: Oklahoma trounces Missouri; Oregon
State upsets Michigan State.

302. Nov. 22, 1949. B–29 survivors [of plane crash near Bermuda]
tell of ordeal. Vice President Barkley is wed. Football: California
routs Stanford; Ohio State ties Michigan; Tulane upsets Virginia;
Yale crushes Harvard.

303. Nov. 25, 1949. War games in Hawaii. Princess Margaret at first
hat show. Floating down to Munich [on a log raft]. Pomp and pagentry
[during a ten-day festival in India]. Understanding dog [balances
small boy on his head]. Japanese Prince meets hot dog. Ski debut
[Mount Hood, Ore.] Madame matador [Señorita Cintro].

304. Nov. 29, 1949. Christmas preview [in New York, Philadelphia,
and Hollywood]. Plaque for Marshall. [Britain's military academy
presents silver service to West Point.] [Stanton Griffis] new
Ambassador to Argentine. Football: Notre Dame swamps Southern
California; Army scuttles Navy.

305. Dec. 2, 1949. 28 die in [Dallas] plane crash. Death marks the
ballot [in elections in Colombia]. President at ease [at Key West].
Floods and storms sweep Northwest. New sky giant [Globemaster] takes
a bow. French strike fizzles. Army gets [Lambert] trophy. Water ski
bugs.

306. Dec. 6, 1949. Water shortage menaces East. Navy's skyrocket
tops 700 mph. Five die, ten hurt in French air crash. Notre Dame
noses out SMU by 27 to 20. Churchill is 75. Eagles rip Giants 24–3.

307. Dec. 9, 1949. Atlantic pact defense parley. Globe girdling
record [made by Thomas Lanphier in 4 days, 23 hours]. Bumper herring
crop [British Columbia]. Strong family [Bayerjon brothers in
Canada]. Leon Hart gets trophy. Louis kayoes Valentino. Oregon five
beats NYU. China's president [Li Tsung Jen] arrives in New York.

308. Dec. 13, 1949. Air Force tests [Chase XC–123] assault
transport. Historic warship [HMS Implacable] sunk. The Shah of Iran
visits Hoover Dam. German gymnasts compete. Jewelry, symbol of
beauty. Merry Christmas, Santa's greeting to all of you.

309. Dec. 16, 1949. Atomist says West can stop Red tide. 4 die, 19
hurt in plane crash [at Washington airport]. Jackie Robinson gets
Carver award. Kid acrobats. Christmas cheer goes to [Labrador]
outposts. New Year's greeting in many languages.

310. Dec. 20, 1949. Lindbergh speaks on Kitty Hawk day. Rocket soars
60 miles. President Truman plays prexy [and awards diplomas to
graduates of Anti-Submarine Corps at Key West]. Air Corps graduation
[Lackland Base, Texas]. Eagles keep pro-grid crown. Lumberjack
grappler wins double victory.

311. Dec. 23, 1949. Reds release U. S. Consul Ward. Mayor Bill
O'Dwyer weds Sloan Simpson in small-town ceremony. Carrier task
force hits rough seas in Arctic test. British Army cadets march in
traditional graduation. [Small French village posts new ordinance
about cats]. Basketball thriller [Oklahoma Sooners vs. CCNY
Beavers].

312. Dec. 27, 1949. 1949 in review. Truman inaugurated. Louis
Saint-Laurent Prime Minister of Canada. The cold war: Berlin
airlift; new West German state is born; Marshall Plan aid to Europe.
Communism: persecution of Cardinal Mindzenty; Tito's insurrection
against Moscow; loss of China to Reds; trial of top Communist
leaders in U. S. Disasters: Ecuador earthquake; blizzards in Western
plains; aviation disasters; steamer Noronic fire at Toronto.
Weddings: Rita Hayworth and Aly Kahn; Vice President Barkley and
Mrs. Hadley. The atom bomb: news that Russia has bomb; UN Assembly
discusses control of bomb.

313. Dec. 30, 1949. Holy year begins in Rome. Japs [swarm around
Russian Embassy] in protest against Reds. Angus Ward tells his
story. Duke and Duchess [of Windsor] arrive. Colorful ice carnival
[Hollywood Ice Revue]. First race at Santa Anita.

THE UNIVERSE AS SEEN TODAY THROUGH LARGEST TELESCOPES. Really
Educational Motion Pictures. c1940. 4 reels.

Credits: Director, Ruroy Sibley.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL. Jam Handy Organization, Inc.
Presented by Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corp. 1 min., b&w,
35mm.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BAND AND GLEE CLUB. Warner Bros.
Pictures, Inc., c1941. 10 min., sd. (Melody Masters)

Credits: Director, Jean Negulesco.

THE UNKNOWN. Columbia Pictures Corp., c1946. 7 reels, sd. Based on the
radio program "I Love a Mystery" by Carlton E. Morse.

Credits: Producer, Wallace MacDonald; director, Henry Levin;
screenplay, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Julian Harmon; adaptation,
Charles O'Neal; music director, Mischa Bakaleinikoff.

UNKNOWN GUEST. Monogram Pictures Corp., c1943. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Producer, Maurice King; director, Kurt Neumann; screenplay,
Philip Yordan; cameraman, Jackson Rose; film editor, Marty Cohen.

UNKNOWN ISLAND. Albert Joy Cohen Productions, Inc. Released through
Film Classics, Inc., c1948. 78 min., sd., color, 35mm.

Summary: An adventure story about the discovery of living
prehistoric monsters on an uncharted island in the Pacific.

Credits: Producer, Albert J. Cohen; director, Jack Bernhard;
original story, Robert T. Shannon; screenplay, Robert T. Shannon,
Jack Harvey; music, Ralph Stanley; film editor, Harry Gerstad.

Cast: Virginia Grey, Philip Reed, Richard Denning, Barton MacLane,
Richard Wessel.

THE UNKNOWN SINGER. SEE Le Chanteur Inconnu.

UNLUCKY AT GAMBLING. Video Varieties Corp. 3 min., sd., b&w, 35mm.

Summary: "Unlucky at Gambling" is sung by The Striders, a Negro male
quartet.

UNLUCKY DOG. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1943. 15 min., sd.

Credits: Producer, Bert Gilroy; direction and screenplay, Ben
Holmes; film editor, Robert Swink.

UNLUCKY WOMAN. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1944. 1
reel, sd.

THE UNRULY HARE. Warner Bros. Cartoons Inc., c1944. 7 min., sd.,
color. (Bugs Bunny Specials) (Merrie Melodies)

Credits: Director, Frank Tashlin; story, Melvin Millar; animation,
Arthur Davis; music director, Carl W. Stalling. Technicolor.

THE UNRULY HARE. Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., c1945. 7 min., sd.,
color. (Bugs Bunny Specials)

Credits: Director, Frank Tashlin; story, Melvin Millar; animation,
Arthur Davis; music director, Car W. Stalling. Technicolor.

THE UNSEEN. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1945. 9 reels, sd. Based on the
novel by Ethel Lina White.

Credits: Producer, John Houseman; director, Lewis Allen; screenplay,
Hagar Wilde, Raymond Chandler; adaptation, Hagar Wilde, Ken Englund;
music score, Ernest Roch.

UNSEEN ENEMY. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1942. 7 reels, sd.

Credits: Associate producer, Marshall Grant; director, John Rawlins;
original screenplay, Roy Chanslor, Stanley Rubin; photography, John
Boyle; film editor, Ed Curtis.

THE UNSEEN ENEMY. SEE

El Enemigo Invisible.

José Come Bem.

UNSOPHISTICATED SUE. Featurettes, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, sd.

Credits: Written by Nat Simon, Roy Newell, Andy Razaf.

UNSURE-RUNTS. Screen Gems, Inc., c1946. 862 ft., sd., color, 35mm. (A
Fox and Crow)

Credits: Director, Howard Swift; story, Sid Marcus; animation, Grant
Simmons, Volus Jones; music, Eddie Kilfeather. Technicolor.

THE UNSUSPECTED. Michael Curtiz Productions, Inc., c1947. 103 min.,
sd., b&w, 35mm. From a story by Charlotte Armstrong.

Credits: Producer, Charles Hoffman; director, Michael Curtiz;
screenplay, Ranald MacDougall; adaptation, Bess Meredyth; music,
Franz Waxman; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; film editor,
Frederick Richards.

Cast: Joan Caulfield, Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Constance
Bennett, Hurd Hatfield.

UNTAMED. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1940. 9 reels, sd., color. Based on
the story "Mantrap" by Sinclair Lewis.

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Motion pictures, 1940-1949Chapter MI: RUMBA. Soundies Distributing Corp. of America, Inc., c1941. 1 reel, (31)

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