Volume 32, 1948/49.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

92. Nov. 15, 1949. Truman asks for world-wide end of prejudice. 40,000 children find parents [Children's Search Service of the German Red Cross]. Gregory Peck Europe-bound. French duelists "satisfy honor." The pigskin parade: Army-Penn; Notre Dame-North Carolina; Vanderbilt-Tulane; Maryland-Boston.

93. Nov. 18, 1949. We give thanks: Americans hail blessings of a free nation. Submarine fires guided missile. New jet bomber XB–51. George H. Lanier Hospital opened at Langdale, Ala. Powder Bowl football game [at Ohio University] Porpoise-ing [Silver Springs, Fla.] Oklahoma-Missouri football.

94. Nov. 22, 1949. Nation stunned by tragic B–29 air disasters [near Stockton, Calif., and Bermuda]. Hollywood stars appear at Royal Command show [in London]. Barkley takes a wife—and has "no comment." Alabama ceremony marks first housing loan in U. S. Football highlights: California-Stanford; Ohio State-Michigan; Yale-Harvard; Notre Dame-Iowa.

95. Nov. 25, 1949. Pacific Ocean: ship breaks in two [near Seattle]. New York: farm exchange youths return. France: stag hunt. Tokyo: horse show. Football: star players and plays of 1949.

96. Nov. 29, 1949. Santa Claus parade opens Hollywood holiday season. Montgomery meets U. S. Defense Chiefs. Henry Morganthau opens UJA appeal. Stanton Griffis calls on Peron. Broadway pays final tribute to Bill Robinson. Football classics: Army-Navy; Cornell-Penn; Notre Dame-Southern California.

97. Dec. 2, 1949. New York-Mexico airliner crashes in Dallas; 28 die. Army's new cargo plane, Globemaster. The Trumans in Florida. Secretary Chapman is sworn in. Canada searches vast arctic area for lost priest. Billiard champ [Edward Horemans] does tricks. First hours of a thoroughbred [at Alton Lodge, New Zealand].

98. Dec. 6, 1949. Vice President [Barkley] brings "harmony" to Democrats [at dinner in New York]. India passes new constitution. Canadian bridge is all-aluminum [in Quebec, over the Saguenay River]. Douglas Skyrocket. Notre Dame-SMU football. Ski-aquatics in Florida. High school football [North Catholic vs. Simon Gratz in Philadelphia].

96. Dec. 9, 1949. Congress probes A-bomb material shipped to Russia. Greater New York faces desperate water shortage. Santa Lew Lehr finds what kids want for Xmas. Football player of the year [Leon Hart]. Will Joe Louis come back?

100. Dec. 13, 1949. Floods in Italy. The Implacable [old British frigate sails her last mile]. Mrs. Anderson, first U. S. lady ambassador. Princess Elizabeth goes dancing. Crochet champion displays winning needlecraft. [Cannon Mountain] wonderland for skiers. Champion figure skater [Aja Vrzanova]. Surfboard sirens.

101. Dec. 16, 1949. The story of Christmas; the nativity; old world traditions; new world festivities; the spirit of Christmas; peace on earth.

102. Dec. 20, 1949. Lindbergh hailed for service to aviation in U. S. New Greek Archbishop [Michael]. Movie stars in cement [Ann Baxter and Gregory Peck]. Hollywood goes to New Orleans [to produce "Outbreak"]. Haiti's World's Fair. Vyvyan Donner's fashions: Ceil Chapman gowns, Dali jewelry. Dog racing [in Miami]. Rodeo in Australia.

103. Dec. 23, 1949. Angus Ward leaves Red China. Mayor O'Dwyer weds in Florida. Grand Coulee Dam gets "face lifted." U. S. carrier [Siboney] braves winter storm in North Atlantic. Ice carnival at Vancouver. Dog circus [in Paris].

104. Dec. 27, 1949. Newsreel history of 1949. Spectacle and drama: earthquakes in Ecuador and Seattle; Mauna Loa, Hawaii's volcano; rescue of 12 airmen on Greenland. World affairs: Berlin airlift; Greece triumph over Communism; Truman's announcement Russia has atom bomb; North Atlantic treaty; China gives up fight against Communism; trial of 11 top Communists in America. Aviation: 500 mile-an-hour flying wing; 600 mile-an-hour jet bomber; daring Batman; 750 mile-an-hour supersonic skyrocket. Personalities: Miss and Mrs. America prize winners; Rita Hayworth-Aly Kahn wedding; Barkley-Hadley wedding; President Truman's impersonation of commentator.