Volume 20, 1948/49.

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200. Sept. 3, 1948. First World Council of Churches. Rioting Reds seize Berlin City Hall. Soviet consul [Jacob M. Lomakin] sails for home; he won't talk. 25–year-olds answer first draft call. Bill Stern's sports topics: Olympic champs come home; home town [Tulare, Calif.] hails young Olympic hero. Stillwater celebrated Minnesota centennial. Ice-capades of '49.

201. Sept. 8, 1948, Ex-Commies put finger on "mystery" Red spy chief. Greek rebels routed in Mt. Gramos battle. Dutch acclaim Wilhelmina, 50 years their Queen. Navy's Hawaii-Chicago flight sets record. Bill Stern's sport topics: title tennis [Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy defeat Ted Schroeder and Frankie Parker]. Football's here: South Bend, Annapolis, West Point. U. S. pilgrimage to famous Lourdes shrine. Pennsylvania week. Youth month [proclamation by Governor Green of Illinois].

202. Sept. 10, 1948. Report from China: this is inflation. Israel builds as truce quiets Palestine. Good news for car owners. Latest sport: [sedan soccer]. Something new in [women's] headgear.

203. Sept. 15, 1948. Presidential battle of '48 under way. Jitterbugs jump at Harvest Moon Ball. Sky thrills at [Cleveland's National] Air Races. Indiana Labor [Day] celebration [Booneville]. Davis Cup victory for the U. S. Wilhelmina abdicates. Dutch hail new Queen Juliana.

204. Sept. 17, 1948. Berlin crisis. Movie stars join circus for charity. Pope blesses multitude. First pension check [from United Mine Workers' welfare fund]. Drama in the zoo [San Francisco]. Beauty on parade [Atlantic City contest]. Governor Dewey aids Youth Month. Pro-football thriller [Dons defeat Dodgers]. Pennsylvania Week [Governor Duff speaks].

205. Sept. 22, 1948. Ground broken for UN home in New York. First world citizen [Garry Davis]. Turmoil in Berlin. Progress rides the rails. Woman [Margaret Chase Smith of Maine] wins Senate seat. Mrs. America of 1948. Fire disasters [southern California]. Youth of the year [Bob Mathias is greeted by President Truman]. "Iron Horse" [motorcycle] jockeys compete.

206. Sept. 24, 1948. Bernadotte's assassination shocks the world. Riots mark new crisis in France. Humanitarian award [of Variety Clubs] for Marshall. Bathing beauties give lens fans a dizzy day. New tennis champs [Forest Hills, New York]. Texas U routs Louisiana State. Chicago Bears trim Washington Redskins.

207. Sept. 29, 1948. Truman vs. Dewey; the campaign warms up. Swiss air force keeps on alert. New York Jubilee fashion parade. Hurricane roars past Miami. Coast Guard in heroic sea rescue. New ring champ [Marcel Cerdan defeats Tony Zale]. Stunt crash landing [provides] air circus thriller. Boston Variety Club wins national award.

208. Oct. 1, 1948. Greatest UN crisis as East-West split on Berlin issue. The political campaign waxes hot in the West. Stars shine at Air Force show. Army routs Villanova; California sinks Navy; Notre Dame tops Purdue. [Boston] Braves clinch National [League] pennant.

209. Oct. 6, 1948. Democrats arraign Soviet threat to peace, urge UN to act. Campaign report: Warren in New York; Dewey in California; Truman in Texas. New swim suit styles in fashion spotlight. Gridiron thriller: North Carolina upsets Texas. Daredevils deluxe [New Jersey State Fair, Trenton].

210. Oct. 8, 1948. West presses case against Soviet in UN. Campaign snapshots [Truman, Dewey]. The new look in swim suits. Catholic Youth stage huge parade in Boston. American League champs: Cleveland wins pennant in tie play-off. Grid thrillers of this week: Harvard wins in upset; Michigan beats Oregon; Georgia Tech tops Tulane.

211. Oct. 13, 1948. World Series special [highlights of the first two games in Boston]. Hurricane hits Havana. Sir Stafford Cripps hails E. R. P. Truman renews campaign [in Philadelphia]. Spectacular crash marks Grand Prix. Notre Dame routs Pitt.

212. Oct. 15, 1948. Cleveland wins World Series. Winston Churchill warns of war. Truman interrupts campaign trip [to meet Secretary of State Marshall]. Dewey visits New York housing project. Paris fashion preview. Army beats Illinois in a close one. Northwestern conquers Minnesota.

213. Oct. 20, 1948. Eisenhower installed as Columbia president. Speedboat thrills on unique "track" [Danbury, Conn.]. California trims Wisconsin in drive for the Rose Bowl. The Dewey story.

214. Oct. 22, 1948. Bill Stern's gridiron report: Michigan upsets Northwestern; Penn shades Columbia in thriller. The Truman story.

215. Oct. 27, 1948. Red revolt in Korea. Report from Europe: [Finance ministers of 16 nations sign agreements for the European Recovery Plan. Secretary of State Marshall stops in Rome.] Legionnaires of nation in gala parade [Miami]. Paranurses, airborne angels of mercy. College spirit [freshman-sophomore rush at Columbia University]. Dixie grid thriller [Tulane vs. Mississippi]. Navy Day, 1948; sea power for peace. Governor Bradford speaks for a great cause [Community Chest Fund].

216. Oct. 29, 1948. Presidential campaign round-up. Reds foment French coal strike riots. Grateful Berlin kids thank U. S. flyers. Regal splendor in Hindu festival. Bill Stern's gridiron report: Michigan wallops Minnesota; Army topples Cornell.

217. Nov. 3, 1948. Unified forces in spectacular maneuvers [off Florida's Gulf coast]. French troops seize mines as riots spread. Britons cheer King opening Parliament. Strange case of Ilse Koch. New wave lengths for the Waves. Sky mystery solved [5–motor B–17], The "Big Mo" visits New York. Lady Luck smiles on Sweep winners.

218. Nov. 5, 1948. U. S. welcomes first shipload of DP's. Morgenthau reports on trip to Palestine. Champion daredevil performs over Alps. Grid thrillers of the week: Notre Dame vs. Navy; California tops USC; Northwestern vs. Ohio State; Georgia Tech defeats Duke.

219. Nov. 10, 1948. Dramatic story of Truman's triumph [re-election as President of the United States. Dewey concedes Truman victory].

220. Nov. 12, 1948. Truman hailed as conquering hero. Mounties star in [65th] National Horse Show [in New York]. Berlin kids run the Red blockade. Bill Stern's gridiron thrillers: Army power smothers Stanford; Penn toppled by Penn State; Tennessee upsets Georgia Tech.

221. Nov. 17, 1948. Will de Gaulle stop the Reds? [Depicts important events in de Gaulle's life.] More power for Berlin airlift. New wonder of science [electromagnet for Columbia University's new cyclotron]. The St. Hubert stag hunt [in the Rambouillet woods near Paris].

222. Nov. 18, 1948. U. S. ports paralyzed by dock strikes. Death for Tojo as war criminal. Beauty and the grapefruit [Florida's bathing beauties]. With Truman on vacation [Key West, Fla.]. MacKenzie King steps down [as Prime Minister of Canada]. Army vs. Penn, grid thriller of the year. Notre Dame rally tops Northwestern. California swamps Washington State.

223. Nov. 24, 1948. British rejoice over birth of royal prince. Death at sea for a gallant war veteran [Cruiser Pensacola]. Rootin' tootin' toddlers' contest [Las Vegas, Nev.]. Fort Bliss marks 100th anniversary. New premier for Canada [Louis St. Laurent]. With Truman on vacation [Key West, Fla.]. The gentler sex [women wrestlers in Boston]. Cornell beats Dartmouth in thriller.

224. Nov. 26, 1948. The Kosenkina drama: happy day for Red terror victim (Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina leaves the hospital). Truman ends vacation, confers with Marshall [on the Berlin and China crises]. Lighter side of the news: A baby chimp's day. Bill Stern's report on climax of grid season: Michigan tops Ohio State; Tarheels wallop Duke; Northwestern tops Illinois; S. M. U. conquers Baylor.

225. Dec. 1, 1948. Berlin airlift speeded for winter ordeal. Palestine underground here; [Menachem Beigin] welcomed to U. S. World's smallest plane in successful flight. Tropical ice mirage proves to be salt [Puerto Rico]. Bill Stern's All-America football stars of 1948.

226. Dec. 3, 1948. Army vs. Navy in sensational grid classic. Georgia beats Georgia Tech. Boystown founder honored. Cornell upsets Penn, 23–14. Churchill's little jest [receives honorary degree at London University]. Nation ushers in yuletide season. Philadelphia hails Santa.

227. Dec. 8, 1948. China's darkest hour [Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrives in Washington; Communists threaten to engulf all China]. Jap kids' band goes American in a big way. Film stars meet Britain's Queen. Squirrel cage jeep. Water skiers cut new capers [Cypress Gardens, Florida].

228. Dec. 10, 1948. Secret films bare Red spy ring. Truman visits the "Big Mo." Christmas preview [dolls for New York's underprivileged children]. Trojans stop Irish in grid sensation. Philadelphia high [schools] in tie for title. Mat mauling sextet [in Montreal].

229. Dec. 15, 1948. Berlin voters defy Red terror. Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley greeted by Governor Earl Warren in Los Angeles; Dr. Carlos Prio Socarras, new President of Cuba, greeted by President Truman in Washington. Candy treats for Europe's children. U. S. Marines in China. Powder Bowl classic [Indiana University girls play football].

230. Dec. 17, 1948. Aviation's newest marvel [twin-propellered helicopter]. Israel's President [Chaim Weizmann] visits Jerusalem. President Truman gets Xmas turkeys. First films of the new Wacs. [Blue-blooded dogs model togs of New York's poodle specialty shop]. Pro football playoff [Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills]. Wonder horse [Citation] wins again. New desert paradise [resort hotel, the Shadow Mountain Club, in the California desert].

231. Dec. 22, 1948. UN assembly ends stormy Paris session. Hundreds die in Chinese ship disaster. Baby gorilla enjoys modern zoo life. Deep sea Santa [visits Florida's Marineland]. Battling bambinos make leather fly [45–pounders at New York boys' club bouts]. Bike marathon [in France] muddy affair. Holiday greeting from embassy kids.

232. Dec. 24, 1948. Hail Prince Charlie; the royal christening. Nation salutes Wright plane, first to fly. Circus brings thrills to London youngsters. Pro-football title thrillers in snow; Eagles top Cardinals; Browns maul Bills.

233. Highlights of 1948. 1948 personalities in the news [Queen Juliana succeeds Queen Wilhelmina; Britain celebrates birth of Prince Charles; Gandhi assassinated; Chiang Kai-shek's government threatened by Communists]. The birth of a nation [Israel]. The Truman triumph.

234. Dec. 31, 1948. Marooned airmen await rescue from icecap. Petrillo ends ban on recorded music. President Truman greets neighbors [in Independence]. Big guns dismantled [at San Francisco's Golden Gate]. Rioting in Rome. Christian converts baptized in Japan. Higher education goes to bow wows [school for dogs in Boston]. Aquatic forum in Florida.

235. Jan. 5, 1949. Bill Stern's Sports parade of 1948; the champions and highlights of an action-packed twelve months. The Olympic story.

236. Jan. 7, 1949. Gridiron thrills from the Bowl classics: the Rose Bowl; the Sugar Bowl; the Orange Bowl; the Cotton Bowl. Holiday show for airlift men.

237. Jan. 12, 1949. Truman reports to 81st Congress. Puerto Rico installs first elected governor [Luis Munoz Marin]. Yale men killed in plane crash. Tornado rips Arkansas town [Warren]. Golden Gloves show fistic fury [New York]. Ski fever goin' up [Mount Hood, Ore.].

238. Jan. 14, 1949. Hawaii volcano erupts. Acheson named as Secretary of State. Bullitt reports on China crisis. London: Chelsea Arts Ball. Warsaw: baby lion cub boards with litter of puppies. Winter storm lashes Seaford on the English coast. New York: Jeanne Crow elected Queen of the 1949 Press Photographers' Ball. Philadelphia: Mummers' Parade. Cairo: funeral of the assassinated Prime Minister. Air show thrills [Miami's 17th annual All-America air maneuvers].

239. Jan. 19, 1949. Hollywood snowbound; it's different down in the Florida sun. Reds celebrate 1917 revolution. Ghost fleet comes to life. French send Gratitude Train. New golf champ [Lloyd Mangrum]. Punch and Judy show in Germany.

240. Jan. 21, 1949. Communist chiefs in U. S. on trial. The Navy's amazing new air weapon [Gorgon IV]. President Truman's cabinet [presented]. Ski meet thriller opens 1949 season [Fox River Grove, Ill.]. Smart styles for smart bow wows. Polio poster girl opens "dimes" drive. Rare birds show fancy feathers.

241. Jan. 26, 1949. The 1949 Presidential inaugural. Includes scenes of the President and Vice President Barkley taking the oath of office, the inaugural address, the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, and the dinner of the Electoral College with the president telling his personal reactions on election night.

242. Jan. 28, 1949. Chiang out as China's leader. First election stirs Israel. Bull in a china shop. Churchill on vacation [on the French Riviera]. Acheson sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Ski meet thriller [Salisbury, Conn.] Ice boats in speed regatta [Fox Lake, Ill.] Muscles flex for "Mr. America" title [Oakland, Calif.]

244. Feb. 4, 1949. Blizzard-bound herds [on the western ranges] saved by air mission. Election films from Israel. U. S. film star [Tyrone Power] weds in Rome. Ace Admiral wins $100,000 Maturity. Indoor track thriller [Millrose Games in New York City]. Ski champs take the Alps.

245. Feb. 9, 1949. Gratitude Train brings thanks from France. Town menaced by cave-in [Carbondale, Pa.]. Double-take fashions. Sensational ski jumping [Olympian Hill, Wash.] Ski bug bites dog. Diving de luxe [Miami Beach].

246. Feb. 11, 1949. Flight from Nanking. Red "mock trial" of Cardinal [Mindszenty] denounced. Capital hails "Merci" train touring U. S. Anti-bias award for Irene Dunne. Those cowboys are off again [Palm Springs].

247. Feb. 16, 1949. Biggest narcotic haul on record. Life comes back to Monte Cassino. Greek church installs new Patriarch. "Merci" gifts from France. The crisp look rules new modes. "Ike" [Eisenhower] goes back to the Army. Animals at the San Francisco zoo don't like the cold wave.

248. Feb. 18, 1949. Final "kaput" for Hitler's chancellery. Transit strike ties up Philadelphia. Canada Premier [St. Laurent] visits Truman. School days in the land of the Nile [archaeology students at the University of Cairo]. Keglers roll 'em in national meet [World Series of bowling at Atlantic City]. Bob-sled trials drama of speed [Lake Placid]. Winter carnival in St. Paul. Experiment in brotherhood [New Haven, Conn.]

249. Feb. 23, 1949. President Truman sees spectacular air show [Andrews Field, Md.]. Operation "Snowball" [82d Fighter Group on winter maneuvers at Grenier Field, N. H.]. De Gaulle vows fight to finish against Reds. Tubeless tire ends blowouts. Champ pooches of 1949. Turf pays tribute to a great jockey [George Woolf].

250. Feb. 25, 1949. Army's head [Kenneth C. Royall] finds MacArthur's men ready. Huge hangar dynamited. Charwomen's day in London. Ballet revival cheers Germans. Biggest bobsled takes 100 for ride. Fancy footwork at snowshoe carnival [Ottawa] Teaching the "umps" how to call 'em.

251. Mar. 2, 1949. Israel inaugurates first president [Chaim Weizmann]. Pope denounces Reds as foes of religion. Strange case of Anna Strong [deported from Russia as a spy]. Carnival time on the Riviera. West hails "Merci" train. Miss Brevity for 1949. Button holds world title [for figure skating]. Spring workout [for California's Golden Bear oarsmen]. Eloquent appeal for Red Cross.

252. Mar. 4, 1949. Daring flight over raging volcano [Mauna Loa]. British play host to Russian troops celebrating 31st anniversary of Red Army at Soviet war memorial in British zone [Berlin]. Truman takes the Capital spotlight [at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner]. Surprise for gamblers [raid at Miami]. Golden Gate hails French "Merci" train. Long shot [Vulcan's Forge] wins Santa Anita Handicap. New ski jump record [of 297 feet set by Joe Perrault]. Daredevil diving [Nassau].

253. Mar. 9, 1949. Complete film story of first global non-stop flight [by U. S. Air Force B–50 bomber]. Cardinal [Spellman] takes hand in graveyard strike. Mardi Gras spirit rules New Orleans. Yanks open spring training. Cards answer call. [Smith College] co-eds learn life-saving. Greatest array of stars at MGM party.

254. Mar. 11, 1949. U. S. girl aide [Judith Coplon] nabbed in spy round-up. Newest giant of the skies [Clipper America]. Newsmen honor General Marshall. Truman turns reporter [Key West, Fla.]. Volcano erupts down under [New Zealand's Mt. Gnauruhoe]. Basketball wizards [Harlem Globetrotters defeat Minneapolis Lakers]. World champs warm up [Cleveland Indians]. Boston Braves on 1949 warpath. First work-outs for the Red Sox.

255. Mar. 16, 1949. "Wild West" train bandits captured. Axis Sally guilty of treason. Degree for a princess [Princess Elizabeth receives Doctor of Laws at Edinburgh University]. With Truman in Florida [receives degree at Rollins College]. The latest dance craze. Romans revive chariot racing. Joe Louis' million dollar story. Dodgers warm up. Tigers get ready.

256. Mar. 18, 1949. North Atlantic Defense Pact stirs Senators. Egypt restores famed temples buried 2000 years. Rome's motorists receive blessing. Fashion's latest from gay Paree. Junior battlers [New York Boys Athletic League tournament]. Canoe bogganing. Connie Mack on the job.

257. Mar. 23, 1949. Spectacular fire sweeps Army base [Oakland, Calif.]. Atlantic Pact nears reality. Report from Israel [leaders of United Jewish Appeal and Moshe Sharret arrive in New York]. U. S. opens doors to orphan DP's. Soviet at last returns one U. S. warship. New water sport [plastic canoes at Cypress Gardens]. Skiing paradise [Banff]. Cincinnati "Reds" all set for '48. Alaska's great dog derby.

258. Mar. 25, 1949. Free nations hail Atlantic Defense Pact. British fleet on the alert [first post-war maneuvers]. Police raids [in New York City] hit slot machines and dope. Basketball thriller [University of San Francisco vs. Loyola]. President wins newsreel "Oscar." Atomic energy opens gates of "secret city" [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]. Houston hails Shamrock Hotel.

259. Mar. 30, 1949. Reds invade U. S. to aid "culture." Churchill here, thanks U. S. for aid to Europe. Bastogne heroes report to MGM for battle epic. Greek soldiers entertain GI's. Mosley followers in London riot. China rebuilds army as Reds stall on peace. Turf thriller [Lincolnshire Handicap].

260. Apr. 1, 1949. Red "peace" confab stirs up a storm [meeting of the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace]. Mississippi levee breaks. Dream house for child heroine [who rescued family from burning house]. New Defense Chief [Louis Johnson] takes office. Greeks bring gifts to Trumans. Thrilling films of Britain's Grand National. Sweepstakes winner.

261. Apr. 6, 1949. European leaders in U. S.; Defense Pact hailed on eve of signing. Russia's Gromyko arrives. U. S. ready to back Pact. Greece celebrates independence day. Sheep shed woollies [shearing of sheep in Canadian Rockies]. [Nine-year-old] youngster amazes musical world. Water ski champion [Willa Worthington]. Cancer trailer.

262. Apr. 8, 1949. World history made as 12 nations sign Defense Pact in Washington. Churchill says A-bomb alone stalls Soviet. Dizziest boat race. Maid of cotton [brings cotton fashions to Britain].

263. Apr. 13, 1949. Banker fugitive [Richard H. Crowe] caught by FBI. Hospital fire tragedy shocks nation [Effingham, Ill.] United Nations [General Assembly] convenes in New York. Children pay tribute on Pontiff's jubilee. Hope diamond changes hands. East side kids show Easter hats. Truman hails Army Day.

264. Apr. 15, 1949. Heart of the nation stirred by tragic death of a child [Kathy Fiscus imprisoned in an abandoned well]. Israel welcomes U. S. Ambassador [James G. McDonald]. Greek monarchs hailed on tour. Sport spotlight on junior stars: in Los Angeles ten-week-old baby demonstrates aquatic prowess and two-year-old diver does fancy diving; in Annapolis, sons try for Junior Boxing title of U. S. Navy.

265. Apr. 20, 1949. Earthquake rocks cities in Northwest. Mr. Truman goes calling [on the Senate]. Israel's President [Chaim Weizmann] on official visit [to U. S.]. [Ceremonies at Hyde Park] in memory of F. D. R. London's famous quads baptised. Cultural treasures returned to India. Cheerful signs of balmier days [select Swim For Health Girl for 1949].

266. Apr. 22, 1949. 1949 Easter parade greatest ever. Airmen set new endurance mark [for continuous flying]. U. S. denounces Soviet attack on Defense Pact. Dance champs charm Paris. Truman opens baseball season. Derby test thriller [Chesapeake Stakes at Havre De Grace]. Leafs win hockey title third year.

267. Apr. 27, 1949. $7,000,000 Capitol [in Olympia, Wash.] vacated as quake cracks building. King Farouk opens Egypt's world's fair. German war crime trials end at last. Anti-Reds riot in Munich. Bigger and better spring bonnets. Swedish champ wins Boston marathon. Memorial to Babe Ruth. Opportunity Bonds campaign opens.

268. Apr. 29, 1949. China Commies shell British warships as Red tide rolls on. Washington slums shock Senators. King George resumes duties. Lightning paint job [96 painters paint house in 2–1/2 minutes]. Record sugar crop for Puerto Rico. Art Students' [League] high jinks [costume ball]. [Benny and Betty Fox skip rope and dance on platform 13 stories above Chicago]. Foto-finish derby test [Wood Memorial race at Jamaica].

269. May 4, 1949. "Cold war" sensation; Reds' Berlin offer lifts peace hopes. Greek royalty on mountain pilgrimage. Down to earth after six weeks in air [Bill Barris and Dick Riedel]. Egypt's amazing treasure hunt. International ring thriller [Steve Belloise vs. Jean Stock].

270. May 6, 1949. Flight from Shanghai [civilian refugees flee from Communist threatened city]. The world sees a new king of May Day [in New York]. Berlin gets gambling fever. Navy introduces "Able Mable" [dive bomber]. Blossom time in apple land [Winchester, Va.]. Track stars shine in Penn relays [at Philadelphia's Franklin Field]. Water ski-nanigans [at Cypress Gardens, Fla.]

271. May 11, 1949. Army bids farewell to Clay as Soviet yields on blockade. Queen Juliana has 40th birthday. Elizabeth and Philip honored in Wales. Art inspires new fashions [in New York exhibition]. Salute to Israel on first birthday [in Madison Square Garden]. Durocher case stirs baseball world.

272. May 13, 1949. Shanghai digs in as Red armies near. Quadruplets thrill blasé New York [born to Charles and Ethel Collins]. Rome welcomes Princess Margaret. Humanitarian award to Herbert Hoover. Diamond jubilee Kentucky Derby sees big upset [as Ponder wins].

273. May 18, 1949. Death in Shanghai [traitors executed publicly]. Berlin hails end of Red blockade. Helicopters for Marines. Israel wins seat in U. N. United Nations honors Dr. Bunche. Water skiers in wacky race [near Seattle, Wash.].

274. May 20, 1949. New era in Berlin as blockade ends. Chemical blast rocks N. Y.'s Holland Tunnel. Grandma Moses wins achievement award. American Day celebrated [in New York and Hollywood]. Capot wins Preakness.

275. May 25, 1949. General Clay gets hero's welcome [in Washington and New York]. Spotlight on another F.D.R. Pope proclaims new Saint [Jeanne de Lestannac]. Modern 49ers hit bond trail for Uncle Sam [in Independence, Mo.] Great day for Monty Stratton [at film premiere in Greenville, Texas]. Skim-boating newest sport. International golden gloves [at Chicago Stadium]. U. S. honors President [Dutra] of Brazil.

276. May 27, 1949. The Big Four in Paris. New York welcomes Brazil President [Eurico Gaspar Dutra]. Debs make their bow to royalty [at Buckingham Palace]. 300 on flying boat [Marshall Mars] set aviation record. Miracle night nurse rocks baby to sleep. Plucky battlers in [Police Athletic Club] Tourney. World's greatest woman athlete [Mrs. Fanny Blanker-Koen]. Mr. America for 1949 [Jack Delinger].

277. June 1, 1949. Shanghai abandoned to invading Reds. West stands firm in Big Four parley. Report from India [of First Congress in Jaipuri]. Oysters grow on trees [in Puerto Rico]. Gift of mercy [presented to London's Roehampton Hospital by Mrs. Lewis Douglas]. Paratroopers keep ready [near Fort Bragg, N. C.]. All-Navy boxing championships [at Alameda, Calif.]

278. June 3, 1949. Personalities in the news. Churchill's tribute to U. S. Father of the Year [Dr. Ralph Bunche]. Wedding bells for Rita [Hayworth and Aly Khan]. Romance plus royalty [King George and Queen Elizabeth attend wedding of his private secretary's daughter]. Haitian look for new summer hats. Heat test for supersonic pilots. Herring run [in Maine]. Ali Baba's cave found in Egypt.

279. June 8, 1949. Hiss trial begins in Red spy case. Princess Rita [Hayworth] a happy bride. Prexy Eisenhower's first commencement [at Columbia University]. Jap Emperor at A-bomb city [Nagasaki]. Queen Mary's 82d birthday. Romance stars at Annapolis [Color Girl Marie Badecker and Midshipman George Benas]. Thrilling moment in motor classic [the Indianapolis Speedway Race].

280. June 10, 1949. Sixteen nations pay tribute to Marshall. Stalin reviews Soviet might. Fotoflash Queen [in Atlantic City]. Annapolis graduation. Celebrity golf [with Omar Bradley, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope]. English Derby a thriller [as Nimbus wins at Epsom Downs].

281. June 15, 1949. Graduation plus at West Point. Woman banker [Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark] named U. S. Treasurer. "Hell Week" for Navy volunteers [at Little Creek, Va.] How not to fly [demonstrated by Sammy Dixon]. Christianity on march in A-bombed city [Nagasaki]. Rome celebrates its liberation. Sailors turn nurses to care for babies [at Naval Hospital in Oakland, Calif.]

282. June 17, 1949. King George's birthday party a gala event. New twist in stunt flying. Variety clubs rededicate Will Rogers Hospital [at Saranac Lake, N. Y.] President has big day with war buddies. New golf champion [Cary Middlecoff]. Rough riding amateurs [at Livermore, Calif.]

283. June 22, 1949. Hitler's dreamboat comes to New York. The Ku Kluxers are in again. Trieste voters reject Reds. A new F. D. R. in Washington. Dewey home, reports on Europe. Fashion on parade [at the Rotary International Convention, N. Y.]. Swim suit queen [chosen at Rye, N. Y.]. Chimpanzee circus [at the St. Louis Zoo].

284. June 24, 1949. De Gaullists vs. Reds; tension in France. Gandhi School opens in India. New Secretary of War [Gordon Gray]. Summer's beauty marathon begins. World's swankiest racing classic [the Royal Hunt Cup]. [Mel] Patton stars at big track meet. Motorcycle thriller [at Guilford, N. H.].

285. June 28, 1949. Big Four parleys end in Paris amid smiles. Berlin [continues as the center of the Cold War]. Washington [Secretary Acheson congratulated by President]. New iron lung [demonstrated in New York]. Woman named envoy [Mrs. Perle Mesta appointed Minister to Luxembourg]. Adelaide Hawley's lighter side of the news. New world [heavyweight] champion [Ezzard Charles]. Bike thriller [on the Isle of Man]. Wimbledon tennis.

286. July 1, 1949. Man-made lightning sets world record [at Pittsfield, Mass.]. Governor [Warren] of Florida goes to California for a bride. General Ike [Eisenhower] as engineer. New landing gear for heavy bombers. Realistic maneuvers for Marine Reservists. Pride of Chinatown [New York's Chinese Club selects King and Queen]. Quad party [Britain's Taylor and Good quadruplets meet]. Marbles champs [at Asbury Park, N. J.]. Gala week in Gay Paree.

287. July 6, 1949. Counterfeiters rounded up near White House. U. S. General [John H. Hilldring] on sinking steamer, films rescue as "Princess Astrid" strikes a mine. Canada's man of the hour [Prime Minister St. Laurent]. Towers that walk [in Nola, Italy]. Movie industry praised in hospital dedication [in Santa Monica, Calif.]. Egypt's secret miracle city [Mahalla Al Kobra]. Gay Lothario, 73, held as love pirate [in Chicago].

288. July 8, 1949. Prison term for Judy Coplon as Red spy. G. I. adopts Chinese orphan he rescued. Catapult for small planes [at Katonah, N. Y.] Largest ore ship [the S. S. Wilfred Sykes] launched in Ohio. Film star [Irene Dunne] wins Notre Dame award. New sport thrill from Puerto Rico [as water skiers stage a midnight ballet]. Monte Carlo takes up dice.

289. July 13, 1949. Western powers' fleets in joint maneuvers. Arsenal on wings [Navy Skyraider plane]. France remembers General Patton. Jap prisoners home, stir Red issue. Miss Chinatown, 1949 [San Francisco]. U. S. net stars sweep Wimbledon. Midsummer skiing brings winter thrills.

290. July 15, 1949. Spy jury splits; Hiss must face new trial. Melchior sings for disabled war vets. Senator Johnson urges cut in movie ticket tax. Rodeo for Marines [Camp Pendleton, Calif.]. Sand skiing [Plum Island, Mass.]. Women wrestlers.

291. July 19, 1949. 79 perish in two plane crashes [near Burbank, Calif., and Bombay, India]. Field Marshal Montgomery sees West-Europe's fleets in battle drill. Montevideo, U. S. A., salutes namesake. Motorboat thriller. All star baseball [between National and American Leagues at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn].

292. July 22, 1949. Troops called as London dock strike grows. Rescue bell saves crew on sunken sub. First intimate films of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Chiefs of staff meet for parleys, and play [at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.]. German film studio goes up in flames. Salt Lake gift thrills Japanese. Kid ski star [Ni Orsi]. Unique swimming pool [Navy's Catamount]. Calgary Stampede.

293. July 27, 1949. Airmen shot from plane at 550 mph. Navy rockets reveal new cosmic data. Jackie Robinson upholds Negro loyalty to U. S. Airliner sets homes afire in fatal crash [in Seattle]. Shriners' rally hears Truman warn Soviet. Fish story from "Down under." Water ballet [Newark Athletic Club's Nacettes].

294. July 29, 1949. Atlantic Pact ratified; signed by President. Tight squeeze for the "Big E" [Carrier Enterprise gets under the Brooklyn Bridge]. Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, new Treasurer of the U. S., signs receipt for money. Boston welcomes family of Josef Bujak of Poland. "Drive-in" church in North Hollywood. The beautiful blue Danube is open again. Israel celebrates first army day. Frog derby. Vicki Draves stars in water festival.

295. Aug. 2, 1949. Churchill opens election campaign. U. S. welcomes French sea queen [Ile de France]. Korea mourns patriot Kim Koo. Denmark hails old Viking days. Ostrich is back in fashion news. International bike race. Midsummer skiing [New Hampshire's Belknap Mountain Ski]. Amputee ball game. Port Huron celebration [Blue Water Festival]. San Antonio holds Soap Box Derby.

296. Aug. 5, 1949. U. S. chiefs to Europe for talks on war aid. The Vikings invade Britain [reenacting landings of early Saxon Chiefs]. Artist Churchill [in northern Italy]. Mid-air crash [in New Jersey]. Real rainmaker [Donald Johnston of Regina, Sask.] Unique birthday party [Ozzie Osborne atop a flagpole]. Longest bicycle race [Tour of France]. Frontier days [rodeo at Cheyenne, Wyo.] Harmsworth Trophy.

297. Aug. 10, 1949. Happy birthday: Hoover at 75 keeps working for nation. Niagara stunt ends in near disaster. Realistic drill for ROTC cadets. Argentine naval cadets visit New Orleans. Marshall urges military aid to European nations. American girl [Shirley May France] ready for Channel test. Kitten shows kids easy way to swim.

298. Aug. 12, 1949. Red crisis in Asia; U. S. pledges aid to free nations. Parachutists battle raging forest fires [in Montana]. California girls OK French bathing suits. [British] motorbike daredevils.

299. Aug. 16, 1949. Earthquake disaster in Ecuador. Jimmy Stewart takes a bride. Defense pact parleys begin; Reds riot. Hoover warns nation on "collectivism." All-American golf tourney. Hambletonian surprise.

300. Aug. 19, 1949. Rivers of molten lava menace Spanish isle [La Palma] as volcano erupts. Airmen of five nations in defense tests. Jet planes in carrier flights. Is it romance for Vice President Barkley? Gallant British warship [Amethyst] hailed in Hong Kong. Football makes 1949 bow [College All-Stars vs. Philadelphia Eagles]. Soap Box Derby [in Akron].

301. Aug. 24, 1949. First Council of Europe. Plain talk by U. S. Air Force Chief Vandenberg. Helicopters join the Navy. Happy birthday to Ethel Barrymore, 70. Miss America in France. O'Dwyer praises film industry. Oldest sportsfest [Tournament of the Saracens in Italy]. Championship rodeo [at the Los Angeles Coliseum].

302. Aug. 26, 1949. Sport world honors Connie Mack, 86. Swiss reveal secret defenses in the Alps. Strange new ship on the high seas [Gar Wood's twin-hulled ship]. Navy frogmen get workout. Disabled vets in convention [Cleveland]. U. S. golfers keep the Walker cup. Jap swimmers win U. S. meet.

303. Aug. 31, 1949. Forest fires ravage vast areas in France. [President] Truman proclaims Atlantic Pact. Ex-Senator McGrath sworn in as Attorney General and Tom Clark takes oath as Justice of Supreme Court. Rescue drama in Ecuador 'quake. Sleeping beauties [baby parade at Asbury Park]. Latest in lifeboats. [Louise Brough and Margaret Osbourne Dupont win eighth national women's doubles title at Brookline, Mass. Britain's International Trophy Race at Silvertown].