Volume 21, 1948/49.

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105. Jan. 2, 1948. Tojo and company await trial [war crimes trials in Tokyo]. Maharajah's jubilee [Silver Jubilee Durbar in Jaipur]. The new look in Spain [fashions in Barcelona]. Miami train wreck. Twelve pups in record litter [Doberman Pinschers in Vancouver]. French honor film executive [Joseph H. Seidelman]. Midget car for shoppers [Los Angeles]. UCLA cagers win thriller [defeat Long Island University team in New York].

106. Jan. 6, 1948. South ripped by tornadoes [Cotton Valley, La.]. Tournament of Roses [General Omar Bradley is the grand marshal of Pasadena parade]. Foot-bowl highlights: Michigan wins in Rose Bowl; 13–13 tie in Cotton Bowl [Penn State and Southern Methodist]; Georgia Tech tops Kansas [in Orange Bowl]; Texas is Sugar Bowl winner.

107. Jan. 9, 1948. Truman opens Congress; calls for $40 tax cut. Marines to Mediterranean [sail from Morehead City, N. C.]. The world of sports: East-West grid classic [Johnny Lujack stars in Shrine charity game in San Francisco]; Norse skiers win meet [Art Tokle and others at Bear Mountain, N. Y.]; Golden Glovers battle [Brooklyn]. New York [state] bonus cheers vets.

108. Jan. 13, 1948. Marshall urges passage of plan [testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee]. French movie Reds protest [demonstrations in Paris against importation of U. S. films]. Florida fashion frills [Miami Beach]. Sun Valley [Idaho] ski thrills. Spectacular air show [Miami's 16th annual Air Maneuvers].

109. Jan. 15, 1948. The March of Dimes. [President Truman, Margaret Truman, and Terry Tullos, three-year old polio victim, at the White House]. Save 46 from funeral ship [survivors of the "Joseph V. Connolly" reach New York]. British airliner crash [Northolt, England]. Turks to get U. S. subs [undergoing repairs at San Francisco]. General Chennault and bride. Sweater girls of 1948 [Coral Gables, Fla]. Wrestling in high gear [Madrid, Spain].

110. Jan. 20, 1948. The war In Greece. "Ike" urges Europe aid [General Eisenhower in Philadelphia]. Battle fire in zero cold [Boston]. Blast rips warehouse [Chicago]. Filmland aids Dimes drive. [Governor Warren among contributors]. Death on ski jump [Jimmy Henriksen dies at Fox River Grove, Ill.].

111. Jan. 23, 1948. Music czar takes stand [James Petrillo appears before House Labor Committee]. Rocket car hits 1,000 m.p.h. [Muroc, Calif.]. Harmonica harmonizers [Germany]. Pin-ups in the swim [Coral Gables, Fla]. World's biggest ski school [Snoqualmie, Wash.]. Strip tease on a log [Chicago].

112. Jan. 27, 1948. [General Lucius D.] Clay warns of German unrest. Gandhi fast brings amity. Goodwill milk ship sails [from California]. U. S. information program backed [Senator Smith and Representative Mundt explain their bill]. Octogenarian George Mobley digs for pirate treasure [in Green Cove Springs, Fla.]. Mass Chinese wedding. Diamond aces in the rough [baseball school run by George Stirnweiss at Bartow, Fla.]. Iceboat regatta [Hamilton, Ont.].

113. Jan. 29, 1948. Cold wave grips East [Coast Guard cutter "Eastwind" opens passage in the Hudson River]. Leapfrog barge tested [Navy's amphibious barge]. Family of nine [sheltered] in firehouse. St. Bernards by the score [New York]. "Double Life" fashions [New York fashion show]. Ski jumpers take off [Art Tokle, Arne Ulland, and others at Dubuque, Iowa].

114. Feb. 3, 1948. Gandhi assassinated. Canada welcomes D. P.'s [from Europe]. Photo finish in "Maturity" [Flashco beats On Trust in Santa Anita race]. Parson sets mile record [Gilbert Dodds in Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden]. King Boreas rules again [winter carnival at St. Paul]. Disputes mark Olympics [St. Moritz].

115. Feb. 5, 1948. 'Chutists battle snow [Pine Camp, N. Y.]. Labrador mercy mission [for villagers of Nakkovik]. French open big dam [across Rhone River at Genissiat]. Four [Badgett quads] are now nine. Large set of setters [15 pups born in England]. Ski ace [Arne Ulland] jumps 262 feet [at Leavenworth, Wash.]. Northwest iceboat regatta [on Geneva Lake, Wis.].

116. Feb. 10, 1948. "Ike" [Eisenhower] sees no global war. "Para-dogs" in Arctic test. U. S. third in Olympics. Charro Days Festival [at Brownsville, Texas].

117. Feb. 13, 1948. It's carnival time: Mardi Gras [New Orleans]; Italy festival [Viareggio]; Carnival at Nice [France]; Pirate jamboree [Tampa, Florida]. Margaret [Truman] launches ship. Snowmen sculptors vie [Central Park in New York]. Golden Glovers clash [New York]. The Lipton Cup Race [Florida].

118. Feb. 17, 1948. Olympic round-up [St. Moritz, Switzerland]. "Cinderella" [Eva Sears] weds oil heir [Winthrop Rockefeller]. Dewey urges plan for peace. Ice and flood menace West. Canada refinery burns [Toronto, Ont.].

119. Feb. 19, 1948. U. S. marks Brotherhood Week. Ice choked rivers [Washington, D. C. and Cleveland]. Pennsylvania "quads" take bow. Youngest deportee [Neils Rebholz] leaves [for Denmark]. Golden Gloves finals [New York]. Hockey battle royal [Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers].

120. Feb. 24, 1948. Truman keynotes 1948 campaign. U. S. food for China. Floods in Andalusia. Colorful Rio [de Janeiro] fiesta. The mechanical jackass [a hill-climbing machine]. Spanish billiard champion [Isidoro Ribas]. Film star [Gregory Peck] in Red Cross appeal.

121. Feb. 26, 1948. Palestine crisis: Lake Success [Warren Austin presents U. S. stand to the Security Council]; Jerusalem [bombs in Jewish shopping district]; at sea [Jewish refugees]. Truman tours Caribbean. Wallace and running mate [Senator Glen Taylor]. General "Ike" dons mufti.

122. Mar. 2, 1948. Jap black market raided. Mrs. Taft meets the press. Easter bonnets take bow. Talon wins $100,000 race [Arcadia, Calif.]

123. Mar. 4, 1948. The world crisis: Washington [Juraj Slavik, Czech ambassador resigns]; Lake Success [Security Council of the United Nations deliberate over partition and strife in Holy Land]. Premiere [of "Naked City"] aids heart fund. Irish top NYU cagers. Death mars ski jump [Iron Mountain, Mich.]. Spring training begins: Tampa [Cincinnati Reds]; Sarasota [Boston Red Sox].

124. Mar. 9, 1948. Canada winter troops in Yukon. Greeks reorganize army. China gets Jap reparations. De Valera arrives in U. S. Billiard champ [Willie Hoppe] wins again. Canada hails Barbara Ann [Scott, figure skating queen]. News from training camps: St. Petersburg [New York Yankees]; Pasadena [Chicago White Sox]; Los Angeles [Chicago Cubs].

125. Mar. 11, 1948. Chile claims Antarctic land. Celebs arrive on "Queen [Elizabeth"; Ex-King Michael of Roumania, Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Rank, Dick Button, figure-skating champion]. Records [official documents] lost in Jap fire [Tokyo]. 12 dead in plane crash [Chicago]. Hardware Easter hats [San Mateo, Calif.]. The world of sports: Connie Mack shows how [Philadelphia Athletics in West Palm Beach]; Norse skier wins meet [Arne Ulland at Snoqualmie, Wash.].

126. Mar. 16, 1948. Byrnes warns of Red menace [Charleston, S. C.]. [J. Arthur] Rank receives degree [from Boston University]. Film agreement signed [by Eric Johnston and Harold Wilson in London]. The world of sports: "Dem Bums" get in shape [Brooklyn Dodgers under Durocher in training at Ciudad Trujillo]; wheelchair basketball [crippled veterans from Halloran and Cushing Army hospitals play in New York]. Water skiers rush season [Olympic Club members at Seattle].

127. Mar. 18, 1948. The world crisis: Truman warns U. S. of Reds. UN presses Czech inquiry. A great day for the Irish [St. Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue, New York].

128. Mar. 23, 1948. [Dodecanese] Islands returned to Greece. Scores dead in [Middle West] tornadoes. New jet fighters tested at sea [Navy's speedy FJ–1 fighters practice take-offs and landings aboard the carrier "Boxer" in the Pacific]. [Ronald] Colman wins Academy Award [for performance in "A Double Life"]. 50–to–1 shot [Sheila's Cottage] wins Grand National [steeplechase] at Aintree, England.

129. Mar. 25, 1948. Buzz bombs shot down in Air Forces tests. Austin flays Red tactics [at Lake Success, N. Y.]. Finns leave for Moscow [for parley]. Floods peril many states from upstate New York to Midwest. J. Arthur Rank visits White House. Snowmobiles hit 100 m.p.h. in Ontario. Golden Gloves clash in New York.

130. Mar. 30, 1948. Pope warns of Red menace as Easter is celebrated. [Easter throngs on 5th Avenue; Easter sunrise service at Glendale, Calif.; Easter egg hunt at Hyattsville, Md.]. U. S. ousts Hans Eisler. Lift stunt man by hair [Memphis, Tenn.]. Twenty-four dead in tornado [in Coatesville, Ind.]. Navy's rocket town [Inyokern, Calif.].

131. Apr. 2, 1948. U. S. hails Army Day. Cops nab Wall Street pickets. Young man of distinction [New York fashions for junior]. Churchill [at grandson's] christening. Bushman [a gorilla] has birthday [in Chicago zoo]. Oilers beat Kentucky courtmen [basketball in New York].

132. Apr. 8, 1948. Truman signs Europe aid bill. [Viscount Alexander, Prime Minister King and President Truman receive honorary degrees in Williamsburg, Va.]. Finns weigh Russ[ian] pact. Ike meets grandson [Eisenhower family]. Mountbatten in Burma. Waves lash Barcelona. The world of sports: one-legged skiers compete [in Austria]; French gymnasts perform.

133. Apr. 9, 1948. Stassen tops Wisconsin primary. Truman sees Army parade [Washington]. Paul Hoffman named to [European] Aid post [Washington]. U. S. ships visit Greece. [King Paul boards the "Rochester"]. Fifty-one dead in Jap railroad wreck [Osaka]. Bogota parley opens. Royalty greets Mrs. F. D. R. [in London]. Prince Charles [Belgium's Regent] visits capital. Birds blacken sky [near Amsterdam, Holland]. Dixie water ski tourney [Cypress Gardens, Fla.].

134. Apr. 13, 1948. Coal strike ends [John L. Lewis and House Speaker Martin in Washington]. U. S. troops march in Trieste. New York—Italian "protest" parade [calling for defeat of Reds in Italy]. Navy balloon rises 20 miles [over Minn.]. Sporting highlights: Harmon wins Masters golf [in Augusta, Ga.]; Navy midgets [sons of naval families] in slugfest [Annapolis]; World's crookedest race [on inland waterway, Seattle].

135. Apr. 15, 1948. Revolt in Bogota [scenes of rioting and bloodshed]. F. D. R. memorial unveiled [Mrs. Roosevelt in the presence of King George unveils statue in Grosvenor Square, London]. Premiere [of "Are You with It" in New York] aids bond drive. Thunderjets in maneuvers [Bangor, Maine]. Cardinal [Spellman in New York] makes appeal.

136. Apr. 20, 1948. The Italian election. Aftermath [of revolution] in Bogota. Ohio [River at Marietta] on flood rampage. First ERP ship sails [from Galveston]. Paris, France [Canadian ambassador distributes food and clothing]. Garden City, L. I. [food and clothing donated at the Cathedral of the Incarnation prepared for shipment to London]. White House balcony seen. Tiny tot swims underwater [11–month old Sherry Lynn Whitford in Los Angeles].

137. Apr. 22, 1948. 16 nations sign pact [for political and economic union of Western Europe]. U. S. subs sail for Turkey. Mass helicopter flight [Navy craft at Lakehurst, N. J.]. Variety Clubs honor [George C.] Marshall. Filmdom hospital dedicated [by Jean Hersholt, Shirley Temple and others]. The world of sports: celebs in Greenbrier golf [White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.]; 3–year-old swimmers star.

138. Apr. 27, 1948. News from Germany [blasting of war-damaged railway station; reconstruction work on Cologne Cathedral; soccer game in Hamburg]. Scores die in train wreck [at Cheshire, England]. Dutch hail Mrs. Roosevelt. Kiddies in "appeal" parade [in New York, for overseas aid to children]. Zany hats for men shown. Texas gets warship as shrine. The world of sports: wrestling champs get tossed [Toronto]; motorcycle mud derby [Seattle].

139. Apr. 29, 1948. Royal wedding anniversary [London. England's King & Queen observe 25th anniversary]. Voting in Switzerland [Canton of Appenzell]. Princess [Elizabeth] gets [Order of the] Garter. French mine explosion [Courrieres]. Divers "discover" mermaid [Santa Cruz, Calif.]. Sporting highlights: thrilling yacht regatta [Balboa, Calif.]; high-wire high-jinks [acrobats in Germany].

140. May 4, 1948. May Day celebrated [parades in New York, Norway, Denmark, and Japan]. "Ike" [Eisenhower] arrives at Columbia [to assume presidency]. Apple Blossom Festival [Winchester, Va.]. "Citation" wins the [Kentucky] Derby.

141. May 7, 1948. "Mothball fleet" ready [Navy vessels in storage at Bremerton, Wash.]. Truman lauds family unit [in talk at Conference on Family Life, Washington]. Princess [Juliana of Holland] in coal mine. Twister levels Texas town [McKinney]. One dead in [New York] gas blast. Fly helicopter inside building [San Francisco]. Chimps do spring cleaning [in St. Louis Zoo]. Olympic diving queens [Las Vegas, Nev.].

142. May 11, 1948. U. S. acts to prevent train strike [by seizing railroads]. Atom age "hands" shown [for handling radioactive material]. Middies "dunked" in drill [arriation dunking drill at Annapolis]. Mexico film studio burns [Aztec studio at Coyoacan]. Bridge collapse kills 22 [Forli, Italy]. Jap police arrest quack [at Ichikawa]. [Herman] Barron wins Goodall golf [New Rochelle, N. Y.].

143. May 13, 1948. Marshall denies Red talks: urges peace moves in UN. Churchill urges Europe union [in speech at The Hague]. Aid for starving children [through Overseas Aid Appeal]. New water repellent tried. Motorcycle hill climb [Tacoma, Wash.]. Mass parachute jump [82d Airborne Division in maneuvers in Kentucky].

144. May 18, 1948. Jews defend new Zion state [battle for Haifa; flag of new state unfurled in Washington; U. S. recognition of new state announced at Lake Success]. Paris hails royal couple [Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh]. Celebs in capital golf [tournament in Washington]. Ice queen's amateur finale [Barbara Ann Scott at Toronto]. Mr. America 1948 chosen [George Eiferman of Santa Monica, Calif.]. Citation wins Preakness. Bishop of Austin [Texas] installed [Most Rev. Louis J. Reicher].

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].