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71. May 3, 1946. Captured pictures show how Nazi V–2 rocket was born. News flashes here and abroad: explosion wrecks warship [USS Solar unloading ammunition off New Jersey]; sunken Jap silver salvaged; gifts from Tibet; tribute to India's Army. Names in the news: Admiral Hewitt decorated in Italy; Somerset Maugham presents novel to Library of Congress. New York slum area razed for world's biggest housing project. Blessed events are no novelty in this family of 17 children. Sports: French bicycle race, soccer in England.
© 3May46; MP597.
72. May 7, 1946. Alcatraz convicts foiled in prison break attempt. American Mother of 1946 is first Negro so honored. Apple-blossom time festivals. Dignified citizens of Penguin Island settle a problem. Louis and Conn sign for heavyweight title bout. The Kentucky Derby [Assault wins].
© 7May46; MP598.
73. May 10, 1946. World events: Russia, Switzerland, France, Japan. American wheat for the hungry world. News flashes: Coal mine fire in Australia; policewomen for Tokyo; new propeller for ships. Spring brings out animals in pups—they wanna fight.
© 10May46; MP665.
74. May 14, 1946. V–2 rocket soars 75 miles up in U. S. Army test. Truman warns: The world cannot survive an atomic war. Tojo and 27 Japs on trial in Tokyo for war crimes. Raids on Shanghai black market in GI goods. World's largest dam [Grand Coulee, in Washington] is a highway for grazing sheep. Sports: college rowing regatta, Assault wins Preakness.
© 14May46; MP666.
75. May 17, 1946. Hoover reports to President on world famine. Foreign events: De Gaulle pays homage at Clemenceau's grave; Churchill receives ovation on visit to Holland. Movie industry collection fund for Red Cross [in Washington, D. C. and Hollywood, California]. Action flashes in the news: Nazi poison gas dumped into ocean; iceberg patrol in the Atlantic; fountains of Versailles. Sports: tennis, bike race, trotting.