11. Oct. 4, 1946. Navy plane breaks world's non-stop distance record. Greece gives King George ovation on return from exile. U. S. Navy explodes 500,000 pounds of TNT in Idaho test. Movie executive [Barney Balaban] is honored for charity work. Australian wool auction provides some wild bidding. Sports: women's amateur golf; roller-skating spectacle.
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12. Oct. 8, 1946. Nazi leaders hear death sentences as war trial ends. Sports: the World Series. Football: New York; Los Angeles; Austin.
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13. Oct. 11, 1946. Secretary Byrnes in Paris speaks on Stalin's "no war" statement. U. S. Army B–29 flies over top of world, Honolulu to Cairo. Names in the news: Paul H. Griffith, Chief Justice Vinson, W. Averell Harriman, Jack L. Warner, General Eisenhower. National cotton-picking contest held in Arkansas. Film flashes: farmers battle ducks; Red Cross aids Chinese. Sports: World Series; football.
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14. Oct. 15, 1946. President Truman lifts controls on meat prices. News reports from abroad: SS Queen Elizabeth; demonstration in Trieste. General Stilwell, hero of Burma, dies in California. Vast throng sees colorful "Veiled Prophet" parade. Hollywood stars seek arbitration in movie strike. The pigskin parade: Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Los Angeles.
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15. Oct. 18, 1946. Peace Conference in Paris ended; Byrnes returns. Windsors in England together—first time since abdication. Record salmon run battles Canadian rapids to spawn. Navy reveals new electric catapult ["Electro-pult">[ to launch planes. Meat on the table; livestock rolls to market again. Cardinals win world series.
© 18Oct46; MP1300.