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10. Feb. 3, 1948. The world mourns Mahatma Gandhi, slain by assassin. Film highlights of world news: Pope thanks U. S. [for Friendship Train food]; Friendship food burned [Paris]; Marines sail for Mediterranean; Montreal airport clears snow. Spectacular parade opens St. Paul's winter carnival. Sports: Winter Olympics begin [St. Moritz]; Santa Anita racing; Millrose Games [Madison Square Garden].
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11. Feb. 6, 1948. U. S., Canada join in mercy flight to frozen [village in Labrador]. [King] Leopold in Havana. French dam [on River Rhone]. Exercise Snowdrop [paratroop maneuvers at Pine Camp, N. Y.]. Four are now nine, as Badgett quads enjoy a birthday. Hollywood spotlight; "Look" awards [presented by Bob Hope to Twentieth Century-Fox for "Gentlemen's Agreement">[. Major Humphrey asks continuation of rent controls [Minneapolis]. Sports: speed skating [St. Paul]; iceboat regatta [Williams Bay, Wis.]; school for umpires [West Palm Beach, Fla.]
© 6Feb48; MP2761.
12. Feb. 10, 1948. The funeral of Gandhi at Delhi. General Eisenhower retires as U. S. Chief of Staff [administers oath to his successor, General Bradley, in presence of President Truman]. Operation Paradog uses huskies for air rescue work [U. S. Air Forces in Labrador]. Winter Olympic games [at St. Moritz]; skiing [Henri Creiller of France]; men's figure skating [Richard Button of U. S.]; women's figure skating [Barbara Ann Scott of Canada].
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13. Feb. 13, 1948. Record cold spell. Ohio River frozen; Niagara Falls frozen. Palestine report: bomb wrecks newspaper building ["The Palestine Post">[; British blow up surplus ammunition. Truman becomes president of the Boy Scouts. Doggy bluebloods parade for prizes in New York show [Westminster Kennel Club]. New Orleans Mardi Gras [Margaret Truman among visitors]. Viareggio carnival [Italy]. Sports: St. Paul ski jump [Eugene Wilson, champion]; Lipton Cup yacht race [Miami, Fla.].
© 13Feb48; MP2763.
14. Feb. 17, 1948. Gov. Dewey raps administration's peace policy. Ohio River ice breakup. Fighting in Greece. Pope and scientists [meeting of Papal Academy of Science at Vatican]. Rockefeller wedding [Palm Beach, Fla.]. Sports from abroad: world table tennis [Wembley, England]; Cerdan boxing [Paris]; Olympic four-man bobsled [St. Moritz].