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35. Apr. 30, 1948. Britain's monarchs acclaimed on their Silver Anniversary, Windsor Castle: Order of the Garter ceremony for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Red post-election demonstration in Milan is a fiasco. Public works: Puerto Rico dam. The feminine world: Mrs. Helen Hines, American mother of 1948; Mrs. John Cole, 27–year-old mother of 10. Sports: jockey [John Longden] sets record; auto helldrivers [Jimmy Martin's crew in Riverside, Calif.]; shooting the rapids [at Eugene, Oregon.]
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36. May 4, 1948. Eisenhower holds press conference at Columbia University. Film flashes: New York loyalty parade; Japan Eucharistic Procession; Winchester, Virginia Apple Blossom Festival; Burned-out Laramie helped by Little Marshall Plan. Fashions in [cloth of] gold. Citation wins Kentucky Derby.
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37. May 7, 1948. Republicans battle for presidential nomination. Taft-Stassen [contest] in Ohio. Dewey in Oregon. President Truman speaks about housing and family welfare. The news ticker: Long Island gas blast; tornadoes wreak havoc in St. Clair, W. Va.; General Wainwright honored by Masons; spring fever hits chimpanzees, and they clean-up. Sports: U. S. prepares for Olympics [at Penn State College]. Men gymnasts and women divers [perform].
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38. May 11, 1948. Railroads seized by U. S. as strike threatens nation. News of the nation: Norman Thomas nominated [by Socialists]; Navy obstacle course [Dunking Drill preliminary to summer cruise]. Something new in baby shows: China "dolls" come to life [in Chinatown Baby Parade at San Francisco]. Mexican sweepstake winners. Sports: Goodall Golf Tournament in New York; all-Navy boxing [in San Diego, Calif.]; women wrestlers in Boston.
© 11May48; MP3069.
39. May 14, 1948. Churchill in Holland. Secretary Marshall on U. S.-Russia talks. Personalities in the news: Mr. Skouras gets $10,000 check [for United Nations Appeal for Children]. Ex-Premier [Jonas Cernius] of Lithuania [in Newark]. Reds, vets fight at New York premiere of "Iron Curtain." Airborne troops fill the skies in war maneuvers [at Camp Campbell, Ky.]. Sports: French fencing; woman jockeys; British boxing.