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40. May 18, 1948. Rebirth of Jewish state of Israel marked by war: Haganah takes city of Haifa; N. Y. rally hails Jewish state. Italian president [Luigi Einaudi, congratulated by Premier de Gasperi after election]; Princess Elizabeth [of England] in Paris; President Truman makes prediction [of Democratic victory]. Gay parade hails Cotton Carnival in Memphis. Sports: Citation wins Preakness; Celebrities golf [Washington]; Olympic skaters.
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41. May 21, 1948. Dewey and Stassen debate outlawing of Communism. Jewish state proclaimed at Tel Aviv. Free election held in the American zone of Korea. Flower fashions. Sports: Girl gymnasts from Sweden; Monaco auto race [the Grand Prix]; dynamite girl.
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42. May 25, 1948. Dewey beats Stassen in Oregon [primary to select Republican convention delegates]. President Truman at Girard College [Philadelphia]. Father of the year [Clarkson F. Warden of Ann Arbor, Mich.]. Dutch palace burns [at The Hague]. Navy jet fighters [on carrier Saipan]. 15,000 boys stage great spectacle in Scout-O-Rama. Dutch celebration hails tulip time in Holland, Michigan. Morris and Essex Dog Show [Madison, N. J.]. Sports: Roosevelt Raceway trotting; women's auto race.
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43. May 28, 1948. UN faces crisis over war in Palestine. New York rally hears appeals to help needy children [General Marshall and Chairman Spyros Skouras speak for UN's American Overseas Aid]. Princess Elizabeth at race-track in Paris. Jesse James [of Lawton, Oklahoma, claims to be former outlaw]. Canadian oil well on rampage [Leduc oil field in Alberta]. "Green Grass of Wyoming" has world premiere in [Lancaster] Ohio. Boys Town is final resting place for Father Flanagan. Hogan wins PGA Golf Tourney at St. Louis.
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44. June 1, 1948. Navy sinks famed A-bomb warship "Salt Lake City." Chinese elections [at Nanking; Chiang Kai-shek elected President]. Cardinal Spellman [Eamon De Valera, and Monsignor Sheen] in Australia. New Swiss Guards for Vatican. Drew Pearson, Father of the Year [decorated by General Eisenhower]. New-born bear cubs learn about life. Sports: Chinese track meet [in Shanghai]; Louis and Walcott training [for heavyweight championship].