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45. June 4, 1948. 100,000 homeless as Columbia River goes on rampage. Palestine: Tel Aviv bombed by air. India: Gandhi's assassin on trial. Marshall [Plan ship arrives at Genoa] Italy. President Truman observes Memorial Day [at Arlington National Cemetery]. Byrnes and Vandenberg honored at Columbia University. Indianapolis auto race [won by Mauri Rose]. German boxing [championship retained by Hein Ten Hoff].
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46. June 8, 1948. Tension over truce brings new climax to Palestine War. President tours the Nation; speaks at Chicago; [parades with veterans in Omaha]. 410 midshipmen say farewell to Annapolis. Midget auto race [Polo Grounds, New York]. English Derby [won by My Love]. Sweepstakes ticket brings $25,000 to Bronx family [of Frank Bisconti].
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47. June 11, 1948. Palestine truce opens the way to peace. President Truman hailed in Far West. Senator Vandenberg on ERP [before Senate Appropriations Committee]. Atlantic City, Shriners parade. West Point graduation. President Auriol visits Normandie. U. S. visitors [shopping in] Canada. U. S. Olympic divers [Marjorie Guestring, Sammy Lee, and others] display fine form at Los Angeles.
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48. June 15, 1948. President, hailed at Los Angeles, flays Congress, and winds up tour of Nation. Italy: recently-elected President Luigi Einaudi takes command of the army. Japan: Cardinal Spellman calls on the Mikado in Tokyo. Paris [U. S. war dead honored at tomb of Napoleon]. Santa Cruz [Reba Watterson selected as California's entry in Miss America contest]. New Jersey: Miss Atlantic City title goes to Wanda Sullivan. Sports: horseracing [Tokyo]; gymnastics [Austrian Olympic candidates at Salzburg]; water skiing [Cypress Gardens, Fla.]
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49. June 18, 1948. President hailed at Los Angeles; flays Congress. Truman winds up tour of nation. Foreign flashes: President [Einaudi] of Italy; Cardinal Spellman in Japan; U. S. memorial in Paris. Santa Cruz, California, selects entry for Miss America. New Jersey: Miss Atlantic City chosen. Sports: Nippon Derby [at Tokyo]; Austrian gymnasts [at Salzberg]; water skiing [at Cypress Gardens, Fla.].