© 28Dec48; MP3680.
Volume 32, 1948/49.
1. Dec. 31, 1948. Sports highlights of 1948. Sports highlights of 1948: horse racing, motor mania, golf, boxing, baseball, football, winter sports, the Olympics.
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2. Jan. 4, 1949. Dramatic rescue of 12 fliers from Greenland icecap. Puerto Rico inaugurates first elected governor. Senator Barkley and Bob Hope [return from Germany]. Nation ushers in the new year with a bang. Picturesque parade hails Orange Bowl classic in Miami. Tournament of Roses [Pasadena]. Football: Rose Bowl; Orange Bowl; Sugar Bowl; Cotton Bowl.
© 4Jan49; MP3733.
3. Jan. 7, 1949. President asks Congress for new laws. Colorado blizzard. Arkansas tornado. Eisenhower launches Boy Scout drive. Two former kings [Duke of Windsor and King Leopold] play golf. Golden Gloves bouts thrill fans with slam-bang slugging.
© 7Jan49; MP3734.
4. Jan. 11, 1949. Marshall resigns; Acheson to head State Department. Nature on the rampage: gales lash English coast; record-breaking rain causes flood in Birmingham, Ala.; blizzard sweeps over Rocky Mountains. Women in politics [at the Women's Press Club, Washington]. Gay mummers stage picturesque parade in Philadelphia. Governor Warren inaugurated at Tallahassee. A million dollars in mink auctioned at Minneapolis. Aerial daredevils thrill crowds at Miami air show. French boxing fans see leather fly in bantamweight bout. New York photographers pick Florida girl as their Queen.
© 11Jan49; MP3780.