50. June 21, 1949. Chambers vs. Hiss in dramatic New York Red spy trial. Paris: De Gaulle at General Le Clerc ceremonies. South Africa gold mining. London gets all dressed up for Ascot racing. Girl channel swimmer [Shirley May France] Dynamite man [Leo Simon].
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51. June 24, 1949. Big Four come to terms; German-Austrian decisions made at Paris talks. New York: 1 pound portable iron lung. Indo-China: Ex-Emperor Bao Dai. Colorado: Governors' conference. Boxing: Charles-Walcott fight. Wimbledon tennis. Indian canoe race.
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52. June 28, 1949. The heat is on [scenes of people on the Eastern Seaboard seeking relief from the heat]. New Jersey: oil refinery fire. Flash flood at St. Petersburg, W. Va. Governor Warren weds. Masonic parade, Florala, Ala. Seattle: tractor-type landing gear. Marines summer training at Little Creek, Va. Wales: quad families. Miss Atlantic City. Equipoise Mile at Arlington Park, Chicago. New Zealand skiing.
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53. July 1, 1949. Washington: counterfeiters seized. English channel: Princess Astrid sinks. Ceremony of the walking towers at Nola, Italy. New York: PAL outing for orphans. Santa Monica: St. John's hospital [breaks ground for new wing]. 74–year-old man held on charges of swindling women. Fashions for coeds. Rapids boat race on Arkansas River. Water ski capers.
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54. July 5, 1949. Judith Coplon found guilty in spy trial. Irene Dunne honored with the Catholic Laetare medal. Chinese war orphan [arrives in New York]. Australian floods. Wimbledon tennis. Night water skiing.
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