60. July 26, 1949. Atlantic Treaty signed by Truman; arms fight looms. 50,000th D.P. arrives [in Boston]. Anniversary: Israel "V" Day [celebrated in Tel Aviv]. The blue Danube [is re-opened to travel]. Earl of Harewood [is engaged to Marion Stein]. Clifton Webb in Rome. Frog jumping jamboree [at Boys' Club, in Worcester, Mass.] Paris swimming meet [in Tourelle Pool]. [Coaltown wins] Arlington Handicap.
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61. July 29, 1949. Australian flood ruin [outside Sydney]. Ile de France arrives [in New York]. Hirohito sees swim meet [in Tokyo]. Log drive in Idaho [on the Clearwater River]. Grandmother beauty contest [in Chicago]. Amputees baseball [at New York's Polo Grounds]. Lesnevich-Charles training [in New Jersey]. Del Mar racing [Bolero wins the Inaugural Handicap]. International motorbike race in Vienna. Summer ski jump [at Guilford, N. H.]
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62. Aug. 2, 1949. Acheson denies arms to Europe will start war. Churchill in Italy. New Viking "invasion" [on the Kentish coast]. New Jersey: freak mid-air crash. Canada: rain maker [Donald Johnston comes to the aid of farmers]. New York: tall girl beauty contest. Water sports: snowbird yachts [in New Port Harbor, Calif.]; two-year-old diver [Dennis McShane]; water ski show [in Cypress Gardens].
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63. Aug. 5, 1949. Marshall advises a strong front against Russia. Truman meets [American Legion] Boys' Forum. [Douglas] Fairbanks and CARE. Nation pays tribute to Herbert Hoover on 75th birthday. Shirley May France [prepares to swim the English Channel]. Mr. Ideal Man [Sonny Myers]. Cheer leaders' school [Sam Houston College, in Texas].
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64. Aug. 9, 1949. Pin-point bombing supplies Alpine observatories [with necessary provisions]. R.O.T.C. cadets [at Fort Eustis, Va.] Indian "landlords" [receive annual payment from Canadian government]. Tallest man [Clifford Thompson]. Aviation science [jet planes tested]. French horse show [in Paris]. New Zealand deep sea fishing. Aqua glamour [diving exhibition by Olympic performer, Helen Crlenkovich, in Hollywood]. World premiere of "Slattery's Hurricane," in Miami, Fla.
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