212. Oct. 17, 1947. U. S. backs Palestine independence plan. Netherlands Queen [Wilhelmina] retires; infant Princess [Maria Christina] christened. First war dead [from the Pacific area] home. Bill Stern's grid thrillers: Yale vs. Columbia; Army vs. Illinois.
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213. Oct. 22, 1947. Marshall [at CIO convention in Boston] calls upon labor to back U. S foreign policy. Reports from overseas: black gold rush [Germans salvage coal from harbor at Bremen]; U. S. consulate [in Jerusalem] bombed. Personalities in the news: new birth record set; [British] royal family portrait; Nimitz joins Redskins [Ottawa tribe]. Adelaide Hawley describes latest fashions for fall. Lighter side of the news: [pretzel benders marathon in Atlantic City and Frosh-Soph melee at Columbia University].
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214. Oct. 24, 1947. Epic of "Sky Queen" has happy ending [scenes relating to the rescue of passengers from the Bermuda flying boat by U. S. Coast Guard cutter "Bibb">[. Film industry denies Red influence as hearings open [before House Committee on Un-American Activities]. Bill Stern's grid thrillers: Michigan vs. Northwestern; Southern Cal-Oregon State; Arkansas vs. Texas; Pennsylvania-Columbia.
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215. Oct. 29, 1947. Washington's movie drama, all-star cast [Adolphe Menjou, Robert Taylor, Robert Montgomery, and Paul V. McNutt speak at Congressional inquiry into alleged Communist influences in Hollywood]. De Gaulle wins election. Fires raze U. S. forests [in 10 states on Eastern Seaboard]. Rocket opens new navy era [V–2 rocket fired from U. S. aircraft carrier "Midway">[.
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216. Oct. 31, 1947. Thrilling grid films: Columbia's amazing upset of Army; Trojans vs. Golden Bears; Quakers sink the Navy; Longhorns down Rice; Michigan-Minnesota. Nation pays tribute to first war dead home from Europe. Truman calls Congress. Fire ruins Bar Harbor.
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