282. June 18, 1948. Greater New York's golden jubilee. Jerusalem battle films. Truman says Soviet blocks road to peace. King Michael weds Anne. Babe Ruth acclaimed. Citation wins triple crown [at New York's Belmont Park]. Hogan victor in National Open. Chimps put on all star show at [St. Louis Zoo].
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283. June 23, 1948. UN mediators see peace in Palestine. Truman gets an "8 ball" [ornament for his desk at the Greater Los Angeles Press Club]. Overseas headlines: Cardinal Spellman in Tokyo; France honors American dead. The search begins for Miss America [Miss California of 1948]. Sports topics of the day: aqua-ski thriller [Cypress Gardens in Florida]; Derby day in Tokyo.
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284. June 25, 1948. Convention special. Complete film story of GOP drama in Philadelphia. [Includes Republican leaders; Harold E. Stassen, Earl Warren, Joseph W. Martin, Jonathan Wainwright, Robert A. Taft, Thomas E. Dewey, Walter S. Hallanan, and Dwight H. Green.]
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285. June 30, 1948. Dewey wins nomination [at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia].
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286. July 2, 1948. Berlin under Red siege. Rebel ship set afire in Israeli clash. The Warrens meet the Deweys. Patty Berg wins open golf title. India bids farewell to Lord Mountbatten.
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