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254. Mar. 11, 1949. U. S. girl aide [Judith Coplon] nabbed in spy round-up. Newest giant of the skies [Clipper America]. Newsmen honor General Marshall. Truman turns reporter [Key West, Fla.]. Volcano erupts down under [New Zealand's Mt. Gnauruhoe]. Basketball wizards [Harlem Globetrotters defeat Minneapolis Lakers]. World champs warm up [Cleveland Indians]. Boston Braves on 1949 warpath. First work-outs for the Red Sox.
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255. Mar. 16, 1949. "Wild West" train bandits captured. Axis Sally guilty of treason. Degree for a princess [Princess Elizabeth receives Doctor of Laws at Edinburgh University]. With Truman in Florida [receives degree at Rollins College]. The latest dance craze. Romans revive chariot racing. Joe Louis' million dollar story. Dodgers warm up. Tigers get ready.
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256. Mar. 18, 1949. North Atlantic Defense Pact stirs Senators. Egypt restores famed temples buried 2000 years. Rome's motorists receive blessing. Fashion's latest from gay Paree. Junior battlers [New York Boys Athletic League tournament]. Canoe bogganing. Connie Mack on the job.
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257. Mar. 23, 1949. Spectacular fire sweeps Army base [Oakland, Calif.]. Atlantic Pact nears reality. Report from Israel [leaders of United Jewish Appeal and Moshe Sharret arrive in New York]. U. S. opens doors to orphan DP's. Soviet at last returns one U. S. warship. New water sport [plastic canoes at Cypress Gardens]. Skiing paradise [Banff]. Cincinnati "Reds" all set for '48. Alaska's great dog derby.
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258. Mar. 25, 1949. Free nations hail Atlantic Defense Pact. British fleet on the alert [first post-war maneuvers]. Police raids [in New York City] hit slot machines and dope. Basketball thriller [University of San Francisco vs. Loyola]. President wins newsreel "Oscar." Atomic energy opens gates of "secret city" [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]. Houston hails Shamrock Hotel.