40. Jan. 14, 1948. Leathernecks sail for Mediterranean. First Friendship Food arrives in Italy [Naples and Rome]. Ex-King Michael reaches exile in Switzerland. Congress hears Truman [State of the Union message].
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41. Jan. 17, 1948. Winter sports: hockey squads sail for Olympics; high flying hickory aces [skiing at Bear Mountain, N. Y.]. European aid program debated [Secretary Marshall before Senate Foreign Affairs Committee]. Guerrillas on Konitsa front [border warfare in northern Greece]. Thrill-a-minute air show [Miami].
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42. Jan. 21, 1948. Silver Skates classic thrills New York. Anti-royalist riots in Rome. Time for dimes [Margaret Truman; three-year-old poster-baby, Terry Tullos; the President]. General Chennault and bride. Montgomery's mission to Ethiopia. Survival in the air age [report by Chairman Finletter of the President's Air Policy Commission and a newsreel report on our aircraft industry].
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43. Jan. 24, 1948. Cold breezes, hot racing at Hialeah. Eisenhower honored in Philadelphia. Baruch on foreign aid: "Mobilize for peace." Winter Olympics, last minute preparations [St. Moritz, Switzerland]. Danger rides the hickory boards [ski-jumping tournament at Fox River Grove, Ill.].
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44. Jan. 28, 1948. Secret Nazi papers bared. Russo-German plot revealed. Innovations: Japan [war widows make toy automobiles from beer cans]; anti-freeze sailor suit [Navy suits to prevent freezing in coldest waters]; the newer look [venetian blinds made into a dress]. Petrillo goes on the record for Congress. U.S.-Canada win European figure skating championships.
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