60. Mar. 24, 1948. Peace in a free world: America hears the price [as President] Truman denounces Soviet. Prague [Jan Masaryk's funeral]. Brussels [Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg sign a 50–year agreement]. Paris [meeting of the 16 nations which are cooperating in the European Recovery Program]. [President Truman in New York for St. Patrick's Day ceremonies; shakes hands with Governor Dewey].

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61. Mar. 27, 1948. Twisters rip through nine states. Hollywood awards its Oscars [Academy awards presented to Celeste Holm, Loretta Young, and Ronald Colman]. 50–1 shot captures Grand National [Sheila's Cottage wins at Aintree, England; two typical Sweepstakes winners in New York City].

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62. Mar. 31, 1948. Report on U.S. defense; match Russia's might [Secretary of Defense Forrestal makes recommendations to Senate Armed Services Committee for expansion of U.S. military forces; Secretary of the Navy Sullivan reports the presence of alien submarines off our shores]. Art with war record [German art treasures exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington]. New tests for American buzz bombs [JB–2's tested at Eglin Field, Fla.]. Golden Gloves: East vs. West [Dick Guerrero vs. Leland Pillen and Luis Ortiz vs. Wallace Smith at Madison Square Garden].

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63. Apr. 3, 1948. [Guy] Lombardo sets speedboat mark. Air Force honors a pioneer [Brigadier General Billy Mitchell]. Roosevelt sons back Ike [Eisenhower]. Italy at the crossroads [of Democracy and Communism]. The light of faith: [Hollywood Bowl for Easter; cherry blossoms in Washington, D. C.; Easter parade on New York's Fifth Avenue].

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64. Apr. 7, 1948. Top-flight basketball; Oilers [of Oklahoma] win Olympic trials [from Kentucky University]. Fashion news: special from Paris. Senate [Armed Services] Committee hears Wallace. A salute to the U.S. Army [Army Day, 1948].

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