65. Apr. 10, 1948. Foreign aid rushed under new law [Marshall Plan]. Ex-dishwasher [Greek immigrant] buys a [Pennsylvania] town. Canada-U.S. amity hailed at Williamsburg, Va. Now it's Grandpa Ike. Trousseau for a princess [Ann of Bourbon-Parma]. Mountbatten visits Burma.
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66. Apr. 14, 1948. Water classic [Dixie water ski championships, Cypress Gardens, Fla.] Hoffman heads E.R.P. [European Recovery Program]. Marshall leads U.S. at parley of the Americas [at Bogota, Colombia]. Primary upset: [Harold E.] Stassen victor in Wisconsin. First pictures: Soviet, British planes crash in Berlin.
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67. Apr. 17, 1948. Hockey champions [Toronto team defeats Detroit team in Stanley Cup finals]. Lewis ends coal strike [meeting of Senator Styles Bridges, Mr. Lewis, and Ezra Van Horn]. Kiddie on the keys [four-year old Jerard Jennings plays the piano, xylophone, and drums]. Italy's hour of decision [pre-election demonstrations].
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68. Apr, 21, 1948. Bogota's reign of terror [scenes of the rioting which followed the assassination of Jorge Gaitan]. Fur crying out loud [fur coats for men in Hollywood]. Russia's Supreme Council in session [Stalin applauded]. England pays homage to an American [royal family present as Mrs. Roosevelt unveils statue of her husband in Grosvenor Square, London].
© 21Apr48; MP2988.
69. Apr. 24, 1948. Citation wins pre-Derby turf classic! [The Chesapeake Stakes at Havre De Grace, Md.]. Bogota, Colombia: Savage revolt leaves its mark [after revolt following assassination of Jorge Gaitan]. Play ball! [President Truman throws first ball to start major-league season, at New York-Washington game]. First pictures: Italy goes to the polls [scenes at April 14 elections, ending campaign between Communists and Christian Democrats].
© 24Apr48; MP3006.