85. June 19, 1948. Freedom train begins 10th month of tour. Zoo circus: chimps no chumps at clowning. New look gets into the swim [Paris beach wear]. Politics: presidential fireworks [Republicans in Philadelphia; Truman continues western tour]. Babe Ruth: his number becomes immortal.
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86. June 23, 1948. U.S. sailors fight for Olympic berths. American girls rout British at Wimbledon. Nippon goes to the races. France remembers: memorial to fallen Yanks dedicated. Truman family [on West Coast]. New ocean phenomena uncovered [Swedish oceanographers film undersea life].
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87. June 26, 1948. GOP meets to name '48 ticket. Republican National Convention opens in Philadelphia. 1094 delegates weigh the chances of favored and dark-horse candidates. Taft, Stassen, and Dewey hold featured spotlight. Governor Dwight H. Green delivers keynote address.
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88. June 30, 1948. Dewey wins! Republican candidate for president chosen by unanimous vote. Comprehensive newsreel round-up of last days of convention. Dewey appears before convention to deliver victory address.
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89. July 3, 1948. Berlin: new days of crisis [U.S. airplanes fly food into city; Germans exchange marks for new currency]. [Lord Louis] Mountbatten's farewell to India [retires as Governor-General]. Palestine: Haganah, Irgun clash over arms ship [at Tel Aviv]. Dewey and Warren: GOP set for big campaign [first press conference of Republican nominees; Dewey attends church at Pawling, N.Y.]. Joe Louis: champ says he'll retire [after victory over Joe Walcott]. Patty Berg wins Western [Open] Golf title [at Chicago].
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