1948/49.
1. Aug. 28, 1948. Middies, cadets join forces in amphibious test [on Virginia coast]. Cologne Cathedral reopened for seven hundredth anniversary. [Secretary of Defense] Forrestal talks defense plans with Canada [at Ottawa, attends policy meeting at Newport, R.I.]. Axis Sally [Mildred Elizabeth Gillars] faces trial for treason [in Washington]. [Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri) also under charges]. Grid preview: [Chicago] Cardinals beat [College] All-Stars [in Chicago]. Seattle, Washington sail classic [North American Star Boat Sailing Championships].
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2. Sept. 1, 1948. Soviet rejects U.S. note on teachers [severs consular relations after Kosenkina protest]. Back to school fashions. [Alger] Hiss vs. [Whittaker] Chambers: key witnesses face to face at spy hearing [before House Un-American Activities Committee]. Heat wave [temperatures near record levels in New York].
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3. Sept. 4, 1948. Best on the ice; skate stars preview gayest carnival [Ice Capades of 1949]. World churchmen meet in Amsterdam. Headlines, news, and people: draft call inductions set for November; Soviet Consul [Jacob Lomakin] sails from New York; U.S. Olympic stars home after London sweep. Red hot football; temperature 99 degrees [Dodgers vs. Yankees].
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4. Sept. 8, 1948. Ship news; celebrities sail aboard Queen Mary. Wilhelmina of Holland ends 50 year reign. Football, collegians get ready: Irish eye third straight national crown; Army rated tops in East; Navy faces tough schedule.
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5. Sept. 11, 1948. UN moves to France; Paris ready for delegates of 58 nations. School daze; twirlers learn tricks with the sticks [Huntsville, Texas]. Aid for Greece; U.S. builds bridges to speed recovery. The novel in fashions. China fights inflation with money reforms.