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36. Dec. 29, 1948. Intersectional basketball thrills big city [at Madison Square Garden]. French raze Red radio towers [in Berlin]. From Paris, a hat to fit your profile. Ku Klux Klan initiation ceremonies [in Georgia; Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt cites child membership as hate-breeding].
© 29Dec48; MP3679.
37. Jan. 1, 1949. Headline news stories of 1948: Harry S. Truman, man of the year; revolt in Bogota; Hiss versus Chambers; Oksana Kosenkina; Olympic games; Gandhi, India's last tribute; Palestine, a state is born; the Berlin crisis; the airlift; the UN in 1948.
© 1Jan49; MP3730.
38. Jan. 5, 1949. Atom ore; pitchblende bonanza in Colorado. U.S. returns original Magna Carta to England. Pact signed ending ban on recordings. 1948 in sports.
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39. Jan. 8, 1949. Football welcomes New Year. 1949 Bowl games: [The Longhorns of Texas meet the Bulldogs of Georgia in the Orange Bowl; Northwestern and California fight in Rose Bowl; Southern Methodists triumph over Oregon in the Cotton Bowl]. Stars over Berlin: Operation Good Cheer. [Prominent American entertainers and public figures bring a touch of home to the men of the Berlin Airlift].
© 8Jan49; MP3760.
40. Jan. 12, 1949. Nature hits hard across the nation. [Blizzard strikes in the Rocky Mountain states, sweeping eastward across the Middle West. 120 homes demolished by tornado in Warren, Ark.] Truman asks: Tax boost, inflation control, Labor Act repeal. President outlines "Fair Deal" program as Congress meets with Democrats in control. Sports highlights: Clemson noses out Missouri [at Jacksonville's Gator Bowl]; Skiing—at your door [on the slopes of Mt. Hood, Oregon].