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91. July 16, 1949. Nocturnal aquatics in Puerto Rico. New president of World Bank [Eugene R. Black]. Irene Dunne receives award from Notre Dame. Judith Coplon convicted of espionage. American GI [welcomes] Chinese orphan [in New York].
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92. July 20, 1949. 2900–mile bike race; 120 cyclists begin grueling "Tour de France." Western Europe unites in mass fleet maneuvers. New Red menace for Japan [2,000 Japanese soldiers return from Soviet prison camps]. Lake Placid, N.Y., ice-cold ski jumping. Wimbledon: America's Ted Schroeder wins tennis final.
© 20Jul49; MP4374.
93. July 23, 1949. "All star" baseball; movie favorites go to bat for hospital fund. New drive on for cuts in luxury taxes [Senator Edwin C. Johnson explains the bill]. Automatic drive in; hamburgers a la push button. Crippling dock strikes [in Honolulu and London].
© 23Jul49; MP4388.
94. July 27, 1949. Tragic air crashes in California and India. Truman reports on economic state of the nation. American League All Stars whip Nationals.
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95. July 30, 1949. Gay Paris celebrates Bastille Day. Fire destroys big movie stage in Munich. Tokyo receives gift of animals from Salt Lake City. President signs bill for vast building program. Rare films of a future king [Prince Charles of England].