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130. Mar. 30, 1948. Pope warns of Red menace as Easter is celebrated. [Easter throngs on 5th Avenue; Easter sunrise service at Glendale, Calif.; Easter egg hunt at Hyattsville, Md.]. U. S. ousts Hans Eisler. Lift stunt man by hair [Memphis, Tenn.]. Twenty-four dead in tornado [in Coatesville, Ind.]. Navy's rocket town [Inyokern, Calif.].
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131. Apr. 2, 1948. U. S. hails Army Day. Cops nab Wall Street pickets. Young man of distinction [New York fashions for junior]. Churchill [at grandson's] christening. Bushman © 2Apr48; MP2960. 132. Apr. 8, 1948. Truman signs Europe aid bill. [Viscount Alexander, Prime Minister King and President Truman receive honorary degrees in Williamsburg, Va.]. Finns weigh Russ[ian] pact. Ike meets grandson [Eisenhower family]. Mountbatten in Burma. Waves lash Barcelona. The world of sports: one-legged skiers compete [in Austria]; French gymnasts perform. © 8Apr48; MP2961. 133. Apr. 9, 1948. Stassen tops Wisconsin primary. Truman sees Army parade [Washington]. Paul Hoffman named to [European] Aid post [Washington]. U. S. ships visit Greece. [King Paul boards the "Rochester">[. Fifty-one dead in Jap railroad wreck [Osaka]. Bogota parley opens. Royalty greets Mrs. F. D. R. [in London]. Prince Charles [Belgium's Regent] visits capital. Birds blacken sky [near Amsterdam, Holland]. Dixie water ski tourney [Cypress Gardens, Fla.]. © 9Apr48; MP2962. 134. Apr. 13, 1948. Coal strike ends [John L. Lewis and House Speaker Martin in Washington]. U. S. troops march in Trieste. New York—Italian "protest" parade [calling for defeat of Reds in Italy]. Navy balloon rises 20 miles [over Minn.]. Sporting highlights: Harmon wins Masters golf [in Augusta, Ga.]; Navy midgets [sons of naval families] in slugfest [Annapolis]; World's crookedest race [on inland waterway, Seattle].