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155. June 24, 1948. Dewey wins! New York governor sweeps GOP nomination on the third ballot at Phila[delphia] convention. Former President Hoover addresses the convention.
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156. June 29, 1948. Governor Warren [of California] chosen by GOP to be Dewey's running mate. [Lord Louis] Mountbatten leaves India [after retiring as Governor-General]. French tire workers strike. New "invasion" of Holland [Colorado beetle attacks crops]. Telescopic ladder shown [in England]. Water skiers "join" fleet [at Newport, R. I.]. Electric surfboard tried [in Los Angeles]. German kids' soapbox derby.
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157. July 1, 1948. Villagers hail benefactors [people of Maille, France, greet the Girard Hales of California]. [Eric] Johnston hits [British] film quota [in Washington]. Dewey and Warren confer [at Pawling, N. Y.]. Truman awards honor medals [presents Congressional medals to three World War II veterans]. Naples honors U. S. war dead. Colorful flower festival [at Genzano, Italy]. Olympic diving queens [at San Diego, Calif.].
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158. July 6, 1948. Warship ["New Jersey">[ joins mothball fleet [at Bayonne, N. J.]. U. S. Israel hero [David Marcus of New York] mourned. Prince [Akahito of Japan] visits U. S. school [in Tokyo]. $7,500,000,000 check signed [by Treasury Secretary Snyder in Washington]. Small story on a big scale [miniature auto factory in Madrid]. Kids build "junior city" [in Kansas City]. Jap swimmer [Konoshin Furahashi] sets record [in Tokyo]. Skiers beat summer heat [at Mt. Rainier, Wash.].
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159. July 8, 1948. Allied aerial shuttle answer to Red blockage [of Berlin]. Earthquake rips Jap city [of Fukui]. President Truman honors [Simon] Bolivar [in ceremony at Bolivar, Mo. with President Gallegos of Venezuela]. Crack-ups mar auto race [in Atlanta]. Summer ski meet at Lake Placid, N. Y.