264. July 12, 1949. Jury disagrees in Hiss trial. Madame Minister [Perle Mesta sworn in as Minister to Luxemburg]. New Senator [John Foster Dulles of New York]. Royal review [120th anniversary of the royal guard in Holland]. [Senator] Johnson asks tax cut. Italians beat U. S. soccer team 8 to 2 [New York]. Dog ball. Ladies go to the mat [Austria].
© 12Jul49; MP4428.
265. July 15, 1949. President denies slump. Air tragedies [near Bombay and Los Angeles]. Western Europe rearms. Eucharistic Congress denounces Communism [at Nancy, France]. Outboard speedsters.
© 15Jul49; MP4429.
266. July 19, 1949. Dock strike perils food for Britain. Midget test plane [one tenth size of Navy's new seaplane]. President signs Housing bill. Fire razes studio [near Munich, Germany]. Royal portrait [Prince Charles at 8 months]. Thar's gold in that gold cup [Solidarity wins $136,000 for his owners]. Horse-play [bronc busters at Calgary].
© 19Jul49; MP4430.
267. July 22, 1949. Big parades [Shriners in Chicago and Lions Clubs in New York]. Hit the silk [Air Force men shot out of plane going 550 mph]. [Navy fires rockets from seaplane tender] eighty miles up. A reply to Robeson [from Jackie Robinson]. [Leo Spitz of Universal-International host when Ralph Bunche receives award.] Air crash kills 6 [near Seattle; 13 killed near Bombay]. The bull wins [matadors in Portugal]. Rough horse play [Spain].
© 22Jul49; MP4431.
268. July 26, 1949. Atlantic Pact signed. War planes out of retirement [for use by National Guard]. Drive-in church [North Hollywood]. Doug [Fairbanks] Jr. honored [by King George for sending food packages to Europe]. [Youth of the Netherlands pay] tribute to a Queen. Aquacentennial [Minneapolis]. Water ski capers.
© 26Jul49; MP4565.