284. Sept. 20, 1949. 121 dead in cruise ship fire [Toronto]. Defense Secretary [Louis Johnson] lauds movies. Washington-Utah football. Roller Derby champions. Texas theatres aid polio fund.
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285. Sept. 23, 1949. Romulo heads 4th UN Assembly. Britain reacts to devaluation. Fire sweeps French factory. Sweater sweepstakes. Yanks win Ryder Cup. Tuna Tourney [off Wedgeport, Nova Scotia].
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286. Sept. 26, 1949. Nation stirred by Truman report that Russia has the atom bomb. Preview of 1950 swim suits. Football highlights: Southern California sinks Navy; Georgia Tech upsets Vanderbilt.
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287. Sept. 30, 1949. Navy show [Defense Secretary Johnson and Joint Chiefs of Staff see impressive demonstration of air-sea power]. [House of Princeton University's psychologists.] [Units of the American fleet pay] visit to Spain. Movie pledge [for support of public good made by George Murphy]. Yogi, not Berra. Horse opera [at Madison Square Garden].
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288. Oct. 4, 1949. 500,000 out in steel strike. Truman has a busy week [in St. Louis and Kansas City]. King's nephew [Earl of Harewood] weds. Gridiron highlights: Army routs Penn State; Michigan defeats Stanford; Notre Dame tops Washington.
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