12. Sept. 29, 1949. College football kickoff: [Santa Clara vs. California Golden Bears]. UN Assembly meets; Romulo named president. Air Force dedicates the McGuire Air Force Base. Barbara Hutton back in U. S. after illness. "Task Force" twin premiere in two oceans. Meet Miss National Sweater Girl of 1949. Golden Gate swimming classic. Germany: daredevil acrobats, 6,000 feet up.
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13. Oct. 3, 1949. Russia's atomic explosion rocks the western world. Homecoming clambake greets Shirley May France. Polesitting fan gives up; sets record. It's already 1950 in California bathing fashions. Behind the newsreel camera: the Empire State. Football: Michigan vs. Michigan State; Stanford vs. Harvard.
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14. Oct. 6, 1949. Defense chiefs go to sea [to observe Navy's carrier-based air power]. San Francisco: world leaders of the Episcopal church meet. "World citizen" Davis jailed in Paris. Miami University, Fla.: new angles on the campus. Ultra modern garage ends parking problems. Princeton, N. J.: scientists build "house of illusions." The creed of the U. S. motion picture industry. Italy: Kids' band, Hot-Tot Quintetto. Germany: Yogis show new twists. Rodeo: New York goes to the broncs.
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15. Oct. 10, 1949. Baseball's excitingest finish [Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Phillies; Yankees honor Joe DiMaggio]. Reds [in Germany] release 2 vacationing U. S. students. Truman spends 2 hectic days in Missouri. Steel strike begins as 200,000 walk out. London: royal wedding; King's nephew weds commoner. Footwear fashions. Football: Pittsburgh upsets powerful Northwestern; Penn whips Dartmouth.
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16. Oct. 13, 1949. World series: first and second games. UN flag raised over new skyscraper home. Fort Bragg, N. C.: airborne army goes on parade. President opens Community Chest drive. Bathing beauty contest under water. Confederate veterans hold 59th reunion.
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