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Eugene uses the word "teenchy" often. Sylvia says "I'm hungry, give me somping to eat". She is also in bed with a cold. Eugene is much better. AFL Secretary Meany's attack against Unity, the CIO and the Soviet Union at the T.U.C. convention has been answered by Citrine. The situation in the Philippines is serious with MacArthur aiding former collaborators who are trying to get into power. One of these Roxas is a presidential candidate. New York painters struck against speed-up and job security. The Jap's claim that radioactivity is still potent in Hiroshima, struck by an atom bomb, is denied here. The slaughter and destruction there however is almost unbelievable.