12/26 Sunday Eugene heard "Hans Brinker" on "Tell It Again". Sylvia and Carol are inseparable. The Dutch ignored a UN cease fire order. A school teacher, questioned about Communist activities, committed suicide. Chinese Communists captured Kalgan. 4 hrs. O.T.
12/27 The kids took their first fluorine treatment, a discovery expected to prevent caries. Sumner Welles was in serious condition after being stricken and lying in a field near his estate in freezing weather all night. A Senate sub-comm. decried the clemency granted Ilsa Koch and urged a re-trial. Lillian took the kids to the "University" to see "Bambi", "Killer McCoy" and other cartoons.
Don't remember seeing "Killer McCoy". Definitely remember seeing "Bambi"!
12/28 I took the kids to the park where they went sleigh riding. Truman accused Russia of breaking accords. He also claimed certain Soviet leaders want to reach an agreement with us. Mediator Bunche denied he had blamed Israel for violation of the truce which has resulted in renewed fighting in the Negev. Faye Emerson cut her wrist. The Sheriff claimed it was deliberate. Cardinal Mindszenty, leading opponent of the Hungarian regime, was arrested for treason. The UN council rejected a resolution by Russia to order Dutch troops to halt fire within 24 hours. Abstentions were responsible for the defeat. Stack was expelled from the N.M.U. in a vote called fraudulent. Rocco Franceschini is dead at 50.
"Sleigh riding" = riding our sleds
12/29 I AM IN IA. I AM LEARNING TO READ. "UnAmerican" Committeemen Mundt and Nixon proposed several changes in procedure for their committee. Witnesses should have counsil [sic], right to cross examine, reports not to be made public till majority approval. Also proposed were stiffer penalties for contempt of Congress. A Ruhr Authority was set up by the Western nations. Egypt Premier Nokrashy Pasha was assassinated by a student. The UN ordered the Dutch to release leading Indonesian officials still held. NY film critics picked their annual 'bests'. Best movie - "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". Best actress - Olivia De Haviland. Best actor - Laurence Olivier. Best foreign film - "Paisan". Best director - John Huston.
Obviously, that's Silvia's writing at the top; see scanned in page below.
12/30 Gloria S. was down here all day. In the morning the kids built houses of blocks with which she likes to play. After lunch they all played more exciting games on the floor, under beds etc. The UN ordered the Negev war to cease at once with Israel again ordered out of the territory in a British resolution. Eugene finally completed his 300 piece jig-saw bought several weeks ago. Ten pieces were missing at the end. Lillian read Stefan Heym's great novel of the war "The Crusaders".
12/31 The kids had their second fluorine treatment. Lillian worked two evenings to make Carol a two-tone sweater. We will give no aid to China until Chiang resigns. Chambers claimed he stole a secret a week for transmission to Russian agents while he was a "spy". All Catholics implicated in Midszenty's [sic] arrest were excommunicated.
Jan. 1, 1949 The new year started with a lecture on unselfishness to the kids when they bickered over the blocks ending in my taking away the entire box. Lillian made a hat to match Carol's sweater. Read Alan Paton's compassionate and universally proclaimed [sic] novel of South Africa "Cry, The Beloved Country". Sylvia 54 lbs 3 ft 11 1/4 Eugene 4 ft. 6 1/2.
He left space for my weight, but I apparently didn't get to the scale.
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