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10/2 We visited Al & Edith today. Danny is a little genius. He is learning to tell time and knows most makes of autos when he sees them. We brought candy, a tie and toy. The kids get pen and pencil sets. Eugene quizzed Sylvia on Columbus which she is learning about in school. First he asked serious questions, then he told her he was a friend of God and had discovered Spain. Then he pointed to his picture as a "three day old" and said that man had discovered America.

Dad stopped identifying Sundays for a while, forcing me to carefully count to seven. The picture referred to was on the wall; a picture of me when I was three days old. 

10/3 Sylvia drew "Two is a Team" - L&J Beim - About A Negro and White boy who are friends, "Sasha and the Samovar" by L&J Beim about a boy in the Soviet Union, "Five Puppies For Sale" - E. Brann and "E-Tooka-Shoo" by R. Wilt. The kids pick their own books now as we do not go to the Children's room with them any more. Eugene drew Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories", "The Turf-Cutter's Donkey" by P. Lynch, "The Orange Fairy Book" and "Wiggins for President" - W. Brooks. In the greatest finish in Major League baseball the Yanks and Dodgers won pennants on the last day of the season. Russia recognized Communist China. A half million steel workers struck when companies and the Union failed to agree on a pension plan. The Nat'l Labor Conference of Peace was held in Chicago with 1245 trade unionists attending. Marcantonio Wallace & Robeson spoke.

10/4 Sylvia complained of a pain in her side at lunch time saying a girl had bumped her. She was better in the evening however. Truman and his Senate leaders shelved the Civil Rights program for the rest of this session. 

10/5 Leland Olds, former radical was unanimously rejected by the Senate Commerce Sub-Committee for the Federal Power Commission. Medina turned down all propals [sic] for a mistrial as the trial of the '12' ended. He also refused to allow Ben Davis to sum up himself. The NY Rent Advisory Board denied a blanket 15% rent increase in the City.

10/6 Yanks won the first from the Dodgers in a great pitching duel 1-0. Reynolds gave two hits while Newcomb [sic] pitched a home-run ball to Tommy Henrich among five hits he gave. French Premier Queuille reigned as a result of the wage and price problems growing out of devaluation. The church was further curbed in Czechoslovakia. Tito followed Russia in recognizing Communist China.

10/7 Dodgers win second on Roe's shut-out 1-0. Robinson doubled and scored. Raschi hurled for Yanks. Hawaii's 159 day dock strike ended with a 21¢ raise for the strikers. Richard Dix, Oswald Garrison Villard & Bob Hannegan are dead.

10/8 Yanks win 3rd 4-3. Mize pinch-hit a single in the ninth to knock in two. An East German state was formed to rival the Western state. Otto Grotewohl was elected Chancellor. Pieck will be President.