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8/28 Sunday Chess, swimming. Chinese Communists began a drive to liberate Chinese women and make them politically conscious. Greek guerillas stiffened their resistance. A Soviet Permanent Peace Committee was set up with Kuznetsov, Vavilov, Shastakovich, Wasilewska, Sholakov, Fadayev, Ehrenbourg [sic] & Simonov included. Prof. Bernal excoriated capitalism and praised Stalin at the last meeting of the Peace Conference. Sidwell & Bromwich held Australia in the running when they beat Talbert & Mulloy in the doubles after losing the first two sets. Polio 53.

8/29 Hitched back to NY. Communists set up a Manchurian People's Gov't. Soviet troops were reported to be massing on the Yugoslav border. Soviet zone German police are being sent to Yugoslav borders. Metal workers struck in Finland. A Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill was prevented and many beaten in riots created by legionnaires & kluxers and other Anti-Communists. Liberal groups have joined Artists in protesting to Gov Dewey against the lack of law enforcement in the matter. US clinched the Davis Cup by winning the last two singles with the same participants as the first day. Polio 23. Richard Seth Becker was born in Lebanon Hosp 1030 AM Weight 5.14. 

8/30 Several rallies including one in Harlem denounced the riots and racism in Peekskill. Max Weiss denied that Marxists advocate violence but merely predict it. For the first time in Gary Ind. Negroes swam in the municipal beach, after facing a mob of hundreds. A World Youth festival closed in Budapest with an oath for World peace. 10,000 delegates including 5000 Americans participated. The Economic Council of Mutual Aid, rival of the Marshall Plan, met in Sofia. Dewey asked for a report on the Peekskill riot. Polio 29. 

8/31 A Soviet flyer Lieut. Bersov who had fled his country to find refuge here has voluntarily returned to Russia. Prague announced a plot to overthrow the gov't had been put down last spring. Hundreds were arrested with 16 receiving death or life imprisonment sentences. C.I.O. left wingers here held a meeting attended by 1500 delegates. It was resolved to fight to stay in the C.I.O. against efforts to expel them. Right wingers were assailed as dictators. Hans Kindler is dead at 56. Polio 45.  

9/1 Carl Winter testified at the trial Polio 38 

9/2 Robeson will sing near the scene of the Peekskill riot. Left wingers asserted they will take the offensive against Anti-Communists. Veterans organizations made plans again to picket peacefully. Germans were warned on the revival of Nazism in the press by the Western powers. Polio 40 

9/3 Left for Soss. The Cominform predicted an Anti-Tito revolt in Yugo. Yugo. canceled her joint Danube shipping pacts with Russia. At 11 PM we saw "Sudan" in the casino.