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Feb 26 Sunday Dr. Schatzberg came again as Eugene did not respond to the penicillin. He said his throat was quite inflamed and his sinuses appeared to be affected. He injected a stronger shot of penicillin and also wrote out a prescription for a powdered penicillin to be taken orally and also as a solution in the nostrils. Eugene has had two bad nights, sleeping little. His temp. was 102.4 at 8 AM and 12PM and 102.° at 4 P.M. Sylvia passed the day in the living room playing with her doll, anagrams and giant play book of puzzles she just got.

Feb 27 Eugene awoke at 930 PM yesterday and asked Lillian to count to 100. When she questioned him he threw his arms about her and pleaded with her to do it. When she started to count he asked her to count faster. Then she had to count to 50. "You know what it's for, don't you" he said. "It's for the scales in school". He had no recollection of the incident this morning. His temp. was still 102° this A.M. but dropped to 100° finally at noon. He fell asleep also and got his first decent sleep in several days. Progressive Party delegates at the convention approved a resolution which admitted that both U.S. and Russia have made mistakes and that the members are not apologists for Russia. This is expected to settle differences between the left wingers and centrists. Harry Lauder is dead at 79. 

Feb 28 Eugene's temp. was 100° last night. He had a better night but his nose bothered him in the morning. He again had 101° in the morning but it went down to 99.5° at noon. Mr. Borroto denied he had asked Dr Sanders to end his wife's misery. Nurse Margaret [sic] Rose who had signed a statement that Mrs. Borroto was dead before Dr Sanders came into the room testified today that she had heard her gasp before the doctor pumped air into her veins.

Newspaper stories indicate the nurse's name was Elizabeth, not Margaret Rose. 

Mar 1 Eugene's temp rose to 102° unexpectedly last night. Lil called the doctor who said to renew the penicillin prescription. His temp was under 100° today. It may have been his sinus. Russia boosted the value of the ruble from 19 to 25¢. Several hundred items were cut from 8 to 50%. An assistant librarian at the hospital testified Sanders had admitted the mercy killing and said he would never do it again. The escaped leopard after eating two drugged hunks of meat returned to his cage but died 15 hours later. It had been at large for three days and the object of a search by thousands. 

Mar 2 Stayed home from work. A wretched day. Eugene was normal but his eye swelled up. Lillian took to bed with a cold, headache of several days duration and the old pain in her neck and cheek. Her nose is clogged and one ear is even affected. The refrigerator is out of order adding to the aggravation. Dr Klaus Fuchs German Anti-Nazi refugee confessed to giving American and British atomic secrets to Russia. He received a sentence of 14 years in jail. He is reported to have repented and given authorities all information he has on Soviet agents he contacted. Sen. McMahon asked for a UN Gen'l Assembly atomic session in Moscow. Rathborne admitted he has been working with the gov't for over a year and is the strategy behind the Bridges case.

Mar 3 Home again from work as the mess at home slowly cleared up. Lil was better but had a buzzing in one ear. She was in bed part of the time. Her temp was down and her pain was gone. Eugene was out of bed. His eye cleared up finally. The refrigerator was still unattended to causing most of our aggravation. Sylvia's class had a farewell party with dancing for Sandra who is moving to New Jersey. Sylvia danced with a boy. Judge Keech ruled the Mine Workers Union innocent of contempt in the Miners strike refusal to return to work. Russia accused Finland of violating the peace treaty and friendship pact with Russia.

Mar 4 Sunday The refrigerator man came but could not repair the box. Lil cannot hear well from one year ear and has a buzzing sound in the ear. Most of the time Eugene is better and was out for a few minutes. The kids are still writing stories and fun books. Miners signed for a 70¢ increase in the basic daily wage. Increase in the welfare fund. The Thirstday was called a success finally. The U.S. refused visas to famous leftists who wished to attend a 'peace' convention. Russia has extended visas to another group. Anti-Curran Curranites are now being beaten in N.M.U. headquarters Their candidate cannot get on the lists to run in the coming elections. U of Calif. teachers voted overwhelmingly to reject loyalty oaths.

The unusual number of crossings out seems to reflect the aggravation of the days. .