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Feb 18 Sunday Sylvia has a bulletin board on the side of the toy shelves. She is also composing a picce of music.

Feb 19 UN troops gained 6 miles. A new basketball scandal broke with three C.C.N.Y. stars admitting to acceptance of bribes. They were Ed Warner Ed Roman and Al Roth. The other L.I.U. aces - Sherman White, LeRoy Smith and Adolph Bigos are being grilled. Other athletes involved are Connie Schaff of N.Y.U. & Ed Gard formerly of L.I.U.
Lil is bothered with soreness and pain in her arm.

Feb 20 84 manslaughter indictments were drawn up against the Penn R.R. - one for each death in the Feb 6 wreck. Warner Roman & Roth were suspended at C.C.N.Y. Germany demanded the release of more war criminals as the U.S. continued to yield to pressure. Andre Gide is dead at 81.

Feb 21 UN patrols advanced five miles. L.I.U's White Smith and Bigos admitted taking $18,500 in bribes for seven 'fixed' games. They were suspended by the school and held in $15,000 bail each. Former L.I.U. player Gard is also held in $15,000 bail. The U.S. proposed a 4 power Conference in Washington. L.I.U. announced its withdrawal from all intercollegiate sports.

Feb 22 Wash. Birth. Mom, Pop and Lil and the kids over. Harry was away on business. Sylvia remarked on an undraped girl on televisoin. The kids girls "baked" cakes again. Eugene and I took turns beating Pop in chess. Earlier the kids had gone to Danny R's birthday party where they saw 'movies'. After our company left, Sam and Molly came over and spent the evening. The World Peace Council opened in East Berlin. Ehrenburg, Nenni, Lafitte, Dean of Canterbury were among the delegates. Price ceilings were set on used cars. Basketball 'fixers' funds were seized and the bribery case given to the grand jury. Another attempted 'fix' last season was reported in 'Frisco'. In the 'Trenton Six' trial suppressed evidence was finally made available to the police. A new Allied offensive started in Korea, gaining six miles.

Feb 23 UN troops continued to gain in Korea. The investigation of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. lending policy heard how Kaiser Frazer got better terms on its loan by having the right man handle it. N.A.A.C.P. counsel Thurgood Marshall after a first hand investigation charged Negro G.I.s in Korea and Japan were discriminated against. Congressional hearings on troops to Europe have listened to many military figures testify to Russia's might and advocate a huge Army and air force.

Feb 24 The kids play several duets. These included "El Rancho Grande", "Bicycle Built for Two" and "Home on the Range". The UN made a new bid to negotiate peace with Peking through the Swedish ambassador to Peking. 600 guests honored Dr. W.E.B. DuBois at a dinner after his indictment for his peace fight.