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Aug 19 Sunday Lost to Goldberg and beat Roseman as Eugene played nok-hockey and won five games. Sylvia was in bed again. She played checkers with us, read, wove and played with the anagrams. Eugene won a word game from me.

Aug 20 We forced Eugene to get out of the house so he went to St. James and played nok-hockey. Bobby and Danny came over so he had someone to play with after lunch. We got Sylvia to get out of bed and try to walk. Her first attempt gave her a little pain. We took her to Dr Schmith who changed her dressing and was pleased with the wound.

Aug 21 Beat Hotez. Judge Weinfeld again denounced the gov'ts bail policy on leftists. He ordered $5000 bail for Bittelman to be accepted. An ambush in Korea has resulted in another snag in the negotiations. Negro vet Robert Kelly was slain by a Trenton cop.

Aug 22 The kids played nok-hockey in St James, Sylvia still limping. Eugene won several games. "Reds" charged violations increasing the truce crisis. An estimated half to two million leftists youths ended a two week peace demonstration in East Berlin. Delegates from 70 countries including 50 U.S. youths attended.

Aug 23 Beat Warner. Truce talks were broken off when the "reds" charged their barracks were attacked with napalm bombs. Allied negotiators denied it. Quill chartered a cops Union in secret claiming 120 delegates present. The Appeals Court upset Remington's perjury conviction on technical grounds. L.H. champ Joe Maxim a 7-5 underdog shellacked Bob Murphy in 15 rounds. 

Aug 24 Home from work. Dr Schmith took out Sylvia's stitches today. Sylvia got brown shoes at Miles 3 1/2D $4.49. Larry Evans 19 year old sensation, won the U.S. Chess Championship nosing out Reshevsky.

Aug 25 Stanley took us to Woodlawn picking up Molly on the way. However a storm sent us scurrying home soon. We spent the rest of the day watching television movies including the fine Italian film "Shoe shine". Ridgway rejected the "Red" charges peremporally [sic] but offered to resume negotiations.