12/16-12/22/51

Dec 16 Sunday Ten thousand Tudeh members in Iran demonstrated without molestation by the police. In Cicero indictments were altered to free Harvey Clark's supporters and accuse the riot inciters. Walter Wanger shot his wife Joan Bennett's agent Jennings Lang charging he was breaking up their home. Wanger has suffered severe financial setbacks. Evelyn brought Isabel here again as she visited her mother in the hospital.

Dec 17 All 52 passengers and 4 crew men were killed when a Florida bound plane crashed in Elizabeth. Dorothy Dix is dead at 90.

Dec 18 1 hour O.T. Pakistan joined Egypt in asking for a ban on the A Bomb. Eugene and schoolmate Jerry Bank decided to come up here in the rain and came in soaked to the skin. At night he complained of a "pain in his neck". He stayed home from school. 

Dec 19 4 hrs. O.T. Eugene stayed home from school today although he felt better. He got an argyrol pack. Americans and Communists issued lists of prisoners of war they held. Gen. Dean, missing 1 1/2 years was on the "red" list.

Dec 20 4 hrs. O.T. Eugene got a giant sled ($7.) and the kids went sleighing in St James by themselves with two sleds. Sylvia got a Speidel watchband for her new wrist watch. An economic survey of the city by two Columbia profs asked for an end to free lunches for underpaid hospital workers, an elected Board of Ed., higher fares and taxes. Last week's typhoon in the Philippines killed 600 persons.

Dec 21 4 hrs. O.T. Eugene played here again with Jerry Bank after school. They played games then read comics as Richard M. had just exchanged thirty comics with Eugene and Sylvia. 6000 firemen demonstrating at City Hall for wage increases were given the brush off by Mayor Impelliteri. Greece defeated Byelo Russia for the vacant Security Council seat after a three week fight between the West and the East.

Dec 22 10 hrs. All O.T. Eugene who had overeaten on pretzels at the school Christmas party was doubled up for a half hour with an addominal cramp. With his temperature under 100, he maaged to waddle into bed ... His pain passed away after he had lain on his stomach a while. Eugene also had a party at the Synagogue Thursday night and had eaten french fried at the "Towers" with Lil and Sylvia last night. The kids got a lot of games for the Holidays from us & pop and mom. Eugene got his telescope, a Bradley 14 game combination and a Gilbert puzzle set. Sylvia got a "Finance" game, Cinderella game. Eugene made a tie clasp for me in shop. Sylvia gave us a nice card she made with a calendar and original poem on it. Josephine Baker sued Walter Winchell for $400,000 for defamation of character arising from the Stork Club incident. The UN rejected Russia's charges of that the US was undermining it through underground activities.