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Feb 24 Sunday We went over to Mom's to say good-bye to Lil Harry and the kids who are moving into the new house Thursday. The kids put on the adults' clothes again but Eugene did not join in this time. He was watching a hockey game as he is an enthusiast.

Feb 25 11 Nations agreed to cut off export of strategic materials to Russia. The North Atlantic Pact nations agreed on a European army of fifty divisions. Dick Savitt showed tremendous power in blasting Bill Talbert off the court to win the National Indoors 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Nancy Chaffee Kiner won the women's title over Pat Todd 6-1, 6-0. Kiner and Todd won the womens doubles over Pat Ward and Helen Fletcher 6-4, 6-4.

Feb 26 The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, atomic spies. The Detroit "red" quiz opened with a fight over T.V. or not T.V.

Feb 27 Lillian is getting many congratulations for the success of the first "brownie" meeting. Lattimore appeared before the McCarran Committee and blasted the entire McCarthy group. Vietminh troops gained over the French in Indo-China. The Assembly voted to bar "subversive" groups from public buildings.

Feb 28 We heard the sad news today that Helen Davis died suddenly. Lil & Harry moved today to their new home. Two Harvard students who burned a cross in front of a Negro dormitory were placed on probation. Two workers named by F.B.I informer O'Hara as Communists lost their jobs. 

Feb 29 Sylvia divulged that the monitor caught her talking but didn't put her name on the black-board because he was her boy friend. Mayor "Impy" opposed a fare hike but a deal is in the making.

Mar 1 The 19th French premier since the liberation Edgar Faure resigned in the recurrent crisis. The Korean truce talks are snarled now on the Korean insistence that Russia be one of the neutral powers on the supervising commission.