June 2 The French Gen'l Confed. of Labor called a one day strike to protest Duclos' arrest.
June 3 Lil took Sylvia to Dr Tannenbaum. He said she could go back to school Monday. John Dewey is dead at 92. The Supreme Court by a 6-3 decision overthrew Truman's seizure of the steel industry. 650,000 steel workers went out on strike.
June 4 A million dollar baseball trade saw the Red Sox get George Kell, Hoot Evers, Johnny Lipon and Dizzy Trout from the Tigers for Walt Dropo, Johnny Pesky, Don Lenhardt, Fred Hatfield and Bill Wight.
June 5 Franco hailed the resurgence of fascism in Italy in the recent municipal elections. American troops opened a "get tough" policy in our P.O.W. camps. They removed Communist leaders and "rescued" anti-communists, tore down banners and confiscated much equipment.
June 6 Eisenhower stated his views as a presidential candidate coming out against a F.E.P.C., federal aid to education, "socialized medicine". He hedged on the Taft Hartley Act. South Korean President Rhee is in a struggle with his assembly. He charged many had been bribed by the Communists. Four Cicero police officers including chief Konovsky were found guilty of depriving Negro Harvey Clark of his civil rights in the riots which followed Clark's attempt to move into an apartment there. Heavyweight Champ Joe Walcott defeated the man from whom he had won the title Ezzard Charles, in a 15 round fight.
June 7 Lil and the Brownies went on a picnic to Van Cortlandt Park. Eugene and his boy scouts took in the Yankee Brown baseball game. In the evening we went to Walton H.S. to see "You Can't Take it Withg You". It was very warm there and with Lil's headache, my stomach ache, Sylvia's inability to catch most of the dialogue, only Eugene enjoyed himself. Lil and Sylvia went home before the last act.
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