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Sept 21 Sunday Took a walk with Eugene. Sylvia did not want to go this morning. For dinner we had the rest of the turkey. A mine strike was averted as miners got a $1.90 raise per day. In the afternoon we all played charades and some miniature nok-hockey.

Sept 22 The Gov't has moved to bar Charles Chaplin from re-entering this country after his six month vacation abroad.

Sept 23 Teachers Union officers and members were quizzed in secret by McCarran's Comm. Two escaped bandits were killed and a third captured as one detective was killed and another is dying in a gun battle in a W. 140 st apartment.

Sept 24 Senator Nixon left it to the Rep. Nat'l Comm. as to whether he should remain V.P. candidate after speaking on a Nation-wide T.V. hook-up. He has admitted accepting expense money from wealthy Californians. The A.F.L. for the first time in its 71 year history officially supported a presidential candidate when it endorsed Stevenson. Judge Dimock freed two of the fifteen Communist defendants - Begun and Gerson for lack of sufficient evidence. Sam Levenson, Philip Loeb, Judy Holliday and Burl Ives were quizzed by the McCarran Comm. All disavowed Communism. Rocky Marciano K.O'd Heavyweight champ Joe Walcott in the 13th round to win the title. He was down in the 1st round. H.T. Webster and Ian Hay are dead.

Sept 25 College teachers were quizzed by the McCarron Comm. including Frederick Ewen, Bernard Reiss, Isidore Rubin, Bernhard J Stern, Harry Slochower. Ewen resigned his Bklyn College post.

Sept 26 Sylvia played nok-hockey at St James all afternoon. Eugene played monopoly with Bobby R. then we went to the library where he drew "The Black Tanker" - H. Pease, "Today's Science and You" - Lynn Poole, "Teen Age Outdoor Stories" - Frank Owen and "The Chicago Bears" Frank [see below] Roberts. Now Stevenson had a political fund which he used to supplement salaries of certain state employees. The first unfriendly witness among the College teachers, Harry Albaum admitted C.P. membership and disillusionment many years ago. Gene Weltfish refused to answer "the question". A spectator at the hearing, Constantine Radzie was subpoenaed and quizzed about his Communist and Soviet connections. For the first time ever three men were indicted for taking bribes to get supervisory jobs for postal workers. Four men who admitted paying money were named.

"The Chicago Bears" was written by Howard Roberts, but dad had just noted a book by Frank Owen, so ...

Sept 27 Lillian has a cold which is blooming now. Irwin Steingut is dead at 58.