Nov 23 Sunday It was disclosed that G.O.P. majority leader at Albany Sen. A. H. Wicks had been instrumental in getting a "Good Conduct" Certificate for Three Fingered Brown which enabled him to get his citizenship rights back. It also transpired that Brown had been given perpetual immunity from testifying.
Nov 24 An Air Force plane carrying 52 is lost. The UN was split on the question of endorsing India's truce plan which called for all prisoners to be given over to a repatriation Commission for settlement.
Nov 25 At the UN, Vishinsky attacked the India truce plan. In Czecho. Jewish defendants confessed aid to Israel to the detriment of the country.
Nov 26 George Meany was chosen unanimously to replace William Green as president of the A.F.L. Longshoremen walked out in protest against the crime investigation.
Nov 27 Thanksgiving We had the family over for a turkey dinner. Mom pop, the Thaws, Sam & Molly, Mike Evelyn Isabel Lilly Altschuler Thelma Harold and Andrea and Shirley and Seth. Milton is in Ohio. We got a bathroom set from Mike, record from Harold, liquor from pop and plenty of cake and candy. We finished off with some poker. Sven Hedin is dead at 87.
Nov 28 The kids played concentration with Harry and "pisha-paysha" with Lil at yesterday's dinner. Susan marvelled [sic] that "Eugene is full of brains" during "concentration". When Peggy got a couple of pairs she was delirious with happiness. 36 more were killed in an Air force plane crash. 11 Czechs were sentenced to hang, including Slansky and Clementis, while 3 received life imprisonment. Bob Minor is dead at 68.
Nov 29 China rejected the Indian p.o.w. exchange formula, to end the Korean War. Both Russia and China asked for an immediate cease-fire and an 11 power Demonstrations and riots in Trak [?] against the U.S. bloc resulted in dead injured and arrests of Communists and Nationalists. Sylvia went to Joan Luskin's birthday party at 5:30 PM. There were about four boys and four girls.
In the second sentence, it looks like Dad got confused in his writing.
My father started a "diary" in 1945 (more accurately, a journal, covering both family and current events), and I'm going to see if this is a decent way to publish it. Since I'm doing it as a blog, to get to the beginning of the journal, you have to go to the beginning of the blog.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Sunday, October 21, 2018
11/16-11/22/52
Nov 16 Sunday 44 G.I.s returning to Korea were all killed in a plane crash. Mom and pop took us over to Lil and Harry's. Also there were Gert, Nat and the kids, Harriet, George and kids, Harry and Lil Dorfman.
Nov 17 The Atomic Energy Commission announced successful hydrogen bomb tests. Two more planes crashed in Alaska and Korea with 33 more G.I.s dead. Sylvia went to the library with some school-mates and drew "Melindy's Happy Summer" G. Faulkner, "The Middle Moffat" E. Estes, "Just Plain Maggie" L. Beim, "John's Journey" G.A. Hogarth. Eugene drew "Best Dective [sic] Stories - 1949" D.C. Cooke, "Pitchers Duel" Clair Bee, "Modern Ideas in Chess" R. Reti, "Best Sport Stories - 1951" Marsh & Ehre, "The Baseball Reader", R.S. Graber.
Nov 18 Frieda Kamen came over for a visit this afternoon. Nat Holman, Prof Frank Lloyd and Harry [sic] Sand were suspended for conduct unbecoming a teacher, neglect of duty and disobedience in conjunction with the C.C.N.Y. situation. Tammany leader Carmine DeSapio defended Tammany against "smear tactics" before the State Crime Commission. Rightist Alex Papagos won the Greek Presidency in a landslide over centrist Plastiras.
The CCNY Assistant Coach who was suspended was Bobby Sand.
Nov 19 Tammany leaders testified they sold judgeships at $15000-18000 each. Named in testimony were Judges Aaron Levy, Santangelo, Thomas Murphy and U.S. District Attorney Myles Lane. Paul Eluard is dead at 56.
Nov 20 Czecho. put fourteen national leaders including Clementis on trial for treason and espionage. The F.B.I. is hunting Luchese. Bendetto [sic] Croce is dead at 86.
Nov 21 The UN voted to investigate racism in South Africa 35-20. The U.S. and 21 others abstained. Rudolph Slansky confessed to "Titoism", "Zionism", Trotskism", treason, sabotage, spying, etc. at the Czech treason trial of fourteen former party leaders. Hank Sauer and Bobby Shantz won the M.V.P. awards. Joe Black and Harry Byrd were named rookies of the year.
Nov 22 We watched unbeaten U.S.C. defeat unbeaten U.C.L.A. for the Rose Bowl nomination. At night we saw the NY Knicks rout the Syracuse Nats by 30 points. Clementis and Geminder confessed anti-state acts at the Czech purge trial. William Green is dead at 82.
Nov 17 The Atomic Energy Commission announced successful hydrogen bomb tests. Two more planes crashed in Alaska and Korea with 33 more G.I.s dead. Sylvia went to the library with some school-mates and drew "Melindy's Happy Summer" G. Faulkner, "The Middle Moffat" E. Estes, "Just Plain Maggie" L. Beim, "John's Journey" G.A. Hogarth. Eugene drew "Best Dective [sic] Stories - 1949" D.C. Cooke, "Pitchers Duel" Clair Bee, "Modern Ideas in Chess" R. Reti, "Best Sport Stories - 1951" Marsh & Ehre, "The Baseball Reader", R.S. Graber.
Nov 18 Frieda Kamen came over for a visit this afternoon. Nat Holman, Prof Frank Lloyd and Harry [sic] Sand were suspended for conduct unbecoming a teacher, neglect of duty and disobedience in conjunction with the C.C.N.Y. situation. Tammany leader Carmine DeSapio defended Tammany against "smear tactics" before the State Crime Commission. Rightist Alex Papagos won the Greek Presidency in a landslide over centrist Plastiras.
The CCNY Assistant Coach who was suspended was Bobby Sand.
Nov 19 Tammany leaders testified they sold judgeships at $15000-18000 each. Named in testimony were Judges Aaron Levy, Santangelo, Thomas Murphy and U.S. District Attorney Myles Lane. Paul Eluard is dead at 56.
Nov 20 Czecho. put fourteen national leaders including Clementis on trial for treason and espionage. The F.B.I. is hunting Luchese. Bendetto [sic] Croce is dead at 86.
Nov 21 The UN voted to investigate racism in South Africa 35-20. The U.S. and 21 others abstained. Rudolph Slansky confessed to "Titoism", "Zionism", Trotskism", treason, sabotage, spying, etc. at the Czech treason trial of fourteen former party leaders. Hank Sauer and Bobby Shantz won the M.V.P. awards. Joe Black and Harry Byrd were named rookies of the year.
Nov 22 We watched unbeaten U.S.C. defeat unbeaten U.C.L.A. for the Rose Bowl nomination. At night we saw the NY Knicks rout the Syracuse Nats by 30 points. Clementis and Geminder confessed anti-state acts at the Czech purge trial. William Green is dead at 82.
Friday, October 12, 2018
11/9-11/15/52
Nov 9 Sunday We stayed in all day. Eugene told us he had given in his name for the High School of Science. Sylvia played with her paper dolls. Chaim Weizmann is dead at 77.
Nov 10 Sylvia returned to school today. Many were killed and injured in riots in South Africa protesting segregation. Philip Murray is dead at 66.
Nov 11 Sadie, Bernie and kids popped in from Syracuse in a surprise visit. They were on their way home. The four kids paired off in checkers' games with Robert bouncing around from room to room. Afterwards we went to Kleins where Lillian got a red coat ($35). Then we ate at Horn & Hordart's bought some cake and carp and came home. Vishinsky at the U.N. Announced [sic] a no compromise policy in the repatriation of POWs. Trygve Lie resigned his Sec'y Gen'lship of the UN "to save the peace". He had been boycotted by Russia.
Nov 12 Lillian went to Sylvia's class this morning on Open School week and to Eugene's teachers in the evening. Sylvia's work and conduct is satisfactory. The report on Eugene was very good. A Negro in N. Car. was convicted of leering at a white girl and give a 6 month suspended sentence and 5 year probation. The A.C.L.U. disclosed that much Soviet mail is being destroyed by the P.O. rather than delivered here.
Nov 13 Lillian went to Eugene's classes this morning and to Sylvia's teachers this evening. Of Eugene, the only criticism was lack of initiative. Abe Burrows reneged on his "Communist" past before the investigation.
Nov 14 Sylvia is a little reserved and somewhat slow in subtraction according to her teacher Miss Dunn. In a shocking disclosure, Abe Feller, chief UN counsel was revealed to have committed suicide by plunging to his death from the 12th story of his ap't eluding his wife's cluches [sic]. He had had a nervous breakdown and was despondent over Stevenson's defeat and Lie's resignation. He had been working hard on answering the smears against UN employees. The highest court in South Africa ruled Malan's court, set up by him to legalize his racist legislation, was illegal. The State Crime Commission heard Tammany leaders, Alfred Toplitz and Sidney Moses testify to their friendship with underworld figures such as Costello, Erickson, Adonis, Luchese, (Three-Finger [sic] Brown, Coppola, Rao and Schultz. The F.B.I. also started an investigation of Ass't US Attorney Armand Chankalian's friendship with Luchese.
Nov 15 We went to the Kingsbridge to see the great Western film "High Noon" with Gary Cooper, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr, Thomas Mitchell and "The Ring" a story of discrimination against Mexicans in California. Three Finger Brown testified before the Crime Commission that he knew a score of public officials. Other testimony disclosed that Frank Costello was know as "The Boss" around Tammany Hall.
I remember seeing High Noon, but not the other film. And I remember that we came into the movie in the middle (as was common back then), so I didn't fully follow the plot until we saw the beginning, later.
Nov 10 Sylvia returned to school today. Many were killed and injured in riots in South Africa protesting segregation. Philip Murray is dead at 66.
Nov 11 Sadie, Bernie and kids popped in from Syracuse in a surprise visit. They were on their way home. The four kids paired off in checkers' games with Robert bouncing around from room to room. Afterwards we went to Kleins where Lillian got a red coat ($35). Then we ate at Horn & Hordart's bought some cake and carp and came home. Vishinsky at the U.N. Announced [sic] a no compromise policy in the repatriation of POWs. Trygve Lie resigned his Sec'y Gen'lship of the UN "to save the peace". He had been boycotted by Russia.
Nov 12 Lillian went to Sylvia's class this morning on Open School week and to Eugene's teachers in the evening. Sylvia's work and conduct is satisfactory. The report on Eugene was very good. A Negro in N. Car. was convicted of leering at a white girl and give a 6 month suspended sentence and 5 year probation. The A.C.L.U. disclosed that much Soviet mail is being destroyed by the P.O. rather than delivered here.
Nov 13 Lillian went to Eugene's classes this morning and to Sylvia's teachers this evening. Of Eugene, the only criticism was lack of initiative. Abe Burrows reneged on his "Communist" past before the investigation.
Nov 14 Sylvia is a little reserved and somewhat slow in subtraction according to her teacher Miss Dunn. In a shocking disclosure, Abe Feller, chief UN counsel was revealed to have committed suicide by plunging to his death from the 12th story of his ap't eluding his wife's cluches [sic]. He had had a nervous breakdown and was despondent over Stevenson's defeat and Lie's resignation. He had been working hard on answering the smears against UN employees. The highest court in South Africa ruled Malan's court, set up by him to legalize his racist legislation, was illegal. The State Crime Commission heard Tammany leaders, Alfred Toplitz and Sidney Moses testify to their friendship with underworld figures such as Costello, Erickson, Adonis, Luchese, (Three-Finger [sic] Brown, Coppola, Rao and Schultz. The F.B.I. also started an investigation of Ass't US Attorney Armand Chankalian's friendship with Luchese.
Nov 15 We went to the Kingsbridge to see the great Western film "High Noon" with Gary Cooper, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr, Thomas Mitchell and "The Ring" a story of discrimination against Mexicans in California. Three Finger Brown testified before the Crime Commission that he knew a score of public officials. Other testimony disclosed that Frank Costello was know as "The Boss" around Tammany Hall.
I remember seeing High Noon, but not the other film. And I remember that we came into the movie in the middle (as was common back then), so I didn't fully follow the plot until we saw the beginning, later.
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