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.
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.
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