Dec 7 Truman's granting of the miners' $1.90 a day wage raise has resulted in a mass resignation of the industry members of the W.S.B.
Dad omitted noting that it was Sunday.
Dec 8 Three "Brownies" "flew up" today into the the intermediate group - Sylvia, Harriet Spiegel and Francine Feder. A little affair was held at the new groups meeting place in the Methodist Church. They baked a cake and Lillian baked "brownies". Andre Marty and Charles Tillon were stripped of all "party" functions for "factionalism" Alois Havrilla is dead at 61.
Dec 9 50 were killed in Morocco as rebellion against France spread in North Africa. Itzhak Ben-Zvi was elected second President of Israel. A military junta seized power in Venezuela - falsifying the Election returns.
Dec 10 The N.A.A.C.P. began arguments before the Supreme Court that segregated schools violated the civil rights of Negroes. John W Davis defended for South Carolina. The State Crime Commission heard declarations that $75,000 in graft was paid to Union officials before Russian furs were unloaded by stevedores. Whites joined Negroes in passive resistance to segregation in South Africa. Ghandi's [sic] son, a son of a former Gov. Gen'l of South Africa and a son of Negro leader Sol Sachs were jailed for sympathy acts.
Sol Sachs was a prominent labor union leader in South Africa, and I'm sure Dad meant to write "labor leader".
Dec 11 Eugene stayed home in a driving rain due to a stuffed nose. The French arrested Nationalist and Communist leaders in the Moroccan disorders.
Dec 12 Former Mayor O'Dwyer who resigned as Ambassador to Mexico Saturday denied he had received $10,000 from the U.F.A. to influence legislation.
Dec. 13 North and South Koreans continue to slaughter each other for hills which are won and re-won many times. 167 Moroccans were sentenced to 1 year terms for rioting. 1200 delegates attended the opening session of the "Congress of the Peoples for Peace" in Vienna. Among those present were the Dean of Canterbury, Joliot-Curie, Mme Sun Yat-sen, Emil Zatopek, Jean-Paul Sartre, Louis Aragon, Ilya Ehrenburg.
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.
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
11/30-12/6/52
Nov 30 Sunday We stayed in doing crossword puzzles, watched the Giants get shellacked 63-7 by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sister Kenny is dead at 66 and Arlie Latham - 92.
Dec 1 The U.N. legal staff declared that it was legal to discharge American Communists from the U.N. Orlando is dead at 92.
Dec 2 All UN members but the Soviet bloc approved the India truce plan. Saar elections saw a vote for continuation of economic dependency to France. The results have been rejected by West German Chancellor Adenauer. World Monetary Fund aide Fred [sic] Coe of the UN refused to answer questions about any Communist affiliations before the Senate Internal Security Comm. Eisenhower named A.F.L. Union leader Martin Durkin Sec'y of Labor.
The Monetary Fund aide was Frank Coe.
Dec 3 Sylvia was elected president of her class her 17 votes being equal to the total of the other three candidates. Lillian read "From Here to Eternity - J Jones.
Dec 4 Stevedoring concerns admitted before the state Crime Commission hearings that they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for "good will" to unions, thugs, ship lines aides. Fred [sic] Coe, UN aide was dismissed for refusing to answer questions about his Communist affiliations.
Dec 5 Anniversary I gave Lil a compact for our 15th Anniversary. Walter Reuther was elected president of the C.I.O. to replace Philip Murray. Eugene's report card was excellent. His lowest mark was 75% in Social Studies. Otherwise he had 85% and over. Giuseppe Borgese is dead at 70 and Karen Horney at 67.
Dec 6 Lillian took Eugene to Dr Holzman for a checkup. He found Eugene much improved. He weighted 96 lbs. and had grown again. He reduced his pills to one a day. He will get another basal in March. In the afternoon we went to the library where Eugene drew "Young People's Book of Atomic Energy" - R.D. Potter, "Famous American Athletes of Today - 1947" Hirshberg and McKenney, "Tree Toad" Bob Davis and Best Detective Stories - 1948 DC Cooke. Sylvia drew "Carol from the Country" - F. Friedman, "The Moffats" - E. Estes "Ellen Tebbits" B. Cleary and "The Children's Blue Bird" G. Leblanc. Then we went to the Lido to see "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald and Victor McLaglen and "The Woman [sic] Possessed" with James Mason and Pamela Kellino. We finished off by eating in the Chinese restaurant at Fordham and Jerome. Eugene insisted he did not know what to order. Sylvia enjoyed the pictures. She did not nag us as she used to. Eisenhower was revealed to have made a secret three day tour of the Korean front. Tony Anastasia refused to talk at the State Crime Commission hearing. Tunisian labor leader Farhat Hached was assassinated.
The name of the second movie we saw was actually "Lady Possessed".
Dec 1 The U.N. legal staff declared that it was legal to discharge American Communists from the U.N. Orlando is dead at 92.
Dec 2 All UN members but the Soviet bloc approved the India truce plan. Saar elections saw a vote for continuation of economic dependency to France. The results have been rejected by West German Chancellor Adenauer. World Monetary Fund aide Fred [sic] Coe of the UN refused to answer questions about any Communist affiliations before the Senate Internal Security Comm. Eisenhower named A.F.L. Union leader Martin Durkin Sec'y of Labor.
The Monetary Fund aide was Frank Coe.
Dec 3 Sylvia was elected president of her class her 17 votes being equal to the total of the other three candidates. Lillian read "From Here to Eternity - J Jones.
Dec 4 Stevedoring concerns admitted before the state Crime Commission hearings that they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for "good will" to unions, thugs, ship lines aides. Fred [sic] Coe, UN aide was dismissed for refusing to answer questions about his Communist affiliations.
Dec 5 Anniversary I gave Lil a compact for our 15th Anniversary. Walter Reuther was elected president of the C.I.O. to replace Philip Murray. Eugene's report card was excellent. His lowest mark was 75% in Social Studies. Otherwise he had 85% and over. Giuseppe Borgese is dead at 70 and Karen Horney at 67.
Dec 6 Lillian took Eugene to Dr Holzman for a checkup. He found Eugene much improved. He weighted 96 lbs. and had grown again. He reduced his pills to one a day. He will get another basal in March. In the afternoon we went to the library where Eugene drew "Young People's Book of Atomic Energy" - R.D. Potter, "Famous American Athletes of Today - 1947" Hirshberg and McKenney, "Tree Toad" Bob Davis and Best Detective Stories - 1948 DC Cooke. Sylvia drew "Carol from the Country" - F. Friedman, "The Moffats" - E. Estes "Ellen Tebbits" B. Cleary and "The Children's Blue Bird" G. Leblanc. Then we went to the Lido to see "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald and Victor McLaglen and "The Woman [sic] Possessed" with James Mason and Pamela Kellino. We finished off by eating in the Chinese restaurant at Fordham and Jerome. Eugene insisted he did not know what to order. Sylvia enjoyed the pictures. She did not nag us as she used to. Eisenhower was revealed to have made a secret three day tour of the Korean front. Tony Anastasia refused to talk at the State Crime Commission hearing. Tunisian labor leader Farhat Hached was assassinated.
The name of the second movie we saw was actually "Lady Possessed".
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