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Dec 14 Sunday New York held its biggest air raid drill Saturday morning at 8:30 AM. 400,000 volunteers supervised the safety precautions after a theoretical atom bomb fell at Boston Road and Southern Blvd.
Silvia wrote here "This is a paper doll of mine and a picture that I drew. Sylvia E.

Lillian finished Sylvia's beautiful coral sweater blouse. Yesterday Sylvia drew "A-going to the Westward" - Lois Lenski "The Jennifer Gift" - E.Y. Smith, "The Poplar Street Park" - F.F. Wright, "Party for Suzanne" - C.P. Edwards. Eugene drew "The N.Y. Giants" - Frank Graham, "Scrubs on Skates" - Scott Young, "Teen-Age Winter Sport Stories" - Frank Owen, "The Bright Design" K.B. Shippen - (Electrical Energy).

Dec 15 Hoboken hiring boss Tony De Vincenzo testified before the S.E.C. that Union leaders Ed Flores and Public Safety Commissioner Mike Borelli were linked with dock racketeers. 82 No Korean POW's were killed and 120 wounded in the worst prison camp riot. Prisoners defied authorites orders. Comp time for Saturday

Dec 16 Sylvia attended her Girl Scout Intermediate groups first meeting which she had anticipated for so long. John Carter Vincent, Minister to Tangiers was suspended by the State Dept after a finding of reasonable doubt as to his loyalty by the "Loyalty Review Board". J.P. Davies was cleared of charges simultaneously. 4 hrs. O.T. Comp time for Saturday.

Dec 17 Owen Lattimore was indicted on seven counts of perjury by a Federal grand jury charging he had lied on his Communist affiliations. Mayor JV Kenny of Jersey City was linked with dock rackets at the State Crime Commission investigations. 4 hrs. O.T.

Dec 18 Lillian and the "Brownies" had the investiture for three new children who replaced the "fly-ups". There was organ playing, singing and two gifts for Lillian. Tito broke off with the Vatican for "unfriendliness" - as Stepinac's elevation to 'Cardinal'. 4 hrs. O.T.

Dec 19 Evidence incriminating Albert Anastasia as one of Pete Panto's killers was revealed to have been in the possession of O'Dwyer's office by the State Crime Commission. No action had been taken. Liberals at the Vienna Peace Congress attacked Russian and satellite policies. Archie Moore won the L.H. Championship of the World by defeating Joe Maxim in 15 rounds. 4 hrs. O.T.

Dec 20 Mom and pop over. Racketeer boss Ed Florio got 18 months imprisonment for perjury. Albert Anastasia of Murder Inc. refused to testify before the S.C.C. 18 month old Siamese twins, Roger and Rodney Brodie became the first ever to survive a head to head severance. The N.Y.S. Athletic Commission reversed the decision of the judges and referee in the Billy Graham - Joe Giradello bout giving the former the victory It was an unprecedented act in N.Y. City. 11 hours, all O.T.

My guess is that Dad intended to go back to black ink after the Siamese twins story.