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Feb 8 [Sunday] Lil and the kids met me on Allen St at 1:30 and we went to Katz's for hot pastrami sandwiches, soda, french fries. Sylvia didn't like the pastrami so we had to get her tongue. We then went into an Orchard St. store and got Eugene a coat $12 - asking price $14.
Lil took Eugene to Dr Holzman's for his final basal metabolism. The result was favorable. He can quit the pills except vitamin pills. 

This is not the way I remember things; I had a claustrophobic reaction to my second basal metabolism test, so it was not completed. Also, in addition to taking pills, I was also give injections of some sort. Unless, perhaps, that came later. 

Feb 9 Lillian had another bad day. Eugene visited the Hayden Planetarium with his class.

Feb 10 Eugene stayed in bed today with a stomach ache. The Russian legation in Israel was bombed in retaliation for the Soviet purge of Jews. Several were injured.

Feb 11 Eugene went to school as it was only a stomach ache. Lillian went to Eugene's school at night with Madeline to hear several speakers on various professions offered by colleges. The 10 day tug strike ended with a 17¢ per hour pay rise. Four N.Y.C. college employees refused to answer the Senate Internal Security Sub-Committee on Com their communist affiliations: Dr Oscar Shaftel, Joseph Bressler, Hyman Gold and Richard Austin. Bonn banned the Neo-Nazi secret society Freikorps Deutschland and seized four of its leaders. 30 were arrested in Israel on the bombing of the Soviet legation. Former Sen Reed is dead at 72 and Willy Meehan at 62.

Feb 12 We went to the Lido to see "Kon Tiki" the film of the historic voyage on a raft by Norwegian explorers from Callao, Peru to the Polynesian Islands on a raft. They were on the ocean for over 100 days in an effort to show that 1500 years ago South American natives may have migrated to the South Seas in this fashion. Two short films by Ben Hecht "Woman of Sin" and "Actor's Blood" both horrible we also saw. A cartoon "Droopy" was the hit for the children. Former U.F.A. head Gerard Purcell got 2 1/2 to 5 years for theft of the Association's funds. John D. Provoo was found guilty on four of seven treason counts while a Japanese prisoner. Russia broke off relations with Israel over the bombing of its legation. Eisenhower refused to grant clemency to the Rosenbergs. Former Sen. Elbert Thomas is dead at 69. Kid Gavilan retained his welterweight crown by a T.K.O.  over unbeaten Chuck Davey in 10 rounds. University educated Davey, floored four times, was unable to come out for the tenth.

Feb 13 46 Nazis received sentences by a French court for the massacre of 642 natives of Oradour-sur-Glane in 1944. Many were sentenced to death "in absentia". Two who were present also received death sentences. George Cranmore was killed in an auto accident at 36. Former Rep Roy Woodruff is dead at 72 and Raymond Knight at 54.

Feb 14 We shopped in Fordham, buying a light system, rye and juice glasses. Eugene got a jig saw puzzle, Sylvia a doll cut-out. It was revealed that the Pope has asked reported he has received many requests for clemency for the Rosenbergs although no record is present at the White House. It was revealed to have been oral. 1000 were killed in an Iran quake. Lev Mekhlis is dead at 64. I got Lillian candy for St. Valentines Day. Sylvia sent us both cards.