May 16 Sunday Sylvia came home at 10:45 last night. She was thrilled at the good time she had. They saw the White House, House of Reps. (not in session) Tidal Basin memorials, Congressional Library. They stayed at the Harrington - collapsed a bed by their romping and were locked in a bathroom. They went by train. Sylvia bought us a little plant as a souvenir. Today we went to the Zoo on the first warm Sunday. Eugene and I walked and stayed even with the bus. We took three cameras. We had ice cream, sodas, peanuts, popcorn. We saw seals, elephants, pelicans. William March is dead at 60.
May 17 Luis Taroc, Huk Communist leader gave himself up to Magsaysay as the rebel guerillas lost ground in their fight against the Philippine government. Gen. Guderian is dead at 65 and Pat McDonald at 75.
May 18 The McCarthy hearings were recessed for a week as Eisenhower continued his refusal to allow his aides to disclose details of a top-level meeting held to cope with Mac. The U.S. claimed that arms from a Communist port had been unloaded at Guatemala. Frankie Costello was fined $30,000 and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for tax evasion. Louis Stark is dead at 66. The Supreme Court in a 9-0 ruling outlawed segregation in public education setting aside the separate but equal doctrine laid down in 1869.
May 19 Lillian's neck has been bothering her again for a few days.
May 20 Charles Ives is dead at 79. Sylvia drew "Who was Sylvia" Nancy Hartwell, "Boarding School" Regina Woody, "Pam Wilson R.N.". D. Deming, "The Trolley Car Family", E. Clymer. Eugene drew "Big Book of Science Fiction" and "Possible Worlds of Science Fiction" both edited by Groff Conklin, "My Best Science Fiction Story" edited by Margulies & Friend and "Famous Football Players", RH Shoemaker.
May 21 Lillian and Sylvia went down to the YWCA nat'l office for interviews for the summer camp.
May 22 We went to Mrs. Nadler's house for the annual recital of her pupils. Mom and pop also came. Eugene and Sylvia won the most praise for their playing although several were very good. Afterwards we drove to the "Adventurer's" where we had hot dogs, french fried, coffee and cake. Sylvia had a hamburger instead of hot dog. The kids played the machines. Then we toured the new shopping center called the largest in the world.
That was the Cross County Shopping Center. The program scanned in below was taped on the next page
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