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Jan 4 Sunday Eugene vomited after lunch today, but seemed all right afterwards. His temp was 96.5°. He has been blowing his nose excessively lately. We had planned to visit Sam and Molly, but only Lil and Sylvia went. The police smashed two youth gangs who had pulled many robberies lately.

Jan 5 Lillian took Mollie to the doctor and then got six containers of milk for 33¢ in Mosholu in a price war. Milk is now 22¢. Marty was expelled finally from the C.P.

Jan 6 Lillian went down to Kleins to return Eugene's suit which was too small.

Jan 7 Lillian went to Dr Robbins about a tooth complaint but he found nothing wrong. René Mayer was voted Premier of France. Dave Weintraub UN aide, resigned his post under fire but insisted on his innocence of "disloyalty" charges.

Jan 8 Joe Curran quit as a mediator in the bus strike as peace looked far away. Another UN aide, Dave Zablodowsky resigned under fire. Truman warned that Stalin would that war would mean total ruin due to the new Atom and hydrogen bombs. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is dead at 83 and Mrs. Osa Johnson at 58.

Jan 9 Seven N.Y. school teachers were ousted by the Board of Ed. at a stormy meeting, for refusing to talk about their "Red" ties.

Jan  10 Lillian went to Dr Holzman with the kids. She got an excellent report on herself and on Eugene. Eugene gained weight again and will take only two pills a week. At Fordham Eugene got a suit at Alexanders as the Klein's suit had been too small ($25). Sylvia, Lil and Eugene got shoes and Eugene got bed room slippers and rubbers - all at Milles Miles. ($21.50). Bloody riots continued into the third day in Karachi. They started as a student protest against high fees. Asian socialists in convention refused to affiliate with the Socialist Intern'l but voted close cooperation with it.