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Show BASIN RECORD Friday, December 30, 1949 UINTAH welterweight chamolon Sugar Ray Robinson guccewfuliy defends title from Havana s Kid Gaviian American defeat league National League team, Sarn Sntad takes Western Open golf championship at St. Paul 'World 11 1 CHRONOLOGY k : 31 August of 1949 y ,t 1 , : . t - L ( ,'x.--r J l'f A " L ... Yanks Win Series Viuuteu i, Ld Ui.fi nowfal! In other Teheran and causes towns Iranian earthen houses to collapse, killing 60. Tornado demolishes Warren, Ark,, killing 512, Injuring 275. High gales, floods, cold wave kills 39 in western v .at,, X" V Cl f x. rt Av5 v 27 if - ' , ft 14 J - ' y ..1 iC-V I V. f and mountain states cause 6h0 deaths and property damage of (200 million. 8 Twenty-eigh- t die whe Scandinavian plane crashes off Swedish coast. 12 ' 27 - March s r v l n . 1 J wKwiwAaWr J r. IftlSl'M Pound! Britain Devalues Tornadoes kill 26 In south and southwest Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. April ( Seventy-fou- r fire. die in Effingham, HI. hospital 19 Sixty-tw- o persons are killed In earthquake that rocks c ntral Chile. 23 Crash in South Africa oi three electric trains kills 74 24 W J -- ! 6 H t ! 7 ,47 V , t, -- Md. October New York Yankees defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in World Series, four games 9 11949 December Notre Dame defeats Southern Methodist to end season undefeated and lead footbiil pack. Army, Oklahoma and California remain undefeated. Kentucky and Oklahoma bid for national cage leadership. 9 12 i ' .:; uh ? fi 1 x A 'Is ;,f w. Twenty-twGreek air crash near Athens. Crack.up of plane near Florlanopolis, Brazil, kills 27. r persons killed in crash of plane San Juan, Puerto Rico. July 2 12 30 Eighteen persons killed In air crash near Perth. Australia. Thirteen American correspondent kilted in air crash near Bombay Air crash near Los Angeles kills 36. Sixteen persons killed when navy Hellcat hits Eastern Air Lines plane near Fort Du, N. J. August and 4 000 persons Between 3,000 killed by Ecuador earthquake. 2 Western states forest fires take 13 lives. 19 Manchester, Fngland, sir crash takes Uvea of 24. 6 x v.y September war veteran slays 13 to Crazed Camden, N J. 9 Airline crash near St. Joachim, QueNine die as cabin bec, kills 23. cruiser Is swamped in Nantucket Sound. 17 Steamship Noronic burns in Toronto pier taking 1J0 lives. 6 J JN- f , & . October 13 28 One thousand die, 70.000 left homeless in Guatemala floods. Forty-eigdie In air crash to Marcel Azores, boxer including November Dormitory blaze at University of Oklahoma kills three. Nine killed bv tornadoes In Missouri slab of and Arkansas, Seventy-togranite falls off cliff near Victorville. Cahf., killing four. dispute with Britain after invading Egypt and shooting down R.A F. planes. 1 U S. turns pressure on Britain to abandon dispute with Israel so as h not to endanger peace. 14 U.S. says It plans to Jotn North Atlantic military alliance to ease west of Russia. Chinese Europes Communists peace terms are surrender of Nationalists. 21 enters retirement Chiang armistice delayed 22 by Jewish retention of Negeb. 2B U.N. security council passes Independence plan for Indonesia. Arab-Jewis- frsy Cardinal Mtndszenty pleads "guilty In principle" to treason charge by Bed regime. Gets Lie Hungary sentence armletlce. Israel, Egypt sign treason trials of Bulgaria begin Protestant leader 8 34 36 20 Andrei Vlshlnsky replaces Molotov as Fusslan foreign minister. Draft of Atlantic pact completed. Israel and Italy decides to join. Trans-Jordasign cease-fire- . Soviet rone currency barred from 31 Russia 4 U west -' 1 -- ? 1i J( ..1 . ., -- ' memorial trophy as Canadas outstanding 1948 athlete. 7 Joe DiMuggio contract 1949 signs with Yankees for $i)0 (HR). 9 V S. coutt revei ses lower court dismissal of Dannv Gardella's damuge suit against New York Giants. 14 Calumets Coaitown ties record for mite and 18 at 1:57 6. March ,V'v . Chinese Communist Js 1 Twelve nations sign 4'pact and plan for 17 23 Coplon Trial Senate foreign relations committee approves Atlantic pact. 7 Chinese nationalist government prepares to flee to Chungking 9 U.S. and Soviet authorities agree on Berlin railformula to end anti-Hed road wv . w !& .. ,5 '6 f' vr" Baseball season opens. Eddie Arcaro Otvmpia, Memorial. 26 Tony wins up, champ retires fiom boxing. 30 Coaitown, Steve Brooks Up, wins lant Fox handicap. Gal- a Trieste election. United States protests Britains trade pact with Argentina. Western charter creating civilian allied high commission for west Ger- 15 Pro-Italia- n 17 Chiang in drive 1 c ( June Frank riseh, New York coaeh, beChicago Cub manager. U S. open golf ch impionhip goes to Dr Cary Muldieioif Caput, Ted Atkinson up. win Belmont Slakes. 18 7he plavers suspended fiom US pro baseball because they jumped to Mexican league by Com- 10 k comes , 11 i v 14 22- 5 Per Center Probe j - missioner ( handier, Jake LaMotta wins world middle, weight title from Marcel Cerd in Charles win world heavy weight title bv defeating Jersey Joe WaUott. New Yoik and England refuse to recognne title. Fird July 2 Td in enlists Philippines takes recharge sistance Britain, U.S, Canada agree to September conference on Britain's dollar shortage. United Kingdom or. ders 25 per cent cut to dollar exports through Issues world-wid- e Catholic Roman 15 29 30 imMetnn church excommunication Commu- of with relations truce signed. 5 Tito calls for uprising against his rm foes Cornin' in Albania and BulDutch-lndonesia- n warns garia, Russia not to invade Yugoslavia. International rules of war revised. denounces Titos Y ugoals-vl- s as enemy of Russia, Greece reports rout oi Its northwestern rebels, 11 16 September 2 Yugoslavia breaks off rial pactsof with Russia two commer. and discounts Russian Invasion. danger Minister Rajh Hungarian and two other alleged traitors say they plotted with Tito and tbs United States, Western Big Three agrse sot ta help Chiang 51 devalues 16 17 Kai-she- Britain pound snd tion s follow suit. President Iranian annssnees 13 t3 29 an -- Mtomle exieslea1 in Rneeia. has na- that lakes place Russia snd four satellites break off nuiiu.il aid pacts with Tito Big Four unitv talks in Berlin reach another deadlock, singles tennis Brough takes championships, wonuns stngUs, Frank Gon lies lake mens doubles, Mis M Mguret Dupont and Miss B tough wumeua UvuUca, Parker-Fhhnr- d 2 RufcMa recognize Communist gov- ernment lo China. 6 Big 1 our tnieign ministers meet gain cn Austria. Yugoslavia takes It Comlnfonn dispute before D N. II 1rirne Minister of India, Nehru, for visit lu Lulled butts. sr-liv- es . Western defense area divided Into five groups In Paris meeting. Nationalist China warned by U.S. upon ship attacks. 7 U N. declares Jerusalem an International holy city. U.S. will meet Reds terms for release of two Americans held In North Korea. 6 Chinese Nationalists abandon capita at Chengtu and flee to Formosa. 10 Labor party defeated In Australia 1 elections. North Korea after 81 davs Angus Ward Chinese Reds, 11 12 Congress passes second year E R.P. authorization. Housa votes $16 billion or arms. 19 Gov nment rests case In trial of top U.S. Communists 26 Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan m protest against cancellation of plans to complete super aircraft 14 December 17 Reds free two Yanks detention. end staff, freed by board ship for U. S. 8 13 booster bomb to may have set off more powerful bomb. Mt. Etna eruptions threaten Sicilian towns. 8 Former Rep. Andrew J. May (D., Ky.t enters federal prison on fraud sentence. Census bureau says employment la up. Shirley Temple gets divorce on liquor and lipstick Plea. 8 New Jersey citizens told to curtail use of water. G.I. found hiding In tent In Germany with frauleln and baby. New German drug reported as promising treatment for cancer. 10 Barkley satirizes self at Gridiron club banquet. U.S. 25 June Alger Hiss perjury trial opens. Three top Communists sentenced to Jail for contempt of court. 7Gordon Gray appointed secretary of army. mine 8 John L. Lewis orders stoppage. . 30 John L. Lewis orders miners to work only three davs a week. Judith Coplon convicted as spy, gets from 40 months to 10 years. 3 one-wee- k July 7 children In China total 20 million, IS million of whom homeless by war with -- Needy Fore submit to Defens Secrs-tar- y James Forrestal proposed polto discontinue racial segregation icy In ranks. Air 15 Repairmen overhauling the White House open the building to reporters who found parts of It nesr coUapse 29 February tar Robert Mltchum and actress Lila Leeds sentenced to prison terms in Los Angeles court on marijuana charges. Yukon, Grady, inquisitive cow of achieved Okia., plunged into silo, acked while nation bovine i am brains for four days over problem of how to yet her out. General Motors announces wages of 341,000 employees will be reduced contract with under 9 Film y 23 25- union. Axis Sally begins defense 26 21 26 bell, first man to exon ceed 300 mpb land. Robert Ingersoll Altken, sculptor. Pfund, authorand other rays and ity on optics. 8 Joseph H. McNabb, Bell and Howell president 11 Nelson Doubleday. book and magazine publisher. August 6 State department white paper marks off nationalist China as lost cause. 8 Five per center probers accuse Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan of influence 6 Dr. August Herman on Infra-re- d February 10 1 800 Ab, Japan. 11 25 who Introduced baseball to 15 Battling Levlnsky. former light heavyweight boxing champ. Francis Edwin McMurtrie. editor of Jane's Fighting Ships 28 John Sanburn Phillips, of McClure's Magazine and founder of American Magazine. Charles Hanson Towne, author, poet, editor 25 at board rePresident's steel workers demands for jects fourth-roun- d pay raises. 15 Federal Judge Sherman Minton nominated to supreme court. 15 Government files suit to break up A & P chain. 19 Strike called by coal miners' John L. Lewis. October 500,000 CIO steelworkers strike over e dispute. 5 Navy air force dispute brings on congressional probe. 11 Eleven Communist part; leaders convicted on charges of conspiracy U.S, government. against 19 Dr. Edward C. Nourse resigns as head of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. General Omar Bradleyset-u- says navy criticism of defense endangers nation. First session 81st congress ends. Pennsylvania Railroad drops "Jim Crew" seating. 29 -- Dismissal of Admiral Louis Denfeld as chief of naval operations by the President raises political storm. Truman freezes air force at 48 groups. 31 Bethlehem steel and steel ualon sign pension plan, breaking solid front of steel companies dufing strike. 1 Sally sentenced from 10 to 20 years in prison for treason. April 6 President Truman savs ha would not hesitate to use atom bomb under the same circumstances U was used an Japan. 16 Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts slight drop In prices, Incomes, production for 1949. 26 Russia completely jams 'Vote of America broadcasts to tha USSR, accounts of negotiations containing ending Berlin blockade. May I Atlanta etty council ben public wearing of masks except for festive occasions. This is blow to Ku Kiux Klan. May Joseph Peter DlMsggio, father of ballplayers Joe, Dominic and Vincent DtMagglo. 6 Count Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and dramatist, author of The Blue Bird." 10 Sam Breadon, of St. Louis Cardinals Neysa McMeln, portrait painter, illustrator, writer 18 Dr. James Truslow Adams, historian, Pulitzer prize winner. 23 James V. Forrestal, former secretary of defense, by sulctde. Vice Adm. Forrest P, Sherman named chief of naval operations C.l O. ousts United Flec-tncand Faim Equipment workers. 3 Eleven convicted Communists freed on bail to press appeals. 6 Navy Captain John Crommetln for revealing navy s bitterness at defense setup. Fair Peal program triumphs In New York as Democratic Lehman defeats Republican Dulles in senatorial race. 9 John L. Lewis issues order, postponing coal strike until Norweg- 5 Georgt Dimitrov, Communist premier of Bulgaria, 8 Harold H Knerr, cartoonist who drew K&tzenjummer Kids. 19 Frank Murphy, associate Justice of the supreme court t of Georgia 12 17 iD., Okla.) says 1 I Government denies F.H.A. loans upon racially restricted properties work week Lewis orders three-da- v Robert Emmet Rannegan, 6 general and Democratic na. tlonal chairman. Col. Matt J. Winn, who made Kentucky Derby famous. 7 after miners quit work again. John L. Lewis signs pact with some coal companies involving wuge Increases. former air force major, Racer Jordan, buys Reds got atomic materials and radar equipment during war with official aid. Leslie Gen Groves denies Lt. charges that Henry Wallace and late give Harry Hopkins prodded him tolo Rusatom secrets or materials sia. Steelworkers end strike at Alcoa. 11 - Clifford P.rrym.n, .dltorla cartoow- far Watiupgioa Sts. Thomas Sweden failed to show proper respect for him on recent visit. Leftwing demonstrators in New York City riot at National Maritime Union hall Alger Hiss perjury trial opens December 8 Rex Mays, leading auto racing driver. 8 Clyde M. Reed, senator from Kansas. 25 'Bojangles Rill Robinson, dancer. 27 William H. King, fourterm Democratic senator from Utah. 11 Senator 23 5 MaJ. Gen. Walter Short army commander at Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked. 8 Richard Strauas. German composer. 18 Wiley Blount Rutledge, associate Justice of supreme court. 15 Ernest Edward Bonham, Pittsburgh Pirate her, former Yankee star. 18 Frank pin Morgan, film alar. 19 W til Cuppy, author, critic and humorist December Dec. I United Mine Workers and U.S. Steel sign pact, breaking back of steel strike. Undersecretary Oscar L. Chapman succeeds Julian Krug as secretary of the interior. Whittaker Chambers testifies against Alger Hiss. David E. Llllenthal, AEC head, resigns 25 John L. Lewis calls off meeting with advisers as coal strike deadline looms. U S. announces Impending tests of new at Eniwetok. Device to "breed" atomic energy fuel disclosed by U S. 29 Rep. J. Parnell Thomas (R., N J.l drops Innocent plea to charges of payroll padding. 21 KJana September November re- 11 Moran (Searcy), survivor of Moran and Mack, the "two black crows 19 A1 Shean, survivor of Gallagher and Shean, comedy team. 18 Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind ' 18 Dr. Samuel Green, imperial wizard of Association IK K K.) g back-to-wtr- k August t George 5 veals used car prices me)ting like snow under s hot spring sun. 6 American Medical association "fags Its chief spokesman and concedes U S. needs adequate public health plan. 25 Attornev General Tom Clark orders FBI. investigation of terrorism In Alabama where several have been beaten or Intimidated by hooded lid n 2 June survey November 1 Danish-bor- July October Journal p 3 16 Frank Hague's 32 year rule St bos of Jersey City ends when Hague machine Is swept out of office. 27 Movie ctnr Rita Hayworth Is msf fled to Frlnct Aly Khan. Street veteran screen star. Wallcott, Republican Connecticut, 1929-3bill. Charles B. (Uncle Charllel Moran, National league baseball umpire Russell Doubleday, retired publisher and author. 26 Dr. Ray Lvman Wilbur, interior secretary in Hoover cabinet xis 5 "Wall pension-welfar- 14 1948. g anti-tru- 4 Arthur Atwater Kent, Inventor, philanthropist, famous host. 5 Sen. Joseph Melville Broughton, Democrat. N.C., former governor of his state. 7 Rep. Sol Bloom, chairman of house foreign affairs committee. 11 Gen Giraud. French hero of both world wars. 10 Sigrid Undset, ian novelist, treason peddling. General Omar Bradley appointed first chairman of joint chiefs oi staff. House recesses without senate's permission Probe of corruption In 6 program collapses. John Maragon, alleged influence peddler, refuses to talk in "five per centers" investigation. 10 March 15 Wallace Beery, Frederic C. senator from author of RFC Noronic Fire September June trial bv saving treason cannot ba committed by mere words March 1 schema to Latest sweep America is Pyramid club, which works on order of chain letter. 5 U S. births reported by Public Health Service to number 3,559,000 Foster Dulles appointed tr senate. Truman abandons tax increase plans, and calls for deficit spending. U S. ratifies Atlantic pact. House rejects Brannan farm plan. Truman offers Attorney General Tom Clark seat on supreme court, asks Senator J. Howard McGrath to become attorney general. John U S. 11 27 January made efforts to repeal act come to temporary halt in congress. Strike of 82,250 C.l O. workers closes Ford Motor Co.s River Rouge plant. Francis Patrick Matthews, Omaha, succeeds John L. Sullivan as secretary of navy. Atomic energy commission under fire as pound of uranium reported missing. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., elected to congress by .New York district. Congressional Investigation of atomic energy commission begins. Taft-Hartl- 9 April were Earthquake 4 Administration Henri-Honor- e Japan. K Ecuador April carrier May suspended 2 In October mm' Ingland, Louise Srhrneder take W cm December to form Pacific union, of Chinese nationalist nists. Yugoslavia breaks Greek guerrillas 25 16-- 1 rZ3 26 non-sto- p 0 two-we- re-le- many published. July 1 May Ward sentence. Panama court supreme President Chanls, but police chief out him forces again. Dr. Arnulio Arias becomes president. l, Chinese Reds arrest U.S. William Stokes, In Mukden. Comlnform asks unseating of Yugoslavias Tito. Chinese Reds tak Chunking, nationalist capital. win August 6 Rocky Ornrinno, reinstated by N Y. athletic commission after auspension fur failure to report bribery offer. 7 Ponder, Calumet s shot, Steve Brooks up. wins Kentucky Derby. 23 Joey Maxim defeats (his I esnevich for U S. Ilghtheavyweighf title. 30 Indianapolis motor speedway Memorial classic won bv Hill Ifoimnd to record average speed of 121.327, t strike. reports Agriculture department Americans spending 2 per cent less of their incomes for food than last year. Vatican reports 423 million Catholics in the world. Ilse Koch, convicted as murderess of Buchenwald concentration camp In Germany, formally released from military prison after her life sentence Is commuted. Dr. Walter Hess, Zurich, and Dr. Antonio Moniz, Lisbon, divide Nobel prize for medicine for work on brain function. consul-gener- Angus May Rtmlnns agree to lift rail blockade of Berlin. Dutch, Indonesians agree on new truce. Beds capture Hang chow, isolate Shanghai. Israel admitted to If N conference opens In Big 4 ministers Pans NVest German constitution adopted. Reds capture Shanghai. Big 4 deadlocks on German u.iity. Sovlet.zone Germans adopt constitution. Czech Reds bit Catholic church. makes first trip around world. 5 Louis Johnson replaces James as secretary of defense. s. senate rejects ruling against HUfilibusters. U M.W. announces memorial walkout. 20 President signs bill extending rent control through June 30, 1950 2 Air force al Communist capture Nnnkinf. U S , Russia negotiate to end Berlin blockade and set up Big 4 conference on Germany. Communists gain In attempt to Isolate Shanghai 39 mid-195- Wood X 1 aid. March Dealers urge no hoarding of coffee during shortage. 16 Shah of Iran arrives for American visit. 16 Alben Barkley marries Mrs. Carleton Hadity of St. Louis. 19 Eighteen of 20 who went down on near Bermuda rescued. 29 New drug, neomycin, works wonders in ending kidney Infections. 2 ?ggp(: For-rest- November lic. 24 Steeplechase at Aintree, England. 1R r 'M r North Atlantic U S. arms Tories upset Labor in London auction. becomes Ireland Independent repub- 7 April ; peace modify terms 29 Joe Louis retires as heavyweight' turns promoter champion, 12 H nnlme of St Paul defeats Regis of Denver for National Assn, of Inchampiontercollegiate Basketball ship 26 Kentucky wins National Collegiate AA basketball tournament in Seattle. FtusHiun Hero wins Grand National v I Atlantic North denounces pact. 1 r ) r ' 23 June - t Berlin. April 39 fi : consul-gener- March 11 A- 22 24 February 2J t 20 k 4 Khan and Wife LL 16 Israeli-Egyptia- n ly 97 Dutch, Indonesians agree on terms lor sovereign Indonesian state. France and Canada team up to urge nations pact- Indian extremists hanged for assassination of Gandhi. Britain delays date for nationalizing steel. Chinese Nationalists shell U.S. merchant ship. Chinese Reds ask U.N. to oust Nationalist delegates. Washington refuses to recognize control body created for Danube by Russia. President Chanl of Panama ousted by coup. arFate of American rested by Chinese Reds lies with Peopless court in Mukden. Ousted Panama president leads demonstration In Panama City. West implements Paris plan to ease controls on West German republic. Chinese Reds release U.S. 7 Fiftv-fiv- e December 11 29 14 2 killed at Washington, D.C., airport as 8 hits airliner. 17 Eighteen killed as two collids near Stockton, Calif. 23 Airliner crash at Dallas kills 28. 2 28 1 n Cerdan. 1 20 killed In Fifty-fou- 17 November world champion soccer dies plane crash at Turin. Tornadoes kill 46 persons In Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Kentucky. o 3 Chinese Red take Canton. Wholesale arrest conducted by Com. munists continue In Czechoslovakia. Yugoslavia elected to U.N. security council over Soviet protest. George Bidault becomes French premier, ending crisis. United States consul and etaff seized by Reds at Mukden. 14 5 Truman declares Constitution gives him power to stop walkouts affecting national health and welfare. de17 Presidents says current price cline and unemployment increase to worry about. nothing 24 Hoover commission makes report on government reorganization. toTruman defend says he will stump nation his program, stalled in congress. October inter-servic- 15 February General , arry Vaughan defends himself in 5per center probe and keeps White House job. Defense Secretary Johnson wants to abolish senators world trips at government expense. 5 American expedition to find Noahs Ark fails. 15 U S. district judge restrains FCC from enforcing prohibition of giveaway programs. 29 Tokyo Rose found guilty of treason. Ending of the Berlin blockade by the Russians. e 9. Bitter dispute between the army end navy . 10. Devaluation of pound in Great Britain , all-st- wage-pric- 1 law. 8. AP basemajor league ball team team announced. Vann fastest scores 15 Eddie heavyweight knockout on record In London bout with George Stern U2 seconds, first round). 21 Cleveland Indians sold to a syndicate of Cleveland business men. 24 Ted Williams, Red Sox, named American Leagues most valuable player. 5 Truman asks higher taxes, universal mil- e itary training, controls in the message. 7 Secretary of State George C. Marshall resigns and is replaced by Dean Acheson. 14 State deoartment Dolicy statement September Toft-Hartle- November January Photometer, which accurately measure constituents of single cells, is demonstrated at Columbia university. 4 Dispute over federal aid to religious schools between Cardinal Spellman and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt ends. 19 FCC announces a ban on radio and television quiz programs. rescue efforts. 7. Failure of congress to rey labor peal the to one. Capot beats Coaitown to win Balti. mores Pimlico Special. 25 DwHCAtlC X 3 form. 6. Story of Kathv Fiscus falling into well ana subsequent r, June .J Vt round-the-wori- d May 4 Italys entire team in 21 V Ohio bier, iS & nges down ki nng 30. o ) ' ' s express train embankment, Crnsh of Cathav Pacific plane from Manila on northern Hong Kong is. land kills 23. Twenty-twdie In air crash at Cuzco, Peru. Nine students die in fire destroying dormitory at Kenyon college. Gam nis), Charles Coe, Oklahoma City, wina U.S. amateur golf championship in Rochester, N Y. Joseph De Bona, Hollywood, wins Bendix air trophy. 5 BUI Odom, speed record holder for flight, crashes into a house In Berea. Ohio, during National Air Races in Cleveland, kills elf, two others. Silver Cup Trophy in motorboat racing goes to Bill Can. trell, driving Horace Dodge's My Sweetie. 25 Louise Suggs, Carrollton, Ga takes U.S. women s open golf title in Land-ove3 Madrid-Baroelon- a v ' ' ,f on West coast kills citrus BUrzarda roar through Hock-iecausing 121 deaths At least 6U0 Chinese missing following collision of two steamers off Shanghai coast. February 24 I ' " Europe. Cold waves 3 Blizzards in western Inauguration ' Three-foo- t crop. I . ' .v 1 U S retains Davis Cup, defeating Australia four matches to one (ten- 1 ut August Publishers' Auxiliary. 1. Announcement that the Soviet Union possesses atom bomb. 2. Sweeping victories of Communist armies in China. 3. Trial of 11 top Communists in the U.S. 4. Coal and steel strikes and subsequent events in nation. 5. Marshal Tito's successful defiance of Russia and Comin -- September January I news one-mil- KjKSaStesriBABsa'i Justice department files antl-trsuit in U S. district court in Chicago aimed at breaking up du Pont empire. IS Charles t Lucky Luciano, York vice king, barred from Rome after being questioned about narcotics ring. 25 Thomas Mann receives Goethe prize for literature in first visit to native Germany to 16 years. 1 These ore the JO biggest stories of the past year, as selected by a representative group of weekly newspaper editors speaking through an annual poll conducted by The Ezzard Charles successfully defends heavyweight championship by de. feating Gus Leevenich. 19 Hironoshm Furuhnshl, Japan, sets world swimming records of IB 19 in 1,500 meter free style, minutes 4.33 3 minutes In 400 meter free style 35 5 9 minutes in 800 meter free and style. 20 Coaitown, Steve Brooks up, sets world record of 1 34 4 In winning e Whirlaway Stakes. 10 vrJ ' July Top Ten Spot News Stories of 1949 , Mtneownert talk about forcing coal strike to bring about showdowr. with John L. Lewis Department of defense drops 116,000 employees. ''kqT t ' Ni j Displaced Persons |