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COST OF FOOD

GRANULATED SUGAR: 75¢ FOR 10 LBS VITAMIN D MILK: 70¢ PER GALLON GROUND COFFEE: 50¢ PER GALLON BACON: 47¢ PER POUND EGGS: 22¢ PER DOZEN FRESH GROUND HAMBURGER: 40¢ PER POUND FRESH BAKED BREAD: 10¢ PER LOAF

WORLD NEWS

▷ EUROPE AND JAPAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING. ▷ WINSTON CHURCHILL GIVES HIS “IRON CURTAIN” SPEECH. ▷ THE 1ST CANADA SAVINGS BONDS ARE CREATED. ▷ THE UNITED NATIONS HOLDS ITS FIRST SESSION. ▷ THE BIKINI SWIMSUIT, NAMED AFTER BIKINI ATOLL AND THE ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS CONDUCTED THERE, DEBUTS IN PARIS. ▷ THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA IS ESTABLISHED. ▷ CANNES FILM FESTIVAL DEBUTS IN FRANCE.

NATIONAL NEWS

▷ PRESIDENT TRUMAN SIGNS THE MCMAHON/ATOMIC ENERGY ACT, CREATING THE U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, A CIVILIAN GROUP. ▷ WWII VETERANS, MAKING USE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS, HEAD TO COLLEGE IN RECORD NUMBERS. ▷ BIRTHRATES JUMP TO OVER 1.4 MILLION IN ONE YEAR WITH THE RETURN OF WWII VETERANS. ▷ THE UNITED STATES GIVES THE PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE. ▷ AT&T ANNOUNCES THE FIRST CAR PHONES. ▷ ALASKANS VOTE IN FAVOR OF STATEHOOD. ▷ THE U.S. ARMY MAKES RADAR CONTACT WITH THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SPORTS NEWS

WORLD SERIES CHAMPION: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS U.S. OPEN GOLF WINNER: LLOYD MANGRUM PRO FOOTBALL CHAMPION: CHICAGO BEARS INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER: GEORGE ROBSON/114.820 MPH STANLEY CUP WINNER: MONTREAL CANADIENS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPION: OKLAHOMA A&M COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPION: NOTRE DAME HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER: GLENN DAVIS FROM ARMY CANADIAN GREY CUP CHAMPION: TORONTO ARGONAUTS

MEL OTT OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS BECOMES THE FIRST MANAGER TO BE THROWN OUT OF BOTH GAMES OF A DOUBLEHEADER. THE GIANTS LOSE BOTH GAMES TO THE PIRATES, 2-1 AND 5-1.

AUG.

DEC.

OCT.

H.G. WELLS, AUTHOR OF WAR OF THE WORLDS, PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79.

SIMMONS DEVELOPS THE FIRST ELECTRIC BLANKET.

THE FLAMINGO HOTEL OPENS IN LAS VEGAS, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA.

NOV.

JUL.

SEP.

MOTHER FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI IS CANONIZED AS THE FIRST AMERICAN SAINT.

WALT DISNEY’S SONG OF THE SOUTH PREMIERES IN ATLANTA, GA.

18 NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED AT THE 1ST CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.