Week of October 1, 1951
Big dogfight (Korea) - Nearly 80 U.S. and Communist jets clash in another
swirling dogfight high over Northwest Korea.
Gen Bradley, on a flying visit to Korea, expresses hope that an armistice still
could be achieved but concedes that it depends on the Reds.
The White House reports that Russia has exploded a second atomic bomb.
Press secretary Joseph Short said this new A-blast gives the lie to Soviet claims
that Russia’s atomic energy program “is being directed exclusively toward
peaceful purposes.”
Moscow radio confirms - Soviet Prime Minister Stalin says in an interview Russia
recently exploded another atomic bomb and promised there will be more to
come.
Passing - Will Keith Kellogg who took the lowly
corn flake from obscurity and amassed a fortune
with his Kellogg’s cereal. He had virtually blind
since 1937. He was 91.
Ladies - New way to lose weight
- Seen at the
opening of the salon of woman and beauty in
Paris, sponsored by Paris hairdressers - a new
way to lose pounds. A sea bath in your bathtub.
The sea bath, with motor-driven waves at the rate
of two per second to beat off extra pounds
painlessly was the star attraction. It is said to
“wash away” as much as 35 pounds in a few
weeks of 20-minute daily baths. It is a tank which
fits into a bathtub.
Playoffs - The New York Giants win their big game against Boston, but the
Dodgers also win as Jackie Robinson saved a game and the pennant for the
Dodgers after he blasted a home run in the 14
th
inning - giving Brooklyn a big
win over Philadelphia 9-8.
World Series - The Brooklyn Dodgers, bitter baseball
opponents of the New York Giants are credited by manager
Leo Durocher
with a tremendous assist in winning the
opening game in the World Series. “Tom Sheehan and Andy
High turned over their full scouting reports on the Yankees
