DAY-BY-DAY

Mar. 3 — U.S. Supreme Court upholds New York’s Feinberg Law banning Communist teachers.

Mar. 11 — Ike defeats Taft, Kefauver beats Truman in New Hampshire primary.

Mar. 19 — Philippines: Erupting volcano thrusts crater 250 feet above water near Luzon.

Mar. 20 — Sen. William Benton likens McCarthy to Hitler.

Mar. 22 — A series of tornadoes swept down like a bomber squadron and left 200 people dead and over 2,500 injured in five Mississippi Valley states.

Mar. 26 — McCarthy sues Sen. Benton for libel, conspiracy.

Mar. 29 — Washington: Truman pulls out of presidential race.

Apr. 8 — Truman orders seizure of steel mills to avert strike.

Apr. 11 — Puerto Rico: N.Y.-bound DC-4 crashes, killing 52.

Apr. 18 — L.A.: 29 killed when C-46 airliner crashes into hill.

Apr. 19 — Ohio Congressman George Bender asks Truman impeachment for steel seizure.

Apr. 27 — Azores: 176 lost as destroyer Hobson collides with aircraft carrier Wasp.

Apr. 29 — Germany: Air France plane attacked by Soviet MIG-15 enroute from Frankfurt to Berlin.