. ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁W elf are ▁had ▁approved ▁the ▁S alk ▁v acc ine ▁for ▁general ▁use ▁after ▁determ ining ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁safe , ▁effective , ▁and ▁pot ent ▁in ▁providing ▁long - last ing ▁imm unity ▁to ▁pol io . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁wrote : ▁" No ▁other ▁event ▁in ▁medical ▁ann als ▁has ▁been ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁gl am or ▁and ▁g lare ," ▁as ▁" ac ade mic ▁h alls ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁k lie g ▁lights ▁and ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁news men ." ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 4 ▁- ▁The ▁Red ▁W ings ▁defeated ▁the ▁Canad iens ▁in ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁before ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 5 4 1 ▁at ▁Olymp ia ▁Stadium . ▁Alex ▁Del vec chio ▁scored ▁two ▁goals . ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁combined ▁for ▁a ▁record ▁ 4 7 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁seven - game ▁series . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 7 ▁- ▁Al ▁Kal ine ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 6 - 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁had ▁six ▁R B Is , ▁and ▁boost ed ▁his ▁batt ing ▁average ▁to ▁. 5 6 1 . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁- ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁reported ▁first ▁quarter ▁sales ▁of ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁billion ▁and ▁record ▁ear nings ▁of ▁$ 3 0 9 ▁million . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁A ▁dynam ite ▁bomb ▁thrown ▁from ▁a ▁car ▁expl oded ▁outside ▁the