203. Sept. 15, 1948. Presidential battle of '48 under way._Motion pictures, 1940-1949

Jitterbugs jump at Harvest Moon Ball. Sky thrills at [Cleveland's

National] Air Races. Indiana Labor [Day] celebration [Booneville].

Davis Cup victory for the U. S. Wilhelmina abdicates. Dutch hail new

Queen Juliana.

204. Sept. 17, 1948. Berlin crisis. Movie stars join circus for

charity. Pope blesses multitude. First pension check [from United

Mine Workers' welfare fund]. Drama in the zoo [San Francisco].

Beauty on parade [Atlantic City contest]. Governor Dewey aids Youth

Month. Pro-football thriller [Dons defeat Dodgers]. Pennsylvania

Week [Governor Duff speaks].

205. Sept. 22, 1948. Ground broken for UN home in New York. First

world citizen [Garry Davis]. Turmoil in Berlin. Progress rides the

rails. Woman [Margaret Chase Smith of Maine] wins Senate seat. Mrs.

America of 1948. Fire disasters [southern California]. Youth of the

year [Bob Mathias is greeted by President Truman]. "Iron Horse"

[motorcycle] jockeys compete.

206. Sept. 24, 1948. Bernadotte's assassination shocks the world.

Riots mark new crisis in France. Humanitarian award [of Variety

Clubs] for Marshall. Bathing beauties give lens fans a dizzy day.

New tennis champs [Forest Hills, New York]. Texas U routs Louisiana

State. Chicago Bears trim Washington Redskins.

207. Sept. 29, 1948. Truman vs. Dewey; the campaign warms up. Swiss

air force keeps on alert. New York Jubilee fashion parade. Hurricane

roars past Miami. Coast Guard in heroic sea rescue. New ring champ

[Marcel Cerdan defeats Tony Zale]. Stunt crash landing [provides]

air circus thriller. Boston Variety Club wins national award.

208. Oct. 1, 1948. Greatest UN crisis as East-West split on Berlin

issue. The political campaign waxes hot in the West. Stars shine at

Air Force show. Army routs Villanova; California sinks Navy; Notre

Dame tops Purdue. [Boston] Braves clinch National [League] pennant.

209. Oct. 6, 1948. Democrats arraign Soviet threat to peace, urge UN

to act. Campaign report: Warren in New York; Dewey in California;

Truman in Texas. New swim suit styles in fashion spotlight. Gridiron

thriller: North Carolina upsets Texas. Daredevils deluxe [New Jersey

State Fair, Trenton].

210. Oct. 8, 1948. West presses case against Soviet in UN. Campaign

snapshots [Truman, Dewey]. The new look in swim suits. Catholic

Youth stage huge parade in Boston. American League champs: Cleveland

wins pennant in tie play-off. Grid thrillers of this week: Harvard

wins in upset; Michigan beats Oregon; Georgia Tech tops Tulane.

211. Oct. 13, 1948. World Series special [highlights of the first

two games in Boston]. Hurricane hits Havana. Sir Stafford Cripps

hails E. R. P. Truman renews campaign [in Philadelphia]. Spectacular

crash marks Grand Prix. Notre Dame routs Pitt.

212. Oct. 15, 1948. Cleveland wins World Series. Winston Churchill

warns of war. Truman interrupts campaign trip [to meet Secretary of

State Marshall]. Dewey visits New York housing project. Paris

fashion preview. Army beats Illinois in a close one. Northwestern

conquers Minnesota.

213. Oct. 20, 1948. Eisenhower installed as Columbia president.

Speedboat thrills on unique "track" [Danbury, Conn.]. California

trims Wisconsin in drive for the Rose Bowl. The Dewey story.

214. Oct. 22, 1948. Bill Stern's gridiron report: Michigan upsets

Northwestern; Penn shades Columbia in thriller. The Truman story.

215. Oct. 27, 1948. Red revolt in Korea. Report from Europe:

[Finance ministers of 16 nations sign agreements for the European

Recovery Plan. Secretary of State Marshall stops in Rome.]

Legionnaires of nation in gala parade [Miami]. Paranurses, airborne

angels of mercy. College spirit [freshman-sophomore rush at Columbia

University]. Dixie grid thriller [Tulane vs. Mississippi]. Navy Day,

1948; sea power for peace. Governor Bradford speaks for a great

cause [Community Chest Fund].

216. Oct. 29, 1948. Presidential campaign round-up. Reds foment

French coal strike riots. Grateful Berlin kids thank U. S. flyers.

Regal splendor in Hindu festival. Bill Stern's gridiron report:

Michigan wallops Minnesota; Army topples Cornell.

217. Nov. 3, 1948. Unified forces in spectacular maneuvers [off

Florida's Gulf coast]. French troops seize mines as riots spread.

Britons cheer King opening Parliament. Strange case of Ilse Koch.

New wave lengths for the Waves. Sky mystery solved [5–motor B–17],

The "Big Mo" visits New York. Lady Luck smiles on Sweep winners.

218. Nov. 5, 1948. U. S. welcomes first shipload of DP's. Morgenthau

reports on trip to Palestine. Champion daredevil performs over Alps.

Grid thrillers of the week: Notre Dame vs. Navy; California tops

USC; Northwestern vs. Ohio State; Georgia Tech defeats Duke.

219. Nov. 10, 1948. Dramatic story of Truman's triumph [re-election

as President of the United States. Dewey concedes Truman victory].

220. Nov. 12, 1948. Truman hailed as conquering hero. Mounties star

in [65th] National Horse Show [in New York]. Berlin kids run the Red

blockade. Bill Stern's gridiron thrillers: Army power smothers

Stanford; Penn toppled by Penn State; Tennessee upsets Georgia Tech.

221. Nov. 17, 1948. Will de Gaulle stop the Reds? [Depicts important

events in de Gaulle's life.] More power for Berlin airlift. New

wonder of science [electromagnet for Columbia University's new

cyclotron]. The St. Hubert stag hunt [in the Rambouillet woods near

Paris].

222. Nov. 18, 1948. U. S. ports paralyzed by dock strikes. Death for

Tojo as war criminal. Beauty and the grapefruit [Florida's bathing

beauties]. With Truman on vacation [Key West, Fla.]. MacKenzie King

steps down [as Prime Minister of Canada]. Army vs. Penn, grid

thriller of the year. Notre Dame rally tops Northwestern. California

swamps Washington State.

223. Nov. 24, 1948. British rejoice over birth of royal prince.

Death at sea for a gallant war veteran [Cruiser Pensacola]. Rootin'

tootin' toddlers' contest [Las Vegas, Nev.]. Fort Bliss marks 100th

anniversary. New premier for Canada [Louis St. Laurent]. With Truman

on vacation [Key West, Fla.]. The gentler sex [women wrestlers in

Boston]. Cornell beats Dartmouth in thriller.

224. Nov. 26, 1948. The Kosenkina drama: happy day for Red terror

victim (Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina leaves the hospital). Truman ends

vacation, confers with Marshall [on the Berlin and China crises].

Lighter side of the news: A baby chimp's day. Bill Stern's report on

climax of grid season: Michigan tops Ohio State; Tarheels wallop

Duke; Northwestern tops Illinois; S. M. U. conquers Baylor.

225. Dec. 1, 1948. Berlin airlift speeded for winter ordeal.

Palestine underground here; [Menachem Beigin] welcomed to U. S.

World's smallest plane in successful flight. Tropical ice mirage

proves to be salt [Puerto Rico]. Bill Stern's All-America football

stars of 1948.

226. Dec. 3, 1948. Army vs. Navy in sensational grid classic.

Georgia beats Georgia Tech. Boystown founder honored. Cornell upsets

Penn, 23–14. Churchill's little jest [receives honorary degree at

London University]. Nation ushers in yuletide season. Philadelphia

hails Santa.

227. Dec. 8, 1948. China's darkest hour [Madame Chiang Kai-shek

arrives in Washington; Communists threaten to engulf all China]. Jap

kids' band goes American in a big way. Film stars meet Britain's

Queen. Squirrel cage jeep. Water skiers cut new capers [Cypress

Gardens, Florida].

228. Dec. 10, 1948. Secret films bare Red spy ring. Truman visits

the "Big Mo." Christmas preview [dolls for New York's

underprivileged children]. Trojans stop Irish in grid sensation.

Philadelphia high [schools] in tie for title. Mat mauling sextet [in

Montreal].

229. Dec. 15, 1948. Berlin voters defy Red terror. Vice

President-Elect Alben Barkley greeted by Governor Earl Warren in Los

Angeles; Dr. Carlos Prio Socarras, new President of Cuba, greeted by

President Truman in Washington. Candy treats for Europe's children.

U. S. Marines in China. Powder Bowl classic [Indiana University

girls play football].

230. Dec. 17, 1948. Aviation's newest marvel [twin-propellered

helicopter]. Israel's President [Chaim Weizmann] visits Jerusalem.

President Truman gets Xmas turkeys. First films of the new Wacs.

[Blue-blooded dogs model togs of New York's poodle specialty shop].

Pro football playoff [Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills]. Wonder

horse [Citation] wins again. New desert paradise [resort hotel, the

Shadow Mountain Club, in the California desert].

231. Dec. 22, 1948. UN assembly ends stormy Paris session. Hundreds

die in Chinese ship disaster. Baby gorilla enjoys modern zoo life.

Deep sea Santa [visits Florida's Marineland]. Battling bambinos make

leather fly [45–pounders at New York boys' club bouts]. Bike

marathon [in France] muddy affair. Holiday greeting from embassy

kids.

232. Dec. 24, 1948. Hail Prince Charlie; the royal christening.

Nation salutes Wright plane, first to fly. Circus brings thrills to

London youngsters. Pro-football title thrillers in snow; Eagles top

Cardinals; Browns maul Bills.

233. Highlights of 1948. 1948 personalities in the news [Queen

Juliana succeeds Queen Wilhelmina; Britain celebrates birth of

Prince Charles; Gandhi assassinated; Chiang Kai-shek's government

threatened by Communists]. The birth of a nation [Israel]. The

Truman triumph.

234. Dec. 31, 1948. Marooned airmen await rescue from icecap.

Petrillo ends ban on recorded music. President Truman greets

neighbors [in Independence]. Big guns dismantled [at San Francisco's

Golden Gate]. Rioting in Rome. Christian converts baptized in Japan.

Higher education goes to bow wows [school for dogs in Boston].

Aquatic forum in Florida.

235. Jan. 5, 1949. Bill Stern's Sports parade of 1948; the champions

and highlights of an action-packed twelve months. The Olympic story.

236. Jan. 7, 1949. Gridiron thrills from the Bowl classics: the Rose

Bowl; the Sugar Bowl; the Orange Bowl; the Cotton Bowl. Holiday show

for airlift men.

237. Jan. 12, 1949. Truman reports to 81st Congress. Puerto Rico

installs first elected governor [Luis Munoz Marin]. Yale men killed

in plane crash. Tornado rips Arkansas town [Warren]. Golden Gloves

show fistic fury [New York]. Ski fever goin' up [Mount Hood, Ore.].

238. Jan. 14, 1949. Hawaii volcano erupts. Acheson named as

Secretary of State. Bullitt reports on China crisis. London: Chelsea

Arts Ball. Warsaw: baby lion cub boards with litter of puppies.

Winter storm lashes Seaford on the English coast. New York: Jeanne

Crow elected Queen of the 1949 Press Photographers' Ball.

Philadelphia: Mummers' Parade. Cairo: funeral of the assassinated

Prime Minister. Air show thrills [Miami's 17th annual All-America

air maneuvers].

239. Jan. 19, 1949. Hollywood snowbound; it's different down in the

Florida sun. Reds celebrate 1917 revolution. Ghost fleet comes to

life. French send Gratitude Train. New golf champ [Lloyd Mangrum].

Punch and Judy show in Germany.

240. Jan. 21, 1949. Communist chiefs in U. S. on trial. The Navy's

amazing new air weapon [Gorgon IV]. President Truman's cabinet

[presented]. Ski meet thriller opens 1949 season [Fox River Grove,

Ill.]. Smart styles for smart bow wows. Polio poster girl opens

"dimes" drive. Rare birds show fancy feathers.

241. Jan. 26, 1949. The 1949 Presidential inaugural. Includes scenes

of the President and Vice President Barkley taking the oath of

office, the inaugural address, the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue,

and the dinner of the Electoral College with the president telling

his personal reactions on election night.

242. Jan. 28, 1949. Chiang out as China's leader. First election

stirs Israel. Bull in a china shop. Churchill on vacation [on the

French Riviera]. Acheson sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Ski meet

thriller [Salisbury, Conn.] Ice boats in speed regatta [Fox Lake,

Ill.] Muscles flex for "Mr. America" title [Oakland, Calif.]

244. Feb. 4, 1949. Blizzard-bound herds [on the western ranges]

saved by air mission. Election films from Israel. U. S. film star

[Tyrone Power] weds in Rome. Ace Admiral wins $100,000 Maturity.

Indoor track thriller [Millrose Games in New York City]. Ski champs

take the Alps.

245. Feb. 9, 1949. Gratitude Train brings thanks from France. Town

menaced by cave-in [Carbondale, Pa.]. Double-take fashions.

Sensational ski jumping [Olympian Hill, Wash.] Ski bug bites dog.

Diving de luxe [Miami Beach].

246. Feb. 11, 1949. Flight from Nanking. Red "mock trial" of

Cardinal [Mindszenty] denounced. Capital hails "Merci" train touring

U. S. Anti-bias award for Irene Dunne. Those cowboys are off again

[Palm Springs].

247. Feb. 16, 1949. Biggest narcotic haul on record. Life comes back

to Monte Cassino. Greek church installs new Patriarch. "Merci" gifts

from France. The crisp look rules new modes. "Ike" [Eisenhower] goes

back to the Army. Animals at the San Francisco zoo don't like the

cold wave.

248. Feb. 18, 1949. Final "kaput" for Hitler's chancellery. Transit

strike ties up Philadelphia. Canada Premier [St. Laurent] visits

Truman. School days in the land of the Nile [archaeology students at

the University of Cairo]. Keglers roll 'em in national meet [World

Series of bowling at Atlantic City]. Bob-sled trials drama of speed

[Lake Placid]. Winter carnival in St. Paul. Experiment in

brotherhood [New Haven, Conn.]

249. Feb. 23, 1949. President Truman sees spectacular air show

[Andrews Field, Md.]. Operation "Snowball" [82d Fighter Group on

winter maneuvers at Grenier Field, N. H.]. De Gaulle vows fight to

finish against Reds. Tubeless tire ends blowouts. Champ pooches of

1949. Turf pays tribute to a great jockey [George Woolf].

250. Feb. 25, 1949. Army's head [Kenneth C. Royall] finds

MacArthur's men ready. Huge hangar dynamited. Charwomen's day in

London. Ballet revival cheers Germans. Biggest bobsled takes 100 for

ride. Fancy footwork at snowshoe carnival [Ottawa] Teaching the

"umps" how to call 'em.

251. Mar. 2, 1949. Israel inaugurates first president [Chaim

Weizmann]. Pope denounces Reds as foes of religion. Strange case of

Anna Strong [deported from Russia as a spy]. Carnival time on the

Riviera. West hails "Merci" train. Miss Brevity for 1949. Button

holds world title [for figure skating]. Spring workout [for

California's Golden Bear oarsmen]. Eloquent appeal for Red Cross.

252. Mar. 4, 1949. Daring flight over raging volcano [Mauna Loa].

British play host to Russian troops celebrating 31st anniversary of

Red Army at Soviet war memorial in British zone [Berlin]. Truman

takes the Capital spotlight [at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner].

Surprise for gamblers [raid at Miami]. Golden Gate hails French

"Merci" train. Long shot [Vulcan's Forge] wins Santa Anita Handicap.

New ski jump record [of 297 feet set by Joe Perrault]. Daredevil

diving [Nassau].

253. Mar. 9, 1949. Complete film story of first global non-stop

flight [by U. S. Air Force B–50 bomber]. Cardinal [Spellman] takes

hand in graveyard strike. Mardi Gras spirit rules New Orleans. Yanks

open spring training. Cards answer call. [Smith College] co-eds

learn life-saving. Greatest array of stars at MGM party.

254. Mar. 11, 1949. U. S. girl aide [Judith Coplon] nabbed in spy

round-up. Newest giant of the skies [Clipper America]. Newsmen honor

General Marshall. Truman turns reporter [Key West, Fla.]. Volcano

erupts down under [New Zealand's Mt. Gnauruhoe]. Basketball wizards

[Harlem Globetrotters defeat Minneapolis Lakers]. World champs warm

up [Cleveland Indians]. Boston Braves on 1949 warpath. First

work-outs for the Red Sox.

255. Mar. 16, 1949. "Wild West" train bandits captured. Axis Sally

guilty of treason. Degree for a princess [Princess Elizabeth

receives Doctor of Laws at Edinburgh University]. With Truman in

Florida [receives degree at Rollins College]. The latest dance

craze. Romans revive chariot racing. Joe Louis' million dollar

story. Dodgers warm up. Tigers get ready.

256. Mar. 18, 1949. North Atlantic Defense Pact stirs Senators.

Egypt restores famed temples buried 2000 years. Rome's motorists

receive blessing. Fashion's latest from gay Paree. Junior battlers

[New York Boys Athletic League tournament]. Canoe bogganing. Connie

Mack on the job.

257. Mar. 23, 1949. Spectacular fire sweeps Army base [Oakland,

Calif.]. Atlantic Pact nears reality. Report from Israel [leaders of

United Jewish Appeal and Moshe Sharret arrive in New York]. U. S.

opens doors to orphan DP's. Soviet at last returns one U. S.

warship. New water sport [plastic canoes at Cypress Gardens]. Skiing

paradise [Banff]. Cincinnati "Reds" all set for '48. Alaska's great

dog derby.

258. Mar. 25, 1949. Free nations hail Atlantic Defense Pact. British

fleet on the alert [first post-war maneuvers]. Police raids [in New

York City] hit slot machines and dope. Basketball thriller

[University of San Francisco vs. Loyola]. President wins newsreel

"Oscar." Atomic energy opens gates of "secret city" [Oak Ridge,

Tenn.]. Houston hails Shamrock Hotel.

259. Mar. 30, 1949. Reds invade U. S. to aid "culture." Churchill

here, thanks U. S. for aid to Europe. Bastogne heroes report to MGM

for battle epic. Greek soldiers entertain GI's. Mosley followers in

London riot. China rebuilds army as Reds stall on peace. Turf

thriller [Lincolnshire Handicap].

260. Apr. 1, 1949. Red "peace" confab stirs up a storm [meeting of

the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace]. Mississippi

levee breaks. Dream house for child heroine [who rescued family from

burning house]. New Defense Chief [Louis Johnson] takes office.

Greeks bring gifts to Trumans. Thrilling films of Britain's Grand

National. Sweepstakes winner.

261. Apr. 6, 1949. European leaders in U. S.; Defense Pact hailed on

eve of signing. Russia's Gromyko arrives. U. S. ready to back Pact.

Greece celebrates independence day. Sheep shed woollies [shearing of

sheep in Canadian Rockies]. [Nine-year-old] youngster amazes musical

world. Water ski champion [Willa Worthington]. Cancer trailer.

262. Apr. 8, 1949. World history made as 12 nations sign Defense

Pact in Washington. Churchill says A-bomb alone stalls Soviet.

Dizziest boat race. Maid of cotton [brings cotton fashions to

Britain].

263. Apr. 13, 1949. Banker fugitive [Richard H. Crowe] caught by

FBI. Hospital fire tragedy shocks nation [Effingham, Ill.] United

Nations [General Assembly] convenes in New York. Children pay

tribute on Pontiff's jubilee. Hope diamond changes hands. East side

kids show Easter hats. Truman hails Army Day.

264. Apr. 15, 1949. Heart of the nation stirred by tragic death of a

child [Kathy Fiscus imprisoned in an abandoned well]. Israel

welcomes U. S. Ambassador [James G. McDonald]. Greek monarchs hailed

on tour. Sport spotlight on junior stars: in Los Angeles

ten-week-old baby demonstrates aquatic prowess and two-year-old

diver does fancy diving; in Annapolis, sons try for Junior Boxing

title of U. S. Navy.

265. Apr. 20, 1949. Earthquake rocks cities in Northwest. Mr. Truman

goes calling [on the Senate]. Israel's President [Chaim Weizmann] on

official visit [to U. S.]. [Ceremonies at Hyde Park] in memory of F.

D. R. London's famous quads baptised. Cultural treasures returned to

India. Cheerful signs of balmier days [select Swim For Health Girl

for 1949].

266. Apr. 22, 1949. 1949 Easter parade greatest ever. Airmen set new

endurance mark [for continuous flying]. U. S. denounces Soviet

attack on Defense Pact. Dance champs charm Paris. Truman opens

baseball season. Derby test thriller [Chesapeake Stakes at Havre De

Grace]. Leafs win hockey title third year.

267. Apr. 27, 1949. $7,000,000 Capitol [in Olympia, Wash.] vacated

as quake cracks building. King Farouk opens Egypt's world's fair.

German war crime trials end at last. Anti-Reds riot in Munich.

Bigger and better spring bonnets. Swedish champ wins Boston

marathon. Memorial to Babe Ruth. Opportunity Bonds campaign opens.

268. Apr. 29, 1949. China Commies shell British warships as Red tide

rolls on. Washington slums shock Senators. King George resumes

duties. Lightning paint job [96 painters paint house in 2–1/2

minutes]. Record sugar crop for Puerto Rico. Art Students' [League]

high jinks [costume ball]. [Benny and Betty Fox skip rope and dance

on platform 13 stories above Chicago]. Foto-finish derby test [Wood

Memorial race at Jamaica].

269. May 4, 1949. "Cold war" sensation; Reds' Berlin offer lifts

peace hopes. Greek royalty on mountain pilgrimage. Down to earth

after six weeks in air [Bill Barris and Dick Riedel]. Egypt's

amazing treasure hunt. International ring thriller [Steve Belloise

vs. Jean Stock].

270. May 6, 1949. Flight from Shanghai [civilian refugees flee from

Communist threatened city]. The world sees a new king of May Day [in

New York]. Berlin gets gambling fever. Navy introduces "Able Mable"

[dive bomber]. Blossom time in apple land [Winchester, Va.]. Track

stars shine in Penn relays [at Philadelphia's Franklin Field]. Water

ski-nanigans [at Cypress Gardens, Fla.]

271. May 11, 1949. Army bids farewell to Clay as Soviet yields on

blockade. Queen Juliana has 40th birthday. Elizabeth and Philip

honored in Wales. Art inspires new fashions [in New York

exhibition]. Salute to Israel on first birthday [in Madison Square

Garden]. Durocher case stirs baseball world.

272. May 13, 1949. Shanghai digs in as Red armies near. Quadruplets

thrill blasé New York [born to Charles and Ethel Collins]. Rome

welcomes Princess Margaret. Humanitarian award to Herbert Hoover.

Diamond jubilee Kentucky Derby sees big upset [as Ponder wins].

273. May 18, 1949. Death in Shanghai [traitors executed publicly].

Berlin hails end of Red blockade. Helicopters for Marines. Israel

wins seat in U. N. United Nations honors Dr. Bunche. Water skiers in

wacky race [near Seattle, Wash.].

274. May 20, 1949. New era in Berlin as blockade ends. Chemical

blast rocks N. Y.'s Holland Tunnel. Grandma Moses wins achievement

award. American Day celebrated [in New York and Hollywood]. Capot

wins Preakness.

275. May 25, 1949. General Clay gets hero's welcome [in Washington

and New York]. Spotlight on another F.D.R. Pope proclaims new Saint

[Jeanne de Lestannac]. Modern 49ers hit bond trail for Uncle Sam [in

Independence, Mo.] Great day for Monty Stratton [at film premiere in

Greenville, Texas]. Skim-boating newest sport. International golden

gloves [at Chicago Stadium]. U. S. honors President [Dutra] of

Brazil.