Volume 28, 1945/46.

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26. Nov. 27, 1945. Admiral Halsey says good-by to 3rd Fleet. Reports from Germany: refugees on the move; super generals in prison. News of the nation: new military plane tested [P–28 Twin Mustang]; flat-tops bring GI's home. Family of 10 treks cross country for reunion with veteran. The nation gets into its holiday spirit: New York [and] Hollywood. Football highlights: Indiana-Purdue; Southern California, Oregon State; Pennsylvania-Cornell.

27. Nov. 30, 1945. Nuremberg trial of Nazi war criminals. Hirohito reports to his ancestors, "So sorry, please." Popular actor Tyrone Power back from war. Huge Tinker Field dedicated in honor of Midway hero. One hundred and five thousand fans see Melbourne Cup race classic. Lew Lehr shows how not to wrap Christmas packages.

28. Dec. 4, 1945. Senate committee hears General Groves on atomic bomb. Season's worst storm lashes New England. Churchill receives mighty ovation on visit to Belgium. Three happy sisters celebrate triple golden wedding. Alabama swamps Mississippi State by 55 to 13 score. Southern California beats U.C.L.A. to gain Rose Bowl bid. Army-Navy football classic.

29. Dec. 7, 1945. The Nuremberg trial. Remains of Farben munitions plant in Germany razed. Movie industry honored for war work. Unusual pictures of rescue at sea by helicopter. Champions of health [National 4–H Club]. National campaign opens for largest U. S. cancer center. Sports: basketball—Fort Wayne Zollners—Collegiate All-stars; bowling—Roxyettes.

30. Dec. 12, 1945. Four billion dollar loan to Britain signed at Capital. General Eisenhower takes office as Chief of Staff. U. S. Catholics open food drive to help war-needy people. Nisei hero honored posthumously by General Stillwell. Heel and toe artists pace to a record. Wild finish marks championship high school football.

31. Dec. 14, 1945. World events: Nazi U-boats in last dive; Yanks destroy Jap cyclotrons; Hirohito opens Jap Diet; sale of Nazi junk in London. Names in the news: Secretary Byrnes, ex-Secretary Morgenthau, Miguel Aleman, Admiral Halsey. Sports: Australian tennis; Whirlaway a proud papa. Jittery jive in Australia.

32. Dec. 18, 1945. Names in the news: Admiral King, Admiral Nimitz, General Marshall, Admiral Halsey. Rescue ship saves homecoming vets stranded at sea. Movie executives pledge support to March of Dimes. Jap repatriates say a reluctant good-bye to China. Aviation progress: powered glider, pilotless plane, the Bat plane. Cleveland wins pro grid title in Ice Bowl classic.

33. Dec. 20, 1945. News of the nation: Wasp [carrier] brings GI's home; fatal train wreck; President honors heroes. Here's Canada's idea for solving home shortage—aluminum. Volcano erupts in New Zealand. Stone age football. Sports: skiing in high Cascades; canoe racing in Cambodia; atom weight championship.

34. Dec. 21, 1945. 1945 year of victory, newsreel review of greatest news year in history: Allied invasions; Yalta Conference; death of F.D.R., Truman becomes President; Iwo Jima; MacArthur [returns to Philippines]; Eisenhower in London, Paris and U. S.; Atlee succeeds Churchill; end of conflict [Japan's surrender]; San Francisco, United Nations Conference. In war's wake [trials of war criminals]. Most spectacular pictures in 1945 [B–25 hits Empire State Building; British demonstrate V–2 rocket bomb; American and British ships explode]. Cutest story of the year [GI's adopt Chinese waif]. Best newsreel laughs of 1945 [Mrs. Truman christens a bomber; Mayor LaGuardia reads funnies over the radio].

35. Dec. 26, 1945. President Truman delivers a holiday message to nation. General Patton dies of injuries in auto accident. General Yamashita sentenced to hang in Manila trial. Hollywood spotlight [premiere of "Leave Her to Heaven"]. Summer season sports start in Australia. Children of many countries give you season's greetings.

36. Dec. 27, 1945. Pope Pius names four Americans to be cardinals. [Archbishops Spellman, Stritch, Mooney, and Glennon]. Sports highlights of 1945.

37. Jan. 3, 1946. President Truman appeals to public on reconversion. World events: Byrnes home from Moscow; Patton laid to rest; seven saved in mine disaster; bomb in Croydon removed; LaGuardia leaves office, Halsey serenaded by admirals in New York club frolic. Pasadena Parade of Roses led by Admiral Halsey. Lew Lehr hails the New Year. Mummers have their day of fun in Philadelphia. Football thrills from nation's Bowl games: Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl.

38. Jan. 8, 1946. World events: General Marshall in China; General Homma on trial; U. S. troops in Tokyo. Veteran and wife find rooms with Governor of Ohio. 'Teen age bathing girls now get in the Florida swim; Sports: Blanchard wins trophy; motorcycle racing in Vienna; train to skiers' heaven; bobsledding.

39. Jan. 11, 1946. General Marshall mediates end of China's civil war. General Arnold awarded medal by President Truman. Mrs. Truman opens March of Dimes drive at Capital. Terrific fire razes Army warehouse in Yokohama. Chief of nation's war bond drives honored in New York. Our Australian reporter falls for wild rodeo. Sports: golf, skiing, boxing.

40. Jan. 15, 1946. New York hails 82nd Airborne Division in victory march. News flashes: Eisenhower in Canada; helicopter sets records; British planes sink U-boats. Winston Churchill arrives in U. S. for a "quiet" vacation. General Doolittle dedicates airport at New Orleans. Fireman, save my chee-ild! In Texas, girls go to rescue! Sports: auto racing, water ski thrill.

41. Jan. 18, 1946. UNO, mankind's hope for peace, opens in London. Eisenhower replies to GI demand "We want to go home." Admiral Kimmel gives his version of Pearl Harbor. Death sentence for GI [Joseph Hicswa] in Japan stirs nation. General Herbert is honored for war services. Sports: Miami [ten thousand dollar fishing tourney]; New York [Silver Skates carnival].

42. Jan. 22, 1946. Steel strike hits the nation, causes industrial crisis. Stassen urges all Americans to build world brotherhood. Dramatic scenes of rescue by air in Burma jungle. President Truman and selective service officials honored. Churchill starts Miami vacation with "10 word" interview. Movietone visits turf champions Down Under [Australia].

43. Jan. 25, 1946. Byrnes pledges U. S. will work for the success of UNO. General Marshall arranges signing of peace in China. News of the nation: mighty battleships for atom bomb test; General Short testifies at Pearl Harbor inquiry; General Wainwright takes new command; first land based plane for U. S. Navy patrol; hero chaplain [Father O'Callahan] honored by President Truman. March of Dimes fashion show. Ski jumping stars "bite the snow" at Cary, Illinois, meet. Cute Florida Kiddies don't "walk in the sun"—they fly!

44. Jan. 29, 1946. Film reports of news events; meat crisis averted as U. S. runs plants; UNO delegates hear soldier's viewpoint; graveyard of German Navy in Kiel Harbor; mighty carrier "FDR" on shakedown Cruise; Homma of Bataan on trial in Manila for Jap atrocity. War's wake brings tragedy of internal strife to Indo-China. Mass enrollment of veterans into American Legion. British wives of GI's sail for America to join hubbies. Sports: sled dog race, water show for GI's, class for mermaids.

45. Feb. 1, 1946. Problem of atomic energy given to UNO commission. Army scientists reach the moon with radar. Gouin becomes French President; picks his Cabinet. President Truman leads March of Dimes tribute to F.D.R. Personalities in the news: John L. Lewis, General Donovan; Gene Tierney. Summer sports in Australia.

46. Feb. 5, 1946. World events: transport plane sets record [giant T.W.A. Constellation]; Churchill goes visiting; 21 killed in plane crash; Chinese Army off to Manchuria; British wives of GI's come to U. S. Meet Smoky, hero dog who saved master from drowning. Fashions for skiing. Florida stages biggest show of Brahman cattle. Sports: speed skating, snowshoe racing, Millrose games.

47. Feb. 8, 1946. Foreign affairs: Korea, Brazil, Palestine, Egypt. General Witsell sworn in as Army Adjutant General. Cute Badgett quads of Texas cut cake for seventh birthday. News of film stars [Tyrone Power and Annabella]. Sports: table tennis, gliding thrills, aquabelles.

48. Feb. 11, 1946. Japanese shipped home from China—minus glory. Army demonstrates mechanical "snake" to clear land mines. Florida underwater sponge fishermen reap rich harvest. Paris looks gay again—night life is in full swing. Film stars honored for outstanding performances [Peggy Ann Garner and Ingrid Bergman]. Water sports in Australia.

49. Feb. 15, 1946. Cardinals-elect fly to Rome for elevation by Pope. U. S. justices make plea for American brotherhood drive. Something new in automobiles—the "Bobbi Kar." Philadelphia pays hero's tribute to Admiral Nimitz. Flash! Queen of Chicago lens aces wins by photo flash! Sports: basketball upset [New York University-Notre Dame]; horse racing on ice; championship dog show.

50. Feb. 19, 1946. Steel strike settled. Chester Bowles asks public help against inflation. New cardinals visit Eire and France on way to Rome. Dionne Quintuplets quite grown up at Canadian carnival. Hollywood stars help inaugurate new air service. Native town gives African GI big welcome home. Sports: baseball, keeping fit, sand-sailing, ski meet.

51. Feb. 21, 1946. Canadian expedition "invades" Arctic in Army maneuver. New cardinals meet in Rome for rites of elevation. News flashes: banquet for UNO members; U. S. UNO delegates return; woman of the year [Dr. Lise Meitner]; Greek war heroes in New York; new passenger giant [Douglas DC–6], Sports: fistic fireworks, bobsled racing, diving high jinks.

52. Feb. 26, 1946. Pope creates 32 cardinals. Texas holds gala centennial celebration. Thousands parade in St. Paul Victory Carnival Festival.

53. Mar. 1, 1946. Personalities in the news: Chiang Kai-Shek hailed in Shanghai; Mrs. Roosevelt confers with President Truman; Winston Churchill receives degree in Miami. Looking for a house? Here's a machine that pours 'em! Fashions. Life can be crazy in balmy Florida—gin rummy helps. Sports: roller skating, wrestling.

54. Mar. 5, 1946. Hirohito startles his subjects; goes democratic on tour. News of the nation: Truman food committee; houses for veterans. President Truman asks your support for the Red Cross. Brilliant fireworks display provided by surplus ammunition. Sports: baseball training, ski jumping. Carnival on ice in St. Paul. Versatile bears perform, starring Rosie, "the Verce."

55. Mar. 8. 1946. Churchill urges U. S.-British ties for world peace. Truman addresses Council of Churches on trip to Columbus. U. S. cardinals welcomed back from Rome. Snowbound deer saved from starving. Sports: boxing, ski jumping. Baseball news [Training of Washington, Detroit and Chicago].

56. Mar. 12, 1946. Preparations made for A-bomb tests off Bikini atoll. President Truman says British loan is good business. Empress of Japan follows Hirohito's democratic ways. Hollywood spotlight [Oscars for 1945 film bests]. Introducing a seven-year-old prodigy of boogie-woogie. Texas fete brings out new crop of chin whiskers. Sports: Santa Anita, Florida, Canada. Baseball news.

57. Mar. 15, 1946. Manchurian city [Mukden] during crisis of Red occupation. General Motors strike settled after 113 days. A Pacific island is born, erupting out of the sea. Holiday carnivals recapture gaiety of peacetime. Ravaging cougars captured alive in mountain hunt. Spring fashions. Sports from Down Under [Australia]. Baseball news.

58. Mar. 19, 1946. Peron elected President of Argentina. Churchill in New York again calls for U. S.-British ties. Cardinal Glennon goes to his final resting place. UNRRA food for hungry of Europe; cattle for Greece; Italian children fed. Surplus Army guns stored in plastic "spider webs." Wearers of green march their best on St. Patrick's Day. Sport flashes: bowling, billiards, baseball.

59. Mar. 22, 1946. Prime Minister King of Canada accuses Reds in spy case. Flashes of action: new Navy Mars seaplane goes into Pacific service; Alpine snow avalanche buries French village; surplus gunpowder destroyed by U. S. Army; obsolete bombs exploded. Personalities in world events: Trygve Lie in U. S. for UNO meeting; General Smith new Ambassador to Russia; Leon Blum on a special mission for France; Winston Churchill ends visit to U. S. Sports: steeplechase; basketball.

60. Mar. 26, 1946. UNO meets in New York. Truman outlines program in talk to Democrats. Operation Frostbite [USS Midway in Arctic waters to test flying equipment in icy weather]. Most sensational murder trial in French history [Dr. Marcel Petiot]. Names in the news: Herbert Hoover, Princess Elizabeth, film stars honored for war services [Linda Darnell and Charles Boyer]. When spring comes to Chicago, look what happens.

61. Mar. 29, 1946. Crisis in UNO; Soviet delegate walks out over Iran question. Oklahoma A. & M. wins basketball title in New York classic.

62. Apr. 2, 1946. World battle for freedom from want: Stassen urges aid to Europe; La Guardia heads UNRRA. Russian officer arrested by FBI on spy charges. News flashes: new British air giant [Tudor II]; spectacular fire in Canada. Navy reveals biggest aircraft rocket "Tiny Tim." Milwaukee makes plans for 1948 centennial. Will Rogers, Jr. rides father's horse at rodeo. Meet young Raymond, a strong man at four months of age. Water sports: yacht race, sea cowboys. New York State income tax.

63. Apr. 5, 1946. United Nations Council vote ends on Iran question. Tidal waves caused by undersea quakes wreak vast havoc. Erupting volcano in Japan threatens to wipe out towns. Goering testifies on Nazi killings at Nuremberg trial. New rocket soars 43–1/2 miles in stratosphere. Water sports: Gulf of Mexico; Cypress Gardens.

64. Apr. 9, 1946. Truman explains foreign policy in Army Day speech. World events: Chinese troops enter Mukden; Rumania celebrates Red Army Day. News of the nation: UN delegates look for new home; Arizona graveyard for U. S. war planes. Patton Hall dedicated at Fort Riley. Spring hat fashions. Four hundred thousand see British Grand National Steeplechase. Herman Keiser's 282 wins Masters' Golf [Tournament] in Augusta classic.

65. Apr. 12, 1946. League of Nations in final assembly; UN carries on. U. S. Navy destroys captured Jap subs in target practice. Canadian gold rush creates Klondike at Yellowknife. News of the nation; St. Louis, convention of American Theaters Association; Annapolis, Middies of U. S. Naval Academy march in review. Fashions for a rainy day. In the animal world [tame deer and spaniel family]. Daring surf riders and summer sports season in Australia.

66. Apr. 16, 1946. Roosevelt home is dedicated as national shrine. Germany today: cotton from America; steel mills open; black market roundup. Names in the news: Canada greets new Governor General, Viscount Alexander of Tunis; Cardinal Gilroy hailed at Sydney. Aviation news [Navy puts pontoons on seagoing blimp]. Ladies, how would you like to have this man in your home? Sports: skiing, boxing.

67. Apr, 19, 1946, MacArthur urges United Nations to renounce war. Imperial family of Japan poses for newsreels. Trouble in Trieste creates another crisis in Europe. Eight-year-old victim emphasizes need for cancer fund. GI families sail for Europe to join hubbies. Looking for a car? How about these ritzy models? Baseball season opens.

68. Apr. 23, 1946. Elections in Japan the democratic way under MacArthur. Appeal to America to save starving millions abroad. "Big Mo" visits Greece on good will cruise in Mediterranean. Spectacular fires in the East cause heavy damage. General Eisenhower visits birthplace on trip to Texas. Greek runner here seeking U. S. aid wins Boston marathon. Peacetime Easter brings out throngs and holiday finery.

69. Apr. 26, 1946. President Truman sees spectacular fleet maneuvers. Action flashes in the news of aviation: airliner crashes into house in North Hollywood; airborne lifeboat; balloonists thrill Paris; personalities out of the past: "General" Coxey of Coxey's army in 1894; Jim Jeffries, heavyweight title winner in 1899. Australian cowboys take rodeo spills like U. S. brothers. Hollywood spotlight [fashions]. Story of the three little bears in big debut at the zoo.

70. Apr. 30, 1946. Big Four meeting in Paris to map peace treaties. Worst train wreck in recent history takes many lives. News flashes: Presidential vacation cruise; giant Flying Wing bomber [Northrop XB–35]; Navy Operation Mothballs [500 inactive warships sprayed and painted]. Religion [68 priests ordained in Paris], LaGuardia appeals to wheat farmers to help feed world. Sports: French auto race; Penn Relays.

71. May 3, 1946. Captured pictures show how Nazi V–2 rocket was born. News flashes here and abroad: explosion wrecks warship [USS Solar unloading ammunition off New Jersey]; sunken Jap silver salvaged; gifts from Tibet; tribute to India's Army. Names in the news: Admiral Hewitt decorated in Italy; Somerset Maugham presents novel to Library of Congress. New York slum area razed for world's biggest housing project. Blessed events are no novelty in this family of 17 children. Sports: French bicycle race, soccer in England.

72. May 7, 1946. Alcatraz convicts foiled in prison break attempt. American Mother of 1946 is first Negro so honored. Apple-blossom time festivals. Dignified citizens of Penguin Island settle a problem. Louis and Conn sign for heavyweight title bout. The Kentucky Derby [Assault wins].

73. May 10, 1946. World events: Russia, Switzerland, France, Japan. American wheat for the hungry world. News flashes: Coal mine fire in Australia; policewomen for Tokyo; new propeller for ships. Spring brings out animals in pups—they wanna fight.

74. May 14, 1946. V–2 rocket soars 75 miles up in U. S. Army test. Truman warns: The world cannot survive an atomic war. Tojo and 27 Japs on trial in Tokyo for war crimes. Raids on Shanghai black market in GI goods. World's largest dam [Grand Coulee, in Washington] is a highway for grazing sheep. Sports: college rowing regatta, Assault wins Preakness.

75. May 17, 1946. Hoover reports to President on world famine. Foreign events: De Gaulle pays homage at Clemenceau's grave; Churchill receives ovation on visit to Holland. Movie industry collection fund for Red Cross [in Washington, D. C. and Hollywood, California]. Action flashes in the news: Nazi poison gas dumped into ocean; iceberg patrol in the Atlantic; fountains of Versailles. Sports: tennis, bike race, trotting.

76. May 21, 1946. Army plane crashes into Wall Street skyscraper in fog. Secretary Byrnes reports failure of Paris parley. Foreign affairs; Humbert II is the new King of Italy; Allies mark VE-Day in Berlin; Churchill tours Holland. European refugees of war seek new life in America. Carnival time in Holland, Michigan. Gold miner hits one hundred thousand dollar jackpot in small bills. Ship-shape Florida beauties hold sail regatta over sand.

77. May 24, 1946. Operation Crossroads: U. S. Army and Navy ready for atomic bomb test at Bikini. Strike paralyzes railroad traffic throughout nation. Eisenhower visits China and Japan in tour of Far East. Evangeline Booth is honored for her service to humanity.

78. May 28, 1946. President Truman takes firm action to end rail strike. Coal strike again imperils nation as truce ends. President Truman keeps date with wounded vets. San Antonio battles polio peril with barrage of DDT. Louis and Conn train for heavyweight title fight.

79. May 31, 1946. Coal strike settled. News of the nation: floods hit Eastern states; U. S. grants loan to France; 8th fleet ends maneuvers; homecoming from Guam. Names in the news: Sergeant Martin Maher leaves West Point after fifty years; Booker T. Washington honored as educator; Henry Ford, fifty years an auto maker. Inflation in Paris. Baseball news. Mr. and Mrs. George N. Davis, with 20 children go in for family life in a big way here.

80. June 4, 1946. General Eisenhower has message for U. S. on D-day anniversary. Foreign events: Rome demonstrations; justice in Prague. News of the nation: Margaret Truman graduated; New York police outing for kids; floods rage in Pennsylvania; hospitality for UN. Cameragraphs [of Choco Indian tribe]. Sports: horse racing.

81. June 7, 1946. Names in the news: Fred M. Vinson as new Chief Justice and John W. Snyder as new Secretary of the Treasury. Fifty-eight dead, hundreds injured in tragic Chicago hotel fire. News flashes from abroad: new Jap cabinet; Rome gives thanks. Graduation day at West Point and Annapolis. Personalities: General H. H. Arnold retires as Army Air Forces commander. Ancient gas buggies chug again in auto jubilee at Detroit. Crowds see display of winning form at Devon horse show. Peace, it's wonderful! Lucky sweepstakes winners are back.

82. June 11, 1946. Britain celebrates Victory Day with mammoth parade. U. S. Army recovers stolen German crown jewels. General Chiang Kai-Shek moves government back to Nanking. Forty thousand men attend Holy Name salute to war veterans. Floating dormitory solves vet problem at Marietta College. Millions of roses used in Portland's festival parade. Aviation news: airborne tactics; push button plane; ejector seat. Crowd of 150,000 sees 50–1 shot win the English Derby.

83. June 14, 1946. On trial for murder: Nazis face justice for massacre of U. S. war prisoners in Battle of the Bulge. News flashes of action: new Navy rocket devices; oil refinery fire in Indiana. Operation Crossroads. Old Jap industry of pearl culture back in operation. Silly seals swim with or without water in pool. Animals and men tangle in wildest of jumpin' rodeos at Livermore, California.

84. June 18, 1946. World events: atomic bomb control plan; Paris meeting of Big Four; inauguration of Peron [at Buenos Aires]. Aviation [moving the world's greatest airplane]. Fashions for summer. Mangrum captures U. S. open golf title in three-way play-off. Lew Lehr launches some big splashes in diving meet.

85. June 21, 1946. Soviet offers own atom-bomb plan, upholding veto. News flashes: tornado hits U. S. and Canada; couple faces gem theft trial; Monarchists riot in Rome; Republicans hail new regime. Movie news: Hollywood stars attend premiere of "Smoky." Sports: tennis, boxing. Miss Atlantic City [Betty Jones] chosen in beauty pageant preview.

86. June 26, 1946. Vinson sworn in as nation's thirteenth Chief Justice. Foreign affairs: France, Austria, India, Mexico. "Flying stovepipe" reaches speed of 1,500 miles an hour. Cambridge church services recall colonial days. Fashions for the beach. Sports: rowing regatta, sheep dog trials, college track meet, St. Louis zoo chimps stage a real Wild West riding show.

67. June 28, 1946. Gromyko's three vetoes mark UN session on Spanish issue. News of the nation: fire razes [New York] ferry terminal; John W. Snyder sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury. Flying Wing's first flight. Starvation stalks tragic Chinese in civil war. Film flashes from abroad: France, Belgium, Japan. Entire Gloucester fishing fleet is blessed in port. Doggy St. Bernards fly to compete in show of champions. Couple starts life of ups and downs on merry-go-round.

88. July 2, 1946. Zero hour at Bikini. President Truman explains his veto of the OPA bill. Des Moines thrilled by colorful Iowa centennial parade. Sports: yacht race, women's golf.

89. July 3, 1946. News reports here and abroad: V–2 rocket test on New Mexican desert; [500 Japanese American troops] return from war; reunion in Japan. UNRRA brings food to the starving people of China. Plucky girl swims 15 miles to safety in yachting tragedy. Sports: turf thriller, royal horse show. Here's how they beat the heat in Chicago—how're you doing?

90. July 9, 1946. Operation Crossroads: fourth atomic bomb exploded at Bikini in awesome test; bomb away; effects of the blast.

91. July 12, 1946. Mother Cabrini is canonized as first U. S. saint. News reports from abroad: India, China. Fashions in hats. Huge throngs hail gala premiere of "Centennial Summer." Sports: tennis, golf, horseracing, baseball.

92. July 16, 1946. A nation is born: Philippines receive independence from U. S.—a pledge kept. Foreign affairs: Secretary Byrnes home; loan to Britain signed; turmoil in Trieste. Paris is back to normal in many ways. Thrills and spills in the world of sports.

93. July 19, 1946. Secretary Byrnes reports on Paris peace parleys. Siam stunned by the mysterious death of its young King. Film flashes from Europe. Postmaster General's daughter christens destroyer in Maine. French cycle fans get around in the "cwaziest" ways. Sports.

94. July 23, 1946. News flashes: war heroes honored; gas explosion at Onset, Massachusetts; the Phantom, Navy's jet fighter plane. U. S. helps fight food famine. Movie news—"Centennial Summer." Fashions in hats. Lew Lehr goes a-visiting in his world of pets. Sports: bathing beauties, boxing in Bangkok, Diaper Derby.

95. July 26, 1946. Mme. Sun Yat-Sen stirs storm in China politics. News flashes: housing shortage; Hollywood honors stars of "Anna and the King of Siam"; air routes of the post-war world. Children's fashions. Shriners parade 15,000 strong in San Francisco. Sports: Atlantic City race track; gliding; Wacs go fishing in Gulf of Mexico. Lew Lehr and other chimps pose for Paris sculptor.

96. July 30, 1946. Terrorists bomb Jerusalem hotel in Palestine crisis. News of the nation: Paris Peace Conference; revival of OPA. Bernard Shaw, now ninety, grants typical Shavian interview. Lew Lehr referees the battle of the bathing beauties. Sports: national open water ski championships; All-American golf tournament.

97. Aug. 2, 1946. Paris Conference meets for signing of peace treaties. News events from abroad: pageant in Moscow; curfew in Jerusalem; evacuation of Germans. Film flashes: Cesar Romero and Tyrone Power attend aviation show; Tom Cummisky crowns Potato Queen. Ferry-boat disaster in Missouri. Children of Vienna find "real" drama in Punch and Judy. Hare and hounds chase is thrilling sport in Australia.

98. Aug. 6, 1946. The amazing spectacle at Bikini: remarkable films of man's fifth atomic bomb exploding in underwater test.

99. Aug. 9, 1946. First look inside the home of the atomic bomb. Political sidelights: Truman's vote; Slaughter is defeated; GI's win in Athens, Tennessee. News flashes: earthquake in West Indies; gambling ship off California coast; weed killer (2, 4–D) in Canadian wheat field. Parents see double in this family of four sets of twins. Sports: sailboat regatta, bullfighting.

100. Aug. 13, 1946. Film reports from abroad: Palestine—[riots in] Tel Aviv; Brazil [visited by] General Eisenhower; Germany—U-boat pens; Manila—clearing Philippine Harbor; Antwerp, Belgium—300th anniversary of Peter Paul Rubens. News of the nation: Washington—Truman signs terminal leave bill; Moses Lake—[tons of] mashed potatoes crushed by steam roller; Hollywood premiere of "Anna and the King of Siam"; Wildwood—baby parade. The Hambletonian trotting classic won by favorite. Folks, you must meet Herman the monkey, an all-around star.

101. Aug. 16, 1946. U. S. British ship dispute 4–1/2 million dollar prize of the sea. World affairs: Paris; Palestine. Aviation [U. S. Army tests XB–36]. President Truman goes for a walk—and he is brisk. Sports: 20–mile aquaplane race; form shows in this contest; motorboat regatta.

102. Aug. 20, 1946. Jewish extremists sentenced; Haifa scene of tension. Italians, Yugoslavs in conflict over treaty for Italy: Paris, Moscow, Italy. News flashes: President on vacation; Churchill as Lord Warden; Miss Texas of 1946 chosen. Lew Lehr discovers pigs can swim—he's going in for a dip. Sports: speedboat championship; helicopter to judge racing; Soap-box Derby bicycle championships.

103. Aug. 23, 1946. Admiral Blandy reports on Bikini atom tests. News flashes: Admiral Halsey in Chile; sports model sea plane; glacier mountain climbing. Ocean-flying models display fashions over Atlantic. Mama lion in Paris zoo shows off her new babies. Sports: baseball, billiards, swim meet.

104. Aug. 27, 1946. Yugoslav crisis eased by release of American fliers. Prosecutors sum up against Nazi gang at Nuremberg. Personalities in the news: President Truman takes a swim; Aga Khan weighed in diamonds; Pope Pius goes for a rest. Alpine thrills: school for mountain guides; air exploit in the Alps. Sports: football, diving.