1945-19461940s NEWSREELS
NEWSREEL STORIES FROM MARCH-APRIL 1946
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WINTER SPORTS SEASON COMES TO END IN ST. MORTIZ, SWITZERLAND WITH SKATING, SKIING &
BOBSLEDDING |
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NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA LT. GENERAL WALTER BEDELL SMITH LEAVES WASHINGTON, DC FOR MOSCOW
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HERBERT HOOVER, HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF FAMINE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE IS GREETED BY PRESIDENT FELIX GOUIN IN PARIS FRANCE BEFORE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOOD
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| 00:02:27 140 |
HOOVER VISITS CHILDREN'S CANTEEN
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BODY OF FORMER TURKISH AMBASSADOR, MEHMET MUNIR-ERTEGUN IS TAKEN FROM VAULT IN ARLINGTON CEMETARY TO BATTLESHIP MISSOURI WHICH WILL TAKE HIM BACK TO TURKEY
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| 00:03:33 206 |
WASHINGTON, DC CHERRY TREE BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM
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JAPANESE NATIVES ARE SPRAYED WITH DDT TO PREVENT TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
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OPERATION FROSTBITE NAVY TESTS AS USS MIDWAY LEADS NAVY TASK FORCE INTO ARCTIC WATERS WHERE EQUIPMENT, PLANES & CREWS ARE TESTED FOR WORST WEATHER CONDITIONS. ICE-COATED GEAR, ICE-BLASTED FLIGHT DECKS, COLD & FROZEN MOTORS
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UNO SECURITY COUNCIL STARTS SESSIONS IN NEW YORK AT FIRST HISTORIC MEETING OF UNITED NATIONS DELEGATES IN U.S AT HUNTER COLLEGE WHERE SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES MAKES SPEECH
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| 00:09:25 558 |
OKLAHOMA A&M VS. NORTH CAROLINA FOR NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL TITLE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH BOB KIRKLAND, STAR OF AGGIES
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GENERAL MACARTHUR WELCOMES NEW ADVISOR ON LAW & ORDER TO TOKYO JAPAN, LEWIS J. VALENTINE, FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER OF NEW YORK CITY WHO WILL REORGANIZE JAPAN'S POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT & PRISON SYSTEM
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| 00:11:12 665 |
UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS UNION (UAW) ELECTS WALTER P. REUTHER TO SUCCEED R.J. THOMAS IN ATLANTIC CITY
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WAR-DEVELOPED AIRBORNE TELEVISION PREMIERES AT ANACOSTIA NAVAL AIR STATION FROM BOMBER EQUIPPED WITH TELEVISION CAMERA
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UNITED NATIONS CRISIS AS UNO SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES DOWN SOVIET MOTION TO DELETE IRANIAN QUESTION FROM AGENDA. STATEMENTS FROM COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
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SOVIET AMBASSADOR GROMYKO WALKS OUT OF COUNCIL ROOM
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IRANIAN AMBASSADOR, HUSSEIN ALA TAKES HIS PLACE AT COUNCIL TABLE & DENIES SOVIET ALLEGATIONS
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PARIS, FRANCE MID-LENT FESTIVAL OF MI-CAREME
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INCOME TAX REDUCTION OF 50% ASSURED BY GOVERNOR DEWEY FOR NEW YORK STATE FROM ALBANY.
EXPLANATION ON HOW TO FILL OUT INCOME TAX FORM |
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AMERICAN'S TOP MILITARY & NAVAL LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO EDUCATION AT VIRGINIA'S UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND. GENERAL IKE EISENHOWER & ADMIRAL NIMITZ RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAW. IKE SPEECH STRESSES NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
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FBI NABS RUSSIAN ON SPY CHARGES IN PORTLAND, OREGON WHERE LT. NICOLAI GREGOROVICH REDIN PLANNED TO LEAVE AMERICA ON SOVIET CANNING BOAT AFTER OBTAINING PLANS & DOCUMENTS RELATING TO NEW DESTROYER TENDER USS YELLOWSTONE.
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PARALYZED SOLDIER SGT. GEORGE NASON MARRIES BARBARA REEVE OF LONDON FROM WHEELCHAIR IN CHAPEL OF VAUGHAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO
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EASTERN COLLEGE ALL-STARS PLAY BASKETBALL AGAINST WEST AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
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SOFT COAL MINTERS STAY AT HOME ON STRICK AS OLD CONTRACT ENDS
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COAL OPERATORS MEET IN WASHINGTON, DC WHERE JOHN L. LEWIS ASKS FOR "ROYALTY" PAYMENT TO UNION WELFARE FUND FOR EACH TON MINED
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FORD AUTOMOBILE WORKERS STILL NOT WORKING BY DWINDLING STEEL RESERVES
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GENERAL MOTOR WORKERS RETURN TO WORK AT END OF STRIKE
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STREETCAR & BUS SERVICE NOT RUNNING DURING CITY-WIDE TRANSIT STRIKE IN DETROIT
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| 00:27:34 1647 |
REPUBLICANS ELECT REPRSENTATIVE CARROLL B. REECE OF TENNESSEE AS NEW NATIONAL CHAIRMAN REPLACING HERBERT BROWNELL, JR.
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HERBERT HOOVER VISITS POLISH CAPITOL OF WARSAW ON HIS EUROPEAN TOUR TO STUDY FAMINE CONDITIONS.
COMPLETE DEVASTATION OF WARSAW'S GHETTO |
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCITY OPENS DRIVE TO RAISE $12 MILLION IN NEW YORK CITY WITH SPEECH BY CHAIRMAN ERIC A. JOHNSTON.
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NATURAL DISASTERS:
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FREAKISH PACIFIC TIDAL WAVE DISASTER BATTERS SHORES FROM HAWAII TO ALEUTIANS TO CHILE.
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| 00:32:28 1941 |
REPORT FROM HILO, HAWAII SHOWS DEVASTED RESORT CITY
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JAPANESE VOLCANO MT. SAKURA JIMA OFF THE COAST OF KYUSHU ERUPTS WITH STREAMS OF LAVA
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JUNIOR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS AS SONS OF NAVAL OFFICERS AT ANNAPOLIS TAKE PART IN BOXING MATCH.
LITTLE BOYS BOXING |
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HERMAN KEISER OF AKRON, OHIO DEFEATS BEN HOGAN OF HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA AT MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. BOBBY JONES
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ARMY DAY, 1946. 29TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN ENTRY INTO WWI
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MEN OF 82ND A/B DIVISION MARCH PAST THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, DC
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CADET CORPS OF WEST POINT MARCH DOWN FIFTH AVENUE IN NEW YORK CITY IN RAIN
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SIXTH ARMY COMMANDER GENERAL JOSEPH STILLWELL REVIEWS SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION WHO MARCH WITH DOGS
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PROBLEMS OF RETURNING SOLDIERS, VETERANS, REHABILITATING SOLDIERS
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ARMY DAY SALUTE IN CHICAGO WITH PRESIDENT TRUMAN MAKING SPEECH AT SOLDIER'S FIELD
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GIANT NAVY CARRIER MIDWAY CATAPULTS PLANES OFF DECK IN NEW YORK CITY HARBOR
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INACTIVE NAVY 16TH FLEET WAR SHIPS ARE DEACTIVATED & RETIRED IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORDIA & NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
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NAVY DESTROYERS ARE CUT UP FOR SCRAP IN PHILADELPHIA
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OPERATION "ROAD'S END" AS NAVY DESTROYS CAPTURED JAPANESE SUBMARINES BY DEMOLITION CHARGES & GUN CREW BATTLE PRACTICE IN SASEBO HARBOR. SUBMARINES INCLUDE WORLD'S LARGEST, THE I-58 WHOSE TORPEDOES SUNK USS INDIANAPOLIS.
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AMERICAN THEATRES ASSOCIATION IS FORMED IN ST. LOUIS BY DELEGATES FROM AMERICAN MOVIE HOUSES. PASSES RESOLUTION LIMITING PUBLIC WELFARE COLLECTIONS TO ONE NATIONWIDE DRIVE PER YEAR.
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| 00:47:02 2815 |
CYPRESS TREES ARE CUT DOWN BY LOGGERS IN FLORIDA EVERGLADES TO HELP IN POST-WAR HOUSING SHORTAGE
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FINAL SESSION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS IN GENEVA WITH MEMBERS M. PAUL BONCOUR & LORD CECIL PRESENT.
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| 00:49:10 2943 |
UNITED NATIONS CARRY ON IN NEW YORK AS GROMYKO RETURNS
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FIRST POST-WAR SEASON OF BASEBALL AS PRESIDENT TRUMAN THROWS OUT THE FIRST BALL ON OPENING DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC. AERIAL VIEW GAME IN PROGRESS.
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AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYERS MICKEY OWEN & VERN STEPHENS RETURN FROM PLAYING BASEBALL IN MEXICO
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BASEBALL STAR ROGER HORNSBY WHO PLAYED AND MANAGED IN MEXICO, SPEAKS TO REPORTERS ON THE SUBJECT.
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