Motion pictures, 1940-1949 - Library of Congress. Copyright Office

5. Jan. 16, 1948. U. S. Senate probes market trading by insiders; Harold Stassen and General Graham at inquiry. News flashes: Burma independence; U. S. submarines [being reconditioned] for Turkey; Chennault weds in China. Silver Skates [races at Madison Square Garden].

6. Jan. 20, 1948. News of the Nation: Eisenhower in Philadelphia; Chicago gas blast; air crash in Maryland; feeding starving deer [Bear Mountain, N. Y.]; Mary Pickford in Canada. California sends shipload of milk to Europe's needy. Chimpanzees in Belgium put on artistic show. Sports: ski jumping [Fox River Grove, Ill.]; Middle Atlantic skating [Newburgh, N. Y.]; Australian yacht race.

7. Jan. 23, 1948. Petrillo defends Musicians' Union at [Congressional] labor inquiry. Twenty men play 400 instruments, all harmonicas [Germany]. Science: Supersonic rocket car [Muroc Air Base, Calif.]. Navy fliers test immersion suit for icy waters. Sports: N. Y. U.-Colgate basketball, skiing in [Wengen] Switzerland.

8. Jan. 27, 1948. Stassen-Pauley clash on "Inside" market raiding. Jerusalem today [scenes of strife between Jews and Arabs]. Gandhi ends fast; India and Pakistan accept mediation. Chinese inflation hits weddings. "Voice of America" to tell the world the truth about U. S. [the Smith-Mundt bill]. Gold rush of '49 is re-enacted on site of El Dorado. Milk ship sails [from California] with cargo for Europe's needy. Sports: Bob Feller signs up [with Cleveland]; Canadian iceboating [Hamilton, Ont.]; family of golfers [the Bauers].

9. Jan. 30, 1948. Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges in holy festival. Record cold wave hits Nation, halts vital river traffic. U. S. Navy displays new amphibious barge. "Gentlemen's Agreement" named best picture of 1947 [John Garfield accepts award in behalf of Producer Darryl Zanuck]. Baby tigers learn about circus life at very early age. Sports: Skiing in Rockies [International Intercollegiate Ski Meet near Rossland, British Columbia]; ski jumping [Arne Ulland, Arthur Tokle, and others at Dubuque, Iowa]; boxing in Paris [Marcel Cerdan vs. Giovanni Manca].