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

5. Jan. 14, 1949. News of the nation: Senate hears Acheson; California snowfall; Florida bathing-suit fashions. France expresses thanks to U. S. by Gratitude Train. German kids laugh, cry, and thrill to marionette show. Sports: St. Louis U. beats Long Island U. in basketball; Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament; Silver Skates finals at Madison Square Garden.

6. Jan. 18, 1949. Top U. S. Reds go on trial in New York. The March of Dimes Poster Girl visits President Truman; Mrs. Roosevelt inaugurates 1949 March of Dimes drive. Heavy snows cause great damage in western states: South Dakota town of Wall buried in 20–foot drifts; starving deer come down from mountains to be fed. Aviation: Light plane [piloted by Bill Odum] sets distance record; jet powered missile [demonstrated at Point Mugu, California]. Winter sports: Speed skating, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; ski-jumping classic at Fox River Grove, Ill.

7. Jan. 21, 1949. The inauguration of President Truman: inaugural speech; inaugural parade; inaugural highlights.

8. Jan. 25, 1949. Rhodes: Israel and Egypt discuss peace. Israel: new nation prepares for first election. China: civil war nears end as Chiang retires. Dean Acheson becomes Secretary of State. [Archbishop] Athenagoras leaves for enthronement [as Patriarch of Eastern Orthodox Church, Istanboul]. President Truman and Petrillo. Winston Churchill paints on Riviera. New York film critics honor Olivia De Havilland. Yachting: Sydney-Hobart racing classic. Skiing dog.

9. Jan, 28, 1949. "Operation Haylift" feeds snowbound livestock in Utah. London: 3000–pound Nazi bomb is removed. Mexican floods. Rome: blessing animals. David Ben-Gurion wins Israel backing. Mao Tze-Tung, Chinese Red general. Tyrone Power meets De Gasperi. Aviation: huge Jet bomber XB–47. Sports: Boudreau signs up; ski jumping at Dubuque, Iowa; water skiing at Cypress Gardens.