15. Feb. 18, 1949. Truman sees great display of power by U. S. Air Force. Oil tank explosion in New Jersey. U. S. Army supplies shipped to China. Paris publishing house ransacked. New tubeless tire. Tea experts meet in New York. Hollywood spotlight: Photoplay magazine awards. New York dog show top honors go to champion boxer. French Gratitude Train arrives at Chicago. Wrestling in Paris. Mr. New York City [selected by Brooklyn YMCA].
© 18Feb49; MP3874.
16. Feb. 22, 1949. Papal consistory protests trial of Hungary Cardinal [Mindszenty]. Air Force ditches B–17 [as scientific experiment]. Navy demolishes old blimp hangar. Secretary Royall reports on tour of Pacific bases. "Down to the Sea in Ships" premiere. Helicopter herder chases marauding elk into corrals. Florida: school for umpires. Mexican sailfishing. Maine: giant bobsled.
© 22Feb49; MP3907.
17. Feb. 25, 1949. Dr. Chaim Weizmann becomes Israel's first president. Huge crowd hears Pope denounce dictatorships. Carnival time in Europe. Colorado's historic Cripple Creek train makes last run. French Gratitude Train welcomed at Los Angeles. New York: Anna Louise Strong [Pro-Communist writer given grand jury subpoena]. Germany: man in ball. Chicago: Miss Photoflash. World ice skating championships held in Paris.
© 25Feb49, MP3908.
18. Mar. 1, 1949. Hawaii's famous Mauna Loa goes into action again. U. S. naval aviation: Caroline Mars; Martin Mauler. Spectacular show put on by Fort Bragg flame throwers. Spring hat fashions. French Gratitude Train arrives at San Francisco. Sports: Santa Anita handicap; ski jumping at Iron Mountain, Mich.; gliding contest; cliff diving at Nassau.
© 1Mar49; MP3909.
19. Mar. 4, 1949. B–50, giant U. S. bomber flies around the world non-stop. Historic armistice is signed between Israel and Egypt. Brussels meeting of European union heckled by Reds. "Chicken Every Sunday" premiere in Tucson, Arizona. California [police recover loot stolen by Gerard Dennis]. New Orleans: Mardi Gras. "Snake Pit" plaque award. Baseball; New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals training. Smith College swimmers.
© 4Mar49; MP3910.