228. Dec. 14, 1945. Eisenhower warns nation of crisis. Warships hit at Pearl Harbor home after Pacific victories. Jap-American killed in battle honored by General Stilwell. Three and three-fourths billion-dollar loan to Britain. Farewell serenade to La Guardia. Geisha girls dance for Yanks. Washington Redskins win eastern pro grid crown. Philadelphia high school [football] title tilt.
© 14Dec45; MP72.
229. Dec. 18, 1945. Nazi general [Dostler] executed. U. S. wrecks Jap atom smasher. Nazi U-boats take last dive. British sink submarines. Personalities in the news: Halsey gets fifth star; Morgenthau decorated. Hitler knick-knacks are sold in London. Indian gift for Truman. Castle for Eisenhower. Two millionth Yank starts home. GI's at Alpine ski school.
© 18Dec45; MP157.
230. Dec. 21, 1945. Atrocity films at Nuremberg trial. Homeward-bound GI's rescued. Personalities in the news spotlight: General George C. Marshall, Admiral Chester Nimitz, President Truman. New York pays tribute to Admiral Halsey. Film Chiefs support the March of Dimes. New air weapon for U. S. revealed. Cleveland Rams win pro grid championship.
© 21Dec45; MP158.
231. Dec. 26, 1945. Winter's worst blizzard hits eastern seaboard. P-T boats once expendable ride again for victory loan. Queen Elizabeth urges girls to guard peace. Shanghai bids Japs "good riddance." [Indo-Chinese] War canoes race for King. East Side kids battle it out boxing. New bathing suits and auto tires are related.
© 26Dec45; MP159.
232. Dec. 27, 1945. 1945–46, the year that changed the world: birth of the Atomic Age; Big Three meeting at Yalta; passing of Roosevelt; Allies roll back Nazis; capitulation of Germany; MacArthur keeps vow; Yanks take Jap Island; Hiroshima atom-bombed; final surrender of Japs; the dawn of world peace. [These and other events] show humanity at the crossroads.
© 27Dec45; MP160.