232. Dec. 26, 1947. Aviation's birthday [44th anniversary]. Marshall reports on Big Four split. World's mightiest crane. France hails Friendship food cargo. A message from Jimmy Stewart [for the hungry overseas]. Sport topics of the day: Golden Gloves; Olympic ski tests; "pro" title football [Philadelphia Eagles win from Pittsburgh Steelers].
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233. Dec. 31, 1947. 1947 newsreel digest of the year: new Congress sets keynote; Taft-Hartley bill; inflation shocks U. S.; Texas City disaster; England's royal wedding; floods, blizzards sweep Europe; Big Four stalemate; Moscow plots chaos; Rio conference; terror in Korea and China; Red strikes sweep France, Italy; Vishinsky attacks America; liberation in India; Palestine partition; Freedom and Friendship trains.
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234. Jan. 2, 1948. First films of New York's greatest snow storm. Wallace bolts [party]. Lighter side of the news [beach modes for children]. Cardinals win "pro" [football] championship. Margaret Truman's press conference.
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235. Jan. 7, 1948. Philippines report. Bill Stern's sport thrills of the year: World Series playoff; diving champions; year's sports heroine; Silver Skates carnival; world's fastest car; ice boating thrills; Belmont Gold Cup Race; Indianapolis Speedway classic; bobsledding stars; Babe Didrickson triumphs; horse of the year.
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236. Jan. 9, 1948. Gridiron thrills from the nation's Bowl classics: Rose Bowl; Orange Bowl; Cotton Bowl; Sugar Bowl. First films of Canada's atom plant. Tojo on trial as Japan's no. 1 war criminal. A message from John Garfield [save food to save lives]. Gay send-off for 1948: Tournament of Roses; King Orange Jamboree; Chelsea Arts Ball.
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