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

287. July 7, 1948. U. S. planes rush to break Reds' Berlin siege. What's with Tito [as Marshal Tito is read out of the Communist Party]? Swedish king's 90th birthday. Deweys and Warrens down on the farm [at Pawling, N. Y.]. Film industry protests British discrimination. Bathing beauties take the summer spotlight. Kids kid wrestling [in Richmond, Calif.].

288. July 9, 1948. Pope warns labor against Red plotters. British royalty goes to the fair. Get ready for the draft [secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall discusses military draft]. Junior City [fresh air camp of Kansas City] teaches good citizenship. Porpoise hunt proves deep sea thriller. Grand Prix brings out latest Paris fashions.

289. July 13, 1948. Great earthquake disaster in Japan. Political spotlight: Bolivar, Mo. [President Truman and Venezuela's President Romulo Gallegos unveil a statue of Simon Bolivar]; New York [General Eisenhower ignores politics and greets freshman class]; Oregon [Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas vacations]. U. S. fliers defy Red blockade of Berlin. Chinese glamour girls join the beauty parade. Mountain [at Lake Placid] iced for midsummer skiing. Tightrope walk over the Alps. Pre-Olympic track test [at National AAU meet in Milwaukee].

290. July 16, 1948. Democratic convention [in Philadelphia]. Israel defies foes as truce ends. Thrills in final Olympic trials.

291. July 21, 1948. Democratic convention's dramatic highlights; victory for Truman. Death calls General Pershing. America's athletes sail for Olympics.