31. Dec. 15, 1945. "Pinball" target plane. "The Hat" set to music [La Guardia retires as Mayor of New York]. Washington headlines: Byrnes answers Hurley; Marshal testifies; Eisenhower takes over. The "Bobby-sox" Bowl.
© 15Dec45; MP219.
32. Dec. 19, 1945. Names in the news: Halsey becomes "5–star" admiral; Byrnes leaves for Moscow. Death of a Nazi [General Anton Dostler executed]. Something new down on the farm. Army destroys Japanese atom-smasher. Successful designer [Annabelle Graham] and she's only eleven.
© 19Dec45; MP220.
33. Dec. 22, 1945. Halsey sails into New York. Navy reveals bat bombs. Headline people: General Marshall leaves for China; Admiral King receives D. S. M.; Admiral Nimitz takes naval command. Nuremberg—new drama in history's greatest trial [American-made atrocity films are shown to defendants]. Football! Rams win pro title [Cleveland defeats Washington].
© 22Dec45; MP221.
34. Dec. 26, 1945. Boom in winter sports [ski school on Mt. Hood]. Candy-cane King. Atom bomb aftermath [changes in animals at Alamogordo, New Mexico]. Japs leave Korea. Indo-China water festival. Home from the wars [men and ships]. Record blizzard [in Buffalo and New York].
© 26Dec45; MP222.
35. Dec. 29, 1945. Housing crisis © 29Dec45; MP223.