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

41. Jan. 19, 1946. Helicopter sets new world records [Sikorsky's R–5]. "Keep us flying" [veterans wish to use immobilized Army transports]. U. S. holiday for "Winnie" [Churchill]. Death rides South's rivers [floods]. Victory parade [in New York]; mighty GI tribute [skytroopers led by Major General Gavin].

42. Jan. 23, 1946. Autos in the sky [auto-airplanes]. Washington headlines: Kimmel's own story; Eisenhower on demobilization. Strike report. UNO Assembly opens in London [George VI welcomes the delegates at a banquet; UNO's first President, Paul-Henri Spaak, is elected; Prime Minister Clement Attlee speaks].

43. Jan. 26, 1946. Churchill in Florida. New F. D. R. dimes. Seventeen dead in plane crash [Miami-to-Boston plane]. Eumetopias (seal, to you) sets record. Jungle saga; rescue [of wounded air pilot] in Burma. President Truman honors draft boards. Sports! Turf fever [at Hialeah].

44. Jan. 30, 1946. Operation Crossroads; atom bomb versus naval vessels [tests on Bikini Atoll]. Best film; New York critics make award [to "The Lost Week End">[. Nation's highest tribute [Congressional Medals awarded to Sergeant John McKinney, Lieutenant Daniel Lee, Lieutenant Donald Gary and Commander Joseph O'Callahan]. Fashions for dimes [fashion show for the March of Dimes]. Newest jet fighter [the XP–81]. Sky high skiing [revival of Norge Ski Club tournament].

45. Feb. 2, 1946. Coast-to-coast in 4 hours, 13 minutes [three jet-propelled P–80's break coast-to-coast records at 585 m.p.h.]. Crow menace; farmers fight new plague [with bombs, in Kansas]. Hardware headware [hats made of kitchenware]. UNO meets first tests [dealing with African colonies and Iranian affairs]. "FDR" [carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt] on shakedown cruise.