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

145. May 20, 1948. Jews fight for new "Israel" state. Violence in Korea voting. Swedish girl gymnasts here. Styles up in Central Park [fashions inspired by the motion picture are shown in Hollywood]. College rodeo aces thrown [at Austin, Tex.]. Dynamite lady blown up [in Birmingham, Ala.].

146. May 25, 1948. Dewey tops Stassen in Oregon [primary to name Republican convention delegates]. Truman visits boys' school [Girard College in Philadelphia]. Navy jets join the fleet [off Newport, R. I.]. New Russ envoy arrives [Deputy Foreign Minister Malik]. New Israel president [Chaim Weizmann]. Father of 25 [C. F. Warden of Dexter, Mich.] honored. Fire damages Dutch palace. Tulip time in "Holland" [Mich.]. Canine bluebloods in [Morris & Essex] show. Track stars shine in [Los Angeles] meet.

147. May 27, 1948. Marshall appeals for UN children [in address at Madison Square Garden]. Truman sees Israel president [Chaim Weizmann]. Oil well goes on rampage [in Alberta]. Sheep cross Coulee Dam. Goofy hair styles shown [in Hollywood]. Sporting highlights: Solons in baseball slugfest [Congressmen in inter-party game in Washington]. British soccer champs win [in New York].

148. June 1, 1948. Famed warship goes to grave [cruiser "Salt Lake City" torpedoed in naval maneuvers]. Oil well drilled at sea, off Louisiana. Eight die in British railway wreck. Bear cubs take first steps [in Vienna Zoo]. Drew [Pearson] draws award [as "Father of '48">[. Lacrosse thrills sports fans [Johns Hopkins-Maryland U. game in Baltimore]. Joe trains for Joe [Joe Louis and Joe Walcott prepare for title fight].

149. June 3, 1948. UN strives for Zion peace. Northwest hard hit by floods [scenes at Vanport, Or. and elsewhere in Pacific Northwest]. First "Marshall" aid arrives [ERP shipments in Greek and Italian ports]. Columbia honors notables [degrees given to Vandenberg, Byrnes and others]. Bumper pineapple harvest [in Puerto Rico]. German boxers in [Berlin] slugfest.