© 23Dec48; MP3736.
37. Dec. 27, 1948. First pictures of royal baby [Prince Charles of Edinburgh]. 33 saved in Pacific rescue. People in the news: [Alger Hiss indicted for perjury; General De Gaulle outlines program; Barbara Ann Scott makes professional debut in New York]. Year's biggest snow blankets East coast. America remembers Kitty Hawk flight. Football: Browns-Bills; Eagles-Cards.
© 27Dec48; MP3816.
38. Dec. 30, 1948. Airlift Christmas [Christmas gifts for Berlin children]. People in the news: [President Truman promotes Colonel Landry; General Bradley honored by chief of Italy's General Staff; Italy's President Einaudi pays official visit to Vatican; Madame Schiaparelli shows hat creations]. Teen-age fashions. [Miniature] clockwork community [displayed in San Francisco]. Marines vs. soldiers [interservice football].
© 30Dec48; MP3817.
39. Jan. 3, 1949. Race to rescue airmen on icecap. Berlin keeps warm [during blockade]. Shanghai gold rush. Truman at home. Paris ski fashions. [Michelangelo's] "David" comes to U. S. Aussies a-weigh [weight-lifting championship].
© 3Jan49; MP3818.
40. Jan. 6, 1949. News of 1948 in review.
© 6Jan49; MP3861.
41. Jan. 10, 1949. Bowl games: Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl. 81st Congress opens. Rescued airmen arrive in New York. "Airlift follies" for Berlin GI's. Puerto Rico installs 1st elected governor.