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

52. Feb. 17, 1949. Nation protests Mindszenty sentence. People in the news: General Eisenhower, on leave of absence from Columbia University, is welcomed in Washington; Mrs. Truman sees new portraits of husband and daughter; General Marshall returns to Washington; Chinese nationalist government transfers Japanese prisoners of war; Governor Dewey gives his version of Republican defeat. Paris gloves. A special feature [an incident in life of George Washington, in observance of National Brotherhood Week]. Sports: ski jumping [Leavenworth, Wash., and Duluth, Minn.]

53. Feb. 21, 1949. Washington welcomes Canadian Premier [Louis St. Laurent]. Hitler's chancellory blown up by Russians. Kids' pet show [Madison Square Garden]. Flying Wing sets record. School days in the pyramids [Step Pyramid is classroom for Cairo University students]. Sports: [in New York, Holland's Slykhuis captures Baxter Mile; American Bowling Congress opens in Atlantic City; St. Paul's Winter Carnival]. A special feature [in cooperation with the American Heart Association].

54. Feb. 24, 1949. Greatest air show [at Andrews Field, Md., to show Congress where Air Force money goes]. New tire: no tube, no blowout. People in the news: Holland's Prince Bernhard and daughters vacation in Swiss Alps; Berlin's Mayor Reuter goes to Paris; General De Gaulle's RPF Party holds convention [in Lille]. Gratitude Train speeds west. Sports: [slow motion pictures of Fanny Blankers-Koen; Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York]. Great Americans quiz: Daniel Webster.

55. Feb. 28, 1949. Israel's new government meets for first time. Overseas news: [London charwomen request raise; in Berlin, Western Allies tighten their counter-blockade against Russians; workmen get the city of Viareggio, Italy, ready for carnival]. Navy blasts giant hangar [Houma, La.]. Pets in the news: [pet sparrow in Los Angeles; flea actors in Paris; uncooked rooster, chef's specialty in Tours, Paris. Sports: surf board riders off Mokopuu Point in Hawaii; motorcycle on skis at Liberty, N. Y.; winter games in Czechoslovakia].

56. Mar. 3, 1949. Israeli president inaugurated. Reds deport Anna Strong as spy. Fritz Kuhn freed by German court. Chicago photogs pick a queen. West Coast hails Gratitude Train. Pope denounces Mindszenty trial. Santa Anita derby. World's bobsled titles. Ski jumping championships.