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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45071)
JAPS SING SURRENDER PAPERS
On the broad decks of the U.S.S. “Missouri,” in Tokio Bay, the official Japanese delegation signs the formal surrender documents. Military representatives of each of the victorious Allied powers, then affix thir signatures, and hostilities are ended.
General MacArthur, Supreme Commander for the Allies, speaks to the gathering, and to the world, stating that hostilities have ceased, and that with God’s help, war will be ended forever.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
In Washington, President Truman offers thanks for the Allied victory, and summons America to work as diligently in the post-war period as she did in the prosecution of the war.
TOKIO, THE DESOLATE CITY
As Yanks occupy the Japanese capital they see that Tokio is ruined city. The antiquated Jap fire-fighting equipment was unable to save immense areas which were burned out by fire bomb raids. Yet, most of the buildings in the Mikado’s compound are untouched.
THE AFUNA HORROR CAMP
The beatings which Yank prisoners of war took from Jap torture weapons was enough—but the continuous diet of low grade Jap food was too much. To be freed from such tortures produces a very happy lot of Americans. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45072)
U. S. A. GREETS GEN. WAINWRIGHT
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, hero of Corregidor who was recently released from Jap prison camp, is lionized when he arrives at San Francisco, en route to the East coast.
In Washington, D. C. cheering crowds acclaim the hero, and President Truman invests him with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
HIROSHIMA—ATOMIC BOMB TARGET No. 1
When Col. Paul Tibbetts, jr. winged his Superfortress over Hiroshima, that metropolis became the first target city for the new destructive terror—the Atomic Bomb.
This single bomb, equal to 20,000 tons of T.N.T. in explosive power, leveled 70% of the city, killed 126,000 and left acres of empty wastelands in the heart of a once thriving city.
$25,000,000 FIRE
Portland, O.—Tremendous fires sweep the giant Kaiser Ship Yards here, endangering or destroying 20 ships in various stages of construction.
ENGLISH STAR ARRIVES (Exclusive)
Baltimore, MD.—Patricia Roc, English film beauty, arrives by Clipper plane, to speed to Universal City to Star in forthcoming production.
RAILWAY DISASTER
Arcadia, Calif.—When the second section of the crack Santa Fe California Ltd, hit a siding the twin engined, 16 car flyer derailed in a spectacular accident in which 4 persons were killed and 50 injured.
MISS AMERICA, ‘45
Atlantic City, N. J.—Bess Myerson, Miss New York City, is chosen Queen of the 40 contestants who competed here for the title of Miss America, 1945.
ELECTRIC EYES FOR G.I.’s
N.Y.C.—Electric eyes which examine the thousands of mail parcels which G.I.’s send home reveal countless objects which are subject to governmental seizure.
MRS. AMERICA, ’45 (Exclusive)
Palisade Park, N.J.—From a large field of scantily clad beauties, Mrs. Peggy Paynde from Atlanta Ga. Emerges as the most beautiful married woman of the year. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45073)
N. Y. C. WELCOMES WAINWRIGHT
4,000,000 New Yorkers cheer General Jonathan Wainwright, the hero of Corregidor, as he leads a huge procession through the paper-showered canyons of the great city.
In appropriate exercises at City Hall he is made an Honorary Citizen of the City of New York by Mayor LAGuardia.
ATOMIC BLAST IN THE DESERT
A vast circular depression in the heart of a New Mexico desert marks the site of the test explosion of America’s super-mystery weapon – the Atomic Bomb. Maj. General L. R. Groves, development director, and Dr. J. R. Oppenheimer, collaborating scientist, lead a survey group into the withered area. Canvas shoes must be worn as protection agiants possible radio activity injury, as an inspection is made of the strange enameled surface of the explosion site.
YANK PRISONERS FREED
Yanks held prisoners in filthy camps near Tokio are overjoyed at their liberation. But when they are told they are going home, their cheers are heard in Tokio.
QUISLING CUILTY
Oslo, Norway—Quisling, the arch-traitor of the modern era, is adjudged guilty of treason, and is sentenced to death before a firing squad.
WATERPROOF ENGINES
The motors of G.I. automotive vehicles are waterproofed with a secret solution which enables them to go ashore, through high tides, just like ducks.
MOVIE DIMES FIGHT POLIO
The White House – In the presence of President Truman, Nicholas M. Schenck presents a check for $3,000,000 to Basil O’Connor, President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Local chapters have already received a like amount out of the $6,000,000 total, which moviegoers contributed to fight the dread disease.
’45 HARVEST MOON BALL
Madison Square Garden, N. Y. C. – Waltz time brings out all the beauty and grace which is expected of three-quarter time devotees. But when the moon goes over the mountain for the jitterbugs, it’s different. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45074)
$50,000,000 HURRICANE
(Dramatic pictures of the most disastrous storm to strike Florida in 20 years.)
Racing in from the Caribbean, a tropical hurricane attaining the velocity of 143 miles per hour, lashes the Florida Keys, then furiously rages through the streets of Miami. Hundreds are left homeless, giant palm trees are uprooted , streets are flooded, store fronts are blown in, and destructive fires are started.
Thirty miles outside of Miami, the giant U.S. Navy Blimp Base at Richmond is viciously attacked by the tropical twister. Three mammoth hurricane-proof hangars are wrecked, then destroyed by fire. Many are injured, 366 planes are destroyed and property loss is estimated at $35,000,000 at this one naval base.
OCCUPATION OF TOKYO
Troops of the 7th Cavalry Regiment smartly ride into Tokyo in armored vehicles as the impassive natives wave Allied flags at them. General MacArthur arrives at the U.S. Embassy in the Jap capital and conducts memorable occupation ceremonies there.
WARSAW BUTCHER CAPTURES
Kawaguchi, Japan—In this resort spot at the foot of Mt. Fujimama, Nazi Col. Joseph Meisinger (the war criminal who was responsible for killing over one hundred thousand Jews in Warsaw) surrenders himself to three eloquent Yankee war correspondents.
JAP PLANE PLANTS WRECKED
Nagoya—The Mistubishi Aircraft works – largest plant of its kind in the world—is found to have been totally destroyed by three B-29 raids. Hundreds of planes also were destroyed in the incendiary and high explosive raids.
MICHIGAN 27 – G.L. 2
Ann Arbor, Mich.—Big time football gets under way in the mid-West as the Wolverines turn on their impressive power to swamp the Great Lakes Blue Jackets. Bullet-like forward passing features the Michigan attack. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45075)
B-29S HOP FROM JAPAN TO U.S.A.
Three giant B-29s, after taking off from Hokkaido and flying a Great Circle route over the Arctic, encounter heavy head winds which exhausts their gasoline supply. Landing at Chicago their nonstop 5,996 mile flight only required 25 ? hours.
Quickly refueling there, they wing their way to Washington where General Hap Arnold greets the record seeking airmen. Gen. Giles, Gen. LeMay and Gen. O’Donnell, plane leaders in the epic flight, played leading roles in the aerial destruction of Japan.
PRES. ERIC JOHNSTON SPEAKS
Eric Johnston succeeds Will Hays as President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. Mr. Johnston outlines a five point program in which he foresees the motion picture industry “building new pathways to world peace and prosperity.”
SEN. BURTON NAMED
U. S. Senator Harold Burton, Republican from Ohio, has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President Truman.
PATTERSON NOMINATED
President Truman nominates Under-Secretary of War Robert Patterson to the cabinet post of Secretary of War.
1946 ICE-CAPADES
Pittsburgh, Pa.—World premiere of this extravaganza-on-ice has scores of dazzling girls cutting very fancy figures in difficult ice-dance formations.
CHINESE CELEBRATE
N.Y.C.—In a heavy downpour 12,000 Chinese residents stage a giant Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue, on the 14th anniversary of Japan’s invasion of Manchuria. Notables including Gen. Claire Chennault and “Mayor” Shavey Lee join 40,000 spectators in reviewing the oriental spectacle.
THE HELL DRIVERS
Trenton, N. J.—The 200th Anniversary of the Trenton State Fair is highlighted by the antics of Jack Kochman and his Hell Drivers. They send stock model cars through acrobatic gyrations which look impossible – then they come back for more. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45076)
N.Y.C. LIFE STRIKE
The elevator operators walk out of New York’s skyscraper office buildings, turning office workers into a group of Alpine climbers. And New York’s Garment District becomes a scene of congestion and comedy.
RADIO PLANES
Small radio-controlled target planes, operated by remote control, are speeding, zooming targets for U.S. machine gunners. And when a plane is hit, the ground operator presses a button which releases a parachute on the target plane, enabling it to float to earth for repair and subsequent use.
HORSES FOR BELGIUM
From the 200,000 wild horses which roam the plains of Alberta, Canada, 10,000 tons of horsemeat are being secured for Belgian consumption. Hundreds of work horses too, are being shipped overseas from this same source.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE WEDDED
Los Angeles, Calif.—Screen star Shirley Temple, 17, becomes the bride of Sgt. John Agar, 24, as thousands stampede to view the newlyweds.
STIMSON GETS D.S.M.
The White House—President Truman pins the Distinguished Service Medal on Henry L. Stimson, ex-Sec. of War.
MME. CHIANG RETURNS
Chungking, China—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek greets his wife on her return to China, then the party adjourns to their country estate for a banquet in honor of the U.S. airmen who brought her home.
JOE LOUIS DECORATED
N.Y.C.—T/Sgt. Joe Louis receives the Legion of Merit for his outstanding services in his tour of G.I. hospitals and camps.
PURDUE 14, MARQUETTE 13 (Exclusive)
Lafayette, Ind.—Despite a continuous rainfall, Purdue’s Boilermakers turn on some spirited running (which is all but matched by the Marquette eleven), that provides a thrilling curtain raiser for the pigskin season in Indiana. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45077)
INSIDE DEFEATED JAPAN
Captured films show Emperor Hirohito on walking expeditions through ruined Jap cities, surveying the extent of the damage caused by U.S. bombers.
The people of present day Japan are in a dazed condition. Numbers of them stand outside the Mikado’s Palace, silently bowing. Civilians and discharged soldiers wander about the streets, reading occupation notices, then aimlessly moving on. Their only diversion seems to be in attending a movie. And G.I.’s rumble by on squat Tokyo streetcars, sightseeing.
JAPS SURRENDER SINGAPORE
Heading A HUMBLE SURRECDER PARTY, Gen. Itagaki signs the surrender documents which arer proffered him by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbattan, thereby returning the British Crown Colony to the protection of the Union Jack. Entrance into Jap horror camps reveals walking skeletons—men who have been prisoners since 1942.
DEVEREUX COMES HOME
Washington, D.C.—Col. James Devereux, U. S. Marine Commander of Wake Island, returns from Jap bondage to a spirited welcome which is led by his son Paddy, 11, and General Vandegrift, head of the Marine Corps. Later, he is awarded the Navy Cross.
TOJO’S SUICIDE FAILS
War Lord, Premier Tojo attempted suicide when Yanks arrived to arrest him for trial as a war criminal. G.I. Sgt. John Archinal gives a blood transfusion to save Tojo, who is seen recuperating in the U.S. 98th Evacuation Hospital.
EUROPA ARRIVES IN U.S.
N. Y. C. –The 49,746 ton liner Europa, the largest prize of war in history, brings in 4,500 troops from Europe. A federal marshal officially takes possession of the vessel for the U.S.
HALSEY’S WHITE HORSE
Admiral Halsey’s boast comes true—he rides a white horse in Tokyo. But it’s not the Emperor’s, it’s one of the prancers of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division.
THE STRATOCRUISER
Seattle, Wash.—Boeing shows mock up (life-size wooden model) of its projected super luxury plane of the future, which will accommodate up to 114 passengers.
ATTACK SLEDS
In Italy, G.I.’s safely rode to the attack on shallow, narrow, one-man sleds which were pulled through mine fields by tanks. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45078)
EXPELLING THE JAPS
Korea—Liberated Koreans wildly cheer Yank troops who disarm Jap, then occupy Kyongson. And the cheers increase when Old Glory displaces the Jap flag.
Shanghai—High=ranking military officers of the U.S. and China lead a huge liberation parade, as this stronghold is freed of the Japs.
Hong Kong—With a British fleet again riding at anchor in the large harbor, the British infantry take the surrender of the 18,000 Jap troops who were quartered here. The Japs are stripped and searched, then put to work on the double-double.
GUAM’S MODEL FARM
U.S. sailors run a huge model farm on Guam which supplies all personnel, including the wounded, with quantities of fresh meat, milk and eggs.
PRESS PHOTO SHOW
N.Y.C.—Sec. of the Navy James Forrestal distributes the awards at the 10th Annual Press Photographers Exhibit which is marked with some exceptional pictures.
FIREBALL FIGHTER
San Diego, Calif.—The U.S. Navy unveils the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, the first warplane to be equipped with jet and internal combination propulsion, which climbs at better than 5,000 feet per minute.
ARMY 32, P.D.C.A.A.F. 0 (Exclusive)
West Point, N.Y,--Power packed Army runs rough shod over the Personnel Distribution Command A.A.F, of Louisville, Ky., in grid season’s curtain raiser at The Point.
THE VAMPIRE
Britain demonstrates the Vampire, a twin fuselage jet fighter plane which speeds 500 m.p.h. with ease.
IRISH 7, ILLINI 0
South Bend, Ind.—The Fighting Irish uphold their tradition of always winning their opening game, by upsetting Illinois, the pre-game favorite. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45079)
TRUMAN OPENS’ 45 WARFUND DRIVE
President Truman officially opens the 1945 National War Fund Campaign for funds. He states it is a human appeal for three causes—(1) the welfare of our service men and women, (2) the health and well-being of Americans at home, and (3) the maintenance of decent living standards for liberated and Allied peoples abroad.
WORLD’S SERIES OPENS
Detroit, Mich.—Baseball’s new Commissioner, Senator Happy Chandler, tosses out the first ball, getting the 42nd World Series off to its official opening. The Chicago Cubs tee off on the Detroit Tiger’s ace pitcher, Hal Newhouser, for four runs in the first inning, then garner three more in the third, to salt away the game which they finally won 9 to 0.
THE FROG MEN
British Navy and Marine specialists, equipped for underwater demolitions, used rubber “frog shoes” to gain speed underwater. This work was invaluable in clearing enemy waters off Normandy on D-Day . . . Off Balikpapa, U. S. swimmers used similar equipment and technique to plant destructive underwater charges. Swimming back to a pick-up area, they were hoisted on board a speeding boat by a man with a strong right arm.
PRES. OSMENA IN U. S.
The White House—President Truman confers with Pres. Sergio Osmena and Paul McNutt, High Commissioner, on a reconstruction problems in the Philippines.
THE BELSEN HORROR TRIAL
The Beasts of Belsen—the men and women who tortured and killed thousands of helpless prisoners in their horror camp, are brought to trial by the British in Lunebery, Germany. They calmly sit in their trial stalls, awaiting their inevitable fate.
NIMITZ REACHES U. S.
Oakland Airport, Calif.—Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, one of America’s top flight war heroes, arrives in the U. S. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1945 (UE45080)
NIMITZ DAY IN WASHINGTON
The Nation’s Capital goes all out in staging a gigantic reception for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who led 2,000,000 U. S. naval fighting men to victory in the Pacific.
While 1,000 war planes roar overhead, thousands of members of all the seagoing services parade before a gaping Washington. President Truman decorates the Admiral with a Gold Star, in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal.
SEC. BYRNES REPORTS
Returned from the London Conference of Foreign Ministers, U.S. Sec. of State Byrnes outlines America’s position and our desire to reconcile the Soviet stand with our own.
GOBS GO SHOPPING
Yokohama—Allied prisoners of war, just released from Osaka, reach this large port, where they go on a buying spree at street bazaars.
JAP CABINET FALLS
MacArthur fiats cause Jap cabinet to resign. Shigeru Yoshida, the new Foreign Minister in the incoming cabinet, is famed as a pacifist.
PRISONER HOBBIES (Exclusive)
N.Y.C.—Army Air Force personnel while held prisoner in Germany, turned to handicrafts for a pastime. They turned out everything from a flatiron to a violin.
HOLY NAME RALLY
Polo Grounds, N.Y.C.—Over 30,000 take part in a tribute to local Discharged Veterans, and a Memorial Service for the War Dead. Archbishop Francis J. Spellman conducts the services.
IRISH 40, GA. TECH. 7
Atlanta, GA.—32,000 watch Notre Dame come from behind to derail the ‘Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech,’ in a thrilling grid-iron classic |
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