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Dick Peacock, manager, Lathrop Company's Fourth Avenue, sadly views his lobby announce¬ ment that no more premiere tickets are available.
Another civilian premiere of the film, at the Lacey Street, Fairbanks, attracts crowds of Alaskans, eager to catch a view of the stars.
Star Lori Nelson is interviewed in an Armed Forces Radio Services broadcast of the premiere at the Chugach, Elmendorf Air Force Base.
At the Big Delta Air Base, near Fairbanks, the stars give a performance on a stage improvised from 7,000 boxes of C-rations, and colorfully decorated with a backdrop of camouflage silk parachutes. The act was well received.
Enjoying themselves at a barbecue on the ranch of Dr. Lee L. McKinley, right, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, are stars Joyce Holden, Ann Blyth, Miss Nelson, and Palmer Lee, with Peacock and Sid Raynor, Fourth Avenue.
The weather is bleak and rainy as "The World in His Arms" contingent arrives at the army and air force base at Adak, an island in the Aleutians group, but the premiere goes on. The weather elsewhere was pleasant.
At Whittier Army Base, near Anchorage, Miss Blyth wins an enthusiastic reception from servicemen as she performs in the base's gymnasium theatre during the show which was included as part of the premier festivities.
Hundreds of army and air force men line up out¬ side the Chugach, Elmendorf Air Force Base, for the gala opening of "The World in His Arms."
At the naval base at Kodiak, another area pre¬ miere is held, with the navy's top brass and en¬ listed men participating in the gala festivities.
A crowd gathers at the Big Delta airstrip to bid farewell to the stars and junketeering newsmen as they depart for another stop on the jaunt.
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