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coal and medical supplies into Berlin. The film follows the crew of "The White Hibiscus" as they learn the intricacies and hazards of flying the narrow international air corridor. As time passes, "The White Hibiscus" is renamed "Der Schwarze Hibiscus" and is the plane that completes the one-hundred-thousandth flight of "Operation Vittles." The film shows in detail the operation of the flight program, in particular the method of guiding a crippled plane to a safe landing by radar. Finally, balked by the Air Lift, the Russians abandon the blockade as a "cold war" weapon. This film was prepared by the A-V Committee of the N.C.S.S. LIST U HEADLINES OF THE CENTURY 5 reels-B&W (Paramount) 50 minutes A pictorial history from 1897 to 1932, taken from newsreels of the period in five parts: Part 1, 1897 to 1905; Part 2, 1905 to 1910; Part 3, 1910 to 1923; Part 4,1923 to 1928; and Part 5, 1928 to 1932. MEN FOR THE FLEET (20th Cent.-Fox) 2 reels-B&W Adventures of a News Cameraman Series 19 minutes Newsreel cameramen record adventures encountered by bluejackets train- ing for the United State Navy from the time of enlistment. MEN OF WEST POINT (20th Cent.-Fox) 1 reel-B&W 10 minutes Pictorial review of the history of West Point, its courses of training, and its emphasis on physical fitness and mental alertness. 1947, YEAR OF DIVISION 2 reels-B&W (Paramount) 21 minutes Briefly touching upon headline events, this film delves into the interna- tional difficulties which have set the United States and the U.S.S.R. at odds. It illustrates the growing threat of inflationary prices, Russia's Iron Curtain policy, the effort of the Marshall Plan to counteract Communism and the attempts of the U.N. General Assembly to secure peace. TWO DECADES OF HISTORY 2 reels-B&W (Paramount) 22 minutes Sequences depict newsreel coverage of such historically important happen- ings during the period, 1927-1947 as the inauguration of F. D. Roosevelt and several incidents of the development of the New Deal; the growing threat and eventual outbreak of World War II; and America's mobilization for and conduct of the war. 38