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POLICE LAUNCH SAFETY DRIVE WITH NOVEL DEVICE. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 9/12/34.
CHIEF OF POLICE JAMES E. DAVIS EXPLAINS THE PUBLIC ADDRESS AUTOMOBILE. INVENTIONS. PUBLIC SAFETY. REDUCING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS LAPD POLICE OFFICERS STAND AROUND CHIEF WHILE HE READS SPEECH EXPLAINING THE PUBLIC ADDRESS AUTOMOBILE. |
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PARADE OF WHITE CRUSADE CARS DRIVE PAST ON PALM TREE- LINED CITY STREET FOLLOWED BY MOTORCYCLE POLICE.
POLICE SAFETY VEHICLES OUT TO SPREAD THE WORD. |
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CUT IN SHOT CITY TRAFFIC. TROLLEY CAR
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POLICEMAN WITH MICROPHONE STANDING NEXT TO PUBLIC SAFETY CAR AUTOMOBILE. TALKING INTO MICROPHONE WITH PA
SYSTEM TO PROMOTE AUTOMOBILE SAFETY. |
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SCENES OF "SAFETY AUTOMOBILE" PARKED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION USING LOUD SPEAKER TO DIRECT OR CRITICIZE DRIVERS. BUSY CITY TRAFFIC 1920s & 1930s CARS. "MAKE A SIGNAL FOR LEFT TURN"
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LOS ANGELES TROLLEY CAR PASSES BY
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INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC & DODGE-PLYMOUTH DEALER ON CORNER
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MARCH LION RAGES ACROSS COUNTRY. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 3/7/31.
WINTER BLIZZARD HITS WINDY CITY. WIND & SNOW STORM HITS CHICAGO WITH INTENSE COLD IN LATE WINTER BLIZZARD THROUGHOUT MIDDLE WEST. EXTREME WINTER WEATHER, NATURAL DISASTER. DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES. |
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TRYING TO DIG OUT CARS THAT GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW.
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WAVES CRASH UP ONTO WATER'S EDGE.
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PEOPLE SLIDE AND FIGHT HEAVY WINDS CROSSING CITY STREETS.
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HUGE STONE LION OUTSIDE BUILDING.
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MEN SHOVELING SNOW FROM CITY SIDEWALK
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GROUP OF CHILDREN HUDDLED TOGETHER
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HUGE WAVES & HIGH TIDES BATTER NEW ENGLAND COAST, BEACHMONT NEAR BOSTON. DESTRUCTION ON BOARDWALK
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TUMBLED HOUSES DUE TO STORM. STORM DAMAGE & DEVASTATION. HOUSES ON STILTS DAMAGED & DESTROYED.
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PEOPLE WALK THROUGH RUBBLE OF DESTROYED HOMES.
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STREAMLINED TRAIN MAKES FIRST RUN. PULLMAN, ILLINOIS. 2/12/34.
TRANSPORTATION. VACATION. TOURISTS. LUXURY. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 12 01 CONDUCTORS ASSIST PASSENGERS AS THEY BOARD MODERN TRAIN. CLOSE DOOR |
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INTERIOR TRAIN, VARIOUS SHOT PASSENGERS SEATED. PORTERS VISIBLE AT TIMES.
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POV SHOT FROM TRACKS AS TRAIN ROLLS OVER CAMERA.
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CU ENGINEER OPERATING TRAIN. HAND ON CONTROL LEVER.
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TRAIN ENGINEER POV OF TRACKS THROUGH SMALL WINDOW
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CU HAND CONTROLS TRAIN LEVER
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VARIOUS ANGLES & TAKES OF TRAIN TRAVELING PAST IN TRAIN YARD
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cut STORY# 51-491
from VOL. 26/61 GIRL LIFESAVERS. TERRIGAL BEACH, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. 1/23/44. VARIOUS SCENES WOMEN LIFEGUARDS TRAINING. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 14 12 CU LEGS MARCHING FORWARD ON BEACH. |
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STANDING AT ATTENTION, CHESTS FOWARD
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PUSHING RESCUE ROW BOAT OUT INTO WATER.
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ROWING BOAT WHILE WEARING BATHING CAPS.
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LIFESAVING EXERCISE WITH WOMEN RUNNING FROM SURF ONTO BEACH, CARRYING WHEEL WITH ROPE, STANDING IN LINE WITH FEEDING ROPE ALONG THEIR HEADS. DIVING WITH ROPE LINE INTO SURF.
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CU WOMAN PULLING ROPE ALONG HER HEAD.
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CU WOMAN LEANS OVER WHEEL & CRANKS ROPE IN.
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CARRYING DROWNING VICTIM ONTO BEACH.
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STORY# 22-876. DAVIS CUP FINALS. WIMBLEDON STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND. 7/31/34.
BRITISH TENNIS PLAYERS FRED PERRY AND FRANK SHIELDS. GAME SCENES OF FINAL MATCH, PERRY WINS. BUNNY AUSTIN OF GREAT BRITAIN PLAYING SIDNEY WOOD OF UNITED STATES. SPORTS. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 14 58 PERRY AND SHIELDS TAKING COURT. |
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CU SPINNING TENNIS RACKET TO SEE WHO SERVES FIRST.
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TENNIS MATCH FOOTAGE, INTERCUT CLAPPING SPECTATORS, APPLAUDING TENNIS FANS.
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WINNTER FRED PERRY
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TITLE CARD: "FINAL MATCH, AUSTIN (G.B.) V. WOOD (U.S)
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BUNNY AUTIN & SIDNEY WOODS TAKING COURT
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TENNIS MATCH FOOTAGE
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PRESENTING TROPHY CUP TO WINNERS
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STORY# 419. "ROUGH ON RATS". CHICAGO. 1/2/20.
BOY SCOUTS OF CHICAGO DRIVE ON EXTERMINATING AND TRAPPING RATS. PESTS. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 17 35 SCOUT MASTER GIVING EACH BOY A RAT TRAP |
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LEADER SHOWING BOYS HOW TRAP WORKS.
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BOYS LOOKING OVER THEIR TRAPS. ONE BOY WITH OLD FASHIONED CAGE TRAP
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CU FINGER POINTS OUT SIGN: "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 'ROUGH ON RATS' CAMPAIGN. HELP DRIVE THE RATS FROM CHICAGO.
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TROOP LEADER SENDING BOYS TO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
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BOYS WALK DOWN COLD CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE STREET & TURN CORNER.
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SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO SLUM BACK ALLEY TENEMENT. BOYS PICK OUT SPOTS & SET THEIR TRAPS.
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STORY# 4-277 A-C. HONORARY DEGREES AWARDED AT SORBONNE. PARIS, FRANCE. 11/9/29.
HONORARY DEGREES ARE AWARDED AT THE SORBONNE UNIVERSITY. FIRST TIME THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS ALLOWED MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS. VARIOUS SHOTS OF RECIPIENTS INCLUDING ALBERT EINSTEIN. NOTE: EDWARD JENKS. EDUCATION. SCIENCE. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 20 43 TITLE CARD: "FRANCE DROPS WAR RANCOR, HONORING DR. EINSTEIN. GERMANY'S NOTED SCIENTIST RECEIVES DOCTOR'S DEGREE FROM FAMOUS SORBONNE. |
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EVERYONE STANDING AT BEGINNING OF CEREMONY AS OPENING SONG IS PLAYED. THEY TAKE THEIR SEATS.
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DR. EINSTEIN RECEIVING COMMEMORATIVE DEGREE FROM PARIS UNIVERSITY AMID GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF FRANCE TO THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE. M. CHARLETY, UNIVERSITY RECTOR, BESTOWS INSIGNIA UPON PROF. EINSTEIN
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UNIVERSITY RECTOR GIVING SPEECH IN FRENCH
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PAN UNIVERSITY HALL FILLED TO CAPACITY WITH SCHOLARS, TO BAND PLAYING ON SIDE
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SCHOLARS LISTEN TO BAND. LOOK LIKE LIVING PORTRAIT OIL PAINTINGS
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STORY# 21-920B. COMMUNIST SOCIALIST MAY DAY PARADE. NYC. 5/1/34.
COMMUNIST RALLY PROCESSION AT MADISON SQUARE PARK, 23RD STREET. VARIOUS SHOTS OF HUGE CROWD & PARADE TAKEN FROM ON THE STREET & HIGH ABOVE AT TOP OF BUILDINGS. HUGE RALLY IN PARK. SEA OF PEOPLE. POLITICAL PARTIES. AMERICAN SOCIALIST PARTY. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 30 31 BRASS MARCHING BAND |
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HUGE CROWD, WALL-TO-WALL PEOPLE. PAN CROWD OF MOSTLY MEN.
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AMERICAN COMMUNIST PARTY MARCHES WITH AMERICAN FLAG &
BANNER WITH HAMMER & SICKLE |
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COP ON HORSEBACK DISPERSES CROWD ON CORNER
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BRASS MARCHING BAND
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SPEAKER ON GRANDSTAND SEEN
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NRA FLOAT (NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT)
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MARCHERS DROP PLACARDS ONTO BIG PILE
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MAN IN PARADE CARRY BANNER READING: "AGAINST FASCISM, FOR SOCIALISM & DEMOCRACY" WITH LARGE HANDS ON IT.
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STORY# 4-59B. FORBES ON STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK CITY. 10/30/29.
BUSINESSMAN B. C. FORBES TALKS ON WALL STREET STOCK MARKET SITUATION. STOCK MARKET CRASH. BUSINESSMAN URGING PEOPLE TO BUY STOCKS NOW DURING PANIC. SAYS IT'S BEST TIME TO PURCHASE STOCKS. COMMODITIES. ECONOMICS. INVESTORS. INVESTMENTS. (*USED IN 3/11) |
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STORY# C4763-4764. WATERMELON HARVEST. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 6/27/28.
ITS WATERMELON TIME IN GEORGIA. GROUP OF POOR YOUNG STREET URCHIN BLACK BOYS FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER. CHASE AFTER WATERMELON TRUCK & HEARTILY EAT WATERMELONS THAT FELL OFF BACK OF TRUCK. RACIST STEREOTYPES. HIGHLIGHTS: 00 37 36 YOUNG BLACK BOYS WATCHING AS WATERMELONS ARE UNLOADED OUT OF TRAIN BOXCAR & ONTO BACK OF TRUCK. WATERMELON DROPS & KIDS RUN FOR IT. |
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PRETEEN & TEEN BOYS RUBBING THEIR STOMACHS. CLICHE HUNGRY ACTION. JUMP ON WATERMELON, DEVOUR WATERMELON
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PAN SOUTHERN BLACK CHILDREN EATING HUGE WATERMELON SLICES. CU SAME
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SOUTHERN BLACK BOYS STAGING A FIGHT. BOYS FIGHTING, OTHERS CHEERING
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BOYS POINTING IN UNISON, THEY RUN OFF
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CU GROUP OF BOYS RUBBING THEIR HUNGRY BELLIES AS THEY POINT & THEN RUN OFF
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BOYS CHASING WATERMELON TRUCK DOWN STREET, BOYS FALLING. RUNNING AFTER WATERMELON TRUCK AS IT DRIVES PAST THEM
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BOYS FIGHTING IN STREET. STAGED FIGHT. WATERMELON TRUCK PASSES, DROPS SOME ON GROUND, BOYS DIVE FOR SMASHED WATERMELON ON STREET
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LINE OF BOYS SITTING ON STREET CURB EATING PIECES OF WATERMELON. SMUSH THEIR FACES INTO HUGE CUTS OF MELON
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BOYS RAIDING WATERMELON PATCH, STEAL WATERMELONS.
RUNNING ACROSS FIELD WITH MELONS |
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ELDEST BOY CARVES UP WATERMELON, PASSES AROUND, KIDS EAT RINGS OF WATERMELONS.
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CU TWO LITLE BOYS WITH RINGS OF WATERMELON AROUND THEIR NECKS.
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TWO LITTLE BOYS WITH THEIR OVERALLS STUFFED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY ATE TOO MUCH WATERMELON
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TWO OLDER BOYS CARRY YOUNGER BOY WHO IS INSIDE A WATERMELON ONTO TABLE. YOUNG BOY INSIDE A WATERMELON EATING
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STORY# 5-364. CHAIN GANG. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. 2/26/30
MOSTLY BLACK PRISONERS IN CLICHE STRIPED PRISON UNIFORMS WORKING WHILE BOSS GIVES ORDERS. BLACK CONVICTS DIG AT ROAD WITH SHOVELS. THREE ARMED WHITE DEPUTIES GUARD THEM HIGHLIGHTS: 00 47 50 VINTAGE CAR RIDING ON ROUGH RURAL DIRT ROAD TOWARDS CAMERA. |
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WATER INCIDENT: PRISONER ASKS FOR WATER. GUARD ALLOWS MAN TO BRING BUCKET OVER TO CONVICT WHO DRIVES FROM WITH WITH LADEL
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CONVICTS CHAT AND LAUGH AS THEY WORK.
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CU GIVING ORDERS, PISTOL STRAPPED TO WAIST. PAN TO BLACK & WHITE PRISONERS
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GUARD BLOWS WHISTLE, CONVICTS STOP WORKING. PLACE SHOVELS ON SHOULDERS & START WALKING AND SINGING.
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WOMAN BRINGS A CHICKEN PIE TO HER BROTHER ON THE CHAIN GANG. (ACTUAL FACT)
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TWO BLACK CONVICTS SHOVELLING & CHATTING. TALKING ABOUT GIRLS. "WHAT DO YOU MISS MORE SINCE YOU BEEN ON THIS CHAIN GANG?"
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END OF WORK, PRISONERS PUT THEIR SHOVELS ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND WALK DOWN ROAD
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cut STORY# 47-761
from VOL. 25/14 THE BATTLE OF THE SOLOMONS. SOLOMON ISLANDS, 10/42. IN PACIFIC WAR THEATER, U.S. REINFORCEMENTS IN GUADALCANAL. CONVOY PROTECTED BY DESTROYERS. LOADING SUPPLIES HIGHLIGHTS: 00 57 32 NAVY TRANSPORTS TAKE THE MARINES FOR ATTACK ON ISLANDS. NAVY TRANSPORT SHIPS IN ROUGH SEA PITCHING ON WAVES. |
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AMERICAN WARSHIPS BOMBARD THE JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE ISLAND. DESTROYER GUNS FIRING FROM SHIP
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BILLOWS OF SMOKE FROM MUNITIONS OF OIL DUMP. HEAVY DAMAGE DONE FROM BOMBING
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AMERICAN FIGHTER PLANE. LANDING IN WATER AFTER IT WAS HIT.
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BOATS GO TO RESCUE OF SHOT DOWN PLANE.
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PILOT BEING RESCUED, GETS IN RESCUE BOAT
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MARINES IN LANDING BOATS.
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TROOPS LANDING. WALKING IN WATER TOWARD SHORE. MARINES SWARMING ASHORE.
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SMOKES FILLS THE SKY AT BURNING AIRPORT ON GUADALCANAL ISLAND
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ADMIRAL MCCAIN GREETED BY TROOPS ON ISLAND.
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TESTING CAPTURED JAPANESE EQUIPMENT: FIRING CANONS, MACHINE GUNS AND FLAME THROWER.
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