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U.S. GETS BRITISH BASES FOR 50 DESTROYERS.
TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN. THE U.S. RECEIVES STRATEGIC SITES & AIR BASES, FROM NEWFOUNDLAND TO BRITISH GUIANA, IN RETURN FOR WARSHIPS. |
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LONG LINE OF U.S. DESTROYERS IN PORT
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SAILOR POLISHES DECK GUN
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CU ANIMATED DRAWING SHOWS LOCATION OF STRATEGIC BASES ON EAST COAST OF U.S.
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| 00:01:37 54.2 |
DELUGE OF BOMBS FIRES CHUNGKING, CHINA'S CAPITAL
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| 00:01:45 62.2 |
ELS JAPANESE BOMBS EXPLODE ON CITY OF CHUNGKING
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| 00:02:00 77.2 |
MONTAGE FIRES RAGE IN CITY AS FIRE FIGHTERS USE HOSES
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| 00:02:40 117.2 |
FIRST PICTURES OF WIDE SPREAD LONDON RAIDS
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| 00:02:43 120.2 |
ELS NAZI BOMBERS FLY OVER LONDON
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| 00:02:49 126.2 |
ELS NAZI PLANE STRIKES CABLE OF BARRAGE BALLOON.
PLANE FALLS TO EARTH AS NAZI BAILS OUT |
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MONTAGE BRITISH FIREFIGHTERS HOSE DOWN CRASHED NAZI PLANE
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| 00:03:07 144.2 |
MONTAGE FIRE HOSES WATER DOWN TALL BUILDINGS IN LONDON
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| 00:03:34 171.2 |
BUS RESTS ON ITS SIDE AGAINST BUILDING
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| 00:03:35 172.2 |
MONTAGE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
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| 00:03:59 196.2 |
MONTAGE KING GEORGE VISITS DEVASTATED AREAS
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| 00:04:15 212.2 |
MONTAGE CHURCHILL VISITS SCENES FOLLOWED BY CROWDS
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| 00:04:46 243.2 |
FDR SIGNS DRAFT LAW AS NATION SPEEDS DEFENSE PROGRAM. SIGNS THE CONSCRIPTION BILL & PROCLAIMS THE LAW IN EFFECT
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| 00:05:03 260.2 |
CU FDR SPEAKS
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| 00:06:30 347.2 |
1917, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON, BLINDFOLDED, PICKS NUMBER FROM BOWL FOR WWI DRAFT.
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| 00:06:43 360.2 |
MONTAGE SHIRTLESS RECRUITS ALL EXAMINED IN NEW YORK. NATIONAL GUARD ARE MOBILIZED INTO THE ARMY.
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| 00:06:49 366.2 |
WITH HAND RAISED, THEY TAKE THE OATH
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| 00:07:02 379.2 |
RECRUITS LINE UP FOR UNIFORMS
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| 00:07:28 405.2 |
WORKERS BUILDING BARRACKS AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. (PAN)
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| 00:07:37 414.2 |
MONTAGE FRAMES OF TWO STOREY BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (PAN)
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| 00:07:55 432.2 |
MONTAGE FORMER SECRETARY OF NAVY EDISON APPLIES LAST WELD TO BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY BEFORE LAUNCH AS CROWD CHEERS. IN PHILADELPHIA.
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| 00:08:25 462.2 |
NAVAL RESERVES IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES LEAVE WARSHIP AFTER CRUISE. NEW YORK HARBOR
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| 00:08:32 469.2 |
AERIAL SMALL CRAFT CROWDED WITH CHEERING RESERVES PULLS AWAY
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| 00:08:37 474.2 |
MONTAGE BOOT CAMP GRADUATES MARCH AT NAVAL BASE AS SECRETARY OF NAVY KNOX LOOKS ON FROM GALLERY IN SAN DIEGO
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| 00:08:49 486.2 |
PAN NEW SAILORS DO CALISTHENICS WITH RIFLES
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| 00:09:00 497.2 |
MONTAGE AIR CADETS MARCH IN FRONT OF BIWING PLANES AT THE CAL-AERO ACADEMY, CALIFORNIA.
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| 00:09:23 520.2 |
HUNGARIAN TROOPS MARCH IN FRONT OF LINE OF BI-WING PLANES
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| 00:09:48 545.2 |
MONTAGE HUNGARIAN REGENT ON HORSEBACK IS CHEERED ADMIRAL HORTHY, HUNGARIAN REGENT, LEADS TROOPS IN THE OCCUPATION OF THE AREA CEDED BY ROMANIA. TRANSYLVANIA)
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| 00:10:00 557.2 |
GERMAN & ITALIAN OFFICERS WATCH PROCEEDINGS
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| 00:10:20 577.2 |
LATEST PICTURES OF LONDON HAVOC FROM NAZI BOMBS MONTAGE FIRE FIGHTERS TRAIN HOSES ON BURNING BUILDINGS. AIR RAIDS.
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| 00:10:41 598.2 |
LIBRARY OF THE TEMPLE, HEADQUARTERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, IS HEAVILY DAMAGED. LANDMARKS BLASTED & DESTROYED.
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| 00:10:55 612.2 |
MONTAGE MANY FAMOUS BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
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MONTAGE KING GEORGE & QUEEN ELIZABETH EXAMINE RUINS & SPEAK TO PEOPLE
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MONTAGE RUINS & DEBRIS OF BUILDINGS IN LONDON
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| 00:11:30 647.2 |
MONTAGE CHURCHILL INSPECTS RUINS, CAMOUFLAGED AIR RAID DEFENSES.
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| 00:11:44 661.2 |
MONTAGE PEOPLE LINE UP TO ENTER THE "UNDERGROUND" FOR PROTECTION. IN THE SUBWAY.
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| 00:11:59 676.2 |
MONTAGE HOSES ARE TRAINED ON FIRE & HEAVY SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF BUILDINGS
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MONTAGE FLAMING SHELLS OF BUILDINGS AT NIGHT
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MONTAGE SHELL OF FAMOUS SHOP, JOHN LEWIS CO &
PETER ROBINSONS. DEPARTMENT STORE. |
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MONTAGE PEOPLE GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS AMID RUINS
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AERIAL WINDING BURMA ROAD
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MONTAGE SUPPLY TRUCKS JAM ROAD. RE-OPENING OF SUPPLY ROAD TO CHINA INTERIOR
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SELECTIVE SERVICE DRAWING IS HELD IN WASHINGTON
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| 00:15:22 879.2 |
CU SAME FISH BOWL USED IN WWI WITH 9,000 CAPSULES FOR DRAFT LOTTERY DRAWING
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FDR SPEAKS ON THE OCCASION
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BLINDFOLDED SECRETARY OF WAR STIMSON PICKS FIRST CAPSULE AS FDR ANNOUNCES FIRST #158
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LATEST PICTURES OF THE WAR IN EUROPE
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MONTAGE BRITISH WARSHIPS PRACTICING GUNNERY ARE ATTACKED BY ITALIAN PLANE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
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MONTAGE BOMBER SHOT DOWN AND PARACHUTE SETTLES IN WATER
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MONTAGE BRITISH LIFEBOAT CREW PICKS UP ITALIAN PILOT IN WATER
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ITALIAN AIR ATTTACK ON BRITAIN. MONTAGE ITALIAN BOMBER SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN EXAMINED BY OFFICIALS
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ITALIAN BI PLANE STANDS UP BY ITS NOSE, HARDLY DAMAGED
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| 00:18:49 1086.2 |
MONTAGE CAPTURED ITALIAN BOMBER PILOTS ARE LED AWAY
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| 00:19:24 1121.2 |
PETAIN DISMISSES LAVAL IN FRANCE FOR BEING TOO PRO-NAZI. VICHY, FRANCE
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| 00:20:00 1157.2 |
ROOSEVELT WARNS DICTATORS U.S. WILL INCREASE BRITISH AID
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| 00:20:04 1161.2 |
FDR MAKES SPEECH ABOUT AID TO BRITAIN, THE U.S.
POLICY ON THE WAR IN EUROPE. |
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FDR SPEAKS TO CONGRESS, PLEDGES AID "NOT AN ACT OF WAR"
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CONGRESS PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS LEND-LEASE BILL (HR 1776)
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MONTAGE CONGRESSMEN STAND & APPLAUD AS FDR AND VICE-PRESIDENT WALLACE SIGN BILL
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