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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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DELUGE OF BOMBS FIRES CHUNGKING, CHINA'S CAPITAL
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ELS JAPANESE BOMBS EXPLODE ON CITY OF CHUNGKING
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MONTAGE FIRES RAGE IN CITY AS FIRE FIGHTERS USE HOSES
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FIRST PICTURES OF WIDE SPREAD LONDON RAIDS
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ELS NAZI BOMBERS FLY OVER LONDON
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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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MONTAGE FIRE HOSES WATER DOWN TALL BUILDINGS IN LONDON
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BUS RESTS ON ITS SIDE AGAINST BUILDING
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MONTAGE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
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MONTAGE KING GEORGE VISITS DEVASTATED AREAS
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MONTAGE CHURCHILL VISITS SCENES FOLLOWED BY CROWDS
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FDR SIGNS DRAFT LAW AS NATION SPEEDS DEFENSE PROGRAM. SIGNS THE CONSCRIPTION BILL & PROCLAIMS THE LAW IN EFFECT
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CU FDR SPEAKS
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1917, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON, BLINDFOLDED, PICKS NUMBER FROM BOWL FOR WWI DRAFT.
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MONTAGE SHIRTLESS RECRUITS ALL EXAMINED IN NEW YORK. NATIONAL GUARD ARE MOBILIZED INTO THE ARMY.
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WITH HAND RAISED, THEY TAKE THE OATH
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RECRUITS LINE UP FOR UNIFORMS
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WORKERS BUILDING BARRACKS AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. (PAN)
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MONTAGE FRAMES OF TWO STOREY BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (PAN)
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MONTAGE FORMER SECRETARY OF NAVY EDISON APPLIES LAST WELD TO BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY BEFORE LAUNCH AS CROWD CHEERS. IN PHILADELPHIA.
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NAVAL RESERVES IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES LEAVE WARSHIP AFTER CRUISE. NEW YORK HARBOR
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AERIAL SMALL CRAFT CROWDED WITH CHEERING RESERVES PULLS AWAY
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MONTAGE BOOT CAMP GRADUATES MARCH AT NAVAL BASE AS SECRETARY OF NAVY KNOX LOOKS ON FROM GALLERY IN SAN DIEGO
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PAN NEW SAILORS DO CALISTHENICS WITH RIFLES
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MONTAGE AIR CADETS MARCH IN FRONT OF BIWING PLANES AT THE CAL-AERO ACADEMY, CALIFORNIA.
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HUNGARIAN TROOPS MARCH IN FRONT OF LINE OF BI-WING PLANES
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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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GERMAN & ITALIAN OFFICERS WATCH PROCEEDINGS
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LATEST PICTURES OF LONDON HAVOC FROM NAZI BOMBS MONTAGE FIRE FIGHTERS TRAIN HOSES ON BURNING BUILDINGS. AIR RAIDS.
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LIBRARY OF THE TEMPLE, HEADQUARTERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, IS HEAVILY DAMAGED. LANDMARKS BLASTED & DESTROYED.
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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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MONTAGE CHURCHILL INSPECTS RUINS, CAMOUFLAGED AIR RAID DEFENSES.
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MONTAGE PEOPLE LINE UP TO ENTER THE "UNDERGROUND" FOR PROTECTION. IN THE SUBWAY.
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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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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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MONTAGE CAPTURED ITALIAN BOMBER PILOTS ARE LED AWAY
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PETAIN DISMISSES LAVAL IN FRANCE FOR BEING TOO PRO-NAZI. VICHY, FRANCE
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ROOSEVELT WARNS DICTATORS U.S. WILL INCREASE BRITISH AID
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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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