Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. MARTYRED CZECH VILLAGE LIVES AGAIN IN U.S. [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. MARTYRED CZECH VILLAGE LIVES AGAIN IN U.S. [ETC.]

1942

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Part 1, a town in Illinois is officially renamed Lidice. Part 2, the wreckage of Japanese submarines is raised from an Australian harbor. Part 3, timber is felled in Canada, floated down river, and cut in a sawmill. Part 4, cowboys ride horses and steers in a California rodeo. Part 5, Chiang Kai-shek reviews troops in China. Flashbacks show scenes of five years of war in China. Part 6, jeeps roll from an assembly line and are tested. Part 7, Generals Doolittle and Arnold decorate fliers. Shows a practice bombing mission.

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