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1948
B&W
Aviation- B-50s Spearhead 70-Group Air Force; The first birthday of the Air Force is announced in Washington DC. Images of the construction of B-50s in a Seattle factory. A completed B-50 is shown taking off and three are shown in the air with the Cascade Mountains beneath them.
Atlantic City (part 1 of 2); Beauty Queen contest for Miss America. Contestants ride on floats down a street with crowds on either side. Wide shots and close-ups of the girls are shown. A comedic mock-contestant rids on a cart at the end of the parade.