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1947
Hughes Tests Plane on Eve of Inquiry (part 2 of 2); Howard Hughes flies his plane (the largest in the world) in a test run in Long Beach, CA.
Sec. Marshall Asks Stop-gap Aid to Europe; Nov 1947; Secretary of State, Marshall, speaks to Congressional committees urging that additional aid be sent to France, Italy, and Austria. He speaks of the role the US has as a world power.
Friendship Food Train Starts Trip (part 1 of 2); In Hollywood, CA, students help to load food, heading to Europe, on a truck. The decorative train carrying the food is shown starting its trip across the US. Train is shown in Fresno, CA, as more cars are hooked on.