1949, News Parade of the Year

News Parade of the Year 1949, S.S Noronic ship disaster, luxury liner is gutted by fire at Toronto, Canada pier, 189 vacationing bound passengers perish in holocaust, Berlin blockade ends, All clear ahead as trains again roll into once isolated Charlottenburg, Trucks rush supplies to under-fed Berliners, Globe circled non-stop, Army bomber circles world in 94 hour flight, pilot James Gallagher, China crisis, Nationalist soldiers in Shanghai vent their fury on suspected communists, Communist shore batteries pound British cruiser in Yangste before its escape to Shanghai, Americans and British leave by every means possible, Legions biggest show, 65,000 march before 1,500,000 cheering spectators in 31st National Convention parade at Philidelphia, PA, The spirit color and fighting valor of a nation marches on, 50,000 school children throng Rome's Piazza San Peitro to greet Pope Pius, His Holiness is deeply touched by their devotion, Atlantic Pact signed, Canada, France, England and United States sign solemn agreement against aggression, President Truman makes it official, Mexican volcano erupts, Mount Paracutin erupts with relentless fury wiping out nearby towns and villages, Fertile valleys turned into waste lands, Indianapolis auto classic, 175,000 spectators crowd stands to witness Memorial Day 50 mile race, Danger ahead,