1950, News Parade of the Year

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News Parade of the Year 1950, Communism on the march, Stalin's 70th birthday, Communist marchers riot in Tokyo, Japanese and U.S. police are forced to take stern measures, Berlin is scene of unrest as Communists prepare for big youth parade, Western occupation forces go on alert in face of threatened putsch, Only one tenth of anticipated half million marchers show up for parade, Disaster and devastation, Four ammunition laden barges explode in South Amboy killing 26, Mauna Loa, largest active volcano in the world, erupts again, One third of the population forced to abandon Winnipeg, Canada, as city battles swollen Red River, Rocket zooms 67 miles up, A special camera installed in the V-2 rocket shows curvature of the earth from way up, Pope Pius proclaims Maria Goretti a saint, Catholic pilgrims gather to revere eleven year old girl who prayed for her assassin on her death bed, Battle for North Korea, United Nations forces stage surprises invasion of port of Inchon, General MacArthur pays a surprise visit to the Inchon front, The battleship Missouri adds the wallop of her 16-inch guns, Paratroopers make jump to cut off Reds fleeing north to the Manchurian border, Mop up in North Korea by United Nations forces heralds victory in Korea,

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