News of the Day No. 37

Year Published: 1946

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44249, LI 242-MID-5350 - News of the Day No. 37 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: A New Envoy Arrives from Bulgaria: A woman steps out of a car. She is covered with medals. She is led inside a public building where she presents her credentials to Shvernick, President of USSR, and Gromyko, the Assistant Foreign Secretary. (MCUs of both). The Bulgarian minister introduces members of her staff. All shake hands. Progressive Initiative: In a factory, workers are economizing on machine materials. They turn out 10 extra excavators with the saving on materials. Rich Harvest: Inspectors arrive in wheat field in Ukraine. Combines moving and girls working. Food is prepared on tables in the open. A girl receives a medal. Bags are filled. Elsewhere combines make ready for the harvest. Factory Rebuilt in Moldavia: In the apple country, a destroyed factory is rebuilt. After picking, apples are cleaned and placed in jars by machines. In Samgory, desert country is dug up and irrigated by cranes and a corps of workers. Beyond the Border: In rebuilt Warsaw in Poland, the 5th Anniversary of the Liberation of Poland is celebrated by crowds. Parades in the streets. President Bierut of Poland, Prime Minister Cyrankiewicz, and Field Marshal Rokossovsky, Russian Military Commander, speak from a stand. The latter brings greetings of the Soviet people. A parade follows with red banners and the usual pictures including Mao's.