Several notable persons including James F. Byrnes and Senator Vandenberg receive honorary degrees at a commencement exercise at Columbia University in New York. Byrnes and Vandenburg, in academic regalia, descend from the steps of the Low Memorial Library (535 W 116th St, New York, NY 10027, USA). Commencement ceremony in front of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library. General Eisenhower also attends the ceremony.
First European Recovery Program shipments under the Marshall Plan reach Italy and are unloaded. Priests read out prayer from scriptures. Pope Pius XII along with American officials welcome the shipments.
Puerto Rican farmers till land and sow pineapple plant at a plantation site in Puerto Rico. They harvest a bumper crop and collect the fruits in cane baskets.
A newsreel film titled "Floods: thousands homeless in Pacific northwest" . People flee for safety as heavy flooding hits the region and city of Vanport in Oregon. Water from Columbia River spreads over the city as houses remains submerged. Some houses and buildings are seen floating in the river, including very large homes and businesses and warehouses. Some men are seen standing on top of the roof of building as it floats down the river. Men in rowboats scan the debris. An underwater scuba diver with large scuba helmet is seen rising to the surface from under water. Massive erosion of river banks opens the way to widening waters. U.S. soldiers arrive to rescue people. Cows seen in a large rowboat after their rescue from the rising waters. An ironic sign "Let us help plan your trip" is seen visible just above the flood waters. Water flows over a bridge as floods take heavy toll of life and property. Refugees receive food in a gathering area. Aerial views of the massively flooded region.
A film titled' Yanks marry Nippon maids' shows a former American Lieutenant Frank White register his wife-to-be, a Japanese girl at United States consulate in Yokohama, Japan. John Murray of Dallas, Texas and his Japanese wife Teruko Ito register their marriage at the consulate. Nearly 175 Americans apply for permission to marry Japanese girls.
Indian flag being hoisted, as India becomes a member of United Nations in Lake Success in New York. Indian representative delivers a speech on the occasion.
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