1945 Armistice Day at Arlington Cemetery; Jet Record 1945/11/13

1) meeting in Washington DC with Jimmy Byrnes, greeted at White House by Truman, at Arlington Cemetery for Armistice Day, Attlee and Canadian PM King put wreaths on Tomb of Unkonwn Soldier
2) President's New Yacht - USS Williamsburg refitted, built in 1941 as private yacht, then served as gunboat;
3) 3-Wheeled Car Tested
4) Jet Aircraft Sets Record - Britain's Meteor timed over 70-mile course at 400+ mph. Newsreel end with music. (complete newsreel)

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News & Politics

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• Attlee
• Byrnes
• Truman
• Arlington