 and ski jumping champions Art Devlin and Meryl Barber renew their rivalry in the first North Ski Club tournament since the end of the war. Prepared for cold and looking for thrills, the crowd lines the ski jumping. Ninety-eight jumpers compete in today's tournament. Control and form in the air in landing and slowing to the finish, not just distance counts. Ski jumping is a hard task master, demanding exactness in timing and balance. Sometimes it's the imperfect jump which provides the big thrill. The winter sports enthusiasts will travel many miles to find good snow and sport like this. Now they watch Meryl Barber's winning leap of 176 feet and the follow-through to a perfect finish. United Nations organization works tirelessly on the foundation for international cooperation. In order to set at rest any doubts which might linger in the minds of some delegates, Secretary Burns speaks for America. The great responsibility now rests upon each and every one of us from the meeting of that responsibility depends on the future of civilized humanity. 25 years ago, we in the United States were not fully aware of our responsibility. But with others, we have learned from experience. This time, both the United States and its people are deeply conscious of their responsibility. This time on their behalf, I pledge to the peace-loving people of the world, our full and wholehearted cooperation. Greer Garson wins a motion picture magazine Gold Medal as most popular actress of 1945. Ms. Garson won the honor in a vote by America's moving picture fans. Here is the famous actress in a few of the scenes from the film, Valley of Decision, in which she starred with newcomer, Gregory Peck. Her excellent performance in this exacting role that won Ms. Garson her award. The American motion picture industry has pledged to international cooperation in the interest of international goodwill, this in Central United States. This year, they have multiplied so fast that drastic measures must be taken to protect crops and properties. The crows roost in such great numbers that their weight breaks tree tops, sometimes killing the trees. Feed on harvested corn, wheat is also ruined. Farmers counter-attack with bombs, a stick of dynamite surrounded by five pounds of steel shot. Then the fuse completes this new anti-crow weapon. The bird bombs are set out, hung in trees near the top. Ums are placed during the day while the birds are busy stealing and marauding. They are exploded at night after they come back to roost. 150,000 dead crows, but literally millions of these black raiders still plague the Kansas farmers. United States Army jet-propelled planes are ready for a record transcontinental flight. Colonel Council checks with official timers at Long Beach, California. 30 Eastern time Colonel Council climbs aboard. Three minutes later, the turbo jet engines explode and the sleek propeller-less plane, setting the pattern for the world of tomorrow, takes off into the mist. A head 2,470 miles of cross-country flight, the distance from Moscow to Madrid. Then 26 seconds later, Colonel Council's plane reaches New York. His average speed, 585 miles an hour. The transcontinental record is broken by an hour and 13 minutes. Headquarters in Chongqing, China, General George Marshall confers with General Wiedemeyer while they await the arrival of Chinese party leaders. First to be welcomed is General Chu Enlai, number two man of the Communist Party. But first to sign the truce is General Changchun, nationalist leader. Signing for the Communist Party, the general concludes an agreement after many years of discord between the two powerful Chinese factions. Reached with Ambassador Marshall as mediator, is announced to the people by Generalissimo Chang Kaisheng. Representing the American government, General Marshall is ready to lend his good offices to achieve further Chinese national unity. Trubbyan Sea is the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. This 45,000-ton memorial to a great American president is on its first extended test cruise. Begun during the war, it is one of the three largest warships afloat. Time value of huge aircraft carriers like the Roosevelt will be determined by the Navy's experimental atom-bombing of obsolete fleet units this spring and summer. Apollo Suchek commands the carrier undergoing tests at sea. She's bound on a goodwill trip to Rio de Janeiro for the inauguration of Brazil's new president. He'll turns gracefully into the wind for plane takeoffs, one of the most difficult and dangerous of carrier plane operations. It's place in the fleet, a fitting tribute to a gallant American.