1948 - Berlin Siege, General Clay Returns To Report On Red Crisis; B29s to England; Draft Announced

1948 - Berlin Siege, General Clay Returns To Report On Red Crisis; B29s to England; Draft Announced 00:29:43 Parked railroad coal cars. 00:29:56 Man pulling large levers to cut off power, dial, light bulb goes out, machine shop stops. 00:30:04 Four-engine plane overhead; view above clouds. 00:30:15 Transport planes on runway, swish to... 00:30:19 B-29 bomber, crew unloading gear after arriving in England during flight training due to Berlin Crisis. 00:30:42 General Clay off MATS plane, salutes & shakes hands w/ Secretary of Army Kenneth Royall & Gen. Omar Bradley. Arrive at White House. 00:31:10 Title: Gen. Hershey Gives Draft Instructions. Reporters around desk of Hershey; Hershey speaking into microphones, SOF: “The Congress has taken note of the fact that enough men could not be procured by voluntary means to fill the armed forces & passed the Selective Service Law. To carry that out a registration has been called starting on the 30th day of August. All men between 18 & 25 will be required to register, I repeat all men, this includes veterans as well as members of the National Guard & the organized reserve of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps & the Coast Guard. In conclusion I want to again repeat that everyone must register. You may go to any local board anywhere but be sure & remember to give your place of residence...” Cold War; Berlin Blockade; Post-WWII Occupation, Germany;