Following his arrival, president truman reviews the second armor division. Accompanied by the secretary of state burns, he rides on the autobahn to berlin where men, tanks and vehicles are lined up for the president ial inspection. On july 18, the president and mr. Burns are guests of mayor of premier stalin and russian commissar molotov at soviet headquarters. Stalin acknowledges a request for photographs and the group proceeds to the garden of the villa. The formal sessions of the Conference Get underway with president truman chosen to preside over the meetings. Premier stalin exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister churchill and British Foreign secretary anthony eaton. Churchill and eaton are to be replaced as britains chief spokesman at the conference. Atlee becomes britains Prime Minister by virtue of his partys victory. Ernest bevins succeeds anthony eden. After daily sessions for eight days, the conference recessed until the Election Results became known. Between sessions, president truman talks with generals dwight d. Eisenhower and omar bradley. Admiral lahey is also present at the potsdam white house. A meeting of the british and american chiefs of staff. On july 26, a joint declaration from president truman and reed retiring Prime Minister churchill issued with the concurrence of the chinese generalissimo that calls on the japanese government to surrender unconditionally. This order is prefaced as follows. The prestigious land sea and air forces of the united states, the british empire, and china, many times reinforced by armies and air fleets from the west, are poised to strike. To strike the final blows upon japan. Additional film on the invasions of balikpapan, borneo. By troops of the australian seventh division. At an island, a staging area, a vast amount of supplies are loaded on transports while troops assemble. The operations under the joint command of australian and american officers. Due to the shallow beaches at beaches the australians are , forced to wade through water above the waist to board the lcis. 300 ships of the u. S. Seventh fleet in the royal netherlands and the Royal Netherlands Navy participate in the invasion of oilrich balikpapan. Ships take part in the intense aerial and naval bombardment which preceded the invasion. [explosions] clouds of black smoke from burning oil tanks and refineries hang over the beach, as guns fire at our fleet units offshore. Tracks and Landing Craft bring the austral is a sure. Australians on shore. Seventh Division Troops land on the first of july adding the beach at the european suburb of the island. [explosions] after quickly establishing a beachhead, Australian Infantry supported by alligator tanks push inland past the blazing ruins of buildings and oil installations. [explosions] enemy small arms and mortar fire is encountered by the australians who quickly captured strategic ridge overlooking the city. [explosions] infantry flamethrowers destroy jpas japs taking refuge and pillboxes. The few natives in the district are rounded up by the australians. Many are starved and malariaridden. Knocked out enemy coastal guns prior to the invasion landings, 17 of 28 known positions were destroyed by planes of the 13th air force. Captured antiaircraft direction and fire control equipment similar to that employed by the allies. Salvaging trunks and a at a maintenance battalion area on okinawa. The trucks are stripped and motors sent to shops for reconditioning. The motors are first placed on a conveyor where the subassembly is removed. They are checked to determine the extent of repair necessary. A steam jenny is used to give them a thorough cleaning. [loud steaming] various parts are removed and carried to engine stands where mechanics work on them. The valve assemblies are removed, and the blocks placed on stands where the machines are honed. Old parts are reconditioned and used again where possible. The reconditioned motors are given a test shakedown before being put to work again. Also on okinawa, m4 tanks are quick to and modified are equipped with a modified antipersonnel mine, and electric squib from a bazooka rocket is used for an igniter, replacing the detonator and pressure igniter used on the original m2 a1. These antipersonnel mines have been used to protect, vehicles against Suicide Missions by enemy personnel. Brackets to hold the mines are welded on the tank tourette. Ret. Urrent tur a wiring system inside the cupola furnishes the electoral finishes the electoral the electrical connection between the mind brackets and the central switch which controls firing of the minds mines. Each has a contact point against which the mine is pitted when placed in the bracket. Inside the steel plant is a rejected 60 mill made her immortal projectile weighing three pounds and filled with. 34 pound tnt. Ignition of the base charge per propels the projectile six feet before detonation. The effect is casualties in 10 yards of the blast. [explosion] Lieutenant General hodges and 10th Army Officers are present at field tests. The assembly of the Japanese Navy 12 centimeter incendiary rocket. Projectiles weighing 51 pounds were located on okinawa the 14th of june by men of that one of the 105th interestrate and josh infantry regiment. Components are removed from the body of the rocket. This is the motor baseplate and grid. That six openings get the rocket its spin stabilizing feature. Removing the propellant, the rocket fuel consists of one short and seven long sticks of dark brown powder, each stick has us single longitudinal a single central longitudinal perforation. Unscrewing the motor body from the warhead. In rockets aerial burst is effect, a powder delay train allowing the projectile to travel 2000 to 3000 yards before detonation of the main charge which is housed at this motor adapter. Body is a one piece steel cylinder will cylinder and contains a metal canister with 62 encased incendiary pellets. Running the length of the cylinder and centrally located is a small burst tube containing five citric acid pellets. Testing one of the stakes of propellant by use of smokeless powder. [hissing] demonstrating the assembly of the incendiary canister. A label contained in the motor of a captured projectile refers to the powder as special compound. Ignited. Ts are easily [hissing] testfired by the 95th ordinance bomb disposal squad using a specially constructed launcher. Since no primers were recovered, electric blasting caps are affixed. It is believed that the japs intended them for use on suicide boats. Experts study their general flight characteristics. [explosion] an okinawa native guides a patrol through the rugged interior on a rare mission, walking closest by the old man is his son, agi named frank , an interpreter. In 1912 the father resided for a time in los angeles where frank was born. The family returned while frank was a boy. Eight years ago, he left alone for the states and lived in california until inducted into the army. While frank was landing on okinawa, the family was fleeing in terror. News ofe the son heard his father, who leads him into the hills were a family reunion. The meeting takes place somewhere between nago and n agotaki, where many natives found shelter. Frank poses with the surviving members of his family. His mother died while he was in the state, in the states, but are on family members hand to greet the soldiers. He explains that he was undergoing compulsory Japanese Military training. A sevenyearold nephew shares the limelight with his american uncle. Theyfrank in the patrol, leave their isolated retreat. The military government is providing new quarters for the family. Frank is submitting an application for a dependency allotment. Whether this will be granted is subject to a decision. M26 prime mover dress prime movers transport the base for the motor, little david. Foot pit is dug with timber flooring to facilitate placement of the base assembly and distribute the loads. A 12 degree slope serves as an entrance ramp. Backed into base is the pit. Built in jacks left it so that it can be removed by a train and the mover driven out again. Backed by a bulldozer, angled dozer, or and other earthmoving machinery is the next step. It is recommended that the black the backfill be tamped solidly. A timber runway is constructed, allowing the tube to be driven onto the base. The supports align with the jacks by use of a builtin crossfeed group. Pump and valve system raises the jacks which lifts the supports, allowing the carrier to be driven away. In the twore lowered drops until the elevating rack is engaged with the elevating pinion. The site is attached at the Remote Control connection made. The hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor is used to pump the troop the tube into battery position. The base unit is inserted using a powder charge equipped with a pair of telescoping tubes. The largest caliber motor ever built, itll david was designed as a special assault weapon by use of land forces where heavy destructive power is required against unusually obstructive targets. Whichg the projectile t1 weighs 3650 pounds. Elevation of the mortar after the shell has been allied aligned allows it to slides down to the rear of the tube. The piece is traversed to the crest correct as both azmoth position. This surface changes from the lower to upper edge of the ring as the piece is pumped into battery position, shown by a light in the Remote Control box. Holding the piece with one hand, the gunner pushes the firing button. [explosion] all firing in this demonstration andith instantaneous views, the velocity is 1250 feet per second. Maximum range, 9500 yards. Craters have reached 85 feet in diameter and 13 feet street deep with a greater depth of this to be soil. Distributed soil. This is American History tv on cspan3 where each weekend we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nations past. Tonight on lectures in history phyllis talks about the roots and developments of the modern conservative roof meant movement and the role of womens issues in conservative politics. Believe that women are victims of the patriarchy, and it is up to new laws and the constitution to remedy this secondclass citizenship for women. Absolutely false. American women are the most virtual fortunate people who lived on the face of the earth. We can do anything we want to do. But that is the line that they are putting out. As a prime example of the oppression of women by the patriarchy is that society expects mothers to look after their babies. And that burden has got to be lifted from them by the taxpayers, and we need to have government run and regulated daycare. So, they pass all of these resolutions and they hooked it up and had a big old time, and every important feminist was they were this, making and plastic impassioned plea for the lesbians to join them. They passed all of the resolutions, and remember, after that was over, somebody asked the missouri governor one day, are you for the equal rights amendment . Oldhe said, do you mean the era . R old era new i was for equal pay for equal work, but when they went down to houston, i can tell you that e. R. A. Will never pass missouri and he was absolutely right. After that convention they never got it. They never won another boat. Program ate full 7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 p. M. Pacific on American History tv. The korean war began 70 years ended june 25, 1950 and with an armistice agreement three years later in 1953. Next in oral history interview with joseph lewis grappo recorded in austin, texas in 2015 by the korean war legacy foundation. He talks about taking part at turn the tideat earlier in the war and recounts finding fighting Chinese Forces at chosin reservoir where he was shot in the leg and shoulder. The interview project was underwritten by south koreans ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. You were you born . Joseph east palatino, february