Interview with Howard Charles, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Partridge, Kansas. Charles discusses growing up in the Great Depression; joining the Marine Corps and training; assignment to the USS Houston (CA-30) at Manila as a heavy machine gunner and events before the war; the Battle of Sunda Strait and sinking of the Houston; capture by the Japanese and being held at Serang, Java; experiences in internment and forced labor at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, various camps along the Burma Railway, and Saigon; liberation; psychological treatment, trauma, and adjusting to civilian life. In appendix is a letter written by Charles to Marcello including additional information for the interview.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about North Carolina state which lived up to their number one ranking in college Basketball as they defeated Marquette in the finals of the NCAA championships.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about general motors which says that it will increase retail car and truck about an average of 28 dollars in the next several days.

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 4114, 2-8-4 (BLW), class 4101, equipped with booster, Topeka, KS.

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 4114, 2-8-4 (BLW), class 4101, Topeka, KS.