Telenews Digest: April 1949 #2 Birth of the Irish Republic - Mississippi River Blasted - 1949 Baseball season Open

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: “Shanghai Under Threat”- scenes of economic unrest as Communists march; “Birth of the Republic”- Ireland celebrates independence with military parade, sister of P.H. Pierce the commander of the 1960 uprising goes to church, soldiers being honored; “Between Revolution”- Costa Rican President Jose Figueras rides on motorcycle in parade in San Jose before handing power over to president-elect, fourth rebellion had been averted because of transfer of power; “Russians Protest Fishing Trip”- American diplomats go fishing in N. Norway, which Soviets protest because they say Americans are looking for sites for bases; “Spring in the North”- Finland in deep freeze, ice being preserved for refrigeration during the summer, reconstruction being done to repair damage from the war; “Overseas Bulletins”- Korea honors President Sigmund Rhee because US troops are withdrawing from S. Korea, Red Army troops leave N. Korea, first time in 20th century that all foreign troops are to leave Korean peninsula; in Argentina, President Peron and Evita throw barbecue for workers almost completing new Buenos Aires airport, labor clashes in rest of country though most labor supports them; “Miracle in Syracuse?”-people in front of house trying to catch sight of crying statue of Sezanne, young girl holds the 3-inch replica, people want to be cured of ailments by it, it’s a global event, CU of statue’s head; “Easter-1949-”- in Hollywood, a service is held at Hollywood Bowl at sunrise, while parade in N.Y. is happening, people with cameras, including newsreel cameramen, record the event; “Missouri River Blasted”- men are about to curb the Missouri river into a channel, publisher Roy Roberts detonates the dynamite and the river goes into new channel; “Hot Words in Cold War”- in Washington, Senator Ralph Flanders proposes that guided missiles should carry propaganda to Russia, House Appropriations Chairman Clarence Cannon says that US should use bomb in next war and let other countries’ troops enter the Holocaust, at U.N., Russian delegate André Gormiko takes advantage of Cannon’s speech by saying that they have their own propaganda around the world; “Spring Fashions”- American designers show their fashions: fitted coat and coat dress, man’s short- jacketed tailored suit and woman’s print dress, clothes in pastel colors, a fly-away jacket for men, flower hat, profile hat for women; “Play Ball”- people at baseball stadium in Washington come to watch President Truman throw out first ball, pitcher warms up for the Washington Senators playing the Philadelphia Athletics, in attendance are Vice- President Barkley, the Commissioner, Truman tosses out the ball; Yankees are about to play in their stadium, Joe DiMaggio is injured, Governor Dewey is there, Babe Ruth is honored with a plaque next to others, Yanks and Senators play ball, Yankees win.