Telenews Digest August 1948 #4: Jungle Troops Hunt Commies - Bentley And Hiss Hearings - Soaring Contest

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: Malaya, Jungle Troops Hunt Rebels: Malaysian and British troops capture communist guerrillas. Palestine, Jews And Arabs Mingle In Peace: deserted Arab areas of Haifa, Arab refugees questioned by Israeli police, barbed wire. Overseas Bulletins: Indonesian officers observing military parade. Papua, New Guinea native people receiving food and medical attention. Flooding in Mexico. Congress Probe Seeks Proof Of Red Espionage: McCarthy hearings, “I refuse to answer on the grounds it may be self incriminating”, “I am not and have never been a communist.” Europe’s D.P.’s Find Haven In The United States: European refugees arrive by ship at New York Harbor, immigrants eye view of Statue of Liberty, reunions with family, Hotel Marseilles. Congress Adjourns: various shots of capitol building, congressmen give their spin. Sports: Russian sports festival, Soviet flag raising, London Olympics, Opening ceremonies, man lifting weight, soccer game. Austria motorcycle and sidecar race, winners laurel wreath. Texas glider competition, trophy presentation.