Telenews Digest: Jan. 1949 #3 Operation Haylift - Jap Election Day - Curling

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: Operation Haylift in Colorado. Frozen cow corpses, helicopters dropping bales of hay to cows and wildlife in snow. Congressman speaking about congressional resolution to deal with problem. New jet fighters in California. Pilots getting in jet, taking off. Woman catching rattlesnakes. Extracting venom, packaging rattlesnake meat. Troops on Governor’s Island being reviewed by 4-star general. Battleship. Veterans saluting general. Treason trial in Washington of Mildred Axis Sally. Accused of broadcasting for the Nazis during the war. Brooklyn deli offering free sandwiches. Lunch counter with customers and sandwiches. Butchers chopping up meat. Child eating sandwich. Israel holds its first election. Volunteers handing out election flyers. Arabs in line waiting to vote. Women’s rights an issue in the election. Prime Minister Mingorian (?) victory. Moscow ambassador to Russia. Presents her credentials to the Russian ambassador. Last group of Jewish refugees on the island of Cypress released. Women with babies in refugee camp. Soldiers looking on. Refugees boarding steamer ship. Boats in the harbor flying flags. Refugees waving from the dock of ship. Japan election day. Plane dropping leaflets in Japanese streets. Gathering in square with banners. Japanese Prime Minister addressing crowd. Women voting, crowds going to polls. Politicians at news conference. Tyrone Powers dressing for marriage to Linda Christian. Cars driving to church. Bride and father, crowd of spectators and press. Departure of bride and groom, mob scene leaving the church, driving away with police escort. Koala bears in zoo, breeding program. DOG walking with baby koalas on back. Baby koalas in swing, on seesaw, eating in high chair. Conference in London, various foreign dignitaries in meeting room. St. Paul’s cathedral in London, funeral of popular British comic. Mourners outside church singing, listening to service thru loudspeakers. Venezuelan solders being presented with daggers. Review of troops. Ultrasonic sound demonstrated, man holding speaker blows powder on table, can see sound waves. Curling tournament in Canada, men competing in curling competition. New ski jump, fans watching ski jump competition. Winner being congratulated by fans.