Telenews Digest : Jan ‘49 #2 : New Year 1949 - Ice Rescue - Bowl Games - Sugar - Orange - Cotton

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: New Year 1949 - Times Square neon, revelers wearing party hats, noisemakers, champagne toasting, New Year’s kiss. Miami - Orange Parade - floats, marching band, etc. Pasadena - Rose parade, Rose Queen. Congress Opens - congress stands, election of Speaker of the House. Return From Ice cap - reunion of stranded airmen with family, airplane buried in snow, supplies dropped from planes, scouting operations in snow and ice. Japan - The Day Of Execution - praying at Buddhist shrine for former premier Tojo. Mexico - Earthquake Filmed - buildings collapsing, prison inmates run for cover, Jesus statue broken apart, planes carry supplies, aerial view of damage, prisoners help in rescue. Church Condemns Hungary - religious leader arrested in Hungary, appeals for his release. Overseas Bulletins - England - Prince Ali Khan and Rita Hayworth’s tabloid romance. Cuba - former President Bautista returns, Cuban crowds react positively. Argentina - President Peron witnesses end of auto race, crowds mob winning cars, winner carried on top of crowd. The Bowl Games - Orange Bowl - Georgia vs Texas - Tom Landry as player - Sugar Bowl - Oklahoma vs North Carolina - Cotton Bowl - SMU welcome datacomp Oregon.