Telenews Digest: January 1950 #3 Strikes in Hong Kong - Floods sweep Middle West - New musical instrument

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: “The Flying Arrows”- First pictures of American freighter, the Flying Arrow, which plans to run the Nationalist blockade to Shanghai with supplies to the Communists, which the US government advises against; although some crew members leave, it sets sail, along with its sister ship, Brooklyn Heights and their escorts; “The Formosa Controversy”- in Washington, Republican Sen. William F. Nolan calls for the defense of Formosa(Taiwan) against Communist China, while Sen. Homer Ferguson criticizes the British recognition of Red China and who hopes the US doesn’t do the same; “Unrest Starts in Hong Kong”- There are strikes in Hong Kong by workers as the Communists are at Hong Kong’s borders, which causes the British to recognize Red China in hopes to avoid being destabilized within; “Tokyo”- Ambassador at Large, Phillip Jessup, goes to Tokyo during his tour of the Orient to check results of US policy, who along with his wife, meets General McArthur’s aid, William Sewold; he is to visit most of China, and even meet with Chiang-Kai Shek in Formosa, to give his report on results of US policy in Asia; “Washington”- Secretary of State Dean Atchinson defends the Administration’s hands-off policy towards Formosa before the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee and meets Chairman Tom Connely and G.O.P. Senator Arthur Vandenberg; Atchinson rules out military aid; “United Nations”- At UN, as the Committee Chairman, Nationalist China’s T.F. Tiang opens the meeting, the Russian delegate moves to oust Chiang and the Nationalist delegation; Chiang’s ruling to postpone the Russian demand is sustained by majority, which causes the Russians to walk out; “Floods Sweep Middle West”- Wabash River goes on rampage, flooding full towns and leaving more than 4,000 people homeless in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, along with its tributaries, which brings about a response from soldiers and civilian volunteers to bolster weak points; refugees are helped, including a 73 year-old woman in Hazelton, Indiana, and soldiers are to arrive in Vincennes to fix the dike; “Johnson Defends Arms Budget”- Secretary Sinington states that the Air Force needs more money to supply minimum security, then his Chief, Defense Security Lewis Johnson, disagrees; Baptismal Rites”- A small group of Protestants celebrate baptismal rites, at La Plata, near island of Sicily, and members of a Christian order, the Brothers, pray and are blessed by their minister; 95% of Italians are Catholic, only 83,000 Protestants; “Human Guinea Pigs in Air Test”- Human decelerator is tested with a dummy in California to test the effects of force on a human body during an air crash, it moves at 150 mph, then a human test subject is inserted, who will experience 35 times the force of gravity as he slows down from 150 to 75 mph in 1/5 of a sec.; as he travels, a camera in the machine records the effects on the body; “News in Brief”- in London, the British cabinet holds its first 1950 meeting and citizens watch as cabinet members arrive with rumors of the first general elections since 1945 going around; one of them is Herbert Morrison, lard president of counsel, and it is announced that there would be elections; in Buenos Aires, Argentineans, who celebrate the Three Magic Kings holiday on January 6, await entry into presidential palace where Pres. Peron and Evita are distributing gifts and Christmas bonuses; in New York, Irwin Horowitz and four year old son Steven arrive on Queen Mary from Israel, with tax evasion and kidnapping charges against him, the boy is greeted by his mom, who accused Horowitz of taking him; “Motor Boat Show”- NY’s annual midwinter extravaganza, the National Motorboat Show opens, where 240 exhibitors display their wares, after a good year of many kinds of boats being sold in the US; gadgets such as a scully pump are displayed by lovely ladies; “Ben Hogan Comes Back”- Eleven months after almost dying in a car crash, Ben Hogan prepares for the Los Angeles Open and is greeted by other players, including Tony Pena; large gallery of people watch him tee off and win or lose, has made a successful return to golf