Telenews Digest: June 1949 #3 Inventor’s show - Heavyweights train for title

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: “Plane Crash Kills 57” - search planes flying overhead, survivors on board rescue ships, anxious relatives await word on shore, dead sealed in coffins - “$3,000,000 Fire” - blaze in warehouse area of Havana, fire boats douse the flames with water - “French Army in War Games” - troops landing on beach, soldiers roll out tracks for tanks and other heavy equipment, soldiers marching through streets of Tunisia wearing Foreign Legion fatigues, man on a mule next to a tank - “New Plane Tested” - turbo prop plane debut, passengers balance coins on end to demonstrate the smoothness of the flight - “Britain Ratifies Atlantic Pact” - ambassador announces Britain’s entry in NATO pact - “Graduation Day @ West Pt.” - ex-cadets hurl hats into air, newly graduated officers and their wives pass under crossed sabres - “Inventors’ Show” - sleek, mod looking three wheeled car, cute woman demonstrates chair with built-in backscratcher, women demonstrate an automated mattress turner, woman demonstrates “inflatable pants” for those who can’t swim; interesting, amusing shots - “Lumber Haul” - giant logs are dumped into a river from a bridge, river jammed with logs, lumberjacks move the logs along, lumberjack runs across “bridge” of logs, great shots - “Time is Money” - mannequin wears a watch locket around neck, miniature ladies wrist watch is dwarfed by a cigarette, a clock wound by air currents, five pairs of hands modeling jewelry, good shot - “Novel Golf Course” - picturesque golf course in Puerto Rico built on ruins of a Spanish fortress, toddler putts ball into hole - “Heavyweights Train For Title” - “Jersey” Joe Walcott running along a country road with trainer, fighters sparring