Telenews Digest: May 1949 #1 American Key to Red China - Behind the Berlin Blockade - Derby preview

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: “America’s Key to Red China”- footage of US ambassador to China, John Layton Stewart, in Nanking, China, who’s called the perfect man for the job because he was born there, studied there, was president at an university, so he knows the language and customs; “Defense Shake Up”- There’s a shake up in the military as Lewis Johnson is new Secretary of Defense and Navy’s John L. Sullivan quits because the giant carrier was canceled, one congressman approves of Johnson and one doesn’t; “Truck Rodeo”- in Cleveland, new trucks are featured in truck rodeo as a demonstration of what they can do; “Green Talks on Social Security”- in Washington, William Green, president of AF of L, speaks on how the American people want social security to be an insurance for people that are unemployed, disabled, old, etc., and that they are willing to pay for it as long as they know how it will be met; “News In Brief”- in England, the eight prime ministers of the British Commonwealth, including India’s Nehru, meet to try to discuss ways how to make things better for their people; in Puerto Rico, men in the sugar cane fields work and Indian steer are imported to do most of the pull work, although mechanical field equipment is available, the cane is then exported to the US; in Russia, their tempered glass is shown off which can support heavy objects and not break when a metal object is dropped on it, even though the US had been using it for 15 years; “People in the News”- A couple look very similar to characters in the L’il Abner comic strip, which are approved by the comic’s creator, they meet Vic Damone during their 10-day visit; Josephine Baker returns to US to give a performance; King Tut’s treasures are displayed in a museum, including the gold statue in his likeness; “Behind the Berlin Blockade”- secret negotiations are reported regarding the possible lifting of the Russian blockade in Berlin, and an American newspaperman is credited for inaugurating the talks, in NY, ambassador Philip Jessup met with Russian officials that told him that it would be lifted if the American counter blockade was also lifted; in Frankfurt, airlift crew members rest between flights; in Washington, Congress debated the reasons for the change of heart and whether or not it was a way to make them think that the Atlantic Alliance or arms to Europe would no longer be needed, the Secretary of State says they need both because the sense of insecurity is real; footage is shown of how Soviets hide the contents of trains going into their zone; railways are shown in Soviet Asia, same activities are seen in Kirkies Republic, near India and in Siberia; further exploration is charted in China; “Derby Preview”- Silver Anniversary of the Woods Memorial is celebrated at NY track with a horse race; “Florida Fillies”- in Miami, another race, that of women on inflatable horses in the water