Telenews Digest : Sep ‘48 #6 - Hurricane Kills Six - Latest Jets

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Telenews Digest

Complete Record: U.N. Assembly Convenes - establishing shot of Eiffel Tower flanked by water fountains, U.N. General assembly delegates consider Berlin issues. Malaya Martial Law - Malaysian military checks and inspections of civilians. The Case Of Ilse Koch - trial of witch of Buchenwald, American prosecutor comments on infamous woman’s horrifying trade in human skin. Warsaw - more war crimes trial scenes. Islanders Flee Volcanic Fire - Philippines volcanic eruption, smoke and ash billow into sky, ash covers steps of church and buries fields, relief efforts; rice rationing, livestock suffocated by fumes lie in the street. Overseas Briefs - Sweden - parliamentary elections, poll scenes; Cuba - aftermath of hurricane, flooded streets of Havana, children play on seawall as waves crash over their heads. Remington Charges Spy Queen Lied - William Remington refutes charges by Elizabeth Bentley that he is a Communist, “I am not a communist, and have never been a communist.(bad scratches) Cutter “Bibb” In New Sea Rescue - sailors from Portuguese fishing schooner rescued in rough seas, schooner bobs helplessly in rough seas, survivors in overloaded life rafts hauled on board the “Bibb”, disabled Portuguese ship fired upon by cannon. Army Reveals Latest Jets - experimental jet flights, test pilot enters jet, jet attached to bomb bay of bomber, jet released and recovered in air. Canine Capers - various breeds of DOG on display for national DOG week, demonstration of sheep DOG herding sheep, poodle leaping over bars. “Cranberry Bounce” - New Dance Step - bizarre bouncing dance step demonstrated by Arthur Murray dancers. New Invention Smooths Sailing - head on shot of aircraft carrier in rough seas, description of “gyro stabilizers” for sailing vessels, close up of working gyro, stabilizer fins engaged, demonstration ship pitches and rolls in steady seas. Sports Page - Army Trims Villanova - West Point Cadet crowd shots, several football plays; Vienna Soap Box Derby - several shots of kids working on and racing soap box cars, soldiers speaking into walkie- talkies, soap box racer crashes, winner takes checkered flag.