News Magazine Of The Screen 1950

[Music] [Music] at Flushing Meadow the United Nations General Assembly opens its fifth regular session retiring assembly president ramulo accompanies Mrs elanar Roosevelt leading the US delegation our secretary of state aters and Ambassador Warren Austin our security Council Chief British foreign secretary Ernest bevon and Britain's eloquent sir Gladwin Jeb back up the democracies against foreign commissar vinsky of Russia whose Prestige is shaken by un successes in Korea Shuman of France is among 28 foreign ministers attending sing fuang represents nationalist China despite Soviet objections delegates of 59 countries pour into the session most crucial since the un's founding Britain's beon long in poor health is greeted by vinsky inside the assembly chamber World War II hero and fervent worker for peace the Philippines Carlos romulo warns today we are gathered at a desperate hour to save the Peace of the world charging that Russia is the main obstacle secretary aters appeals for a permanent all member United Nations Army to preserve peace all over the world on Manhattan Island New York City a mighty Monument to Mankind's desire for that peace the new skyscraper home of the United Nations nears completion six months ahead of schedule already the 3,000 employees of the UN are being moved into the new building in ships with all of them expected to be permanently settled by January 1st high above the busy streets of the world's greatest City the organization which represents the world's greatest hopes for survival and freedom takes over in its permanent headqu [Music] the Great American tradition of Seaborn Invasion born during World War II lives again as navy units steam toward Korea their destination is injan Port City for soul 150 mil behind the back of the main red Korean army off in our guns open as other us guns once did off ter and eima and okanawa the softening up process has begun after waging a bitter holding battle for nearly three months the United Nations are on the offensive in Korea come overhead for a final scraping at 629 a.m. on September 15 at 6:30 in the morning the first waves start for sure in the dawn's early light they climb up the 9 and 1/2t sea wall these are men of the first division United States Marines the Marines make their Beach head secure with only 17 casualties in what has been called one of the finest examples ever of airca land teamwork now they push Inland toward Soul their OB to completely isolate the Communist Army by cutting all its supply lines behind them more waves pour in to strengthen the United Nation's new second front some of the Marines are well-trained youngsters seeing Action For the First Time others are veterans of bloody Island battles in another War together they mop up the last remnants of opposition as UN forces and north and south begin to exert pressure on The Nutcracker that is slowly closing on the Korean Reds two days later as the cleanup job continues around shattered Inon the United Nations Supreme Commander general Douglas MacArthur comes ashore despite warnings of snipers on the way MacArthur moves up to the front lines along roads just cleared of the enemy past a red tank put out of action just a short time before examining the work of the Marines the general exclaimed that's a good sight for my old eyes and the spectacle of Korean Communists in defeat is a good sight for the free nations of the world [Music] in the heart of the China Sea is Formosa once the home of Asiatic Pirates and head hunters it is a hot mountainous leaf-shaped Island about the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined in 1895 the Japanese seiz Formosa in their war with the old Chinese Empire the island one of the Japanese bases for the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines was seriously damaged by Allied bombings during the war the population is mostly Chinese 5 million of them and a half a million Japanese and Native tribesmen the flat fertile one quarter of Formosa supports the bulk of the population at the end of the war Formosa was restored to the Chinese now it is the last stronghold of Chang Kai Sheek and his nationalist government driven from the mainland by Chinese Communist armies the general isimo and CH once the foremost Personalities in Asia stand at the head of a rejuvenated and strengthened though all but Exile government from Formosa Chung hopes to launch the attack that will drive out the Communists Chung has an army of three4 of a million soldiers and women's auxiliaries now being licked into fighting shape by American trained General Sun Leen Sun's men make the most of equipment received earlier from the United States or left behind by the Japanese while the nationalists prepare for the continually threatened Invasion the Chinese Communists under General ma are consolidating their position on the mainland although many in the west hope that Mao objecting to harsh pressure from Moscow may swing away from Russian influence there is as yet no outward sign of it because Formosa stands against communism in Asia America is backing the Chinese nationalists but has also requested Jang not to open war on the mainland although un victory in Korea may avert the Battle of Formosa coming events on this beler island will be an important index to war or peace in Asia [Music] in the Egyptian Red Sea peninsula of Sinai where hallowed belief says that Moses received the Ten Commandments is the ancient Monastery of St Catherine whose Greek Orthodox monks follow an austere and penitential life unchanged since the days of the desert fathers in their Library are thousands of rare handwritten documents many of them unread for centuries some of them are believed to be portions of Sacred Scriptures long lost to the world now American experts in their study of these revered manuscripts are examining and photographing one by one two million parchment pages in Hebrew greek latin Arabic Aramaic and other ancient languages because of the Mon's care many pages are as fresh and clear as the day they were written among the many Treasures is a scroll the monks believe is in the hand of of the Prophet Mohammad it is documents like this which American scientists are rescuing from the obscurity of the [Music] centuries it's milking time at this ultramodern dairy in Delano California and these cows are heading for the barn a lukewarm spray stimulates milk hormones before the cows move on to a conveyor line where they will be fed and milked at the same time the conveyor the invention of Derman HC Kee is the latest addition for subtracting milk a milk mate attaches standard milking equipment the rolling line speeds the cows through at 10 ft per minute the job is done in 7 minutes and every 35 seconds another cow steps into line less than an hour is needed to milk a herd of 100 cows the milk is next processed in bottled American inventiveness sets up a production line on the [Music] farm at the annual soap sculpture contest Carvers from 6 to 86 give a demonstration of their craft white soap is the medium it's inexpensive and easily handled and offers an excellent opportunity to translate artistic ideas into actuality soap sculpture now has an estimated quarter of a million practitioners many of whom proceed the more comp licated [Music] materials top carvings in each class junior senior and advanced are picked by the judges the winners in the competition which attracted 5,000 entries are the wrestlers by Donald Stewart of Dorchester Massachusetts Ferdinand by Jack penel of Columbus Ohio and insomnia by Leo Storch of Long Beach New York soap sculpture proves an age-old question it was the chicken that came first [Music] the famous Swiss winter Resort of gustot becomes a training ground for American Civil Air Patrol Cadets here to receive instruction as glider pilots from the Swiss the world's most experienced soaring experts a Swiss instructor goes along but it's the cadetes who handle the [Music] controls the are towed to 2,000 ft before being cut loose to soar on the same West Winds which in Winter sweep skiing snows into the picturesque Valley the course is part of an exchange agreement under which European Cadets get air training in America it developed from a visit General spots made after the war to apologize for The Accidental bombing of two Swiss towns so War's ill wind now blows gliders to happy Landing [Music] [Music] the 1948 Olympics brought the world's four most amateur athletes to London but the brightest single star to emerge from the games was a blonde 30-year-old housewife and mother from the Netherlands here in the 200 met Dash Mrs Fanny blanker [ __ ] shows her startling speed as she comes from behind to win no woman had ever before won more than two gold medals at the Olympics Fanny blankers 14 after the games the modest housewife returned to Amsterdam riding with her husband and two children she received a greater Ovation than her Countryman gave either Eisenhower or Churchill Mrs Fanny blanker [ __ ] visited Australia in 1949 at Melbourne the slow motion camera analyzes her style in the 80 M hurdles her remarkable yet relaxed muscular development is obvious as she flies over the obstacles in the run to the tape notice the startlingly powerul leg Drive in the high jump Mrs blanker [ __ ] shows fine style as she Soares over the bar with apparently effortless ease this jump is 4 11 in Australia was quick to applaud the outstanding Mrs blanker [ __ ] later in 49 the Olympic champion made a notable us debut at the Los Angeles Coliseum as anchor Runner of the Glendale team in the 440 relay she got started 15 yards behind but watch her come fny blanker past arrival as America gets a fleeting glimpse of a remarkable athlete the latest chapter in Mrs blanker Coon's amazing career occurred recently at the European track championships in Brussels Holland's flying housewife takes the0 met hurdles inner stride and equals the world record while doing it in the 100 met Dash fny blankers Clon gets off to a slow start then suddenly everybody else in the race seems to be standing still as Fanny spee to the Finish line to remain the world's swiftest [Music] woman at Forest Hills New York 21-year-old Herbert flam and 25-year-old Arthur lson prepare to meet in competition the prize is the men singles National amateur tennis Championship Herbert flam serves he's an agile player with much endurance but Arthur Larson fighting to become the first left-handed player to win the title in 20 years takes this point Larson serves his strongest assets are his service his lobs and his passing shots flam relies on the volley and smash larsson's strategy wins this point but it's a tough evenly matched battle all the way flam serves after losing the first set he takes the second and third flam serves moving to the net he launches a Savage attack while Larson counter attacks by lobbing the ball over flam's head flam serves flam is kept hopping all over the court by lson his technique pays off and after trailing two sets to one lson goes ahead Larson serves on Match Point Al Larson lob lands on the Baseline and the long match is over the crowd cheers two game competitors as arth Larson who handled atommy gun in World War II sharp shoots his way to the National amateur tennis crown [Music] there can be no compromise in the fight for americanism I am confident that our people will work hand in hand with any public man who in good faith does all that is possible to see that the United States so conducts herself as a nation as to conserve the honor the institutions and the peaceful we pair of our own citizens our next business will be to help guarantee the Peace of Justice For The World At Large there cannot be there must not be repetition of the crime against Belgium I am anti brutality I should protest as strongly against wrongdoing by any foreign power the mle nations of the Earth have a right to live and if civilization is to endure the great Nations must respect that right let us unite in the one great Endeavor of achieving and enduring peace with all the world but let us not forget that the shest promise of that peace lies in our constant preparedness to meet all eventualities from without and to combat and destroy all subversive elements working from within there can be no divided Allegiance here any man who says that he is an American and seeks to promote foreign isms within our borders is not a true American we have room for but one flag the American flag we have room for but one language the language of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and we have room for but one loyalty and that is loyalty to the American people [Music]