Telenews Digest: January 1950 #2 Protest at Russian Embassy - Model of the year - Orange Bowl - Sugar Bowl

Complete catalog record
“Truman Reports State of Nation”- Truman gives his State of the Union Address to a divided Congress;
“G.O.P. Plans Opposition”- At beginning of the 81st Congress, the Republicans negative reaction to Pres. Truman’s speech is given by Rep. Joe Martin, the Minority Whip;
‘Birth of a Nation”- Dutch Queen Juliana makes the independence of Indonesia official, it’s new Premier Mohammed Harta addresses the Dutch government, and the citizens listen outside as their empire ends;
“375,000 P.W.’s Missing”- Family members of Japanese P.W.’s protest their disappearance, after the Japanese-Russo war, at the Russian embassy, at first peacefully, then violently, with no answers from the Russians;
“Children Trained for Defense”- Czechoslovakian children are trained for defense with a mock security demonstration from mythical invaders, using camouflage to get close to them so they can let their forces know where the “enemy” is;
“Small Fry Fashions”- Young kids board the Queen Elizabeth while displaying the latest fashions, which include doll wear;
“Model of the Year”- Women in bikinis parade in front of judges, with proceeds going to the N.Y. Heart Association;
“News in Brief”- In Paris, bomb damage to the Polish embassy, possible due to France and Poland’s expelling of each other’s nationals; in Warsaw, those same nationals are greeted by other Poles; in England, the English prepare to send their horses to America for breeding purposes as a way to make money;
“Orange Bowl”- Kentucky and Santa Clara duke it out in an exciting game, which Santa Clara wins;
“Sugar Bowl”- Oklahoma easily beats LSU in the Orange Bowl, 35-0.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, catalog record