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Newsreels: 1952 April 21
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keywords: social protest and unrest, us prison system, prison convict riot, hostages, air disaster, c-46 aircraft, body removal, aircraft debris, natural disaster, missouri river, flooding, flood waters, cold war, president harry s. truman, dedication amvets building, international committee of the american mothers committee, first lady of chile senora rosa markmann de gonzales videla, designation mother of america, sports, motorcycle hill climbing contest, dirt bike riding, rider roy burk, horse racing, wood memorial, racehorse tom fool, racehorse master fiddle
Synopsis: Guards Held Hostage During Prison Riots, CA Air Crash 29 Perish, Make-shift Barriers Holding Back Flood Waters, President Harry S. Truman Dedicates AmVets National Headquarters, First Lady Of Chile Selected As Mother Of The World, Seattle WA Hosts Motorcycle Hill Climbing Competition, Racehorse Master Fiddle Edges Out Favored Racehorse Tom Fool...(read more)
- Date: 1952
- Duration: 00:06:34
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Chile
Guards Held Hostage During Prison Riots
Rioting inmates at Rahway, N.J. and Jackson, MI barricade themselves in their cells in protest. Most serious rioting takes place at Southern Michigan Prison, where 200 convicts are holding guards as hostages and make shambles of their cellblock.
CA Air Crash 29 Perish
The wreckage of a non-scheduled C-46 airliner lies strewn over hillside following the crash of the craft as it came in for a landing. Heart failure on the part of the pilot may be the cause to this tragedy in which 29 perish.
Make-shift Barriers Holding Back Flood Waters
Although new areas of the West are threatened by the rampaging Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, sand bags and wooden dikes erected by Army Engineers, National Guardsmen and local volunteer groups are holding back the flood waters in many sections.
President Harry S. Truman Dedicates AmVets National Headquarters
Dedicating the national headquarters of the Amvets, President Harry S. Truman warns the Veteran's Group that the current world crisis is still acute, the we must arm because Russian peace bids are not followed by peaceful deeds.
First Lady Of Chile Selected As Mother Of The World
The First Lady of Chile, lovely Senora Rosa Markmann de Gonzales Videla has been selected as the Mother of the World. She poses with her husband, President Carlos Ibanez del Campo as they view a housing development she sponsored.
Seattle WA Hosts Motorcycle Hill Climbing Competition
First motorcycle hill climb of the season gets off and up to a dizzy whirl of thrills and spills in Seattle.
Racehorse Master Fiddle Edges Out Favored Racehorse Tom Fool
The Wood Memorial at Jamaica, called the Derby Test, is won by Master Fiddle in nip-and-tuck finish over the favored Tom Fool.
