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Newsreels 1953 June 22
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keywords: north korean pows, east german worker strike, former president harry s. truman, night of the stars, the cesar award, hollywood actor gary cooper, hollywood actor gregory peck, annual baby show, water skiing dog
Synopsis: Korean War Truce Talks Derailed After Release Of North Anti-Red Prisoners, Red Army Quells East German Worker Riot, C-124 Globemaster Military Transport Crashes In Japan, Former President Harry S. Truman Spotted At Gas Station, Hollywood Stars Receive The Cesar Award In France, New York China Town Holds Annual Baby Show, Daisy The Dog Can Really Water Ski...(read more)
- Date: 1953
- Duration: 00:06:36
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Japan, East Germany, Korea
Korean War Truce Talks Derailed After Release Of North Anti-Red Prisoners
With the release of twenty-five thousand anti-Red Korean prisoners under orders of President Syngman Rhee, truce talks which seemed near success are once again adjourned. Scenes of almost empty prisoner of war (POW) camps in South Korea. Sign reads “Enclosure U.N.C P.W. Camp 9”. Shows fires at Inchon, South Korea after bombing raid on gasoline storage tanks by Reds.
History Note:
ROK President Syngman Rhee remained adamant that the war should not end until Korea was unified under ROK rule and the POW issue was settled. President Syngman Rhee pressed the United States for permission to release Korean People's Army (North Korean) POWs because he feared that Communist officials would take advantage of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission and coerce non-repatriates to return home. In protest of the proposed settlement it was reported Rhee unilaterally ordered the release of 25,000 anti-Communist North Korean POWs which “broke out” of the POW camps unopposed by ROK guards.
Red Army Quells East German Worker Riot
Workers by the thousands rise against their Communist masters in East Berlin. Many are injured and one killed as Russian troops are used to quell riots. Shows workers attacking German officials.
C-124 Globemaster Military Transport Crashes In Japan
129 service men are killed in crash of a C-124 Globemaster military transport aircraft that crashes just after take-off from U.S. Air Force base in Tachikawa, Japan. Shows wreckage and covered bodies of the dead.
Former President Harry S. Truman Spotted At Gas Station
Former President Harry S. Truman, now plain citizen Truman, is in a carefree mood as he drives his car into a filling station en route to Washington to visit old friends. Shows service station attendants at a Gulf service station in Frederick, Maryland. Scenes of a 1953 Gulf filling station.
Hollywood Stars Receive The Cesar Award In France
American movie stars, Gary Cooper and Gregory Peck are among the many who receive the Cesar Award, the French equivalent of the Oscar, from President Vincent Auriol of France at the sixth annual “Night of Stars”.
New York China Town Holds Annual Baby Show
Chinatown holds its 13th Annual Baby Show with a display of oriental finery and a fine array of almond eyed toddlers. Shows a set of young Chinese twin girls.
Daisy The Dog Can Really Water Ski
Amazing scenes of “Daisy” the water skiing dog at Lake Shasta California. Shows the dog standing on it's hind legs and holding the ski rope handle in it's mouth.
