News review of 1949

A record of international events that shaped the news in 1949. WEATHER ON RAMPAGE shows the blizzard that paralyzed America’s northwest and the hurricane that hit Florida. COLD WAR reports that the Berlin blockade of goods by Russia finally ends. EARTHQUAKE shows the devastation caused by an earthquake in Ecuador which killed thousands. RIOT! captures the violence that was triggered at the Paul Robeson concert by protestors opposing Robeson’s political beliefs. DISASTER reports on the devastating loss of lives when the ‘Noronic’ lake steamer erupted in flames at Toronto pier. REDS ON TRIAL shows the 5 year sentencing of U.S. communist leaders. TRUMAN AT U.N. delivers a speech advocating the control of atomic energy by the U.N. prior to the laying of the cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters. Narrated by Hugh James.