News In Brief (Ship Damage; Launching of President Jackson; Military Ship)

Title: News In Brief (Ship Damage; Launching of President Jackson; Military Ship) 02:14:23 Pilot boat & tug boat alongside passenger vessel Excalibur after collision w/ Danish freighter Colombia in New York harbor, 27Jun50. Excalibur low in water. MCU of large gash in front of Excalibur (?). CU of twisted metal. 02:14:45 CU of hull of Colombia w/ name showing & steaming large hole almost thru w/ men working from barge alongside. 02:14:58 Tug w/ newsmen past. View up at docked ship President Jackson. Crowd on dock; MCU of Senator ?? & woman; men knocking out pilings to launch ship. 02:15:21 Woman breaks champagne bottle & ship slides. GOOD. 02:15:29 Passengers carrying suitcases to board liner. Papers being checked; young people taking pictures. 02;15:50 Ship General C.C. Ballou (AP-157) docked. Young couple walk up & look. The End. Wreckage; Launching; NOTE: Liner President Jackson after launching was finished as USS Barrett, a troop ship used for Korean War. Pres. Jackson may have been built in 1952 but launched in 1950?