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Telenews Daily, The - Washington Headlines (USO Rebirth, 1950)

Reel Number: 221461-22

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL and SD

Year / Date: 1950

Country: USA

Location: DC,Washington

TC Begins: 07:27:34

TC Ends: 07:30:19

Duration: 00:02:45

The Telenews Daily - Washington Headlines (USO Rebirth, 1950) 07:27:57 SOF: Large audience from above & 45 degree angle, applauding. 07:28:09 Stage w/ large American flag & orchestra or dance band playing while people dancing Charleston in 1920s dresses & tuxedos. USO on bandstands. 07:28:38 Congressmen (?) in tuxedos ring bells. Sam Rayburn (?). 07:29:05 Men at table (looking sleepy) on stage. 07:29:09 SOF Dean Acheson at microphone introduces badly wounded veteran in wheel chair pushed by woman in formal dress, followed by men & women in uniforms. “He is here tonight because he wants to be here; he is here because he wants all of you, & he wants who are gonig to be within the range of his voice to join in another campaign with him. A campaign for the rebirth of the USO. Ladies & gentlemen I introduce to you Pvt. First Class Anthony J. Troulow, Norristown, PA. 1950; Fundraising; Oddities; Gag; Music; Bell Ringers; Bell Ringing; Patriotism; Cold War; Korean War;

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