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Universal Newsreel · Volume 22, Release 262 · July 1, 1949 · Stories 1–4

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    Judy Coplon Guilty · Washington

    Twenty-eight year-old Judith Coplon is sentenced to from forty months to ten years as a spy for Russia.

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    Irene Dunne Honored · South Bend, IN

    The famous picture star receives the Laetere Medal for her contribution to the arts, from the Rev.

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    Happy Climax to a War Saga · New York

    A Chinese waif, once saved by an American GI, arrives to join her savior and become a member of his family. / FIRE-PROOF GAS TANKS: BROOKLYN, NY - A new rubber…

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    Water Ski Ballet · Puerto Rico

    A vivid flare-lit water ski pageant illuminates the night as the skiers weave back and forth carrying balloons. / MOTORCYCLE RACES: BARCELONA - The motor bike…

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Judy Coplon Guilty (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1949)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. JUDY COPLON GUILTY: WASHINGTON - Twenty-eight year-old Judith Coplon is sentenced to from forty months to ten years as a spy for Russia. 2. IRENE DUNNE HONORED: SOUTH BEND, IN - The famous picture star receives the Laetere Medal for her contribution to the arts, from the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, President of Notre Dame. 3A/B/C. HAPPY CLIMAX TO A WAR SAGA: NEW YORK - A Chinese waif, once saved by an American GI, arrives to join her savior and become a member of his family. / FIRE-PROOF GAS TANKS: BROOKLYN, NY - A new rubber coated gas tank on airplanes withstands heats up to 2,000 degrees and may save the life of many a pilot. / SLING-SHOT PLANE: KANTONAH, NY - All you need is a few hundred feet of rubber shock cord and a light plane. You stake out the catapult on the ground, attach it to the plane and you're in the air in less than 100 feet. 4A/B/C. WATER SKI BALLET: PUERTO RICO - A vivid flare-lit water ski pageant illuminates the night as the skiers weave back and forth carrying balloons. / MOTORCYCLE RACES: BARCELONA - The motor bike takes from the bull as a provider of thrills as the demon riders court death at every turn on a tricky course. / MODEL PLANE SHOW: WASHINGTON - A rotor glider is the star of the show, as model builders show some keen models at the Andrews Air Force base. (LOCAL – CANADA) SCOUTS FOLLOW HISTORIC ROUTE. (LOCAL – CANADA) HALIFAX MARKS ITS CENTENNIAL. (LOCAL – CANADA) MILLION ACRE IRRIGATION.

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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library

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