Drug Millionaire a Suicide as Amazing Career Is Bared (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1938)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. DRUG MILLIONAIRE A SUICIDE AS AMAZING CAREER IS BARED: NEW YORK, NY - DRAMATIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ASTOUNDING CASE OF F. DONALD COSTER (born Philip Musica), EX-CONVICT WHO BURIED HIS PAST AND, WITH HIS BROTHERS BUILT UP A GIGANTIC DRUG BUSINESS, CRISS-CROSSED WITH THE SLIMY TRAIL OF BOOTLEGGING AND ARMS - RUNNING AND FRAUD, UNTIL GOVERNMENT DISCLOSURE OF THE FANTASTIC FAMILY “EMPIRE OF CRIME,” DROVE MUSICA TO END HIS LIFE AND LANDED HIS BROTHERS IN JAIL. 2A/B/C/D/E. HULL DEFIES FOREIGN DICTATORS: LIMA, PERU - Cordell Hull, heading the U.S. delegation to the 8th Internat’l Pan-American Conference, opens the parley with a militant speech, warning dictator states abroad that the United States is willing and able to safeguard the Western Hemisphere. / ENVOY TO CONFER WITH F.D.R.: NEW YORK, NY - Joseph P. Kennedy, ambassador to Britain, returning on the Queen Mary to report to Pres. Roosevelt on the situation in Europe, says that the U.S. should strive to maintain peace in Europe. / EDEN SAILS AFTER U.S. VISIT: NEW YORK, NY - Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary, departs with Mrs. Eden aboard the S.S. Queen Mary, ending his good-will trip to the United States, during which he was received with all the acclaim of an “unofficial” ambassador. / VOLUNTEERS HOME FROM SPAIN: NEW YORK, NY - (Exclusive) Americans who fought with Loyalist troops in Spain against Gen. Franco’s Nationalist Insurgents, are hailed by huge crowds as they arrive on the S.S. Paris and march thru city streets in a reception parade. / STUDENTS RALLY AGAINST ITALY: PARIS, FRANCE - Students in the famous Latin Quarter, incensed at Italian demands for French territory, stage a heated protest rally in the streets, demanding, among other things, that “Vesuvius be packed up and shipped to France.” 3. XMAS GREETINGS TO ALL LANDS: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Children of foreign ambassadors and officials stationed in the U.S. capitol, dress in their native costumes and attend an Internat’l Christmas Broadcast to extend holiday greetings to youngsters in this and other countries. 4A/B. MCSPADEN WINS GOLF TOURNEY: MIAMI, FL - Harold (“Jug”) McSpaden, Bay State links champ, wins the $10,000 Miami Open tournament, shooting 275, 5 under par and nosing out Henry Picard by one stroke after a thrilling exhibition of professional golf. / C.C.N.Y. “FIVE” TOPS OREGON: NEW YORK, NY - City College “Courtmen,” swinging into early-season gear, amaze a record crowd of 16,386 basketball fans by upsetting a highly-favored Oregon quintet, 38-36, in a game crammed full of thrills right to the end. (LOCAL – CANADA) LORD TWEEDSMUIR SENDS NEW YEARS GREETINGS TO ALL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library