Molotov in Wash., D.C. (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1945)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MOLOTOV IN WASH., D.C.: At the invitation of Pres. Truman, the Soviet Foreign Commissar arrives in Washington to confer with the President, Sec. Stettinius and Anthony Eden before the West Coast United Nations meetings convene. 2A/B. JUMBO AEROPLANE TIRE: WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO. An aeroplane tire measuring 110 inches and weighing three quarters of a ton, is rigidly tested on a machine which is equally unique. / FINAL SEATTLE B-17: When Boeing's Seattle, Wash. plant turns out its last Super Fortress the 30,000 employees make a gay occasion of the event. 3A/B/C. GERMANY IN RUINS: The Allies continue to pile up crushing defeats on the Nazis as they rush eastward from the Rhine. At COBLENZ, the huge bridge lies broken in the Rhine, and doughboys maintain the "Watch on the Rhine" while General Bradley and General Patton attend flag raising ceremonies at Ehrenbreitstein Castle. Heidelberg University is entered. Only shells of the ancient buildings are standing, while a modernistic building built by U.S. funds, reveals the generosity of American financiers. / DUISBURG, LIMBOURG, OSNABRUCK and MUNSTER are entered. The streets are filled with hills of broken buildings and wreckage. Mayors try to rally their citizens. The pathetic Volkssturm—the home guard—surrenders, to join the thousands of combat troops previously captured. Frantic, hungry civilians break into ruined stores and stalled trains to steal food and clothing. / GERMAN ATROCITIES: Allied armies free thousands of slave laborers—both men and women—from the infamous concentration camps. The victims hands had been mutilated and numbers tattooed on their arms. One tremendous graveyard contains 30,000 dead! The occupant of each grave had been sent there by Nazi torture and barbarism. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIANS RETURNS TO VIMY RIDGE. (LOCAL – CANADA) STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS. (LOCAL – CANADA) OUR ?? DEPART FOR FRISCO PASLEY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library