U.S.S. Franklin Roosevelt (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1945)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SECURITY CONFERENCE IN SESSION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In plenary session the leaders of the various delegations address the United Nations conclave. U.S. Secretary of State Stettinius speaks for the U.S. He is followed by Foreign Commissar Molotov of Russia and T.V. Soong, Foreign Minister of China. The leaders of the Big Four, elected to the presidium, then preside in rotation. The premature announcement of PEACE electrifies the entire convention, and throws the populace of San Francisco into ecstasies. 2. IL DUCE OBIT 1945: Benito Mussolini orates before his Black Shirt Legions and confers with his arch conspirator, Hitler. Reverses strike and Hitler rescues him from the Allies. Currently, he returns to Milan only to be tried and killed in the same inglorious way that he had meted out punishment to his political foes. 3. U.S.S. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT: BROOKLYN NAVY YARD - Eleanor Roosevelt, Admiral King and General Marshall arrive to witness the dry-dock launching of the giant 45,000 ton aircraft carrier, fittingly named for the ex-president, an ardent navy enthusiast. 4. OKINAWA ADVANCES: Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner directs the attack of his 10th U.S. Army on Okinawa. The infantry advances southward using high explosive grenades on Jap infested caves. Northward, the Marines use the same tactics to root out the enemy. When Japs slither out of their caves they are shot down or made to disrobe before questioning. The natives, who are either very young or very old, learn to trust the U.S. Marines. 5. FAT SALVAGE: Maj. Gen. Hardigg stresses the need for saving fats. At Halloran Army Hospital quantities of fat are saved in the kitchens. The neighborhood butcher gives the housewife 2 red points and 46 for each pound of used fat. (LOCAL – CANADA) RACING SEASON IS NEAR. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIAN FRIGATES IN PACIFIC. (LOCAL – CANADA) PREMIER AT WORLD CONFERENCE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library