What's in this clip
- 1.
U.S.A. Greets Gen. Wainwright
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, hero of Corregidor who was recently released from Jap prison camp, is lionized when he arrives at San Francisco, en route to the East…
- 2.
Railway Disaster · Arcadia, CA
When the second section of the crack Sante Fe California Ltd. hit a siding, the twin engined, 16 car flyer derailed in a spectacular accidnet in which 4…
- 3.
$25,000,000 Fire · Portland, OH
Tremendous fires sweep the giant Kaiser Ship Yards here, endangering or destroying 20 ships in various stages of construction.
- 4.
English Star Arrives · Baltimore, MD
(Exclusive) Patricia Roc, English film beauty, arrives by Clipper plane, to speed to Universal City to Star in forthcoming production.
- 5.
Electric Eyes for G.I.'S · N.Y.C.
Electric eyes which examine the thousands of mail parcels which G.I.'s send home reveal countless objects which are subject to government seizure.
- 6.
Miss America, '45 · Atlantic, City, NJ
Bess Myerson, Miss New York City, is chosen Queen of the 40 contestants who competed here for the title of Miss America, 1945.—MRS.
- 7.
Hiroshima—Atomic Bomb Target No. 1
When Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr., winged his Superfortress over Hiroshima, that metropolis became the first target city for the new destructive terror -- the…
U.S.A. Greets Gen. Wainwright (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1945)
Description
The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S.A. GREETS GEN. WAINWRIGHT: Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, hero of Corregidor who was recently released from Jap prison camp, is lionized when he arrives at San Francisco, en route to the East coast.—In Washington, D.C. cheering crowds acclaim the hero, and President Truman invests him with the Congressional Medal of Honor. 2. RAILWAY DISASTER: ARCADIA, CA - When the second section of the crack Sante Fe California Ltd. hit a siding, the twin engined, 16 car flyer derailed in a spectacular accidnet in which 4 persons were killed and 50 injured. 3. $25,000,000 FIRE: PORTLAND, OH - Tremendous fires sweep the giant Kaiser Ship Yards here, endangering or destroying 20 ships in various stages of construction. 4. ENGLISH STAR ARRIVES: BALTIMORE, MD - (Exclusive) Patricia Roc, English film beauty, arrives by Clipper plane, to speed to Universal City to Star in forthcoming production. 5. ELECTRIC EYES FOR G.I.'S: N.Y.C. - Electric eyes which examine the thousands of mail parcels which G.I.'s send home reveal countless objects which are subject to government seizure. 6. MISS AMERICA, '45: ATLANTIC, CITY, NJ - Bess Myerson, Miss New York City, is chosen Queen of the 40 contestants who competed here for the title of Miss America, 1945.—MRS. AMERICA, '45: PALISADE PARK, NJ - (Exclusive) From a large field of scantily clad beauties, Mrs. Peggy Payne from Atlanta, Ga. emerges as the most beautiful married woman of the year. 7. HIROSHIMA—ATOMIC BOMB TARGET No. 1: When Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr., winged his Superfortress over Hiroshima, that metropolis became the first target city for the new destructive terror -- the Atomic Bomb.—This single bomb, equal to 20,000 tons of T.N.T. in explosive power, levelled 70% of the city, killed 126,000 and left acres of empty wastelands in the heart of a once thriving city. (LOCAL – CANADA) OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Read moreCollection
MCA/Universal Pictures Collection
Series
Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library