B-29s Hop From Japan to U.S.A. (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1945)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. B-29s HOP FROM JAPAN TO U.S.A.: Three giant B-29s, after taking off from Hokkaido and flying a Great Circle route over the Arctic, encounter heavy head winds which exhausts their gasoline supply. Landing at Chicago their non-stop 5,996 mile flight only required 25¾ hours. Quickly refueling there, they wing their way to Washington where General Hap Arnold greets the record-seeking airmen. Gen. Giles, Gen. LeMay and Gen. O'Donnell, plane leaders in the epic flight, played leading roles in the aerial destruction of Japan. 2. CHINESE CELEBRATE: N.Y.C. - In a heavy downpour 12,000 Chinese residents stage a giant Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue, on the 14th anniversary of Japan's invasion of Manchuria. Notables including Gen. Claire Chennault and "Mayor" Shavey Lee join 40,000 spectators in reviewing the oriental spectacle. 3A/B. PATTERSON NOMINATED: President Truman nominates Under-Secretary of War Robert Patterson to the cabinet post of Secretary of War. / SEN. BURTON NAMED: U.S. Senator Harold Burton, Republican from Ohio, has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President Truman. 4. PRES. ERIC JOHNSTON SPEAKS: Eric Johnston succeeds Will Hays as President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. Mr. Johnston outlines a five point program in which he foresees the motion picture industry "building new pathways to world peace and prosperity." 5. 1946 ICE-CAPADES: PITTSBURGH, PA - World premiere of this extravaganza-on-ice has scores of dazzling girls cutting very fancy figures in difficult ice-dance formations. 6. THE HELL DRIVERS: TRENTON, NJ - The 200th Anniversary of the Trenton State Fair is highlighted by the antics of Jack Koehman and his Hell Drivers. They send stork model cars through acrobatic gyrations which look impossible—then they come back for more. (LOCAL – CANADA) SALVAGE ??. (LOCAL – CANADA) ANNIVERSARY OF DIEPPE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library