Universal Newsreel Volume 18, Release 445: Local Stories

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN ASKS UNIVERSAL TRAINING: President Truman addresses a joint session of Congress. He asks for military training for all 18 yr. old youths, to maintain a strong America which will be respected by all. 2. FLEET CONVERGES ON U.S.: The giant 45,000 ton super carriers SHANGRI LA and HANCOCK, sporting ultra-long home coming pennants steam into Los Angeles harbor . . . And on the East Coast, "Big Mo," the dreadnaught MISSOURI, on which surrender ceremonies were held in Tokyo harbor, steams into New York. 3. HONORS FOR THE 82ND: Holland's War Minister, Jean Meyen, gives a citation to the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division and bestows the Military Order of William on Gen. Gavin. 4. YALE GRAD AT 14: NEW HAVEN, CT - Merrill Wolf of Cleveland secures his B.A. from Yale University, the youngest ever to graduate from Old Eli. 5. THE PROXIMITY FUSE: The U.S. unshrouds the secrecy surrounding the Radio Proximity Fuse—the war secret which ranked second only to the Atomic Bomb. American industry and scientists developed the miniature electronic device to be fitted into shells, bombs and rockets. On nearing target, radar-like principles caused the device to work, setting off explosions which were uncanny in their accuracy. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADA’S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO GREECE. (LOCAL – CANADA) D-DAY HARBOR ON DISPLAY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library