"Midway" in Arctic Test (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. UNO SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS: NEW YORK - With the Russo-Iran crisis eased, delegates to the United Nations Organization assemble at Hunter College to hear State Secretary Byrnes urge that all nations settle grievances through means. It is the first UNO session in U.S. 2. "MIDWAY" IN ARCTIC TEST: IN N. ATLANTIC - Heavy seas, blizzards and bitter cold put men and planes to severe test at huge carrier heads task force into iceberg-infested waters to test U.S. fighting efficiency in Arctic weather. 3. TRUMAN BACKS 2-PARTY GOV'T: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Asserting that our two-party system is the foundation of our liberty, the President tells Jackson Day Dinner guests that this nation must re-dedicate itself to the noble cause of peace. 4. THE JAPS TAKE A POWDER!: YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - In an effort to prevent plague, Army medicos instruct Japs in the use of dusting powder, DDT and typhus inoculations. Special teams comb wide areas of the city and treat many civilians. 5. BILLIARD ACES THRILL FANS: CHICAGO, IL - Willie Mosconi, world's billiard champ, and Jimmy Caras, challenger, are winding up their 10,750-point, cross-country challenge match. They demonstrate some amazing cue artistry!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library