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President Lauds Education · New York, NY
At Fordham University to receive an honorary degree during the school’s centennial, Pres.
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Chinese Black Market · Shanghai, China
U.S. and Chinese officials make surprise raids on sampans and small dives in slum areas, rounding up quantities of G.I. merchandise.
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Army Tests V-2 Rocket · New Mexico
Fourteen-ton Nazi rockets, launched by Army technicians in the first phase of our new long-range missile program, soar 75 miles into the ionosphere and attain…
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Tojo Goes on Trial · Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s Number One war criminal, Hideki Tojo, Nip war chief at the time of Pearl Harbor, goes on trial for his life before an international tribunal.
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Assault Wins Preakness · Baltimore, MD
The Kentucky Derby winner goes on to win the second lap of turfdom’s “Big Three” by beating Lord Boswell in the famed Pimlico classic by a neck.
President Lauds Education (Universal Newsreel, May 1946)
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The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT LAUDS EDUCATION: NEW YORK, NY - At Fordham University to receive an honorary degree during the school’s centennial, Pres. Truman says that education faces a grave challenge in teaching the world how to live at peace in an atomic age. 2. CHINESE BLACK MARKET: SHANGHAI, CHINA - U.S. and Chinese officials make surprise raids on sampans and small dives in slum areas, rounding up quantities of G.I. merchandise. Black market operations in stolen goods, while thousands starve! 3. ARMY TESTS V-2 ROCKET: NEW MEXICO - Fourteen-ton Nazi rockets, launched by Army technicians in the first phase of our new long-range missile program, soar 75 miles into the ionosphere and attain phenomenal speeds. Amazing slow motion camera record shows spectacular ascent. 4. TOJO GOES ON TRIAL: TOKYO, JAPAN - Japan’s Number One war criminal, Hideki Tojo, Nip war chief at the time of Pearl Harbor, goes on trial for his life before an international tribunal. Many others face the death sentence for war crimes. 5. ASSAULT WINS PREAKNESS: BALTIMORE, MD - The Kentucky Derby winner goes on to win the second lap of turfdom’s “Big Three” by beating Lord Boswell in the famed Pimlico classic by a neck. The new triumph is worth almost one hundred grand. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADA’S BOXING CHAMP.
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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection
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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library