Rail Strike Grips Nation (Universal Newsreel, May 1946)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RAIL STRIKE GRIPS NATION: Faced with the most serious strike in its history, the U.S. is hard hit by a strike of railroad men. Delayed for five days, the strike finally does begin. Trains are idle; transportation is seriously crippled; passengers are stranded in stations. 2. EISENHOWER IN FAR EAST: NANKING, CHINA - The U.S. Chief of Staff receives gala welcome, as he visits China’s leader during his tour of the U.S. Far Eastern bases. Later, in Tokyo, he meets Gen MacArthur and reviews 8th Army parade. 3. MISS BOOTH GETS AWARD: NEW YORK, NY - Miss Evangeline Booth, former Salvation Army head, is honored for her charity work by the Variety Club at its annual conclave, attended by theatrical men and noted guests. 4. ROCKET CARS HIT 140 M.P.H.: INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Jet-propelled auto racers! The atomic age reaches in the field of auto-racing, as these tests of Duke Nalon’s amazing racer will prove. Wait until you see the “pick up” here! 5. OPERATION CROSSROADS / SHIPS READY FOR BIKINI ATOM TEST: Dramatic pictures of the prelude to the epochal atom-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. Battleships, carriers, transports and other vessels are readied for the much-discussed experiment. Army tanks and other equipment are lashed to decks of transports. Admiral Blandy, in charge of the test, explains the reasons and expected results of Operation Crossroads.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library