Lewis Blasts Gov't (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. LEWIS BLASTS GOV'T: WASHINGTON - The fiery, beetle-browed labor chief, appearing before the Senate Labor Committee in the wake of the Supreme Court decision adversely affecting his UMW fortunes, calls the government "the muscle man" for the coal operators. 2A/B/C. NEWS BRIEFS — 178 DIE IN R.R. WRECK: HACHIOJI, JAPAN - Six coaches are twisted, smashed coffins for almost 200 persons following a disastrous railway wreck. Bodies are lined up along the tracks, and relief agencies are hard up to aid the survivors. / BLAZE WRECKS LINER: NEW YORK - Smoke and flames gut the S.S. John Erricson, formerly Swedish liner Kungsholm, thwarting firefighting efforts and endangering the Queen Elizabeth. Officials fear the ship is beyond repair. / MT. ETNA ON RAMPAGE: SICILY - Mount Etna, Sicily's famed but temperamental volcano, goes on a rampage pouring molten lava down its sides and engulfing several villages in its path. Terrified natives flee for their lives. 3. TRUMAN WARNS OF TRADE WAR: WACO, TX - Receiving an honorary degree from Baylor University, the President declares that an economic war will result if trade barriers are not removed. He says that the world looks to this country for leadership in reducing international tariff walls. 4A/B. DOUGLAS IN HIGH POST: WASHINGTON - Lewis Douglas, who broke with Pres. Roosevelt over early New Deal policies, is sworn in as envoy to Great Britain, and confers with Pres. Truman and State Dept. officials at White House meeting. / FILMS STARS ON CRUISE: HAVANA - Joan Fontaine, lovely screen star, and her husband, William Dozier, leave for a Caribbean cruise on board the motor yacht, Stella Polaris. 5A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — GOLDEN GLOVERS MIX IT: NEW YORK - The Tournament of Champions comes to a bruising, blasting finale at the Garden! Two heavyweights exchange murderous blows in this slam-bang exhibition. / SMALL FRY SKI SCHOOL HANOVER, NH - The lucky youngsters here learn to ski almost as soon as they walk, and from three years upwards many nervy kiddies go to ski school on Moose Mountain. They learn their AB-ski's the hard way. (LOCAL – BOSTON) NEWS FROM BASEBALL CAMPS. (LOCAL – ST. LOUIS) NEWS FROM BASEBALL CAMPS. (LOCAL – CANADA) OTTAWA NAILS SKATE CHAMP. (LOCAL – CANADA) TELEPHONE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library