Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 24: Local Stories

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The original release sheet reads: 1. SEES NO WAR IN GREEK LOAN: WASHINGTON - The proposed $400,000,000 loan to Greece and Turkey will not lead the U.S. to war, Acting Sec'y of State Acheson tells Rep. Mansfield of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Congress is studying the President's request for funds and other aid. 2. MARTIAL LAW LIFTED: PALESTINE - An uneasy truce reigns in the Holy Land following the end of martial law. Barbed wire is torn down as the populace begins a new freedom, but terrorist attacks still continue. Trains are bombed. 3. FLOODS SWEEP BRITAIN: ENGLAND - Already facing serious shortages due to Winter's hardships, England is hard hit by another ravage of nature. Floods! The loss in crops and livestock is mounting as flood waters sweep over the lowlands. 4. ZULU NATIVES HAIL KING: BASUTOLAND - The greatest gathering of South African natives ever seen assembles in the heart of Zulu country for ceremonies hailing the British royal family. Scantily-clad natives give their monarchs a tumultuous welcome. 5A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — SKI-CYCLING NEW THRILL: AUSTRIA -Here's a new kind of thrill: skijoring behind speeding motorcycles. Austrian ski champs get away in a breath-taking race against the clock--AND the odds. Hold on, here comes the crash! / OLYMPIC SKI JUMPERS VIE: SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA - On towering "Olympian Hill" at the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl, top-ranking jumpers from all over the U.S. compete in the trials for the 1948 Olympics. The winners will represent Uncle Sam. (LOCAL – NEW YORK) NEWS FROM BASEBALL CAMPS. (LOCAL – WASHINGTON, D.C.) NEWS FROM BASEBALL CAMPS. (LOCAL – CANADA) MARITIME CATTLE SHOW. (LOCAL – CANADA) NEWSMEN ENTERTAIN.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library