Universal Newsreel Volume 20, Release 52: Local Stories

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The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN ASKS EQUALITY: WASHINGTON - Pres. Truman, speaking at the Lincoln Memorial before vast throng of Americans, demands that we fight harder to provide equality for all our citizens. He calls for end of racial barriers. 2A/B. OLD-AGE GROUP AT CAPITOL: WASHINGTON - The Townsend pension-plan bandwagon rolls into the Capital to spur passage of the national prosperity plan—$100 a month to all over sixty. Dr. Townsend and thousands of his followers convene on Capitol steps. / FRENCH "REDS" DEMONSTRATE: PARIS - In a renewal of demonstrations protesting French policies, thousands of communist workers assemble at the National Assembly. Police battle the rioters, and several are injured. 3. SAYS WAR TRAINING IS VITAL: BOSTON, MA - At Faneuil Hall, "Cradle of Liberty," Dr. Karl T. Compton of M.I.T., U.M.T. chief, tells delegates at National Security Committee meeting that America must adopt military training to meet the threat of attack. 4A/B/C. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — HARVARD OARSMEN WIN: SEATTLE - A great Harvard crew rows to victory on Lake Washington, noising out a determined Yale shell by less than a length, and setting a new speed record for the course. The Washington oarsmen finish third. / MARBLE CHAMPS KNUCKLE DOWN: WILDWOOD, NJ - Trick-shooting boys—and girls, too—from all parts of the U.S. gather for the National Marbles Tournament, with some fancy knuckle-work in evidence. The champ is Ben Sklar of Pittsburgh. / STUNT MEN COME TO GRIEF FRANCE - The odds catch up with the motorcycle stunt men, rehearsing for thrill show. The trapeze-cycle crashes into the barrier—and oops! The driver takes a nasty spill, is carried from the arena badly injured. (LOCAL – CANADA) NEWFOUNDLAND UNION TALKS.

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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library