British Withdraw Troops (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BRITISH WITHDRAW TROOPS: BOMBAY, INDIA - The first contingent of thousands to leave India since the partition sails on the Georgic for home. Lord and Lady Mountbatten see the “Tommies” off. All told, 50,000 will leave. 2. RUSS CITIZENS QUIT CHINA: SHANGHAI - In a mass exodus, 1500 Soviet citizens embark on the Russian ship Ilitch for home. The repatriates have been promised home and land, but the parting from friends is a sad one. 3. PRES. TRUJILLO INAUGURAL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Diplomatic representatives from the U.S. are on hand for the inaugural of General Trujillo. Following a military review, Pres. Trujillo receives the acclaim of thousands at glittering ceremony. 4. ORPHANS REACH ZION HAVEN: PALESTINE - A shipload of Jewish orphan children arrives in Haifa from Cyprus concentration camps, freed by the British and given safe passage to the Holy Land. Meanwhile, violence still flares. 5. HOLIDAY TRAIN JAMMED: GERMANY - No sitting room left, and no standing room either, so Berliners anxious to get away on a vacation hang on the outside of the train or even sit on top. They get plenty of air, at least! 6A/B. SWIM QUEENS IN A.A.U. MEET: CHICAGO - Capped by a spectacular exhibition of diving, the women's A.A.U. outdoor championships sparkle with pulchritude, and with impressive free-style and diving contests. / FOOTBALL! ALL-STARS CLAW CHI. BEARS: CHICAGO - In a pre-season thriller, the All-Stars administer a stunning 16-to-0 upset to the touted Chicago Bears before 106,000 grid fans at Soldier Field. Ratterman and Young spark the aggressive collegians, who score two touchdowns and a field goal. (LOCAL – CANADA) HOME VISITS MASHIVICH ARSENAL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library