First War Dead Come Home (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S. BACKS ZION SPLIT — REFUGEE SHIPS SEIZED: HAIFA - Two ships carrying illegal immigrants to Palestine are seized and boarded by the British at Haifa. Most of those on board will go to concentration camps at Cyprus.—NEW YORK - The U.S. backs the proposed partition of Palestine, with reservations. Herschel Johnson announces our stand in a speech to the United Nations, calling for a volunteer police force under U.N. auspices. 2. FIRST WAR DEAD COME HOME: SAN FRANCISCO - The first of America's war dead come home. A hushed throng of 5,000 stands in silence as the steamer Honda Knot arrives with the bodies of 3,028 men who died in the Pacific. Impressive rites are held at City Hall. 3A/B. NEWS NOTES FROM JAPAN: YOKOHAMA - Sgt. Joseph Ferguson greets his family, largest occupation family to arrive. There's Mom, and nine kids. / TOKYO - Mrs. MacArthur is made an honorary Girl Scout during a gala scout jamboree attended by youngsters from many Allied nations. 4A/B. FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS — YALE UPSETS COLUMBIA: NEW YORK - Completing 17 of 26 passes, and intercepting five Lion heaves, the Elis outplay the favored Light Blue of Columbia at Baker Field. Two touchdowns and a field goal give Yale 17-7 victory. / TEXAS TOPS OKLAHOMA: DALLAS - In the wildest of the 41 games between the Longhorns and the Sooners, Bobby Layne's sharpshooting passes turn the tide for Texas. The Longhorns win, 34-14. (LOCAL – CANADA) STOP THAT FIRE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library