Universal Newsreel Volume 21, Release 118 Part LOCALS(3-CAN)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. "CINDERELLA" WEDS OIL HEIR: PALM BEACH - Eva Sears, the pretty divorcee who leaves her Third Avenue flat and moves to a Park Avenue penthouse, marries her "Prince Charming," Winthrop Rockefeller, at palatial Guest mansion. 2A/B. ICE & FLOOD MENACE WEST: KENTUCKY - Turbulent flood waters and ice-choked rivers take their toll in eight states. Scores are dead and thousands homeless as thaws break up the ice and send it crashing with terrific force downstream. / CANADA REFINERY BURNS: TORONTO, ONT. - Firemen battle a half-million-dollar refinery blaze which rages with spectacular fury through the night. Next day, thick ice hampers the fight and covers everything, wreckage and equipment. 3. DEWEY URGES PLAN FOR PEACE: BOSTON - Speaking at Lincoln Day dinner, Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York urges a stronger U.S. foreign policy and attacks the Truman administration for what he terms "do-nothing" policies which lead to war. 4. OLYMPIC ROUND-UP: ST. MORITZ - Ice hockey and figure skating share the spotlight as the 1948 Olympic Games draw to a close in the Swiss Alps. The Belgian boy-and-girl skating team win new laurels, while the Canadian hockey team triumphs over Switzerland. (LOCAL – CANADA) GOVERNOR OPENS ART EXHIBIT. (LOCAL – CANADA) CANADIANS DECORATED. (LOCAL – CANADA) CARNIVAL AT STE. AGATHE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library