Warfare on the Campus (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1948)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. A SALUTE TO THE NAVY!: U.S.A. - On the 173rd anniversary of our Navy, America salutes the men and ships and planes of the fleet. On the sea, under the sea and in the air, the Navy protects the peace it helped to win. On Navy Day, we honor our first line of defense — Guardians of the peace! 2. CLAY LAUDS BERLIN AIRLIFT: WASHINGTON - Gen. Lucius Clay, U.S. commander in Germany, says the airlift will be maintained throughout the Winter months, and tells of plans to increase the shuttle. Gen. Clay speaks upon arrival for conferences with official Washington. 3A/B/C. LEGION WELCOMES PRES. TRUMAN: MIAMI - Arriving for the American Legion convention, Pres. Truman, himself a Legionnaire, gets a big welcome from the thousands of veterans. The President also reviews a colorful parade, including the "40 & 8" hijinks. / DEWEY URGES UNITY FOR PEACE: NEW YORK - Demanding that partisanship be kept out of our foreign policy, Governor Dewey urges that the U.S. act now to solidify the free world against the threat of aggression. The G.O.P. standard-bearer speaks at the Herald-Tribune Forum. / BIG TOLL IN JAP FLOODS: JAPAN -Hard hit by the 1947 typhoon, the Honshu town of Ichinoseki again digs out its dead and surveys its destroyed houses, following a flash flood that rose seven feet in a few hours. Hundreds are dead and thousands of homes demolished. 4A/B. WARFARE ON THE CAMPUS: NEW YORK - No holds are barred, and look out for your shirt as Freshmen and Sophomores at Columbia fight it out during the annual Class Rush. The Frosh win minor skirmishes but the Sophs come out on top in the greased-pole-climb. / DUCK HUNTING AT TULE LAKE: CALIFORNIA - It's a duck hunter's paradise, when millions of ducks and geese, on their annual migration southward, make wonderful targets. The quota is quickly filled, and still the skies are black with flying waterfowl. (LOCAL – CANADA) FAMILY CALL TO PRAYER. (LOCAL – CANADA) LEAFS LOSE IN HOCKEY OPENER.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library