Universal Newsreel Volume 22, Release 211 Part LOCAL(CAN)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN ASKS INCREASED TAXES IN MESSAGE TO NEW CONGRESS: WASHINGTON - Pres. Truman, in his "State of the Union" message, says that the continued well-being of the nation requires a new tax load of $4,000,000,000 and an eight-point control program for coping with inflation. 2A/B/C. TOKYO RAIDER IN PEACE ROLE: TOKYO - The Rev. Mr. Deshazer, who was a bombardier on the Doolittle raid over Japan, returns to Tokyo on a mission of peace. With his wife and family, he will do missionary work in a land he once bombed. / SCORES DEAD IN TORNADO: WARREN, AR - Fifty-one are dead, hundreds injured, and almost all houses are leveled, following a tornado which roared up out of the southwest. Elsewhere in the West, nature takes a heavy toll from winter storms. / 11 YALE MEN DIE IN CRASH: SEATTLE - The charred wreckage of a DC-3 airliner is tomb for eleven Yale men and three in crew. Thirteen others escaped when the craft plunged out of control during take-off and crashed into a hangar, bursting into flames. 3A/B. SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS — ERIN GO BRR! IN THE ICE: CANADA - Tommy Bruen from Ireland, hotel employee in the Laurentians, goes swimming in a hole in the ice at Lac Des Sables. Tommy's not crazy, exactly, he likes it, but astounded bystanders think the hole is in Tommy's head, not the ice. / KO'S FEATURE "GLOVES" TILTS: BROOKLYN - Slam-bang action and excitement feature the preliminary bouts of the Golden Gloves at Ridgewood Arena. Sub-novice class hopefuls put on bang-up bouts, with knock-outs bringing the clashes to abrupt and thrilling conclusions. (LOCAL – CANADA) FROSTBITE SWIMMERS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library