President Honors Gen. Marshall (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1949)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT HONORS GEN. MARSHALL: WASHINGTON - President Truman joins representatives of the Marshall Plan nations in paying tribute to the man whose plan has made peace a possibility. 2A/B/C. MISS PRESS PHOTOG: ATLANTIC CITY - Lovelies of ten states and cities give the Press Photographers a hard time in deciding. But Miss Chicago finally wins the nod for nineteen-forty-nine. / MIDDIES GRADUATE: ANNAPOLIS - Seven hundred and ninety midshipmen get those welcome diplomas from Secretary of the Navy Matthews and those middy-caps hit the ceiling as they become ensigns. / MAY DAY IN MOSCOW: MOSCOW - As Stalin looks on benignly, Russians stage a monster demonstration of military might in Red Square, while new jet fighters roar overhead. 3. DERBY DAY: ENGLAND - Britons, including the royal family, witness one of the most thrilling finishes in the classic's long history as Nimbus wins a foto-finish in a three-horse battle. 4. GOLFING CELEBRITIES: ARLINGTON - Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and government heads do their stint for child delinquency at the annual charity affair. It was worth the admission. (LOCAL – CANADA) INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR OPENS. (LOCAL – CANADA) CONVOCATION AT MCGILL.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library