Coal Strike Ends (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1950)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. COAL STRIKE ENDS - Good news for the U.S. is the ending of the serious coal strike. John L. Lewis and the mine operators sign a new contract in Washington that sends the miners back to the pits after a nine-month crisis that threatened our national economy. 2. CARDINAL LEADS PILGRIMS: VATICAN CITY - Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York leads 500 pilgrims through the Holy Door at St. Peters, for impressive Holy Year ceremonies. His Eminence also meets Pope Pius. 3A/B. WHITE QUEEN IN AFRICA: EAST AFRICA- (Exclusive) From Bamangwato come rare films of Ruth Williams, one-time London typist, now Queen Ruth Khama ruling over 100,000 subjects with her native husband, King Seretse Khama. / MAGICIANS FIELD DAY: GERMANY - (Exclusive) When Magicians get together, you're in for plenty of startling tricks and sleight-of-hand. You won't believe your eyes when these hocus-pocus wizards go into their act. 4A/B/C. BAFFLING BASKETBALL: NEW YORK - The Harlem Globe-Trotters dazzle their cager opponents during a thrilling encounter at White Plains. These baffling basketball battlers are the fancy dans of the court. / INDIANS GREET FILM STARS: TUCSON, AZ - The Cleveland Indians welcome James Stewart, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea, to Spring training camp. The three stars on location for 'Winchester 73" find baseball can be fun. / NEWS FROM THE TRAINING CAMPS - Baseball is back! At Spring training camps in Florida and California, eight Big League teams—The Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Browns, the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates—swing into high gear heading for the 1950 baseball season (For Local Exchange Release). (LOCAL – PITTSBURG) PITTSBURG PIRATES. (LOCAL – CINCINNATI) CINCINNATI. (LOCAL – ST LOUIS) ST. LOUIS BROWNS TRAINING. (LOCAL – CHICAGO) CHICAGO WHITE SOX CHICAGO TRAINING. (LOCAL – PHILADELPHIA) PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES TRAINING. (LOCAL – DETROIT) DETROIT TIGERS. (LOCAL – CANADA) INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD. (LOCAL – CANADA) MONTREAL FIRE TAKES 4 LIVES.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library