Canadian Rail Strike (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1950)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CANADIAN RAIL STRIKE - Canada’s industry suffers a paralyzing blow as 125,000 trainmen walk out, leaving the nation without transportation. Parliament is summoned in emergency session to deal with the crisis. 2A/B/C/D. LUXURY LINER GETS NEW NAME: NEW YORK, NY - The former Nazi liner Europa, now under the French flag returns to New York after 11 years, and twenty million dollar remodeling job, sporting a new name—Liberte. / NEW PERSHING TANK - With plenty of fire power, the refurbished Pershing tank shows what it can do during maneuvers at Camp Carson, Colorado. / JAP BABY SHOW: LOS ANGELES, CA - Nisei babies compete for the title of king and queen. You’ve seen Japanese dolls? Well these can walk and talk and cry. / ROYAL VISITOR: ENGLAND - The Oba of Benin takes only the youngest of his eight wives and a daughter as he visits England as a guest of the British Council. 3. WAR IN KOREA - Chief of Staff Collins and Navy Chief of Operations Sherman arrive in Tokyo to confer with General MacArthur. B-29’s again pour it on North Koreans and a young GI identifies captured Koreans as murderers of 26 of his buddies after they had been taken prisoner. At the Security Council Warren Austin gives the lie direct to Jacob Malik. (LOCAL – CANADA) DOMINION SWIMMING TOURNEY. (LOCAL – CANADA) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONVENTION.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library