A Plea for Tolerance (Universal Newsreel, Nov 1950)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. A PLEA FOR TOLERANCE: HOUSTON, TX - Speaking as chairman of Brotherhood Week, Eric Johnston, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, pleads for universal tolerance regardless of race or religion or creed. Brotherhood awards are presented to Robert Patterson, Nelson Rockefeller and John L. Sullivan. 2. CRUISERS HOME FROM KOREA: CALIFORNIA - Scenes of joy and reunion unfold at dockside as crewmen from the cruisers Helena and Toledo embrace their loved ones, following months of active service in Korean waters. 3. NEW BRIDGE FOR OLD: CAIRO, IL - When a new railroad bridge is completed across the Ohio River, the old span is given the "deep six." Workers cut away one piece of the old section, and it topples into the river with a resounding splash. 4. FIGHT FROGS WITH FIRE: FRANCE - Firemen are hard put to get rid of millions of frogs that swarmed out of the Seine, so they hook up their hoses and go to work. An amusing story in the amusing French manner! 5A/B. FOOTBALL! — TULANE SHUTS OUT NAVY: BALTIMORE - The Tulane Green Wave swamps Navy for its worst defeat of the season, with Quarterback Joe Ernst completing 18 out of 32 passes. Final score is Tulane 27, Navy 0. / KENTUCKY ROUTS MISS. STATE: STARKVILLE, MS - Undefeated Kentucky rides roughshod over the Miss. State Maroons, with long passes and spectacular runs contributing to the 48-21 shellacking.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library