East Coast Dock Strike Halts Vital War Cargoes (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. EAST COAST DOCK STRIKE HALTS VITAL WAR CARGOES: NEW YORK - A strike halting vital war shipments to our fighting forces overseas threatens to spread to other East Coast ports, as union leaders are unsuccessful in getting stevedores to return to their jobs, and pleas by military leaders are ignored. 2. REDS BLASTED IN KOREA: KOREA - With peace talks again resumed, United Nations forces continue their offensive to keep the Reds off balance in case the truce again fails. Allied big guns open up along the front, and U.N. planes blast away with fire bombs at Red mountain positions. 3A/B/C. JAPS HAIL BASEBALL ACES: TOKYO - Millions of screaming fans jam the Ginza to give Joe DiMaggio and other major league stars a royal welcome as they arrive to begin an exhibition tour that will take them as far as Korea. / FIRST KOREAN WAR BRIDE: SEATTLE - The first Korean war bride, and the first to reach the United States, gets a warm welcome from her in-laws as the ship docks. Yong Soon and her Sgt. John Morgan, arrive for a happy meeting with his parents. / SEASICKNESS, HOME GROWN: ENGLAND - Seasickness has always been a bitter pill to swallow, but now hardy British soldiers volunteer for tests to determine efficacy of new seasick pills. Tossed about on artificial ocean, the volunteers don't all survive. 4A/B. FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS — N'WESTERN-NAVY - At Evanston, the unbeaten Wildcats keep winning skein intact by downing a determined Middie team, 16-7. Dick Alban is star for Northwestern, with two sensational plays. / MARYLAND-NO. CAROLINA - At College Park, Md., sparkling running plays keep fans on edge, as Maryland "Terps" make it four in a row by defeating the underdog Tarheels of North Carolina, 14-7.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library