UN Planes Hammer Reds (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. UN PLANES HAMMER REDS: KOREA - With the truce negotiations bogging down, United Nations planes continue their relentless strafing of communist positions behind the front lines. "Mustangs" ride herd on the Reds. Just 400 yards behind the lines, new replacements celebrate Mass before the ordeal of battle. 2A/B/C/D. 10 AIRMEN DEAD IN CRASH: FRANCE - All ten men aboard missing Air Force C-47 transport are found dead in wreckage of their plane that crashed into hillside near Marseilles while enroute from Tripoli to England. / ESCAPE FOR SUBMARINERS: HAWAII - Future crewmen of U.S. submarines get the final and most vital test in their training--learning how to escape from a sunken sub using the Momsen escape lung. Special tower houses the tank for daring tests. / ITALY GETS U.S. SHIPS: BRINDISI, ITALY - Two destroyers and six gunboats are transferred to the Italian flag by Ambassador Dunn. Part of mutual aid pact, the warships will boost Italy's defensive strength in vital sea. / SAILORS ADOPT ORPHANS: TOKYO - American sailors and Marines have adopted an entire orphanage, re-built the war-torn place and provided food and friendship for the young inmates. Their thanks—the smiles on the faces of their young charges. 3A/B/C. NAMES IN THE NEWS — DIMAGGIO - N.Y. Yankees' great centerfielder retires from baseball after 13 seasons with the ball club. / KAZMAIER - Princeton’s All-America backfield ace receives Heisman Trophy, along with other awards for his gridiron prowess. / MACARTHUR - The General receives Salvation Army citation for his devotion to duty and adherence to Christian principles. 4. TAX SCANDALS: WASHINGTON - While Pres. Truman begins drastic clean-up of the Tax Department, ousted Asst. Attorney Gen'l. T. Lamar Caudle faces House investigators and tells his story of the dealings that led to his dismissal by the President. Mr. Caudle is an unhappy, harried witness as he takes the stand.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library