Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Release 494

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FIRST SHIPLOAD OF PW’s HOME: SAN FRANCISCO - Scenes of wild rejoicing as the first major group of Korean prisoners of war reaches U.S. soil. 328 arrive on a Navy transport to emotion-charged scenes of reunion. 2. TWO DIE IN PRISON RIOT: MONROE, WA - Two days and nights of savage rioting at the state penitentiary end as sullen groups of convicts surrender, after burning and wrecking prison buildings. 3A/B. REPORTS ON FOREIGN AID: DENVER, CO - Foreign Air Chief Harold Stassen reports to the President on the amount of military aid sent to our allies in the new administration’s first six months. / AIRLIFT FOR KIDS: GERMANY - Once again, a U.S. Air Force airlift fills the skies, this time as Berlin youngsters are flown to vacations in West Germany. 4. IN THE AMINAL CORNER — DENMARK - No vacation for four-legged students here, as seeing-eye dogs take post-graduate work on city streets.—CALIFORNIA - A house-wife raises skunks as a hobby and finds it pays off in picking up a few extra “scents.”—At Santa Ana fair, pretty girls ride ostriches for a laugh. 5A/B. “DANCER” WINS DERBY: CHICAGO - Native Dancer does it again, crossing the finish line with room to spare. Eddie Arcaro pilots Dancer to victory, regular jockey being under temporary suspension. / THE SHERIFF’S RODEO: LOS ANGELES - Thrills and spills without any frills at the Sheriff’s Rodeo—with cowpokes doing their utmost to stay aboard the bucking bronchs and raging bulls. (LOCAL – DALLAS) BOOKS FOR KOREA VETS.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library