Truman Marks Birthday, Warns President Must Guard Powers (Universal Newsreel, May 1954)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. TRUMAN MARKS BIRTHDAY, WARNS PRESIDENT MUST GUARD POWERS: NEW YORK CITY - Celebrating his 70th birthday, at a party attended by top Democratic leaders, former President Harry S. Truman speaks on the importance of the Constitutional separation of Presidential and Congressional powers, and warns that the President must be master in his own house. 2A/B/C. TEMPLE BELL RETURNED: JAPAN - After a 10-year odyssey, the 262-year-old temple bell of the village of Chara is returned to its traditional home by the U.S. Navy. Taken by the Japanese military during the war, the bell became a prize of war until its importance to the devout village was learned. / VARIETY CLUBS HONOR LEADER: NEW YORK CITY - 900 of the motion picture industry's leading figures gather to honor Bill German for his work as President of the Variety Club Foundation to combat epilepsy. / FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRES' HOME: FRANCE - A moving visit to the first home for crippled veterans of the Foreign Legion—hard-bitten fighting men who have served France in every corner of the globe find peace and rest on this 200-acre farm. 3. NAPOLEONIC ACCENT ON N.Y. STYLES: NEW YORK CITY - Napoleon and his Empress Marie Louise are central characters in a fashion presentation entitled Paris in New York—regal gowns, stately beauties, and truly imperial gems in ensembles fit for an emperor. 4A/B. DOG RAISES TIGER CUBS: HOLLAND - An unusual ménage—an Alsatian wolf-dog, her pup, and a little tiger cub neglected by its mother. Mother-love overcomes instinctive enmity to bring about a rare family scene. / ELEPHANT ANTICS: LA HABRA, CA - Animal show performer Wally Ross gets together with his elephant friend Big Bab and things happen! Wally's the only man who'll put his head in an elephant's mouth and hang by the neck–a truly hair-raising performance. (LOCAL – SAN FRANCISCO) AMATEURS STAGE THRILLING RODEO.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library