Garment Industry Strike (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. GARMENT INDUSTRY STRIKE - 105,000 members of the ILGWU go out on strike, paralyzing a 7-State, billion-dollar industry. The streets of New York City’s garment center are jammed with some 64,000 striking workers. 2A/B/C. SUB SPEED MARK - On its shakedown cruise, the U.S.S. Skate, America’s third atomic sub, sets a new Eastbound mark for underwater crossing of the Atlantic, to England. / FERRY DISASTER - Turkey mourns her worst sea disaster in decades, the capsizing of a ferry in which an estimated 450, many of them students, perished. / MISSING MOON - The U.S. Army’s attempt to launch a second “Explorer” artificial satellite begins with a perfect take-off by the Jupiter-C missile, ends with disappearance of the “moon.” 3. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER BOOSTS RED CROSS - President officially launches the 1958 Red Cross Campaign with a call to all Americans for their support. 4A/B. SPORTS — GOLDEN GLOVES - Western Division Finals in Chicago. Heavyweights Louis Coleman and Don Hodge (an Olympic wrestler), light-heavies Kent Green and Loomis Oglesby, mix it up with fast-paced bouts. / SPRING TRAINING - Highlights from the Grapefruit Circuit. The Milwaukee Braves train at Bradenton, Florida, for the fight to re-win their championship. Out in Arizona, the San Francisco Giants are buoyed by new (ineligible) and new name.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library