New York Transit Strike (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1966)

Description

The original release sheet reads: NEW YORK TRANSIT STRIKE Six thousand subway cars lie idle, 230 miles of track lead nowhere. A strike of transportation union workers almost brings New York City to a stop as they walk out over a new contract with the Transit Authorities. Not a subway car or a bus rolls as some New Yorkers get to work the best they can - - only an estimated 25% showed up on the first working day. The strike is a monumental headache to New York's new Mayor, John Lindsay, who assumed office in the midst of the strike. Monumental traffic jams and heavy pedestrian traffic is the hallmark of a subway strike in New York - the city could only begin to roll again to the click of subway wheels. SPORTS BOWL GAMES LSU IN COTTON BOWL UPSET Arkansas comes into the Cotton Bowl game with a winning streak of 22 games and are heavy favorites to take the measure of Louisiana State. They go home after a skinning in the hands of The Tigers who upset them...14 to 7. ROSE BOWL IS ANOTHER UPSET Michigan State was undefeated during the season and two-touchdown favorites to take the measure of UCLA. Well, you know the story when you have Old Man Upset playing "drawback" for the opposition. UCLA pulls the biggest upset in Rose Bowl history as they down Michigan State...14 to 12.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library