Thousands Mark May Day with Huge Demonstration (Universal Newsreel, May 1934)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SOVIET EXPLORER RESCUED: NOME, AK - Otto Ulevitch Schmidt, commander of the ill-fated Russian expedition into the Arctic, which was stranded on an ice floe in the Bering Sea, is saved by daring airmen and taken to America. 2. JAPAN’S POLICY ON “OPEN DOOR” EXPLAINED BY ITS AMBASSADOR: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hiroshi Saito discusses the Tokyo Government’s attitude regarding the independence of China, emphasizing that Nippon plans no move that will imperil that country’s government or international trade in the Far East. 3. THOUSANDS MARK MAY DAY WITH HUGE DEMONSTRATION: NEW YORK, NY - Great throngs of workers, representing many branches of labor, parade through Gotham’s streets and gather for gigantic meetings, while the entire police force stands guard, ready to prevent any outbreak. Ten people are wounded in Havana, Cuba, as an accidental gunshot transforms an orderly parade into a bedlam of rioting and shooting. 4. DOCTORS SEEK PERFECT FOOT: HOLLYWOOD, CA - Orthopedic surgeons examine thousands girls’ feet in an effort to find the model pair. 5. MARINE PLANES ON LONG HOP: QUANTICO, VA - Twenty-two ships take-off from their base on a 5,000 mile journey – the longest mass flight ever undertaken by the Corps – to join the U.S. fleet in its maneuvers in southern waters. 6. CHILDREN IN FISHING CONTEST: LINCOLN, NE - Thousands of girls and boys from every part of the state join in an unusual angling tournament, won by Barbara Anne Finne, just four years old. 7. POLICE TEST NEW EQUIPMENT: BOSTON, MA - Bluecoats participate in a riot drill, demonstrating the latest type of riot guns while walking through a heavy smoke screen, in a spectacular exhibition on Boston Common. 8. NEW TYPE CRUISER LAUNCHED: LEGHORN, ITALY - The Emmanuele Filiberto di Savoia, a warship of 9,000 tons, slides down the ways to join the forces of the Royal Navy as the latest example of a modern floating fort. (LOCAL – BINGHAMTON) HONOR GEO. JOHNSON. OCAL – MT. WASHINGTON) DARTMOUTH SKIERS WIN FROM HARVARD.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library