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Students Lead War Protest · U.S.A.
A nation-wide “strike” against participation in future armed conflict finds support at mass meetings held at colleges throughout the country.
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14 Die in Train-Bus Crash · Rockville, MD
A Baltimore and Ohio flyer rips through a school bus carrying twenty-nine pupils and teachers.
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Long Foe Hires “Bodyguard” · Washington, D.C.
Rep. Gassaway, the Cowboy Congressman, retains a group of “muscle men” for protection in his dispute with the Kingfish.
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Students Lead War Protest (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1935)
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The original release sheet reads: 1. STUDENTS LEAD WAR PROTEST: U.S.A. - A nation-wide “strike” against participation in future armed conflict finds support at mass meetings held at colleges throughout the country. A Philadelphia, PA, mother voices her objections to war. 2. 14 DIE IN TRAIN-BUS CRASH: ROCKVILLE, MD - A Baltimore and Ohio flyer rips through a school bus carrying twenty-nine pupils and teachers. The machine is demolished and wreckage strewn along the track for a mile. Eleven of the passengers are killed instantly. 3. POST GROUNDED ON NEW HOP: BURBANK, CA - The globe-circling Wiley Post takes off for a third attempt to span the continent in eight hours through the sub-stratosphere, but is forced down in Indiana. 4. AMMONIA BLAST KILLS TWO: WEYMOUTH, MA - Workmen pumping flood waters out of a store basement are the victims of a terrific explosion which damages several shops and injures curious persons standing at considerable distances from the scene of the accident. 5. HEAD-ON CRASH IN CAR TEST: SOUTH BEND, IN - Breath-taking exploits by demon drivers mark a strenuous demonstration of the resisting qualities of a well-known make of automobile. 6. LONG FOE HIRES “BODYGUARD”: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Gassaway, the Cowboy Congressman, retains a group of “muscle men” for protection in his dispute with the Kingfish. 7. FRESH FLOWERS BEDECK HATS: NEW YORK, NY - Natural posies in charming combinations decorate bonnets for the Easter parade as florists and milliner join forces in presenting a new idea. 8. UPSIDE-DOWN GIRL RECOVERS: FALL RIVER, MA - Pretty little Alyce McHenry leaves the hospital, well on her way to perfect health following the operation which righted her famous “topsy-turvy” stomach. 9. BIG TOP COMES TO TOWN: NEW YORK, NY - Pitching its “tent” in Madison Square Garden, the circus draws “Ohs!” and “Ahs!” from youngsters and grownups flocking to the show from all over Gotham.
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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection
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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library