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Eye On America, June 6, 1991, Thursday, June 6, 1991
produced by Carl Ginsburg, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System, in Eye On America, June 6, 1991 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1991), 5 mins
This episode focuses on: Mexico and American Unemployment
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produced by Carl Ginsburg, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System, in Eye On America, June 6, 1991 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1991), 5 mins
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This episode focuses on: Mexico and American Unemployment
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Carl Ginsburg, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bruce Morton, 1930-2014
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
Eye On America
Topic / Theme
Labor unions, Unfair labor practices, Globalization, Wages and salaries, Economic conditions, Manufacturing industry, Unemployment, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Mexicans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1991 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 72, September 3, 1931
in Universal Newsreels, Release 72 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 7 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about cotton mills and farm workers.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 72 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1931, originally published 1931), 7 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about cotton mills and farm workers.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 7(illegible text)
KING CUTS VACATION IN EFFORT TO AVERT GOVERNMENT CRASH
(108)
BALLATER, Scotland -- An extended stay at Balmoral Castle becomes nothing but a week-end holiday as Britain's ruler hastens home to be in closer touch with the political situation at the nation's capital. A guard of ho...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about cotton mills and farm workers.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME III NUMBER 7(illegible text)
KING CUTS VACATION IN EFFORT TO AVERT GOVERNMENT CRASH
(108)
BALLATER, Scotland -- An extended stay at Balmoral Castle becomes nothing but a week-end holiday as Britain's ruler hastens home to be in closer touch with the political situation at the nation's capital. A guard of honor recruited from regiments of Highlanders welcome the monarch here. And in London strange bedfellows find themselves in charge of the country's destinies. Ramsay MacDonald heeds the royal command and forms a cabinet from members of his own Labor party and leaders of the Conservatives-Liberals.
ALLISON AND VAN RYN WIN U. S. TENNIS TITLE IN STRAIGHT SETS
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BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Berkley Bell, of Austin, Tex., and Gregory Mangin, of Newark, N. J., are unable to handle the terrific drives of the net stars and succumb to the powerful vollies of the one-time British champions, 6-4, 8-6, and 6-3. The match ends with a burst of power that ends the play and the winners are awarded the Challenge Cup, symbolic of the doubles championship of the nation.
GERMAN AIR PIONEERS END NEW SKY TRAIL ACROSS ICY ARCTIC
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau lands on Lake Michigan after a flight from Berlin to North America, by way of Greenland, Iceland and the far north coast of Canada. The leader of the expedition receives a hearty welcome to the midwest metropolis at the completion of his second Atlantic crossing by plane.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
NEW YORK, N. Y. -- Redskin lass dwells in skyscraper tepee! -- Princess Red Wing pitches native pent-house on heap big hotel.
(56)
FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Young Edisons invent diving bell! -- All set for submarine adventures with an old boiler and bicycle pump.
(72)
DIXIE PLANTERS PLAN COTTON BAN IN 1932 TO RESCUE INDUSTRY
CHULA, Ga. -- Negro pickers, using both antiquated and modern methods, rush to gather the present crop before Southern legislators accept the proposal. Field hands go about their menial tasks unmindful of the course suggested by the solons and labor mightily to garner their snowy harvest. The product is gathered, weighed and shipped to mills and the world's markets.
PILGRIM PENITENTS FLOCK TO SHRINE OF "VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE"
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- More than 2,000 native worshippers crowd into the privileged Guadalupana Church to atone for their sins and pay homage to the beloved saint. Simplicity and pomp mark the services and the reverence of the devout, who seek guidance from their patron. Many climb "Tepeyac" mountain, a huge and steep set of stairs to the site where tradition says the Indian saint appeared 400 years ago.
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM COLORFUL ENTRIES IN NATIONAL BABY SHOW
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ASBURY PARK, N. J. -- Entrants from all parts of the globe vie for honors in the 40th annual pageant of infants. The famous boardwalk is lined by 150,000 spectators viewing the procession of historic, beautiful and humorous floats. The child is king and Queen Titania XL rules for a day.
(Numbers indicate approximate scene footage for the benefit of exhibitors requiring same for their presentation schedules)
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1931-09-03, 1931
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Cotton mills, Farm workers, Laws and legislation, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 169, August 7, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 169 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about government agencies and coal miner strikes.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 169 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about government agencies and coal miner strikes.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 169
FRENCH FLIERS SET NEW MARK
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Remarkable close-ups of Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos leaving the Brooklyn airport in their Bleriot monoplane on the start of a long distance hop, which breaks the existing world's non-stop air record by almost four hundred mil...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about government agencies and coal miner strikes.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 169
FRENCH FLIERS SET NEW MARK
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N. Y. -- Remarkable close-ups of Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos leaving the Brooklyn airport in their Bleriot monoplane on the start of a long distance hop, which breaks the existing world's non-stop air record by almost four hundred miles, when they land at Rayack, Syria, 5700 miles away.
RACING SEASON OPENS AT SPA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. -- Colorful scenes at the famous track as C. V. Whitney's "Equipoise," one of the finest horses ever bred in America, running on a muddy track with Sonny Workman up, flashes past the stands to win the Wilson Stakes, feature event of the initial day's program, in remarkably fast time.
FLOOD CAUSES $1,000,000 DAMAGE
DENVER, COL. -- Appalling scenes of the destruction caused by raging waters which sweep through the city following the collapse of a dam, taking three lives, driving thousands from their homes, taxing relief agencies to the limit and causing tremendous property loss.
KING GEORGE PILOTS YACHT
COWES, ENGLAND. -- Unusual views of the historic "Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta," in which Britain's ruler sails aboard his ship the "Brittania," in a race won by the "Velsheda," John Bull's challenger in the forthcoming "America's Cup Races."
STRATOSPHERE BALLOON FALLS
CHICAGO, ILL. -- Remarkable scenes on Soldier Field as Lieutenant T. G. W. Settle, U. S. N., starts his projected flight into the upper regions of the atmosphere and hectic scenes in a nearby railroad yard following the big gas bag's crash due to leaky valve.
STRIKERS BATTLE WITH TROOPS
BROWNSVILLE, PA. -- Unusual scenes in the Fayette County coal-fields as National Guardsmen set-up machine guns and patrol the mines, while President Roosevelt's National Relief Administration attempts to arbitrate the dispute between miners and their employees.
BOONVILLE, N. Y. -- Determined farmers mobilize to prevent milk deliveries to wholesale shippers in a dozen up-state countries until prices are raised. Violence and bloodshed follows clashes between striking dairymen and State troopers.
HULL AND THE PRESIDENT CONFER
HYDE PARK, N. Y. -- Intimate scenes of the Secretary of State on his visit to the Summer White House to make a personal report of the results of the London Economic Conference -- a significant tete-a-tete that silences all predictions of the grey-haired Tennessean's possible resignation.
U. S. RETAINS WIGHTMAN CUP
FOREST HILLS, N. Y. -- Dramatic and thrilling views on the courts of the West Side Tennis Club as America's women racquet aces outplay the daughters of Great Britain and win the classic sports contest after a grueling singles match taken by Helen Jacobs of California from Margaret Scriven of England, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.
VIVID action is headlined in today's news. Universal Newspaper Newsreel presents gripping and dramatic pictures of the events which are stirring the nation today, and carries its audiences to front line seats at the scenes of history in the making. With Graham McNamee's inimitable description as an added feature, Universal Newsreel's audience appeal and box-office value are unquestionable.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1933-08-07, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Topic / Theme
Government agencies, Labor strikes, Coal mines and mining, New Deal, 1933-1938, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 435, September 20, 1945
in Universal Newsreels, Release 435 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1945, originally published 1945), 8 mins
This newsreel features airplanes, anniversaries, government appointees, and the filmmaking industry.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 435 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1945, originally published 1945), 8 mins
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This newsreel features airplanes, anniversaries, government appointees, and the filmmaking industry.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'TOPS THE FIELD'
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
B-29s HOP FROM JAPAN TO U.S.A.
Three giant B-29s, after taking off from Hokkaido and flying a Great Circle route over the Arctic, encounter heavy head winds which exhausts their gasoline supply. Landing at Chicago their non-st...
This newsreel features airplanes, anniversaries, government appointees, and the filmmaking industry.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'TOPS THE FIELD'
'COVERS WORLD-WIDE EVENTS'
Helps Build a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre
B-29s HOP FROM JAPAN TO U.S.A.
Three giant B-29s, after taking off from Hokkaido and flying a Great Circle route over the Arctic, encounter heavy head winds which exhausts their gasoline supply. Landing at Chicago their non-stop 5,996 mile flight only required 25 3/4 hours.
Quickly refueling there, they wing their way to Washington where General Hap Arnold greets the record-seeking airmen. Gen. Giles, Gen. LeMay and Gen. O'Donnell, plane leaders in the epic flight, played leading roles in the aerial destruction of Japan.
PRES. ERIC JOHNSTON SPEAKS
Eric Johnston succeeds Will Hays as President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. Mr. Johnston outlines a five point program in which he foresees the motion picture industry "building new pathways to world peace and prosperity."
PATTERSON NOMINATED
President Truman nominates Under-Secretary of War Robert Patterson to the cabinet post of Secretary of War.
CHINESE CELEBRATE
N.Y.C.--In a heavy downpour 12,000 Chinese residents stage a giant Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue, on the 14th anniversary of Japan's invasion of Manchuria. Notables including Gen. Claire Chennault and "Mayor" Shavey Lee join 40,000 spectators in reviewing the oriental spectacle.
SEN. BURTON NAMED
U. S. Senator Harold Burton, Republican from Ohio, has been nominated to the Supreme Court by President Truman.
1946 ICE-CAPADES
PITTSBURGH, PA.--World premiere of this extravaganza-on-ice has scores of dazzling girls cutting very fancy figures in difficult ice-dance formations.
THE HELL DRIVERS
TRENTON, N. J.--The 200th Anniversary of the Trenton State Fair is highlighted by the antics of Jack Koehman and his Hell Drivers. They send stork model cars through acrobatic gyrations which look impossible -- then they come back for more.
VOL. 18--435
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Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1945-09-20, 1945
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Airplanes, Anniversaries, Community events, Government appointees, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 706, September 28, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 706 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the filmmaking industry and patriotism.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 706 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 8 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the filmmaking industry and patriotism.
UNIVERSAL (illegible text) 706
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SC(illegible text)
WAR CRISIS EASED BY PARLEY BUT MOBILIZATION GOES ON
GERMANY--WHILE THE WORLD ANXIOUSLY AWAITS THE OUTCOME OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT MUNICH BETWEEN THE FOUR EUROPEAN POWERS, REFUGEES FLEE ACROSS THE STRIFE-TORN SUDETEN BORDER INTO THE REICH.
ENGLAND.-...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the filmmaking industry and patriotism.
UNIVERSAL (illegible text) 706
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SC(illegible text)
WAR CRISIS EASED BY PARLEY BUT MOBILIZATION GOES ON
GERMANY--WHILE THE WORLD ANXIOUSLY AWAITS THE OUTCOME OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE AT MUNICH BETWEEN THE FOUR EUROPEAN POWERS, REFUGEES FLEE ACROSS THE STRIFE-TORN SUDETEN BORDER INTO THE REICH.
ENGLAND.--ALTHOUGH HOPEFUL THAT CHAMBERLAIN'S EFFORTS WILL PREVAIL, LONDONERS PRAY FOR PEACE WHILE INTENSIVE PREPARATIONS ARE MADE AGAINST AIR ATTACKS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.--PRES. ROOSEVELT, WHOSE CABLES TO EUROPE HELPED BRING ABOUT FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS, SUMMONS HIS CABINET TO DISCUSS THE PRESENT CRISIS.
NEW YORK, N. Y.--IN SUDDEN MOVES THAT FORESHADOW POSSIBLE CONFLICT, GERMAN SHIPS ARE RECALLED TO THEIR HOME PORTS WITHOUT PASSENGERS.
CITY ACTS TO END TRUCK STRIKE
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Declaring a public emergency in the strike of 15,000 truck drivers, which has hampered shipping, Mayor LaGuardia turns out hundreds of old Sanitation Dept. vehicles at the City Hall and begins, with union men, to move needed supplies.
70 DIE IN FREAK AIR CRASH
HANEDA, JAPAN.--Japan's worst aerial tragedy! Seventy persons, including the crews of two planes that collided in mid-air, are killed or burned when the craft falls on a factory, bursting into flames and scattering flaming gasoline over a large area.
MOVIES TRUE TO U.S. IDEALS
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.--Maj. Harry M. Warner, motion picture leader, speaking at the American Legion Convention, states that the U. S. film business is keeping faith with American ideals and challenges critics to prove any taint of "isms."
SNEAD WINS GOLF PRIZE
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.--Followed by a gallery of 5,000 fans, the young West Virginian makes a sensational rush in the last two rounds and slams his way to another triumph, coming in one under par to beat Bill Burke and clinch the $5,000 stake.
150-MILE WALKATHON STAGED
PARIS, FRANCE.--A large field of seasoned veterans kick up their heels and get off to a colorful start in the annual "heel-and-toe" marathon to Lille. Nerve wracking in pace, the gruelling competition is won in amazing time--32 hours.
COLORFUL STATE FAIR HELD (Exclusive)
PUYALLUP, WASH.--It's the Coast state's biggest annual event, and with Graham McNamee, noted screen and radio commentator, officiating, it's a thriller for thousands. A day of entertainment that includes pretty girls, prize cattle, and of course, the Midway!
MOTORBIKE HITS 137-MI. CLIP (Exclusive)
BONNEVILLE, UTAH.--In a sensational assault on a new record, Fred Ludlow, Pasadena motorcycle policeman and holder of the 50-mi. track record, speeds at well over 2-miles-a-minute on the salt flats in his amazing streamlined "put-put."
MIDGET COWS AMAZE EXPERTS (Exclusive)
STILLWATER, OKLA.--It's not the size that counts on Otto Gray's farm. His tiny bovine cud-chewers are the talk of the countryside, not only for their bulk (they're no taller than the average dog) but for their propensity for giving milk.
NEW WINDSHIELDS AID VISION (Exclusive)
DETROIT, MICH.--Approved by state traffic authorities as a boon to safe driving, a new "front window" of greater size for 1939 cars eliminates blind spots and increases visibility. Test runs prove it's a lifesaving innovation!
VOLUME X -- 1938
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1938-09-28, 1938
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Cars, Fairs and festivals, Patriotism, Executive cabinets, Trade and Commerce, Political and Social Movements, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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