August 24, 1953.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Universal Newsreels ; Release 494

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Military homecomings.

Prisoners of war.

Local Subjects:

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Military homecomings.

Prisoners of war.

Genre:

Newsreel

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Neighborhood:Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Universal Pictures Company, 1953.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

FIRST SHIPLOAD OF PRISONERS OF WAR HOME SAN FRANCISCO - Scenes of wild rejoicing as the first major group of United States prisoners of war reaches United States soil. 328 arrive on a Navy transport to emotion-charged dockside scenes of reunion. TWO DIE IN PRISON RIOT MONROE, WASHINGTON - Two days and nights of savage rioting at the state penitentiary end as sullen groups of convicts surrender, after burning and wrecking prison buildings. REPORTS ON FOREIGN AID DENVER, COLORADO - Foreign Air Chief Harold Stassen reports to the President on the amount of military aid sent to our allies in the new administration's first six months. AIRLIFT FOR KIDS GERMANY - Once again, a United States Air Force airlift fills the skies, this time as Berlin youngsters are flown to vacations in West Germany. IN THE ANIMAL CORNER DENMARK - No vacation for four-legged students here, as seeing-eye dogs take post-graduate work on city streets. CALIFORNIA - A housewife raises skunks as a hobby and finds it pays off in picking up a few extra 'scents'; at the Santa Ana Fair in California, pretty girls ride ostriches for a laugh. "DANCER" WINS DERBY CHICAGO - 'Native Dancer' does it again, crossing the finish line with room to spare. Jockey Eddie Arcaro pilots 'Dancer' to victory as the regular jockey is under temporary suspension. THE SHERIFF'S RODEO LOS ANGELES - Thrills and spills without any frills at the Sheriff's Rodeo - with cowpokes doing their utmost to stay aboard the bucking broncos and raging bulls. BOOKS FOR KOREA VETERANS TEXAS - All Texas donates books for the 'Douglas Humphrey Memorial Library', honoring memory of this G.I. and all soldiers who fell in Korean combat. (Dallas Only)

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

859525051