Atlantic Pact Defense Parley (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1949)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ATLANTIC PACT DEFENSE PARLEY: PARIS - Military heads of 12 Atlantic Pact nations meet to map defense strategy for Western Europe. General Bradley, Defense Secretary Johnson and W. Averill Harriman represent the U.S. 2A/B/C. CHINA'S PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN N.Y.: NEW YORK - Li Tsung Jen arrives for medical treatment. During his absence Chiang Kai Chek resumes leadership of the Nationalist cause. / GLOBE GIRDLING RECORD: NEW YORK - Thomas Lanphier, Pacific war ace, sets a new passenger plane record by girdling the globe in four days and 23 hours, commemorating the forty sixth anniversary of the flight at Kitty Hawk. / BUMPER HERRING CROP: BRITISH COLUMBIA - Sixty seven thousand tons herring pour into the holds of fishing boats, as thousands of gulls wait for a handout they don't get. 3A/B/C/D. STRONG FAMILY: CANADA - The six Bayerjon brothers show Max Baer, no weakling himself, what a set of family muscles can do—like lifting horses and pulling a bus with their teeth. / HART GETS TROPHY: NEW YORK - The Heisman trophy for the outstanding football player of the year goes to Leon Hart, Notre Dame's giant end. / LOUIS KAYOES VALENTINO: CHICAGO - The Brown Bomber shows he still has it as he batters Pat Valentino into submission, in eight rounds of a ten round exhibition. / OREGON FIVE BEATS NYU: NEW YORK - The Oregon State Beavers win a thrill-packed game from NYU's Violets, getting a 49 to 45 decision in the final seconds of play. (LOCAL – CANADA) HOW STYLISH CAN YOU GET?

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library