President Asks U.S. for Unity in Crisis (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT ASKS U.S. FOR UNITY IN CRISIS: WASHINGTON - Joint session of Congress and the nation hear President Truman present the State of the Union message. He attacks Russian aggression and asks all Americans to close ranks in face of the threat that faces all free peoples on earth. He also outlines points necessary for the common defense. 2. U.N. FORCES ABANDON SEOUL: KOREA - Seoul, capital of South Korea is a ghost city as thousands flee the doomed city and engineers blast bridges and the frozen Han River. It is a city of flame and destruction as the onrushing Reds enter it. 3A/B. WORLD OF SPORTS: BEAR MOUNTAIN, NY - Art Tokle, brother of the famous late Torger, wins the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial trophy over a field of 48. His jumps of 148 and 154 feet top the field by a wide margin. / GOLDEN GLOVES: NEW YORK CITY - The annual Golden Gloves fistic fiesta gets off to a slam bang start as the amateurs, who fight for glory alone tear into each other with the usual quota of KO's.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library