1951 Highlights (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1951)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. 1951 HIGHLIGHTS - On the international scene the Korean War took the spotlight with United Nations casualties mounting to more than 100,000 and on the Red side to more than a million. Truce talks appeared stalemated at year's end as were those on disarmament in the United Nations Assembly. Under General Eisenhower, Western Europe rearmed at a rapid pace. 2. ARMS RACE - With the world in turmoil the arms continued with emphasis on atomic weapons and guided missiles. 3. NEAR EAST CRISIS - Nationalization of the huge oil refinery at Abadan precipitated a stalemate between Britain and Iran, with Premier Mossadegh of Iran taking the case to the United Nations, without result. Egypt also sought the ouster of Britain from the Suez Canal area and the Sudan. 4. DISASTERS - The worst railroad wreck in 33 years carried eighty-five to their deaths in New Jersey and in Kansas and Missouri, swollen rivers took forty lives and caused damage estimated at a billion dollars. 5. PROBES - Nineteen-fifty-one was the year of probes with the Kefauver committee investigating the links between the underworld and politics, leading the parade. The Internal Revenue Department also came in for scrutiny and a shakeup. 6. POLITICS - Britain went to the polls and returned its wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill and his conservatives to power. In America, Senator Taft and Governor Warren tossed their hats in the ring for the top Republican spot, while General Eisenhower and President Truman remained silent.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library