United Nations (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. UNITED NATIONS / Vishinsky Orates As Korean Battle Rages: NEW YORK - At the U.N., Russia's Vishinsky loses a vitriolic blast at Secretary of State Acheson, replying to the U.S. Statesman's speech on PW repatriation.—KOREA - Meanwhile, near the inactive truce camp, U.S. Marines blast Reds with mortar fire in the savage battle of the ridges. 2A/B/C/D. NAZI GENERAL FREED: GERMANY - Old and cancer-stricken, German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is freed after seven years' imprisonment for war crimes. / TYPHOON HITS SAIGON: INDO CHINA - Howling tropic storm smashes Saigon and surrounding area. One of the worst storms in the nation's history adds nature's fury to the ravages of war. / FLYING TOOTHPICK: FRANCE - Radical new plane design flight-tested near Paris. Broad wing flaps retract after take-off, leaving unorthodox 'toothpick' wings for high-speed flight. / HIROSHIMA PEACE BELLS: GERMANY - The Ruhr steel industry, once key to war might, donates four $10,000 bells to Japanese Peace Church in Hiroshima, the A-bomb city. 3. NEW SWEATERS AN OLD YARN: NEW YORK - Gone is the 'Sloopy Joe.' Fashion-wise, the sweater has Arrived—chic, sleek, and glamorous. 4. GRADE-A BASKETBALL: NEW YORK - College All-Stars meet the N.Y. Knicks in benefit for Hearst Free Milk Fund. Grade-A thriller has score tied 10 times until Knicks pull ahead in closing minutes, 66-61.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library