Korea Awaits Ike (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. KOREA AWAITS IKE: KOREA - As dignitaries await the inspection visit of President-elect Eisenhower, the city of Seoul enthusiastically prepares for the great day. A bustle of activity bedecks the streets with banners and buntings, signs and slogans. 2A/B/C/D/E. AIR TRAGEDY: WASHINGTON - One of the most touching of recent air crashes turns a holiday for servicemen and their families into tragedy. Thirty-seven aboard perish when the transport plows into a hill-side. / MAMIE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: WASHINGTON, D.C. - "Mamie" Eisenhower, America's future first lady, is given a pre-view of her new home by the outgoing occupant, Bess Truman. And the Washington Women's Press Corps gives Mamie an advance taste of what it's like to be Mrs. President. / "BARC" DEBUT: SEATTLE - Security wraps are taken off the "BARC"—a mammoth new amphibious vehicle. This sixty-ton behemoth can haul an 100-ton load to a beach-head. Equally at home on land and sea, this behemoth is a massive addition to America's combat arsenal. / DEFENSE CHIEFS MEET: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Incoming and outgoing Secretaries of Defense Charles E. Wilson and Robert Lovett confer on Pentagon affairs, following Wilson's unprecedentedly early appointment, in a move by Ike to smooth the transition between administrations. / OPERATION RAWIN: NEW JERSEY - The Signal Corps unveils "Rawin"—a new tool of meteorological warfare—a mobile device giving quicker and more accurate reports of wind direction and velocity—with atomic implications. 3. MIDDIES SINK CADETS: PHILADELPHIA - At the annual Army-Navy classic, Navy triumphs over Army for the third straight year, 7-0.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library