Ridgway Takes Over NATO Post as New Defense Pact Is Signed (Universal Newsreel, May 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RIDGWAY TAKES OVER NATO POST AS NEW DEFENSE PACT IS SIGNED: PARIS & BONN - As the former UN Commander in Korea arrives to replace Gen. Eisenhower as commander of Western Europe's NATO forces, the German peace treaty is signed in Germany by the Four Powers. Paris Reds greet Ridgway arrival with violence, and the treaty signed is answered by other communist threats. But the West moves forward toward greater security. 2. NEW KOREA TRUCE NEGOTIATOR: PANMUNJOM - The long-stalled truce negotiations get a new American boss, as General Harrison replaces Admiral Joy as chief negotiator for the UN forces. With the departure of Joy, Harrison takes up the reigns of frustrating bargaining with the Reds. 3. NEW ITALIAN FASHIONS: ITALY - Italy's top designers stage a colorful style show replete with colorful Old-World setting, tricky new gowns, and appealing young models. Bidding for place in fashion sun, Rome's couturiers come up with some catchy styles with cute gimmicks sure to appeal to feminine hearts. 4. ATOM BOMB TEST / ENIWETOK A-BOMB BLAST SHOWS THE TERRIBLE DEVASTATION OF BUILDINGS: ENIWETOK ISLAND - Films just released by the Defense Dept. show the awful effect of an atom bomb blast upon all types of buildings. Right before your eyes, the terrific force of the bomb crumbles concrete structures and whips other buildings into rubble. A terrible lesson for the world.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library