Ike Accepts! (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. IKE ACCEPTS!: CHICAGO - Ike and running mate Nixon greet convention. In acceptance speech, Eisenhower promises to lead new crusade to peace and prosperity, as crowds chant, "We Want Ike!" Taft and other GOP leaders pledge party harmony for campaign. 2. 2 TANKERS ABLAZE / Kill One, Injure 30: SAN FRANCISCO - Explosions rip two tankers at their dock, send flames 300 feet into air. Four-hour blaze takes three-million-dollar damage toll, kills one, injures thirty. 3. GOLD CUP RACE: HOLLYWOOD - Two Lea cops honors at turf classic for second straight year, takes $137,000 purse in tight finish over Cyclotron.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library