U.N. Hammers Reds Despite Truce Hope (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.N. HAMMERS REDS DESPITE TRUCE HOPE: KOREA - As cautious and hopeful negotiations for PW exchange begin, that may pave the way for a truce, UN air and ground forces carry on the fighting without a letup, until the Reds' sincerity is proven. 2A/B/C/D. SHIP NEWS: NEW YORK - Distinguished arrivals include the Duke of Windsor, returning from the funeral of his mother, Queen Mary, and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, here for talks with the President. / AMBASSADORS SEE PRESIDENT: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the White House, President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles talk with newly confirmed Ambassador to Russia Bohlen, and Clare Booth Luce, Ambassador to Italy. / SHOES FOR KOREA: WASHINGTON - Nine-year-old Johnny Ritch spearheads a youngster's collection drive for shoes for Korean refugees, and earns a bike for his efforts. / WHITE HOUSE EGG-ROLLING: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Eisenhower revives the old and boisterous custom of egg-rolling on the White House lawn, and over twenty thousand children, gremlins, and adults respond. 3. GALS GIVE EARRINGS A WHIRL: SAN FRANCISCO - Modern art invades women's jewelry with dizzying results. Latest earring fad are glittering, intricate mobiles, twirling with every motion. 4. VETS GET BIG TOWN WELCOME: NEW YORK - Twenty-two hundred veterans, returning from Korea, got an all-out heroes’ reception from the city fireboats in the harbor, a ticker-tape parade, a City Hall welcome. There's nothing to good for 'em.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library