President Addresses International Group (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL GROUP: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Eisenhower addresses the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Delegates of 34 nations' legislatures hear the President urge that international conflicts be settled by conferences, not war. 2A/B/C/D/E. NEW LABOR SECRETARY SWORN IN: WASHINGTON, D. C. - James P. Mitchell is sworn in as Secretary of Labor, as President Eisenhower looks on. A Republican, he succeeds Democrat Martin Durkin to the post. / GREEK MONARCHS TO VISIT U.S.: GREECE - King Paul and Queen Fredericka visit with their subjects in the streets of Athens, prior to the monarch's departure for a forthcoming visit to the U.S. / HOLY NAME RALLY: NEW YORK CITY - 70,000 devout Catholics receive Cardinal Spellman's benediction as a mammoth Holy Name Rally launches a "Crusade for Prayer." / LARGEST BUDDHA: JAPAN - Nearing completion outside Tokyo is a 102-foot statue of Buddha, the largest in Japan, and perhaps the world. The huge idol dwarfs the sculptors, still at work after nearly two years. / UTRECHT FAIR: HOLLAND - Among the industrial and household innovations at the Utrecht international trade fair are an electric iron that automatically tips into safe position and a wheelchair that goes up and down stairs without jolting its occupant. 3. WORLD'S PLOWING CHAMPIONSHIP: CANADA - The first World's Plowing Championship in 40 years sees most of Western Europe, Canada and the U.S. represented. The straightest furrow is drawn by Canada's Jim Eccles, the new champ. 4A/B. MARYLAND WINS OVER GEORGIA, 40-13: COLLEGE PARK, MD - Bernie Faloney sparks Maryland to a 40-13 victory over visiting Georgia with an iron-man display. / CALIFORNIA TROUNCES PENN, 40-0: PHILADELPHIA - California's Golden Bears hand Penn its worst defeat in eight years, before 52 thousand fans.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library