President Urges UN to Form World Atomic Pool (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1953)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT URGES UN TO FORM WORLD ATOMIC POOL: NEW YORK - President Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations, and in one of the most dramatic pleas for peace, points out the immense destructive power of the atom, and urges the adoption of a world pool of atomic power for peaceful use.—MOSCOW - The massed might of the Red Army parades before the Kremlin as Soviet Russia celebrates the 36th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution―an ominous backdrop to the cold Red reception to Eisenhower's plea for peaceful development of the atom. 2A/B/C. POPE PROCLAIMS MARIAN YEAR: ROME - Thousands throng the Basilica of St. Mary Major as His Holiness Pope Pius XII proclaims 1954 as a Marian year, which will be observed by the faithful throughout the world. / MINIATURE JET A ROARING SUCCESS: HOLLAND - Test flights of a miniature jet designed and built as a hobby by a Dutch sailor prove a roaring success as the little thunderbolt scorches the ozone at 124 m.p.h. / SANTA CLAUS MEETS ST. NICHOLAS: GERMANY - American Santa Claus meets German St. Nicholas in Heidelberg as the jovial gentlemen in the white beard meets himself head on, and side by side leads a festive parade before thousands of cheering youngsters. 3A/B. BARREL OF FUN: CALIFORNIA - It's a barrel of fun as Artesia unveils an old Dutch carnival game in modern guise. Down the ramp in a cart, and tilt at the target with a lance. Hit the target—cheers—but if you miss, you're doused as the rain-barrel overhead tips over. / HEISMAN TROPHY TO LATTNER: NEW YORK - All-American halfback John Lattner of Notre Dame receives the Heisman Trophy as outstanding football player of the year. Flashbacks show the sensational grid play that earned the honor.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library