Franco-German Coal Dispute Nears End (Universal Newsreel, May 1954)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. FRANCO-GERMAN COAL DISPUTE NEARS END: FRANCE - Germany's Chancellor Adenauer and French Deputy Premier Tietgen reach a working agreement on the Saar dispute at the latest session of the Council of Europe—significant progress on a question which has long blocked the European Defense Community. 2A/B/C/D. JETLINER DAMAGED ON TEST FLIGHT: RENTON, WA - Boeing's new Jetliner takes its first taxi tests—and hits a slight detour on the road to success as a landing gear buckles, severely damaging the wing. / AIR FORCE FIGHTS DISEASE: KOREA - The story of how the Air Force and other services fight disease in Korea with all the resources of modern science–preventing plague before it starts. / PRESIDENT GREETS TEACHER OF THE YEAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Eisenhower greets Teacher of the Year Willard Widerberg of Dekalb, Illinois, and thrills the 4 Widerberg youngsters with gifts from his desk drawer. / CASSINO HONORS WAR DEAD: ITALY - Monte Cassino, rising from its ruins for the third time in its 1,000-year history, pauses in the labor of rebuilding to pay tribute at the monument erected in honor of GI's who died in the grim battle there. 3A/B. INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES: CHICAGO, IL - Europe's finest amateur boxers toe the line with Midwestern Golden Glovers before 12,000 fans. It's a thrilling series of bouts, with honors divided, 5 victories for each team. / HASTY ROAD WINS PREAKNESS: PIMLICO, MD - 30,000 turf devotees turn out for the 78th running of the Preakness Stake, and see Hasty Road set the pace all the way for a fast race and a thrilling finish, to win the $91,000 purse. (LOCAL – KANSAS CITY) HORSELESS CARRIAGES ON PARADE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library