U.N. Assembly Bars Red China Admission (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1954)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. U.N. ASSEMBLY BARS RED CHINA ADMISSION - Highlights of the U.N. General Assembly's opening session. The Duchess of Kent is among the international celebrities present as Secretary of State Dulles and Ambassador Lodge successfully move to bar Red China's admission. Chosen as Assembly President is the Netherland's Dr. Eelco Van Kleffens. 2A/B/C/D/E. WORST PARIS FIRE SINCE WAR: PARIS - A burning grain warehouse menaces a nearby school and hospital as 16 fire brigades battle the conflagration. Total damage of the 2½ hour blaze exceeds 500 million francs. / EDISON MEMORIAL DEDICATED: WEST ORANGE, NJ - In ceremonies honoring Thomas A. Edison as founder of the motion picture industry, a plaque affixed to a replica of his original studio is unveiled. / NEWSMEN HOME FROM RED CAPTIVITY: NEW YORK - Newsmen Richard Applegate and Donald Dixon arrive in New York, after 18 months of Red Chinese imprisonment. After reunion with his parents, Dixon tells what it's like to be free. / SKIN DIVERS IN NEW OIL SEARCH: GULF OF MEXICO - Science mixes with aquatic adventure as skin-divers search the sea bottom for marine plants and animals that may lead to new oil-finding methods. Porpoises and exotic tropical crabs are among the fauna they don't bring to the surface. / DEMPSEY, FIRPO IN RING AGAIN: ARGENTINA - At Buenos Aires' boxing festival honoring President Juan Peron, Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo—old foes—are reunited in the ring as President Peron presents each a medal. 3. FILM STAR GOES ON JEEP HOLIDAY: YAKIMA, WA - On location for the filming of his story, "To Hell And Back," Audie Murphy—America's most decorated combat veteran and U-I star, takes time off to join the "Ridgerunners" in the daredevil jeep jockey’s annual cross-country jeep-a-thon. (LOCAL – SAN FRANCISCO) FESTIVAL HAILS GRAPE HARVEST.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library