Conference Eases Suez Crisis (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. CONFERENCE EASES SUEZ CRISIS - Cautious hopes for a peaceful solution to the Suez crisis rise as Egypt's President Nasser negotiates with the five-nation committee headed by Australia's Prime Minister Menzies. Meanwhile, Britain continues to amass huge supplies of military material, should a show of force become necessary. 2A/B/C. PRINCESS GRACE and Prince Rainier of Monaco hold a press conference at the Monacan legation in Paris before sailing for the United States. The Princess, an expectant mother, announces she is definitely through with her film career. / CATHOLIC RALLY - 100,000 gather in the shadow of Cologne Cathedral for Germany's 77th Catholic Congress. A huge open-air rally and Mass closes the congress, which was attended by 25,000 from the Red zone. / AMERICAN LEGION - The inimitable Big Parade opens the 38th annual National Convention of the American Legion, the biggest and most spectacular ever staged. It's a ten hour "Parade of Patriotism." 3. SAFETY SHOW - At automobile proving grounds at Chelsea, Michigan, a Congressional sub-committee witnesses dramatic demonstrations of how today's cars are actually safer, in a series of road tests. 4. WORLD VOLLEYBALL CROWN - The final round of the world's volleyball championship pits America against Russia in Paris. Two women's teams draw a standing-room-only crowd, and prove that volleyball can be a game of whip-fast crackling action. Russia wins in three straight sets.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library