New Gaza Crisis (Universal Newsreel, Mar 1957)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. NEW GAZA CRISIS - Israel once again mans her border defenses as fedayeen terror raids resume from Gaza following withdrawal of Israeli forces in compliance with a U.N. mandate. Meanwhile Egypt's appointment of a "civil governor" for Gaza opens a new crisis, rousing fears that the fragile peace in mid-East may once again crumble. 2A/B/C/D. POPE PIUS XII - The eighteenth anniversary of Pius XII's elevation to the Papal throne, and the 81st birthday of the Pontiff, are celebrated with solemn ceremonies in the Basilica of St. Peter's. / DUBLIN MAYOR, Robert Briscoe, arrives in New York for a six-week American tour on behalf, jointly, of Irish-American relations, and the United Jewish Appeal. / AMBASSADORS return to the U.S. on the S.S. America–Ambassador to Hungary Edward Wailes, recalled by our government, and industrialist A.N. Spanel, unofficial good-will ambassador to France. / JET CRASH - The debris of a mid-air collision between two American jets, a fighter and a two-seat trainer, strews the English countryside, a disaster in which all three airmen perished. 3. HOT STYLE IN COLD WEATHER - On the ski slopes at North Conway, a show of ski fashions for all weather–everything from Norwegian fish-net underwear to shorts for April-to-June ski sport. 4. ART SENSATION - A new sensation bursts on the art world with the debut of Betsy, a Baltimore chimpanzee, whose abstract canvases have already found buyers a-plenty. The camera follows Betsy to her studio, for a glimpse of genius at work. 5. ALPINE SKI MEET - International ski champions compete at Chamonix in the French Alps for the Arlberg Kandahar trophy. A thrilling display of superb form and daring in the tricky slalom, and a challenging downhill course.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library