Enter De Gaulle! with Full Authority (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. ENTER de GAULLE! WITH FULL AUTHORITY - France in the 169 years since the storming of the Bastille, has been twice an empire. Thrice under Kingdom rule. Once a Nazi-supported dictatorship. Four times a Republic. A new and fateful turning has finally come to France. Her Fourth Republic, a sorry chronicle of confusion and dissension is starting on a new course under the leadership of aloof, inscrutable, mystical General Charles de Gaulle. The General confronts an awesome array of problems that beset the French nation. The world looks hopefully to the war-time hero to open the door to a new France. 2. UNKNOWN SOLDIERS ENSHRINED - Solemn ceremonies in the nation’s Capital mark the entombment of the Unknown Soldiers of World War II and of the Korean heartbreak–in Arlington National Cemetery. President Eisenhower confers the Medal of Honor, America's highest award for valor, on each of the soldiers, highlighting the Memorial Day observance. 3. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - The 42nd 500-mile Classic is marred by tragedy. Pat O'Connor, 29, native of North Vernon, Indiana loses his life in the crash at the northeast corner of the speedway track in a 15-car collision. Ed Elisian, 31, whose faulty judgment caused the collision has been barred from further auto racing in the United States. Arizona cowboy, Jimmy Bryan, 29, driving the only car of the first seven that missed the collision won the race with the average speed of 133.791 miles an hour.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library