President Says Sherman Adams Was "Imprudent" But Adds (Universal Newsreel, Jun 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. PRESIDENT SAYS SHERMAN ADAMS WAS "IMPRUDENT" But Adds: "I LIKE HIM AND I NEED HIM" - The explosive disclosure that the number one Assistant to President Eisenhower, Sherman Adams, accepted lavish gifts from a Boston industrialist, whose nefarious business practices is under government investigation, brings a statement of solid confidence from the Chief Executive who extols the value of his right hand man. 2A/B/C/D. VANCOUVER BRIDGE - The new Narrows Bridge collapses. Killing 18. The structure, due for completion next spring, is being built at a cost of 19 million dollars. When the outer span crumbled, dozens of workmen were dashed two hundred feet into the swirling harbor waters. All but 18 were saved thanks to rapid rescue work. This is the worst accident in the annals of modern bridge building. Cause of the collapse remains a mystery. A costly puzzle in human life-twisted steel and concrete. / ORDER OF THE GARTER - Britain's most distinguished personages, headed by the Queen of England, Sir Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Earl Attlee, Montgomery, Alexander and Mountbatten, take part in solemn ritual of the six-century old Order of the Garter. / DRY CANALS - In Pakistan, a half million acres of canal spannage turns to dust as the result of dispute with India over water rights in two rivers that rise in India but feed a seven-canal irrigation system. Man-made miseries inflicting more suffering on a people whose history is a continual story of struggle and strife. / ROYAL GUESTS - The King and Queen of Greece, members of the Royal Family, and ex-King Michael of Rumania are guests on the U.S.S. Saratoga in the Mediterranean - for a spectacular display of naval air power. 3A/B. SPORTS — TENNIS TOURNAMENT - Britain regains the Wightman Cup after 28 years of American supremacy in women's tennis. 17-year-old Christine Truman scores an upset victory over powerful Althea Gibson. / JUDO - Judo is an important part in the nation-wide youth program in Viet Nam. Boys and girls learn the manly (or womanly) art of self-defense.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library