Epic of the Nautilus (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. EPIC OF THE NAUTILUS - The atomic sub Nautilus pioneers a new seaway with a voyage across the top of the world, under the North Pole and the Arctic ice-cap, from Hawaii into the Pacific waters–1830 miles in 96 hours!! President Eisenhower confers the Legion of Merit on her skipper, William R. Anderson, in special White House ceremonies. 2A/B/C. HOOVER 84 - On his 84th Birthday, elder statesman Herbert Hoover enjoys a one-hour press conference, reminiscing to newsmen and offering pointed commentary on present day affairs. / GROMYKO ARRIVES - Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in New York to head Russia's U.N. delegation during the general assembly's emergency session on the Middle East. / TRAIN WRECK - 5 die, 20 are injured in the broad daylight collision between two passenger trains north of Suffern, N.Y. Workers from half a dozen neighboring communities respond to the disaster call. 3. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY - Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany and presides over a victory celebration by Nazi fanatics that foreshadows the grim future of the Reich. In New York and Philadelphia thousands march in protest. Benito Mussolini is acclaimed by his Blackshirt Legions on the 10th anniversary of his march on Rome. In America, the "Forest Army," first C.C.C. contingents, complete their training. And Depression-ridden America finds surcease from its worries in a wave of fads–"walk-a-thon" contests, pipe smoking for women, and biggest of all the JIG-SAW Puzzle!!! 4. 5 MAN MIRACLE MILE - The sensational Dublin race in which Australia's Herb Elliot wins the mile race in 3:54½ seconds-less than the world's record, and in which Merv Lincoln, Ron Delany, Albert Thomas and Murray Halberg, all finish in under 4 minutes.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library