Baghdad Pact Meeting (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1958)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BAGHDAD PACT MEETING - A bomb explosion outside the American Embassy in Ankara is a grim curtain-raiser for the meeting of the Baghdad Pact Council in the Turkish capital. But differences within the Mid-East Alliances are smoothed over, and a stronger military structure seems likely. Secretary of State Dulles pledges $10 million for new communication networks. 2A/B. MISSILE CAMERA - Films made by a still-experimental camera show incredible close-ups of a "Thor" missile being fired 15 miles away, and tracked in close-up to the peak of its trajectory! / QUEEN MOTHER - Queen Mother Elizabeth is hailed on her arrival in Canada, despite a driving snowstorm. It's the first stop on her flying tour round the world, the first such trip by any of Britain's Royal Family. 3. ANIMAL CORNER — HIPPO DENTIST - In the San Francisco Zoo, the dentist visits Puddles, the hippo, and brings the heavy weapons into play. —ADOPTED CHIMP - Introducing Vickie Jean Gallegher, a chimp baby adopted into a Washington, D.C. zoo-keeper's family. Vickie Jean is brought up like any human baby, and thinks she's human, too! 4. MARCH OF DIMES FASHION SHOW - A half-million dollar array of the latest creations by America's finest stylists, to aid the fight against polio. This year's March of Dimes Fashion Show in New York is one of the most lavish ever. 5. BASKETBALL WHIZ KIDS - Turning the sports spotlight on two young wizards of the basketball court, Oscar Robertson of Temple, in Philadelphia, and Guy Rodgers of Cincinnati–two court magicians destined for great things.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library