Mexican President Sees Politics in Action at Johnson Party (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1959)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. MEXICAN PRESIDENT SEES POLITICS IN ACTION AT JOHNSON PARTY - On the ranch of Senator Lyndon Johnson, a typically huge Texas barbecue honoring visiting President Lopez Mateos, of Mexico, turns into a political shindig that sends Senator Johnson's five-gallon hat into the Presidential ring. 2A/B. OPERATION SUB-SCAFE - Off Key West, Navy volunteers test new submarine escape gear in an ascent from the greatest depth ever, a full 50 fathoms, or 302 feet. From the jaws of Davy Jones' locker to the surface and safety. / ROCKEFELLER FAMILY VISIT - A retired seaman and Norwegian storekeeper, Kristian Rasmussen is the guest of the Rockefeller family on their 4,000-acre Westchester estate. He's young Steven Rockefeller's father-in-law, just here from Norway. 3. MICHIGAN STATE DOWNS NOTRE DAME 19-0 - At the M.S.U.-NOTRE DAME game, Hollywood history is in the making as one of the stars of the $10 million production "Spartacus," soon to be released by Universal-International, records the roar of 74 thousand fans, for sound effects use in the thrilling final scenes of the epic drama. The game itself is a thriller as Michigan State's Spartans batter the Irish to a final 19-0 tally. 4. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO - One of the worst storms in the area's history ravages Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Slum clearance gets under way as Secretary of the Interior Ickes dynamites a rickety Atlanta, Ga., tenement. President and Mrs. Roosevelt pay homage at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Women in the News: Heiress Barbara Hutton, just wed to Prince Alexis Mdvani; Princess Marina of Greece soon to be wed to Britain's Duke of Kent; rough and tumble gal footballers in Ohio. The war on crime–Chicago's far-fetched effort to thwart bootleggers with a coin in every bottle of hard spirits!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library