Nasser Starts Aswan Dam (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: NASSER STARTS ASWAN DAM President Nasser launches construction of the first Soviet-financed phase of Egypt's monumnetal Aswan High Dam project in elaborate ceremonies at which King Mohammed of Morocco is guest of honor. The ground-breaking is a 20-ton rockslide. ANTI-NAZI RALLY Tens of thousands of young Berliners rally to denounce resurgent Naziism, following a rash of swastika-smearking incidents in Germany and the Western world. CONTINENTAL CIRCUS Incredible animal acts steal the show in two crack Continental circuses, in Berlin and Moscow. Super-stars are a band of monkey musicians, and a troup of tigers who happily splash about in a fantastic aqua-ballet. BARREL JUMPING At Grossingers, New York, the annual world barreljumping championship, won for the umpteenth time by the perennial and astonishing Leo Lebel with a titanic leap. ALPINE SLALOM In Switzerland, one hundred top skiers from 14 lands warm up for the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley on a savagely difficult slalom course, tackling 72 gates in a 200 foot drop. GOLDEN GLOVES In New York's Sunnyside Gardens, this year's Golden Gloves gets under way with enthusiastic amateurs slinging leather before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. Action and excitement fills the bill.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library