Mountain Climbers Rescued (Universal Newsreel, May 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS RESCUED In a week of tension filled drama, Air Force and civilian teams struggle to rescue a party of injured mountaineers stranded at the 18,000 foot level of Mt. McKinley in Alaska, the continent’s highest peak. QUEEN MOTHER OPENS MAMMOTH DAM In a highlight of the African tour of Britain’s Queen Mother, she formally opens the huge Kariba Dam, which harnesses the power of the might Zambesi River, after a wild celebration in her honor by tribal chiefs. QUEEN JULIANA AT BARBECUE Queen Juliana of Holland visits the province of Zealand, devastated by the North Sea floods, and is guest of honor at a gargantuan barbecue. The beloved Queen takes part in an informal archery game to the delight of all. SCREEN STARS IN ROME Sandra Dee and John Gavin are greeted by Peter Ustinov as they arrive in Rome to begin filming the comedy version of Ustinov’s hit play “ROMANOFF AND JULIET,” in which they’ll co-star. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Hundreds of mid-Western farmers fleeing dust and drought head for new lives as 20th Century pioneers in Alaska. Women in the news included General Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army, Barbara Hutton in Reno, Babe Didrickson cutting a swath on the golf links. Britain rejoiced at the Silver Jubilee of King George V, with a show of stirring pageantry in London. Mechanical progress included dual control cars for Women Drivers, and an amazing flying motor-scooter.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library