Mexico Hails Ike (Universal Newsreel, Oct 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: MEXICO HAILS IKE A high point of Ike’s 9 day visit to Mexico comes in the border town of Ciudad Acuna where, with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos he receives a popular ovation on announcement of an international dam to be built nearby. Presented with the keys to the City, Ike says he’ll keep them, and promises to return. DE GAULLE TOURS FRANCE President Charles De Gaulle tours the South of France to rally popular support as his government faces its most crucial weeks. While on tour, he visits with Sir Winston Churchill, and Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. RACKMIL GETS LAUREL AWARD U-I President Milton Rackmil is voted the International Laurel Award by International Film buyers as the man who’s done most for the industry in the past year, as U-I announces record net profits of nearly 6 million dollars. SPORTS EAGLES UPSET BROWNS. In Cleveland, the Philadelphia Eagles dump the Browns from NFL leadership with a 31-29 upset victory, thanks to Bobby Walston’s 38-yard field goal in the final 15 seconds. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Election Day 25 years ago. President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, and F.D.R.’s mother go to the polls at Hyde Park as America returns Mr. Roosevelt to office by a popular landslide. Earthquakes shock North America. Helena Montana suffers severe damage, and New York City feels the temblors. Greece ends its republic and restores the monarchy of King George II in a national plebiscite. In Los Angeles, a zoo’s attempt to train two lions to tow the chow wagon is a fiasco as the big cats mutiny and rampage through the zoo premises, wrecking the cart and a grand experiment.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library