Lumumba Seized – New Chaos Threatens (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: LUMUMBA SEIZED – NEW CHAOS THREATENS Dramatic scenes of ex-Premier Patrice Lumumba following his capture, he is returned to Leopoldville to face strong-man Mobutu. Manhandled and insulted by his paratroop captors, Lumumba remains a dangerous figure as his pro-Red followers threaten secession and new chaos from their stronghold in Oriental Province. STUDENTS RIOT IN CARACAS Pro-Castro students take arms and clash with police and army units in Caracas, for a week of trial by violence for the democratic government of Romulo Betancourt. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY VISITS POPE JOHN The Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of England, arrives in Rome for an historic visit to Pope John XXIII. It’s the first meeting between an Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope since 100 years before Henry VIII broke with the Church of Rome. SANDRA DEE, BOBBY DARIN WED Actress Sandra Dee and Singer Bobby Darin, idols of American teenagers, arrive in Los Angeles for a brief honeymoon following their surprise wedding. Their engagement was announced after filming in Rome of U-I’s new film “Come September” in which they co-star with Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. FOOTBALL UCLA RIPS DUKE, 27-6 In Los Angeles, the Duke Blue Devils, on their first West Coast visit since 1939, are battered by UCLA whose smashing attack is spearheaded by Bill Kilmer and Bobby Smith. GREEN BAY BLASTS BEARS, 41-13: In pro football, the Green Bay Packers’ Paul Hornung runs wild against the Bears, accounting for 23 points with two TDs, two field goals, and five conversions, bringing his season scoring mark to new league record and carrying the Packers to a three way tie for the league lead with a 41-13 victory.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library