Kennedy Firm (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1961)

Description

The original release sheet reads: KENNEDY FIRM: ANSWERS REDS ON BERLIN At his press conference, President Kennedy outlines the West's reply to Khrushchev's threats to sign a peace treaty with East Germany. He calls on the Soviet Government to reconsider its course and to work with its World War Two allies in concluding a just and enduring settlement of the issues remaining from that conflict. FRENCH AND TUNISIANS CLASH Native troops fire on French soldiers and a shooting war breaks out over control of the Bizerte Naval Base, a vital installation to the French. More than 100 are killed in the first hours of the Tunisian blockade of the base. FAITH BREACHES IRON CURTAIN Despite a red ban, thousands of East Berliners cross to the West to attend an Evangelical Church Convention. More than 12,000 children attend services while their elders take part in convention sessions. MOVIE ALOFT -- FEATURES AT 30,000 FEET New heights in entertainment are promised airline passengers as the first motio picture, Universal-International's "COME SEPTEMBER", is shown aloft. Features will be shown on a regular schedule and this U-I picture, starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida and Walter Slezak is an air-borne hit. SPORTS BRAVE BOYS BOUNCED BY BOLD BULLS There's no such person as an amateur bull fighter. Living and in one piece, that is. But the local youth of Pamplona, Spain, have to discover that hard fact by baiting bulls as they run wild through the streets. The hospitals hung out their "Standing Room Only" signs but early!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library