News Highlights of 1961 (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1962) | The Archive Project

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Universal Newsreel · Volume 35, Release 2 · January 1, 1962 · Full release

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News Highlights of 1961
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Cairo
Riots protested Lumumba's death.
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Cuba
A Communist regime strengthened its position 90 miles from the U.S.A.
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Congo
Warfare still split this newly-created nation.
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Laos & South Vietnam
Here, again, War continued to plague both countries.
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Algeria
Brother is pitted against Brother in this French possession.
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United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President.
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Space
The Russians claimed to have successfully orbited a man, while the U.S. put both Commander Shepard and Captain Grissom in suborbital flight.
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Berlin
[illegible] between East and West [illegible] Berlin where the [illegible] their Wall of Hate. [illegible] fate of the world [illegible]

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The original release sheet reads: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1961 The Year 1961 was a year of international tensions compounded by crisis after crisis. CAIRO Riots protested Lumumba's death. CUBA A Communist regime strengthened its position 90 miles from the U.S.A. CONGO Warfare still split this newly-created nation. LAOS & SOUTH VIETNAM Here, again, War continued to plague both countries. ALGERIA Brother is pitted against Brother in this French possession. UNITED STATES John Fitzgerald Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President. SPACE The Russians claimed to have successfully orbited a man, while the U.S. put both Commander Shepard and Captain Grissom in suborbital flight. BERLIN [illegible] between East and West [illegible] Berlin where the [illegible] their Wall of Hate. [illegible] fate of the world [illegible]

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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library

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1962-01-01

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