U.S. Troops in Asia (Universal Newsreel, May 1962)

Description

The original release sheet reads: U.S. TROOPS IN ASIA: MARINES LAND IN THAILAND By air and sea, United States Marines land in Thailand - - the first contingent of 4,000 U.S. troops to be deployed along the border of Laos where the Reds broke the cease-fire. END OF HOPE: HONG KONG FORCED TO BLOCK REFUGEES With the Crown Colony bursting at the seams authorities are forced to turn back 2,000 Chinese a day who attempt to flee Red China. ROYAL NUPTIALS: PRINCESS WEDS SPANISH HEIR Princess Sophie of Greece is cheered by tens of thousands as she rides through the streets of Athens on her way to wed Prince Juan Carlos, an heir to the Spanish throne. SNOW CONTROL: ARMY GUNS END SLIDE MENACE Canada is enlisting modern science in combating an ancient enemy. Gunfire blasts avalanches before they can roll down on the Trans-Canada Highway. SPORTS PALMER TAKES TEXAS GOLF Arnold Palmer is on his way to becoming one of the biggest money winners in Golf history as he captures one tournament after another. At Fort Worth, Texas, however, it takes a playoff round before he wins.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library