United States-Canada Pacts (Universal Newsreel, Jan 1964)

Description

The original release sheet reads: UNITED STATES-CANADA PACTS Prime Minister Lester Pearson of Canada and President Lyndon Johnson preside as two agreements are reached between the North American neighbors. First there will be a multi-million dollar power and flood control project in the Pacific Northwest. The other accord is to make an international Park at the summer home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Campobello Island off the Coast of New Brunswick. GREEK QUEEN HONORED IN UNITED STATES Queen Frederika of Greece arrives in the U.S., on a 17-day unofficial visit. She receives an honorary degree from Columbia University. ROBERT KENNEDY CONCLUDES MISSION The Attorney-General pauses in Korea on his trouble-shooting trip to end tensions among Indonesia, the Philippines and the new Malaysian federation. His efforts appear to be successful. BELGIAN ROYALTY IN TOKYO It is a week for royal travelers. Emperor Hirohito and the Crown Prince join with their spouses in welcoming King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium, to Japan for a state visit. BALLOON RACE ENDS IN TRAGEDY A 42-year-old grandmother flies to her death in a balloon race from Catalina Island to the mainland. The hot-air craft are buffeted by high winds and only one entrant reaches the mainland. The body of Mrs. Barbara Keith is found miles off course - two days after the race. ANCIENT ART SAVED An art treasure of the ages is being salvaged through modern engineering sciences. The temples of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II are in the path of flood waters from the Aswah Dam on the Nile. In a $36,000,000 project, they will be sawed into sections and reassembled 200 feet above their original site.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library