Papal Christmas Blessing (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1966)

Description

The original release sheet reads: PAPAL CHRISTMAS BLESSING Pope Paul VI expresses hope for a "miracle of goodwill" to bring about peace in Vietnam. His Christmas message and blessing is received by thousands in St. Peter's square. The Pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass, meanwhile, in Florence. JOHNSON GREETS VISITORS At Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, President and Mrs. Johnson are among a huge crowd of relatives and friends who welcome home 18 wounded Vietnam veterans. The GI's are taken to military hospitals for further treatment. BOB HOPE ENTERTAINS TROOPS For the 25th year in a row, Bob Hope brings his annual Christmas Show to troops in the field. At Camranh Bay, South Vietnam, he jokes, dances, sings, brings on pretty girls in a two-hour revue which has the GI's screaming for more. NEW HOMES FOR REFUGEES Some 11 hundred villagers are moved from one community to modern apartments in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. The exodus is necessary since a man-made reservoir, sorely needed to boost fresh water, will soon cover their homes with a lake. LONDON WIG CLINIC Europe's first wig-clinic, in London, is a huge success. The false top-mops are cut, styled, dyed, shaped, shorn, and returned to the wearer with an entire "new look." The transformation is startling and so is the towering style, but not a strand's out of place!

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library