New Cuban Raids (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1963)

Description

The original release sheet reads: NEW CUBAN RAIDS: KENNEDY SAYS ATTACKS DON'T ADVANCE CAUSE Seventeen men aboard a small twin-engined boat are picked up by British authorities in the Bahamas as they prepare to attack Cuban shipping. President Kennedy calls these raids ill-advised and feels that the raiders would do more good by joining the United States armed forces as have some of their fellow patriots. SIR WINSTON HONORARY U.S. CITIZEN As Lady Churchill celebrates her 78th birthday, it is announced that Congress has made Sir Winston Churchill an honorary United States citizen, the only man apart from Lafayette to be so honored. His leadership during World War II contributed greatly to the accolade. TRAGEDY IN BALI Thousands die as volcano erupts. Nearly two thousand Balinese die as Gunung Agung erupts and showers the island with huge rocks and molten lava. The natives believe it was an act of their angry gods and pray for mercy in a ruined temple. The Indonesian government may evacuate the island completely. TYPHOID EPIDEMIC SWEEPS SWISS RESORT: The town of Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn is a ghost town after an epidemic of typhoid fever sweeps the village. More than 450 persons are hospitalized but few deaths are reported. CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME IN THE CAPITAL: When the cherry trees blossom in Washington can the tourists be far behind? They are out in full flower and the national capitol is framed in a bower of beauty.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library