Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 31 Release 49-56
- NR
- 2010
- 51 min
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Release Dates: June 19,1958 - July 14,1958 June 19, (Release 49)- Eisenhower's assistant, Sherman Adams, accepted lavish gifts from industrialist; VANCOUVER BRIDGE COLLAPSES; ORDER OF THE GARTER: Britain's elite in solemn ritual; India-Pakistan dispute dispute leads to draught; Greek royalty on U.S.S. Saratoga; WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
June 23, (Release 50)- FREE WORLD OUTRAGED BY MURDER OF NAGY: Reds executed Hungarian Freedom Fighters; U.S. donates 50 jets to West Germany; 22 nations take part in World Gliding Championships; Army craft rotates propellers vertically; The U of Washington crew will compete in Britain and Russia; ELLIOTT SETS NEW MILE MARK at A.A.U. Championships.
June 26, (Release 51)- WESTERN EMBASSIES MOBBED IN MOSCOW: Russia retaliates for last week's anti-Red demonstrations; FIERY DISASTER ON EAST RIVER, N.Y.; ROYAL REVIEW: Britain's Territorial Army's Golden Jubilee; MISS GERMANY CROWNED; BACK TO SCHOOL FASHIONS; GONZALES TOPS ROSEWALL IN PRO TENNIS TOURNEY.
June 30, (Release 52)- Two Air Force jet tankers race to London; JAPAN PARCHED BY WORST DROUGHT IN 52 YEARS; NEW EXPANDABLE LIFE RAFT; Monaco steals the show at the Brussels Fair; FIRST LADY GREETS "QUEEN OF THE AMERICAS"; WOMEN'S GOLF: 23-year-old Wright dominates the Women's Open; SANTA ROSA RODEO in Vernon, Texas.
July 3, (Release 53)- ALASKA HAILS STATEHOOD; St. Lawrence pours into man-made lake; ARMY SHOWS HERCULES MISSILE; IKE AND MAMIE'S ANNIVERSARY; QUEEN VISITS MODERN COAL MINE; experimental dream car, complete with automated gadgets; PARAJUMPING COMPETITION IN PARIS.
July 7, (Release 54)- De GAULLE VISITS ALGERIA, MEETS WITH DULLES: Premier De Gaulle visits Algeria for support from Moslems; ARMY MEN CAPTURED BY REDS; TITO AND NASSER under heavy f