March 20, 1958.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Universal Newsreels ; Release 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Wildfires.

Taxation.

United States.

China.

Local Subjects:

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Wildfires.

Taxation.

United States.

China.

Genre:

Newsreel

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Neighborhood:Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Universal Pictures Company, 1958.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

24 DIE IN LOFT FIRE A flash fire in a downtown New York loft building kills 18 women and 6 men. 15 more were seriously injured in the panic-filled flaming factory building. New York's worst fire in 12 years. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER SAYS TAXES WILL BE CUT IF NECESSARY In Washington, D. C., the President addresses a luncheon meeting of 1,800 cheering Republican women and tells of administration plans to meet the recession. ROMAN WINE JAR: In New York City, a Roman amphora, 2,000 years old, is presented to American businessman A.N. Spanel for his efforts to help Franco-American relations. STUDENTS BUILD SCHOOL: In Rockland County, New York, 100 high school students pitch in to build a modern school for handicapped children. FLYING SAUCER: One of the oddest sights in the sky, a huge dish-shaped radar antenna atop a long range Navy patrol plane, is shown over the Massachusetts coast. TRAVELLING OPERA: On Formosa, visit to a traveling Chinese Opera brings its traditional and elaborate drama of good guy and villain to farming villages. SPORTS EUROPEAN BOXING CROWN: Charles Humez, European middleweight champ, defends his crown against Germany's Bubi Scholz in Paris. An action-packed bout that ends in a decision for the champ!

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

OCLC:

859525051