August 11, 1960.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Universal Newsreels ; Release 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Political Science.

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

The Sixties (1960-1974).

Military training.

Politics.

Local Subjects:

International Political Science.

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

The Sixties (1960-1974).

Military training.

Politics.

Genre:

Newsreel

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Neighborhood:Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Universal Pictures Company, 1960.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

IKE CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: In his first press conference since returning from his Newport vacation President Eisenhower tells newsmen that the nation's business should come before politicking in congress. VOLUNTEERS FOR KATANGA; volunteers take cheerfully to military training in Katanga despite the fact that tensions are easing in the Congolese Province. CUBA HOLDS MOCK FUNERAL:: Havana crowds attend a mock funeral for the Cuban Telephone Company, recently nationalized by the Castro government. PRINCE CHARLIES' FIRST VISIT TO WALES: Bonnie Prince Charlie, with the Royal Family, makes his first visit to his Principality since becoming Prince of Wales. IRON LUNG BABY: The 1958 Polio Mother of the Year shows off her six pound fourteen ounce daughter, born despite the fact the she has been confined to an iron lung for the past three months. SPORTS SAFE DRIVING FOR TEENAGERS: Fifty-one finalists compete for scholarships in the teen age Road-E-0, a test of driving skill where fractions of an inch may make the difference. DIVING COMPETITION: Divers from nine nations practice in Bad Kissingen in a pre-Olympic warm-up that spells stiff and graceful competition for America's hopefuls.

Notes:

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

OCLC:

859525051