August 16, 1954.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Universal Newsreels ; Release 596

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Government.

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Airplanes.

Laws and legislation.

Local Subjects:

American Government.

Post-war Era (1945-1960).

Airplanes.

Laws and legislation.

Genre:

Newsreel

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Neighborhood:Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Universal Pictures Company, 1954.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

LAST DAYS OF INDO FIGHTING INDO CHINA - Late films from Indo China bring a pictorial record of the last days of the struggle for the rice-rich delta region, where an outpost falls to the Reds on eve of armistice. Prisoners of War are exchanged under terms of Geneva treaty. PRESIDENT SIGNS TAX BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. - The new tax bill passed by Congress, with big savings for the American taxpayer, is signed into law by President Eisenhower at the White House ceremony attended by congressional leaders. AUTOS WHIZ BY AIRPLANE TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY - The Helio Courier, a new stall-proof plane that can hit a top speed of 157 and land as slow as 30, has its debut. Flying along a highway, the craft is passed by traffic below. RICHEST GOLF TOURNEY CHICAGO - The biggest golf prize in history, worth $100,000, is captured by the smallest Pro in the game. 127 pound - Bob Toski of New Jersey. Toski holes out before 40,000 thrilled spectators at Tam O'Shanter with a card of 274. SOAP BOX DERBY AKRON, OHIO - Colorful doings at the All-American Soap Box Derby, where young Kemp of Los Angeles streaks down the incline at Derby Downs to win the coveted trophy and college scholarship. OLD-TIMERS OF BASEBALL NEW YORK - Everyone's favorite ball players are at Yankee Stadium for the Hall of Fame baseball game, diamond immortals demonstrating their talents to the delighted throngs. Eighteen living members of Hall Of Fame are here. COLLEGE GRID STARS BOW CHICAGO - The College All-Stars have a rough and rugged time when they clash with the Detroit Lions at Soldiers Field. The Pro champs roar loud and long, administering a 31-6 defeat to the collegians. 100 YEARS OF TELEGRAPH MARSHALL, TEXAS - The 100th anniversary of the first telegraph line into Texas is signal for celebration, with Governor Shivers on hand for enactment of historical event of 1854. (Dallas Only)

Notes:

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

OCLC:

859525051