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Newsreels: 1955 Review HEADLINES
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keywords: us medicine, salk vaccine polio, president dwight d. eisenhower heart attack, geneva east-west peace summit, princess margaret of england, hurricane carol, plane bombing, france colonial revolt, afl cio union merger, argentine dictator juan domingo peron, post-wwii german pows freed
Synopsis: Salk Vaccine Answer In Fight Against Polio, President Dwight D. Eisenhower Recovers From Heart Attack, Hopes For Peace Dashed As East-West Summit Ends In Geneva, Princess Margaret Forced To Choose Between Love And Duty, Hurricane Carol Reduces Cities To Shambles In Northeast, Two Air Disasters One An Accident The Other Ruled Sabotage Shocks The Nation, Month Of Bloody Rioting Deals France's Colonial Empire A Staggering Blow, Merger Between The Unions AFL And CIO Completed, Argentine Dictator Juan Domingo Peron's Tyranny Is Ended, Austrian Peace Treaty Frees POWs From Red Slavery...(read more)
- Date: 1955
- Duration: 00:06:39
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, Austria, Switzerland, Argentina
Salk Vaccine Answer In Fight Against Polio
The Salk Vaccine gave promise of the conquest of dread polio. Millions of hopeful parents shepherded their children to hastily set up inoculation centers all over the nation.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Recovers From Heart Attack
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's heart attack plunged America and the free world into anxiety for 7 weeks, until his recovery was announced and the President returned to his Gettysburg farm for active convalescence.
Hopes For Peace Dashed As East-West Summit Ends In Geneva
Parley at the summit raised world hopes for peace, but the Geneva Spirit that emerged from the meeting of American, British, French and Russian leaders proved short-lived.
Princess Margaret Forced To Choose Between Love And Duty
Princess Margaret's romance ended the breathless anticipation of millions, as the Princess chose between love and duty, and rejected her suitor, R.A.F. hero Capt. Peter Townsend.
Hurricane Carol Reduces Cities To Shambles In Northeast
Northeast floods in the wake of Hurricane Carol and torrential rains reduced cities to shambles and took a death toll of 400 in one of the nation’s most densely populated areas.
Two Air Disasters One An Accident The Other Ruled Sabotage Shocks The Nation
Two of America’s worst air disasters, shocked the nation. One was sabotage, a time-bomb which killed 44. The other was a crash into a mountain killing all 66 aboard.
Month Of Bloody Rioting Deals France's Colonial Empire A Staggering Blow
A revolt in Africa dealt France’s colonial empire a staggering blow. A month of bloody rioting took thousands of lives and forced the return of Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef from exile.
Merger Between The Unions AFL And CIO Completed
A.F.L.-C.I.O. merger was achieved with George Meany as President and Walter Reuther a Vice-President. The new organization mustered 16 million workers under its union banner.
Argentine Dictator Juan Domingo Peron Tyranny Is Ended
Argentine Dictator Juan Domingo Peron's ouster by Argentine Army, Air Force, and Navy elements followed his excommunication for a long campaign of religious persecution, and ended 10 years of tyranny.
Austrian Peace Treaty Frees POWs From Red Slavery
The signing of the Austrian Peace Treaty brought the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and the return of P.O.W.’s from years of Red slavery. Scenes of tearful, joyous reunion ushered in a new era for Austria.
