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Universal Newsreel, May 1954
PRESIDENT SIGNS SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Eisenhower affixes his signature to the Saint Lawrence Seaway bill, the engineering dream – advocated by every President since Harding, takes a major step towards realization. To be built in cooperation with Canada, the Seaway will make deepwater ports out of such cities as Buffalo, Toronto, and eventually Chicago and Duluth.
NEWEST TANK SHOWN
MARYLAND – The Army’s new T-43 tank, mounting the biggest gun ever carried by a United States armored vehicle, displays its formidable striking power, speed and maneuverability.
MAGAZINE HONORS STARS
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – A national women’s magazine presents awards to John Wayne and June Allyson. Readers through the nation were polled for their preferences.
GENERAL VAN FLEET IN KOREA
KOREA – President and Mrs. Syngman Rhee greet General Van Fleet and his wife as they arrive in Seoul. An enthusiastic throng welcomes the former 8th army commander, back in Asia as a special envoy of the President.
GENERAL DEAN MADE “COMMODORE”
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – General William F. Dean receives a scroll of honor from King Neptune, and the rank of Commodore in the port of Stockton’s “Navy” – tribute in a lighter vein to a great soldier.
STYLES FOR SURF AND SAND
NEW YORK – The latest thing in beach wear – bathing suits with built-in girdles, in a variety of stylings – modeled by a playful group of cuties splashing around at the seashore.
CHARLES, MARCIANO TRAIN FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
NEW YORK – At their respective training camps, challenger Ezzard Charles and Champion Rocky Marciano train for their forthcoming bout. Marciano’s block-buster right is very much in evidence, as he rips a punching bag from its mount in practice – but ex-Champion Charles is showing a new aggressiveness that added to his ring wisdom – makes him a formidable contender.
SKI RESCUE IN THE ALPS
FRANCE – The First International Contest of Ski Rescue produces a dazzling display of speed and daring as competitors whip down the Alpine slopes towing ski sleds – a fast but rugged ride for the poor patients.
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