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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 27, 1962
in Universal Newsreels, Release 1 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1962, originally published 1962), 7 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the return home of the first group of captives from Cuba, held by Fidel Castro after the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 1 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1962, originally published 1962), 7 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the return home of the first group of captives from Cuba, held by Fidel Castro after the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS VOL.: 36 ISSUE #1 ED HERLIHY Announcing
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
CASTRO CAPTIVES ARRIVE IN UNITED STATES:
The return of the captives. At Homestead Air Force Base...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the return home of the first group of captives from Cuba, held by Fidel Castro after the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS VOL.: 36 ISSUE #1 ED HERLIHY Announcing
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
CASTRO CAPTIVES ARRIVE IN UNITED STATES:
The return of the captives. At Homestead Air Force Base near Miami, the first of the prisoners ransomed from Castro walk down the short gangway to freedom. Five thousand relatives and friends greet the men in tearful reunions and they go to their families for private celebrations after prayers of thanks.
WALKOUT CLOSES EAST COAST PORTS:
Shipping ports from Maine to Texas are paralyzed as 75,000 dock workers leave their jobs. In New York, already hit by a newspaper strike, scores of ships are tied up and goods accumulate at the piers.
PRINCESS MARGARET DANCES WITH FOLK GROUP:
Britain's Princess Margaret, noted in court circles for her love of the dance, takes part in a festival in London. The Queen's sister proves that she reigns as an exponent of folk dancing.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The desperate defense of Shanghai came to an end and refugees poured into foreign settlements by the thousands - seeking food and shelter. This was a horrible preview of what War was to become.
Russia was beefing up its air power and unveiled its first massed parachute jump.
California met Alabama in the Rose Bowl and 90,000 thrilled to a one-man offense in Vic Bottari who sparked a California victory with two touchdowns.
The worst snow storm in a decade paralyzed upstate New York. Buffalo bogged down under nearly two feet of snow.
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Date Written / Recorded
1962
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1962-12-27, 1962
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
International relations, Political prisoners, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Political and Social Movements, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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