Names in the News: President Somoza

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1426
Date Released
1 Oct 1956
Date submitted
26 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Security Council Meets
  2. 2Army Shows Its Paces
  3. 3Names in the News: President Somoza
  4. 4Names in the News: Seretse Khama
  5. 5Names in the News: Sir Anthony Eden
  6. 6Styles from Vienna
  7. 7A New Line for China
  8. 8Culture for Flat Dwellers
  9. 9Cyprus - A Highland Fling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Names in the News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President Somoza (Assassination). DESCRIPTION: President Somoza of Nicaragua, (who was recently host to the US Vice President, Nixon) was the victim of a would-be assassin’s bullets. The assailant was killed on the spot. President Somoza was gravely wounded. SHOTLIST: Library scenes of President Somoza in New York. Various shots of Somoza with Richard Nixon (Vice-President).
Keywords
Politics and government; Crime
Locations
New York; United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
68356
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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