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Lebanese Armed Forces are deployed to quell dissent in Beirut Lebanon
Lebanese Armed Forces armored cars and trucks are seen at a major intersection in Beirut, Lebanon, during 1952 (when president Beshara al-Khoury faced strong domestic opposition and sought the army’s support to quell dissent). Several civilian cars drive through the intersection, and a few pedestrians walk in the area. An armored car with large turret and gun is parked at another street in the intersection. (It looks like a tank but has wheels and tires and no tread.) A closeup of the armored car and some of its crew. Several soldiers stand on a sidewalk near a stack of sand bags. Above them is a sign advertising an airline's Super DC-6 aircraft. Next,several soldiers pose brandishing weapons, including a machine gun, in a sandbagged position. A truck carrying Lebanese soldiers passes the camera. A group of soldiers walk past Army vehicles in downtown, Beirut. Some others take a break near an armored car. They enjoy bottled drinks, and a few smoke cigarettes. Closeup of an armored car and its crew. A soldier accosts a man and questions him briefly before allowing him to proceed. Some civilians assembling near soldiers. Brief view of a building, in which a young reporter is interviewing Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon. Both are smoking cigarettes.
Joe Lunn of Columbus, Georgia wins the final of the junior speed classic in Soap Box Derby in Akron
Newsreel 'Soap Boxers, Junior speed demons tangle in 1952 Derby'. Several children wearing helmets ready for the youth soapbox car racing. Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart talks with a participant who is readying for the race. Coaster cars on the track. Eleven year old Joe Lunn of Columbus, Georgia wins the final of the junior speed classic in Soap Box Derby in Akron in Ohio. Huge crowd cheers him.
Johannes Hoffman, Prime Minister of the Saar and Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, in Franco-Saar negotiations
Post-World War II, Franco-Saar negotiations, in 1952. Participants stroll on grounds of a Chateau in France. Principals seen include Johannes Hoffman, Prime Minister of the Saar and Georges Bidault, Foreign Minister of France. (Note: these negotiations were unsuccessful, at the time.)
Dwight D Eisenhower visits Korea after becoming the President of United States.
Major events of the year 1952. A large number of people gather to be a part of a public meeting during Eisenhower's Presidential election campaign. Eisenhower in his speech promises to go to Korea after winning the election. Dwight D Eisenhower wins the Presidential election and makes an appearance before the public. Eisenhower reaches Korea on a three day visit. He reviews an honor guard at the airport. Steel industry workers resort to strike and protest. President Eisenhower seizes the industry by an executive edict. But Judge Davis Pine rules against the President.
Fulgencio Batista ousts President Carlos Prio Socarras; resistance and revolution against Batista begins in Cuba
1952: Fulgencio Batista seizes power in Cuba. Batista and his men enter Camp Columbia and win over the garrison. The soldiers pick up arms. The convoy leaves for the Presidential Palace in Havana. A pilot climbs into the cockpit of an airplane. Rafael Salas Canizares, the new Chief of Police, directs his men in his office. He goes into a building and talks to his radio operator. Obsolete ships of the Cuban Navy in the bay. Officers converse before a map on the wall. Cars and tanks on their way to the Presidential Palace. President Carlos Prio Socarras takes sanctuary in the Mexican Embassy. The Republic of Cuba flag, and the Democratic constitution suspended. Ousted President Carlos Prio Socarras leaves for Mexico with his family. The Presidential Palace in Havana. Batista during a meeting with his Cabinet. University of Havana students carry out a mock funeral of the Cuban constitution. Police officers and officials inside the Fifth National Police Station. Seeds of revolution against Batista are sown: Leader of the student movement, Jose Antonio Echeverria, encourages his fellow students to act. A pro-Batista faction smears the statue of a student hero with red paint. Students gather and demonstrate on the streets. The police try to control the demonstration. Explosions during the demonstrations. A wounded student leader protesting against Batista is taken to a hospital, where he dies. Students carry his casket down the steps of a building. Student demonstrators hang Batista in effigy. Police arrests students in the University campus. The students are defended by a former Senator in court. Newspaper headlines about the various shootings. A man killed during a police raid. Rafael Salas Canizares is made Brigadier. Proceedings underway in the Department of Investigation. The Minister of Interior meets with radio executives and publishers and orders censorship. People around a car with the words 'Censored' and 'Censorship' painted on it.
Contestants for the title of Miss Universe in a parade in California.
1952 Miss Universe contestants participate in a parade in Long Beach, California. The contestants ride floats of their respective countries. Miss South Africa Catherine Edwina Higgins waving at the crowd. Women on top of a Universal- International Pictures float. Miss Uruguay Gladys Rubio Fajardo, Miss Sweden Anne Marie Thistler, and Miss Finland Armi Kuusela, on small floats with large shell designs. A large crowd gathers and cheers. The Contestants line up for photo shoot and pose before the camera.
