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Pilot Near Death When Sail Glider Plunges Into Sea · Old Orchard, ME
(Exclusive Scenes) Frail craft is caught by a cross current of air when up 100 feet, just after she slips her towing cable, and driven into a nose dive into…
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Pilot Near Death When Sail Glider Plunges Into Sea (Universal Newsreel, Apr 1930)
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The original release sheet reads: 1. MACKS TRIP YANKS, 6-2, AS 36,000 FANS HAIL SIMMONS’ HOME RUN: PHILADELPHIA, PA - World Champions start 1930 pennant quest in dazzling style after Mayor Mackey throws out the first ball for opening game — Babe Ruth’s high fly hits a loud speaker and he is given a two-bagger. 2. PILOT NEAR DEATH WHEN SAIL GLIDER PLUNGES INTO SEA: OLD ORCHARD, ME - (Exclusive Scenes) Frail craft is caught by a cross current of air when up 100 feet, just after she slips her towing cable, and driven into a nose dive into the surf — Designer is rescued and will fly again as soon as weather permits. 3. HORTHY, REGENT, SEES CATTLE COMPETE AT PRIZE STOCK SHOW: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - Ribbon winners among the blooded bulls and pedigreed sheep are displayed at National Agricultural Exhibition. 4. 18 AUTO DAREDEVILS RACE 186 MILES IN RIVIERA GRAND PRIX: MONTE CARLO, MONACO - The winner, Dreyfus, made the 300 kilometer run at an average speed of 86 kilometers an hour in a grueling contest that taxed the nerves of the bravest drivers. NEWS PARAGRAPHS: 5. NEW YORK CITY - Helen Wills Moody makes art debut in East with exhibition of her drawings. 6. BURBANK, CA - Jim Jeffries holds rodeo — Cowboys ride bucking broncos on Ex-Champion’s ranch. 7. CITY ISLAND, NY - Vanderbilt watches $25,000 mast, highest in world, set in cup defender Enterprise. 8. NEW YORK CITY - Paints 96-foot mural for lobby ceiling of world’s highest building. 9. ALPINE ARMY SCALE ICE CLAD PEAKS IN SPRING HIKING DRILL: BRENNER PASS, ITALY - Soldiers in daring maneuvers prove their surefootedness in a climb over the snowy mountains that would even make a goat take pause. 10. LAUFJUNGE WINS IN RAIN AT OPENING OF UNITED HUNTS MEET: AQUEDUCT, NY - Comes in first in thrilling Biltmore steeplechase through the mud — Society folk out to watch the many stirring events. (LOCAL - CLEVELAND) HONOR WILLYS AND POSTMASTER GENERAL.
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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library
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