News in Brief — 6-Engined Jet Bomber (Universal Newsreel, Jul 1947)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. SPAIN HAILS MRS. PERON: SPAIN - Argentina's First Lady receives a triumphant welcome during her good-will visit in Spain. The attractive Ambassadress from the Argentine dazzles countless thousands, during a tour which includes a huge reception by Franco in Madrid. 2A. NEWS IN BRIEF — 6-ENGINED JET BOMBER: BALTIMORE - The Army Air Force's great new XB-48, a six-motored jet-propelled bomber, undergoes test flights at the Glenn Martin plant. She'll carry ten tons of bombs at 480 miles per hour. / TRUMAN HONORS ACHESON: WASHINGTON - In a surprise ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, the President presents the Medal for Merit to Dean Acheson, retiring Undersecretary of State, for his efforts for victory and peace. / DUTCH HERRING FLEET SAILS: THE HAGUE - Holland's famed herring fleet—sixty boats and hundreds of skilled hands—sets out for calm seas and a huge harvest from the deep. In the North Sea, the nets are set and the "net profits" are hauled aboard. / FRENCH BATHING BEAUTIES: FRANCE - Alluring French lassies in alluring (meaning "brief") bathing suits strut their stuff for the edification of the judges (AND the male populace). One excitable spectator really falls for this sort of thing! 3A/B. THE WORLD OF SPORTS — SOAP BOX DERBY RUN: BROOKLYN - Four hundred youngsters from the Metropolitan area get away in the eliminations of the All-America Soap Box Derby at Prospect Park. Nicky Nicastro in his "Fireball Special" wins. / KID SLUGGERS LET FLY: CORAL GABLES - Pin-weight boxing! At the War Memorial Youth Center, scrappy youngsters ranging in age from three to six exchange blows in a junior-grade thriller. The kids are small but the bouts are king-size! (LOCAL – CANADA) HOW TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library