Universal Newsreel Volume 21, Release 152 Part LCL(NY)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. PLANE FLIES FASTER THAN SOUND: MUROC AIR BASE, CA - The fastest plane in the world, the Air Force's XS-1 rocket plane, is shown in spectacular tests. The sleek craft has flown much faster than the speed of sound, according to Air Force officials. It is carried aloft in bomb bay of B-29. 2A/B/C/D. NORTHWEST GREETS TRUMAN: WASHINGTON and OREGON - The President meets more admirers as he visits Spokane, Grand Coulee Dam, Bremerton and Seattle. He also tours stricken flood areas near Portland and sees terrible damage done by raging Columbia River. / NEW FLOOD PERIL IN CANADA: BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Fraser Valley floods rage on to greater violence. Road and rail connections are ripped, and relief supplies are brought in by plane and by boat to relieve the stricken residents. / WEDDING OF MICHAEL AND ANNE: ATHENS, GREECE - In quaint Greek Orthodox ceremony, King Michael of Rumania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma are wed in presence of Greece's royal family and others. Anne renounced her church to become wife of exiled Michael. / ZOO CHIMPS THRILL THE KIDS: ST. LOUIS - For thrilled youngsters, Summer time at the Zoo means fun-time, when the versatile chimpanzees stage their weekly carnival. Trick pony riding, with extra fillips of excitement as the chimps swing on and off the saddle! 3A/B. FANS HONOR BABE RUTH: NEW YORK - The one and only Babe Ruth, the "Sultan of Swat," appears in uniform during colorful Silver Anniversary celebration at Yankee Stadium. The "Bambino" and other famed greats of the 1923 team take part in gala program. / CITATION WINS TRIPLE CROWN: BELMONT PARK - Citation, Calumet Farm's great colt, wins the coveted "Triple Crown" of turfdom by annexing the Belmont Stakes in an outstanding performance. Equaling the record and coming home first by more than six lengths, Citation boosts his earnings to over the half-million mark! (LOCAL – NEW YORK) GALA GOLDEN JUBILEE PARADE.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library