Rocket Soars 60 Miles (Universal Newsreel, Dec 1949)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. LINDY SPEAKS ON KITTY HAWK DAY: WASHINGTON - Charles Lindbergh warns that man must develop spiritual qualities to balance his great strides in science and aviation. 2A/B. ROCKET SOARS 60 MILES: ALAMOGORDO, NM - The Air Force Aerobee carries 200 pounds of instruments into the stratosphere for research in the use of guided missiles. / PRESIDENT PLAYS PREXY: KEY WEST, FL - President Truman takes time out from his vacation to award diplomas to graduates of the anti-submarine corps at the naval base.—AIR CORPS GRADUATION: LACKLAND BASE, TX - Two hundred and thirty two members of the Air Corps officers candidate school, including 17 women receive commissions as second lieutenants. 3A/B. EAGLES KEEP PRO GRID CROWN: LOS ANGELES - Neither rain, mud, nor the Los Angeles Rams can keep the Philadelphia Eagles from victory for the second year in a row. The score—14 to 0. / LUMBERJACK GRAPPLERS WINS DOUBLE VICTORY: TORONTO - "Yokun" Eric Holmback, behemoth of the wrestling ring takes on both his opponent, Fred Atkins of Australia, and Fred's second. It's quite a fray. (LOCAL – CANADA) INSTRUCTORS SKI SCHOOL. (LOCAL – CANADA) HAITI OPENS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library