Jet Makes Atlantic Round Trip in 8 Hours (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. JET MAKES ATLANTIC ROUND TRIP IN 8 HOURS - A twin jet Canberra bomber races across the Atlantic and back in a blazing speed demonstration. Average speed is over five hundred miles for the 4,000-mile flight from Northern Ireland to Newfoundland, and back—in time for tea! 2. MAC FADDEN HITS THE SILK ON 84TH BIRTHDAY: PARIS - Bernarr MacFadden celebrates his birthday with a parachute jump over the Seine. Admiring crowds watch the spry octogenarian land safely. 3. FALL FASHIONS FEATURE FLOWING FORMS: PARIS - Fall collections spotlight the "casual line." Emphasis is away from the angular, towards the curvaceous, sculptured figure for autumn styles. 4. WALCOTT, MARCIANO, TRAIN - Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Wolcott and Champion Rocky Marciano flex their muscles, in preparation for upcoming title bout. 5. WOMEN'S AMATEUR GOLF: OREGON - Mrs. Jacqueline Pung of Honolulu wins the Women's Amateur Golf Tournament in Portland. She's the first Hawaiian ever to win the title. 6. ICE CAPADES OF 1953: NEW JERSEY - Ice Capades previews the 1953 edition at Atlantic City, and the star performer is Olympic Champion Dick Button in his first appearance as a professional, displaying his inimitable grace and precision on ice (Except Denver). (LOCAL – DENVER) DOPE RING SMASHED.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library